Data Storage Technologies and Networks
24CSE6124 · S6 · 4 credits
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Module 01Information Storage System (7 hrs)expand
Introduction to Information Storage and Management- Information Storage, Evolution of Storage Technology and Architecture, Data Center Infrastructure, Key Challenges in Managing Information, Information Lifecycle, Storage System Environment- Components of a Storage System Environment, Disk Drive Components, Disk Drive Performance, Fundamental Laws Governing Disk Performance, Logical Components of the Host, Application Requirements and Disk Performance
Module 02Data Protection and Intelligent Storage System (5 hrs)expand
Data Protection: RAID - Implementation of RAID, RAID Array Components, RAID Levels, RAID Comparison, RAID Impact on Disk Performance, Hot Spares. Intelligent Storage System -Components of an Intelligent Storage System, Intelligent Storage Array, Concepts in Practice: EMC CLARiiON and Symmetrix.
Module 03Direct Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks (6 hrs)expand
Direct-Attached Storage- Types of DAS, DAS Benefits and Limitations, Disk Drive Interfaces, Introduction to SCSI, Introduction to Parallel SCSI, SCSI Command Model, Storage Area Networks-Fibre Channel, SAN and Its Evolution, Components of SAN, FC Connectivity, Fibre Channel Ports, Fibre Channel Architecture, Zoning, Fibre Channel Login Types. Concepts in Practice: EMC Connectrix.
Module 04Network Attached Storage,IP SAN and CAS (9 hrs)expand
Network attached storage-General purpose servers vs NAS Devices, Benefits of NAS, NAS file I/O, Components of NAS, NAS Implementations, NAS file sharing protocols, NAS I/O operations, Concepts in practice: EMC Celerra.IP SAN- iSCSI, FCIP, Content Addressed Storage: Fixed content and Archives, Types of Archives, Features and Benefits of CAS, CAS Architecture, Object Storage and Retrieval in CAS, Concepts in practice: EMC Centera.
Module 05Storage Virtualization, BC, Backup and Recovery (9 hrs)expand
Storage Virtualization- Forms of Virtualization, SNIA Storage Virtualization taxonomy, Storage Virtualization Configurations, Storage Virtualization challenges, Types of storage virtualization, Concepts in practice: EMC Invista. Introduction to business continuity-Information Availability, BC terminology, BC Planning Life Cycle, Failure Analysis, Concepts in Practice: EMC Power path. Backup and Recovery- Backup Purpose, Backup Considerations, Backup granularity, Recovery considerations, Backup methods, Backup process, Backup and Restore operations, Backup Topologies, Backup in NAS environments, Concepts in practice: EMC Networker.
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