8 IT 3-STORAGE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT |
Units: I |
Introduction to Storage Technology: Data proliferation and the varying value of data
with time & usage, Sources of data and states of data creation, Data center
requirements and evolution to accommodate storage needs, Overview of basic storage
management skills and activities, The five pillars of technology, Overview of storage
infrastructure components, Evolution of storage, Information Lifecycle Management
concept, Data categorization within an enterprise, Storage and Regulations.
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Units: II |
Storage Systems Architecture: Intelligent disk subsystems overview, Contrast of
integrated vs. modular arrays, Component architecture of intelligent disk
subsystems, Disk physical structure components, properties, performance, and
specifications, Logical partitioning of disks, RAID & parity algorithms, hot sparing,
Physical vs. logical disk organization, protection, and back end management, Array
caching properties and algorithms, Front end connectivity and queuing properties,
Front end to host storage provisioning, mapping, and operation, Interaction of file
systems with storage, Storage system connectivity protocols. |
Units: III |
Introduction to Networked Storage: JBOD, DAS, SAN, NAS, & CAS evolution,
Direct Attached Storage (DAS) environments: elements, connectivity, & management,
Storage Area Networks (SAN): elements & connectivity, Fibre Channel principles,
standards, & network management principles, SAN management principles, Network
Attached Storage (NAS): elements, connectivity options, connectivity protocols (NFS,
CIFS, ftp), & management principles, IP SAN elements, standards (SCSI, FCIP, FCP),
connectivity principles, security, and management principles, Content Addressable
Storage (CAS): elements, connectivity options, standards, and management principles,
Hybrid Storage solutions overview including technologies like virtualization & appliances.
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Units: IV |
Introduction to Information Availability: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Basics, Local business continuity techniques, Remote business continuity techniques,
Disaster Recovery principles & techniques.
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Units: V |
Managing & Monitoring: Management philosophies (holistic vs. system &
component), Industry management standards (SNMP, SMI-S, CIM), Standard
framework applications, Key management metrics (thresholds, availability,
capacity, security, performance), Metric analysis methodologies & trend analysis,
Reactive and pro- active management best practices, Provisioning & configuration change
planning, Problem reporting, prioritization, and handling techniques, Management tools
overview.
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