1. STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CSNB 393
Section 01
GROUP ASSIGNMENT 2
Lecturer: Mr. Md Nabil Bin Ahmad Zawawi
Fahmy Khawarizmy Bin Zainan SN097085
Muhammad Mu’izuddin Bin Muhsinon SN097083
Nor Hisyam Bin Mohd Johan SN097086
2. INTRODUCTION
This proposal aim to convince our team to be as a consultant for a new bank that is trying to
enter Malaysian market. We need to ensure that the bank are on strategic location for them to
set up their main office in Malaysia. We should provide reason why that location is the best
and what make it suitable. The surroundings are very important and the advantage of the chosen
location.
We also need to give suggestion on Storage Area Network (SAN) technology, Content Address
Storage (CAS) technology and Storage Virtualization if any to be used for that bank.
We need to consider what RAID level are suitable to be used and should be implemented by
the bank. Considering the price and safety of the bank.
Bank should have backup and recovery if anything happen, so or team need to ensure the best
location for the hot site and the cold site. It must have good infrastructure nad
telecomunications facilities.
4. Why we choose this location
The location for the new bank to set setup is very strategic. There are a lot of parking
space where bank customer can easily park their car. The parking space also are walking
distance from the bank.
Lots of Public Transport in front of the Bank. Examples: Taxi, Bus.
There is a lot of road access to the bank.
Police station is just around 5 minutes away from the bank. If anything happened Police
can arrived with-in 5 minutes.
There is also a Car Showroom nearby the location of the new bank. If the car agent
want to make a loan with the new bank, it just a walking distance.
There are not a lot of Bank nearby the location. With start up the new bank, it can make
attract local people at the location.
There is also a mosque located nearby the new bank location. In Friday if the workers
want to go to Friday’s prayer, is just walking distance for the location of the new bank.
5. QUESTION 2
Suggestions on SAN technology, CAS technology and storage virtualization (if any) to be used
by their banks.
SAN Technology
EMC2 (Computer Data Storage Company)
EMC is a leading provider of IT storage hardware solutions to promote data backup and
recovery and accelerate the journey to cloud computing.
Simplify the purchase, implementation, and use of EMC backup and archive software while
lowering costs and protecting investments. This suite includes EMC Avamar, EMC
NetWorker, EMC Data Domain Boost for Enterprise Applications, EMC SourceOne, and EMC
Data Protection Advisor, with both an EMC MozyEnterprise cloud option and/or Syncplicity
hybrid cloud option for backup.
CAS Technology
ECM (Enterprise Content Management)
A formalized means of organizing and storing an organization's documents, and other content,
that relate to the organization's processes. The term encompasses strategies, methods, and tools
used throughout the lifecycle of the content.
ECM aims to make the management of corporate information easier through simplifying
storage, security, version control, process routing, and retention. The benefits to an
organization include improved efficiency, better control, and reduced costs. For example, many
banks have converted to storing copies of old checks within ECM systems as opposed to the
older method of keeping physical checks in massive paper warehouses. Under the old system,
a customer request for a copy of a check might take weeks, as the bank employees had to
contact the warehouse where the right box, file, and check, would need to be located. The check
would then need to be pulled, a copy made and mailed to the bank where it would finally be
mailed to the customer. With an ECM system in place, the bank employee simply queries the
system for the customer’s account number and the number of the requested check. When the
image of the check appears on screen, the bank is able to mail it immediately to the customer,
usually while the customer is still on the phone.
6. Storage Virtualization
OpenStack
OpenStack software controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources
throughout a data center, managed through a dashboard or via the OpenStack API. OpenStack
works with popular enterprise and open source technologies making it ideal for heterogeneous
infrastructure.
Hundreds of the world’s largest brands rely on OpenStack to run their businesses every day,
reducing costs and helping them move faster. OpenStack has a strong ecosystem, and users
seeking commercial support can choose from different OpenStack-powered products and
services in the Market place.
The software is built by a thriving community of developers, in collaboration with users, and
is designed in the open at our Summits.
7. QUESTION 3
The suitable RAID level that should be implemented by the bank is RAID-6. This is because
RAID-6 gives more usable capacity the more disks you add. Since RAID-6 comprises four
disks, only 50% of that space is available as usable capacity, but the proportion of usable space
increases as you add more drives. The bank has a lot of customers, then it will need RAID-6
provide large storage to store a lot of information about the customers.
RAID 6 uses two independent parity schemes that maintain array integrity. Figure A represents
RAID 6.
Figure A
The grey blocks are the parity bits, but the two parity algorithms exist separately on their
blocks. RAID 6 has more overhead in terms of usable storage compared to the raw amount, as
well as a more complex RAID controller algorithm.
The price is a little bit high compared with RAID-5 and RAID-3 because it has better
performance and store large data. I do not think that it would be a problem to the bank since
the bank is one of the big company. Implementing RAID 6 is also more expensive because of
the two extra disks required for parity. RAID 6 requires more processing power. RAID 6 makes
two parity calculations for each write operation, so it's slower to write than most other RAID
levels. It would be a problem to the bank since the bank is one of the big company.
The data safety for RAID-6 is it provide striping with dual parity. Data is striped across several
physical drives and dual parity is used to store and recover data. It tolerates the failure of two
drives in an array, providing better fault tolerance than other RAID. Dual parity protects against
data loss if second HDD fails. Furthermore, Bank need long data retention periods, such as
archiving or disk-based backup.
8. QUESTION 4
Hot Site
-> In Data Center or building that have partial duplicate for a primary IT operation, including
complete computer systems and near-real-time backups for systems, applications and data.
-> Typically are duplicates of existing data centers.
-> Commercial disaster recovery service that allows a business to continue computer and
network operations in the event of a computer or equipment disaster. For example, if an
enterprise's data centerbecomes inoperable, that enterprise can move all data processing
operations to a hot site. A hot site has all the equipment needed for the enterprise to continue
operation, including office space and furniture, telephone jacks and computer equipment.
Example of Hot Site
9. Hot Site in Cyberjaya
Cold Site
-> Open space in Data Center or simply empty buildings that are wired for power,
communications.
-> Similar type of disaster recovery service that provides office space, but the customer
provides and installs all the equipment needed to continue operations. A cold site is less
expensive, but it takes longer to get an enterprise in full operation after the disaster.
-> Typically, a business has an annual contract with a company that offers hot and cold site
services with a monthly service charge. Some disaster recovery services offerbackup services
so that all company data is available regardless of whether a hot site or cold site is used. If an
enterprise must use a hot or cold site, there are usually daily fees and other incidental fees in
addition to the basic service charge.
11. CONCLUSION
Lastly, the technology that have been used to startup the company are suitable. The location
gain benefit for the new bank and have many advantages.
The steps that have been taken are realy well managed. The RAID level are important, and the
recovery system use the best software have provided.
This bank can be able to compete with the current bank.
