Storage Networking Concepts - Foundation

CTE Solutions Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Course Description:

'' Basic Storage Technology

Describe storage performance and data protection strategies including RAID, caching, and connectivity technology (APDX)
Differentiate between DAS, SAN, NAS, CAS and IP Storage environments
Describe the SNIA Shared Storage Model
Identify standards organizations

Disk Technology

Identify disk components (actuate, platter, head, sector, track, zone)
Compare and contract Disk Technologies between ATA, SATA (Serial ATA), SCSI and SAS (Serial Access SCSI)
Describe features and functions of Mid-Tier and High-End Storage Arrays
Describe features of Disk Controllers (cache, protection)
Describe selection criteria for a tiered storage architecture

SCSI

Describe SCSI (architecture, connections, disks, tapes)
Identify advantages and disadvantages of using SCSI (distance, speed, connectivity and scalability over disk technology)
Describe SCSI as protocol (initiators, targets and logical units)
Demonstrate understanding of SCSI command and operations concepts
Identify implementation parameters (Parallel, FC, iSCSI)

FC SAN

Describe FC SAN general concepts (architecture and basic terms including port types, WWN, components (HBA, Hub, Bridge/Router, Switch, Director, Cable, GBICs, etc.)
Identify advantages and disadvantages of using FC SAN (distance, speed, connectivity and scalability)
Describe Topologies (Point to Point, arbitrated loop, switched fabric)
Describe FC Protocol, service classes, addressing
Describe Fabric based services (virtualization, authentication, file sharing, replication, extension, FAIS)
Given a scenario, identify distance extension considerations (Latency of Equipment, Distance, Network, Retransmission, Bandwidth Reservation, Cost, WAD)

IP Storage

Describe IP storage general concepts (Network storage, block, file, FCIP, iFCP, iSCSI, iSNS, components)
Identify advantages and disadvantages of using IP Storage (distance, speed, connectivity, scalability, security)
Describe iSCSI implementation concepts
Demonstrate understanding of IP Storage based applications (Replication,
Boot from network,
Demonstrate understanding of implementation risks (managing configuration, network)
Describe selection criteria for IP Storage Solutions

NAS

Describe NAS concepts (filing, components, O/S)
Identify advantages and disadvantages of using NAS technology
Compare and contrast NFS and CIFS protocols
Describe NAS operating system characteristics
Given a scenario, identify of NAS backup and recovery risks

Virtualization

Define Storage Virtualization (abstraction, transparency, taxonomy)
Identify Advantages, Disadvantages and Benefits (both application and physical levels)
Compare Storage Virtualization Approaches (host, network, storage device)
Describe virtualization management strategies (in-band and out-of-band)
Describe Storage Virtualization Taxonomy elements (Block, Disk, Tape, File System, File/Record)
Describe virtualization services (Snap, Copy, Replication)
Identify criteria for selecting virtualization services


Storage Management

Describe Storage Management Components (capacity, configuration, LDM, Storage Network Managers, device managers, integration )
Identify the advantages and disadvantages of effective storage management.
Describe storage management instrumentation points in the context of the
SNIA storage object model
Given a scenario, identify SMI-S relationship to managed elements
Describe SMI-S Client and Object Manager relationships
Identify the SMI-S product certification process (ICTP)


Data Management

Describe Data Management Concepts (Backup & Recovery, Information Lifecycle, )
Compare backup techniques (Network, LAN-free, Snapshot, Application Server-free, Server-free, NDMP, backup to disk, disk to disk, tape virtualization)
Given a scenario, identify backup design trade-off as they relate to Scalability, Manageability, Performance
Given a scenario, identify the advantages and disadvantages in using replica, snapshot and split mirror Disk Backup techniques
Given a scenario, identify how the emergence of SMI-S Policy based management can be an advantage
Given a scenario, identify the role infrastructure resolution in backup recovery and disaster recovery

Continuity Management

Given a scenario, identify steps using high availability and disaster recovery in a SAN infrastructure
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