Information Storage, Evolution of Storage Technology and Architecture, Data Center Infrastructure, Key Challenges in Managing Information, Information Lifecycle Components of Storage System Environment, Disk Drive Components, Disk Drive Performance, Fundamental Laws Governing Disk Performance, Logical Components of the Host, Application Requirements and Disk Performance.
Implementation of RAID,RAID Array Components, RAID Levels, RAID Comparison, RAID Impact on Disk Performance, Hot Spares Components of an Intelligent Storage System, Intelligent Storage Array
Types of DAS, DAS Benefits and Limitations, Disk Drive Interfaces, Introduction to Parallel SCSI, Overview of Fibre Channel, The SAN and Its Evolution, Components of SAN, FC Connectivity, Fibre Channel Ports, Fibre Channel Architecture, Zoning, Fibre Channel Login Types, FC Topologies.
General – Purpose Service vs. NAS Devices, Benefits of NAS, NAS File I / O, Components of NAS, NAS Implementations, NAS File-Sharing Protocols, NAS I/O Operations, Factors Affecting NAS Performance and Availability. iSCSI, FCIP.
Fixed Content and Archives, Types of Archive, Features and Benefits of CAS, CAS Architecture, Object Storage and Retrieval in CAS, CAS Examples Forms of Virtualization, SNIA Storage Virtualization Taxonomy, Storage Virtualizations Configurations, Storage Virtualization Challenges, Types of Storage Virtualization
Information Availability, BC Terminology, BC Planning Lifecycle, Failure Analysis, Business Impact Analysis, BC Technology Solutions. Backup Purpose, Backup Considerations, Backup Granularity, Recovery Considerations, Backup Methods, Backup Process, Backup and restore Operations, Backup Topologies, Backup in NAS Environments, Backup Technologies.
Source and Target, Uses of Local Replicas, Data Consistency, Local Replication Technologies, Restore and Restart Considerations, Creating Multiple Replicas, Management Interface, Modes of Remote Replication, Remote Replication Technologies, Network Infrastructure.
Storage Security Framework, Risk Triad, Storage Security Domains, Security Implementations in Storage Networking Monitoring the Storage Infrastructure, Storage Management Activities, Storage Infrastructure Management Challenges, Developing an Ideal Solution.