1. Information Storage Systems
Duration: 45 hours
Mode : Online
No of modules:16
Course ObjectivesUponsuccessful completionofthis course,participants should be able to: •
Describe data centerinfrastructure and its elements•Describe thirdplatform technologies- cloud,
big data, social, and mobile • Evaluate various types ofintelligentstorage systemsand their
deployment• Describe software-definedstorage • Evaluate various storage networkingtechnologies
and their deployment• Articulate businesscontinuityand archiving solutions• Describe various
securitythreats and controls ina storage infrastructure • Describe key processesfor managing a
storage infrastructure
Course Outline The contentof thiscourse isdesignedtosupportthe course objectives.
• Module 1:
IntroductiontoInformationStorage ▬Digital dataandits types ▬Informationstorage ▬Key
characteristicsof data center▬ Evolutionof computingplatforms•
Module 2:
ThirdPlatformTechnologies ▬Cloudcomputinganditsessential characteristics ▬Cloudservicesand
clouddeploymentmodels ▬Bigdata analytics ▬Social networkingandmobile computing ▬
Characteristicsof thirdplatforminfrastructure ▬Imperativesforthirdplatformtransformation•
Module 3:
Data CenterEnvironment▬Buildingblocksof adata centerCompute systemsandcompute
virtualization ▬Software-defineddatacenter
• Module 4:
IntelligentStorage Systems ▬Componentsof anintelligentstorage system ▬Components,
addressing,andperformance of hard diskdrivesandsolidstate drives ▬RAID▬Typesof intelligent
storage systems ▬Scale-upandscale-outstorage architecture
• Module 5:
2. Block-basedStorage System ▬Componentsof block-basedstorage system ▬Storage provisioningand
storage tiering
• Module 6:
File-basedStorage System ▬Componentsandarchitecture of NAS ▬NASfile sharingmethods ▬File-
level virtualizationandtiering
• Module 7:
Object-basedandUnifiedStorage ▬Componentsof object-basedstorage device (OSD) ▬Keyfeatures
of OSD▬ Storage and retrieval processinOSDsystem ▬Unifiedstorage architecture
• Module 8:
Software-definedStorage ▬Attributesof software-definedstorage ▬Architecture of software-defined
storage ▬ Functionsof the control plane ▬ Software-definedstorage extensibility
• Module 9:
Fibre Channel SAN ▬Software-definednetworking▬FCSAN componentsandarchitecture ▬FC SAN
topologies,linkaggregation,andzoning ▬VirtualizationinFCSAN environment
• Module 10:
InternetProtocol SAN ▬iSCSIprotocol,networkcomponents,andconnectivity ▬Linkaggregation,
switchaggregation,andVLAN ▬FCIPprotocol,connectivity,andconfiguration
• Module 11:
Fibre Channel overEthernetSAN ▬Componentsof FCoESAN ▬ FCoE SAN connectivity ▬Converged
EnhancedEthernet
▬ FCoE architecture
• Module 12:
IntroductiontoBusinessContinuity ▬Impactof informationunavailability ▬Businesscontinuity
planninglifecycle▬Eliminatingsingle pointsof failure ▬Applicationresiliency
• Module 13:
Backup andArchive ▬ Backuparchitecture ▬Backup targetsand methods ▬Data deduplication ▬
Cloud-basedandmobile device backup ▬Dataarchive
• Module 14:
