Course Description

This course takes a top-down approach in examining the information flow requirements levied on a Storage Network and how various technologies meet those requirements. It identifies why organizations are moving toward NAS and SAN. It provides a comprehensive technical examination of fibre channel, SCSI and IP Storage protocols, along with the role they play in a Storage Network.

This course focuses on the latest storage network applications including

• Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) & Tiered Storage
• Virtualization
• Storage Management
• Data Management - Backup & Recovery
• Data Management - VTL, CDP, Replication & De-Duplication
• Continuity Management & High Availability
• Storage Network Security
• Green Storage & Green Data

The course examines the practical problems faced in the heterogeneous world where the "any to any" connectivity provided by SANs can present more problems than it solves. It identifies the techniques used to overcome these problems through the use of volume management, storage resource security and persistent binding. The course identifies the components and products that make up a NAS or SAN, examines the design and performance aspects of a SAN, and finally explores where Storage Networks are headed over the next few years.

What you will learn:

• To separate the myth from reality of the various storage networking solutions and technologies
• The technical differences between Fibre Channel and IP Storage and when to use these technologies
• What storage networks can and cannot do for you
• To be more knowledgeable in dealing with the plethora of vendors of storage networking products and services
• A "network" view of storage networks yet identify how storage networks differ fundamentally from other data networks like the Internet
• How to break down complex storage networking topics in a simple, easy-to-understand way

Who should attend?

• Anyone who designs, implements, manages, specifies or selects Storage Networking technologies
• IS/IT technical staff and managers, product developers, systems integrators, systems engineers and technical marketing personnel
• Product and project teams that are involved with applications, systems, storage and end users will benefit from this course.
• Developers, integrators, engineers, administrators, managers, marketing personnel and others with a need for an understanding of Storage Networking will find this seminar extremely informative. 
• Anyone involved in storage or data communications networking will understand the similarities and differences between thee environments and will be in position to take on the challenges introduced by Storage Networking.

Job Roles:  This course content and technical level are targeted for professionals working in roles similar to the following:

• Product /Application/Service Development
• Product /Application/Service Support
• Customer Management & Technical Personnel
• Sales/Pre-Sales/Marketing & Systems Engineers
• Technical Project Management

Course Prerequisites: None

Course Outline:

Storage Network Basic Concepts

•  DAS, NAS, & SAN
  • Network vs. Storage
  • SNIA Shared Storage Model & Standards
  • DAS, NAS & SAN
  • DAS, NAS & SAN Hybrids
  • External & Internal SANs
  • The Virtual SCSI Cable
• Blocks, Files & Objects
  • Storage Networking Concepts
  • Network vs. Storage
  • ANs and ASes
  • Perspectives
  • Virtual SCSI Cables
  • Port vs. PHY
  • Switch vs. Router vs. Gateway
  • Circuit Switch vs. Packet Switch
  • Connection-Oriented vs. Connectionless
  • Layered Protocols
  • Flow Control
  • Payload Integrity
  • Names vs. Addresses
  • Segmentation, Convergence, Reassembly & Offload
  • Bit Rate, Bandwidth, Throughput
  • Semantic ·Anal·ysm
  • Future & Conclusions

Storage Network Storage Concepts

• Disk Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
  • Disk Technology
  • Logical Unit
  • Disk Striping
  • Cache
  • Desktop, Nearline & Enterprise Disk
  • SAS & SATA
  • ATA vs. SCSI
• Disk Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • Solid State Storage
  • What is SSD?
  • Flash Memory
  • DDR RAM
  • Why SSD?
• Disk JBOD & RAID
  • What is JBOD?
  • What is RAID?
  • RAID Functions
  • RAID Levels
• · Tape
  • SCSI Tape Devices
  • Recording Formats
  • SCSI Tape Commands
  • Compression
  • Tape Indexes
  • Tape Management
  • Windows, Solaris, Unix, Linux
  • Tape File System
  • Tape Testing
• SCSI
  • Standards
  • What is SCSI?
  • SCSI Operations
  • SCSI Configurations
  • SCSI Commands
• SCSI & P-SCSI
  • SCSI Devices
  • Single Ended & Differential Signaling
  • SCSI Bus Feeds & Speeds
  • SCSI Adapters
  • SCSI Bus Characteristics
  • SCSI Bus Phase Sequence Flowchart
  • SCSI Bus Information Units (IUs)
• SCSI & SAS
  • What is Serial Attached SCSI?
  • SAS & SATA
  • Why SAS?
  • SAS Roadmap
  • SAS Domain
  • SAS Port, Phy, Expander
  • SAS Configurations
  • SAS SSP, SMP & STP
• ATA
  • What is ATA?
  • Cost & Application Comparison
  • ATA Standards
• ATA & PATA
  • P-ATA Performance limitations
  • P-ATA Cables & Connectors
  • P-ATA Host & Device Registers
  • P-ATA Bus Functions
• ATA & SATA
  • What is Serial ATA (SATA)?
  • SATA Goals & Objectives
  • SATA Benefits
  • SATA Cables & Connectors
  • SATA vs. SAS
  • SATA & Fibre Channel
  • SATA Frames
  • SATA Port Multipliers
  • SATA Port Selectors
  • SATA II Extensions

Storage Network Storage Market

• The Storage Market
• Storage Networking Myths: Hype versus Reality
• Storage Networking Environment

Storage Network Physical Transport Technologies Overview

• Fibre Channel
  • FC Overview
    • What is Fibre Channel (FC)?
    • SAN vs. FC
    • FC Configurations
    • FC Benefits
    • FC Roadmap
    • FC Standards
  • FC Topologies
    • FC Node, Port, Phy, Link
    • Ports Device & Switch
    • WWN WWNN &WWPN
    • Port Types N, NL, F, FL, E, B
    • Point-to-Point
    • FC Arbitrated Loop
    • FC Fabric Switch
  • FC Names & Addresses
    • Name, Address, Route
    • WWNN, WWPN
    • WWN Formats
    • FC Addressing
    • TCP Ports
    • Address Size Comparison
    • Address Assignment
    • Name Services
    • FC Routing
    • N-Port ID Virtualization
  • FC HBAs
  • FC Hubs & Loop Switches
  • FC Bridges, Routers & Gateways
  • FC Fabric Switches
    • Fabric Switch
    • Switch Nodes
    • Switch Constructs
    • FC Switch Services
    • Mesh Full & Partial
    • Core Edge Design
    • Configurations
    • Fan-In & Fan-Out
    • Multiple Paths
    • Persistent Binding
    • Cascading Switches
    • FSPF
    • Load Sharing
    • Trunking
    • Zoning
    • Virtual Fabrics
• IP Storage & ISCSI Protocols
  • Storage Networking & IP
  • Protocols
    • IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC)
    • Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)
    • internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP)
    • metropolitan Fibre Channel Protocol (mFCP)
    • internet SCSI Protocol (ISCSI)
    • IP Storage Emerging Technologies
      • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
      • Storage over IP (SoIP)
  • IP Storage & iSCSI Resources

Storage Network Applications

• Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) & Tiered Storage
  • Computing, I/O and Storage
  • Information Growth
  • Information Lifecycle Management
  • Tiered Storage
  • Content-Addressable Storage (CAS)
• Virtualization
  • The Storage Provisioning Problem
  • What is Virtualization?
  • Storage Virtualization Taxonomy
  • Virtualization Benefits
  • Storage Virtualization
  • Host Virtualization
  • Network Virtualization
  • In-Band & Out-of-Band
  • Centralization & Consolidation
  • Virtual Access
• Storage Management
  • Storage Network Device management
  • Support & Maintenance
  • Configurations
  • Storage Management Value
  • SMI-S Architecture
  • SMI-S Roadmap
  • WBEM & CIM
• Data Management - Backup & Recovery
  • Data Protection & Restoration Challenges
  • Operational Recovery Spectrum
  • DDRR
  • RPO & RTO
  • Backup vs. Archive
  • Application Consistency
  • Backup Methods
    • Off-Line backup
    • On-Line backup
    • Raw device backup
    • Image backup
  • Backup levels:
    • Full
    • Incremental
    • Differential
  • Snapshot Types
    • Frozen Image
    • Copy-on-Write
    • Re-Direct-on-Write
    • Write Anywhere
  • Remote Replication
  • Backup & Recovery Networks
    • LAN-Based
    • LAN-Free
    • Server-Free
    • Server Less
• Data Management VTL, CDP, Replication & De-Duplication
  • Tape Technology
  • Virtual Tape Library (VTL)
  • Backup Scaling
  • Continuous Data Protection (CDP)
  • Replication
• Continuity Management & High Availability
  • High Availability
  • Measuring Availability
  • Redundancy
  • Redundant Servers
  • Redundant Networks
  • Redundant Storage
  • Automatic Failover
  • Persistent Binding
• Storage Networking Security
  • Why Storage Security?
  • Threats
  • Storage Security Model
  • Data at Rest
  • Data in Flight
  • Key Management
  • Symmetric & Asymmetric
  • Storage Security Best Practices
• Green Storage
  • Green Storage Myths & Realities
  • What are the issues?
  • Green Facts & Figures
  • Power & Energy
  • Approaches
  • Vendor activities
• Green Data
  • Why Green IT & Green Data?
  • Power & the USA
  • EPA Energy Star
  • Servers & Storage
  • Current Industry Solutions
  • Green Data
  • Data Classification
  • Green Data Project

Storage Network Operating Systems

• File Systems
• File Systems (NFS)
  • SNIA Shared Storage Model
  • File Services
  • File System Types
  • Local Files System 
  • Distributed File System
  • Shared (SAN and Clustered) File Systems
  • Clustered Distributed File System
  • Wide Area File System
• Windows
• Unix (Solaris)
• Linux

Storage Network Certification Programs

• Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Certification Program
  • Objectives
  • Curriculum
  • Certification Domains
  • Foundations
  • Standards & Technologies
  • Solutions
  • Products
  • Credentials SCP, SCSE, SCA, SCSN-E
  • Certification Exams
  • Certification Policies
• Product Vendors Certifications