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Outline
Storage problems facing IT infrastructure
Storage networking architectures:
- Rethinking I/O interfaces
- LAN & WAN limitations
- Direct attached storage
- RAID
- Channel attached storage
- Fibre channel protocol
- NAS
- SAN
Compare and contrast between SAN and NAS
SAN-enabled solutions:
- Storage virtualization
- Dynamic storage allocation
- LAN back up and serverless backup
- High availability and fault tolerance
SAN Topologies:
- Fibre channel (FC) protocol
- FC point-to-point
- FC Arbitrated Loop
- FC Fabric
SAN hardware
- FC switches: Loop switches vs. Fabric switches
- Host bus adapter
- Other FC components such as GBIC, cables, connectors etc…
SAN Management and Standards:
- Common Information Model (CIM) and WBEM
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- In-band vs. out-of-band management
- Zoning
- Persistent binding
- Port binding
Building SAN step-by-step demonstration
- How to install hardware
- How to connect different hardware components
- What software do you need
- How Windows 2000 access disks on SAN
- SAN management software
NAS:
- How systems access NAS
- Applications
- Limitations
Trouble Shooting:
- Common hardware/firmware compatibility issues
- Common software issues
Other storage networking technologies:
- FCIP
- iFCP
- iSCSI
- Infiniband
Where to find more educational resources
Course Length: 4-days
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