Introduction of Information Storage and Management

Course Description
Information Storage and Management (ISM) training programme provides a comprehensive introduction to information storage technology that will enable you to make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex IT environment. It builds a strong understanding of underlying storage technologies and prepares you to learn advanced concepts, technologies, and products. Course Code: RRS1; Category: Storage; Hardware: FC Switches & EMC Storage Boxes Audience This course is intended for system administrators, system engineers and technical support personnel, and system integration staff who are responsible for strong understanding of Storage Technologies. Prerequisites Technical Understanding of Network Concepts, UNIX, RAID etc Course Outline Information Storage Data Types of Data Information Storage Evolution of Storage Technology and Architecture Data Center Infrastructure Core Elements Key Requirements for Data Center Elements Managing Storage Infrastructure Key Challenges in Managing Information Information Lifecycle Information Lifecycle Management ILM Implementation ILM Benefits Storage System Environment Components of a Storage System Environment Disk Drive Components Disk Drive Performance Disk Service Time Fundamental Laws Governing Disk Performance Logical Components of the Host Operating System Device Driver Volume Manager File System Application Application Requirements and Disk Performance

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RAID Data Protection: RAID Implementation of RAID Software RAID Hardware RAID RAID Array Components RAID Levels Striping Mirroring Parity RAID 0 RAID 1 Nested RAID RAID Comparison RAID Impact on Disk Performance Application IOPS and RAID Configurations Hot Spares

Intelligent Storage System Components of an Intelligent Storage System Intelligent Storage Array High-end Storage Systems Midrange Storage System Concepts in Practice: EMC CLARiiON and Symmetrix CLARiiON Storage Array CLARiiON CX4 Architecture Managing the CLARiiON Symmetrix Storage Array Symmetrix Component Overview Direct Matrix Architecture Storage Networking Technologies and Virtualization Direct-Attached Storage and Introduction to SCSI Types of DAS DAS Benefits and Limitations Disk Drive Interfaces Introduction to Parallel SCSI Evolution of SCSI Parallel SCSI Addressing SCSI Command Model CDB Structure Operation Code Control Field Status

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Storage Area Networks Fibre Channel: Overview The SAN and Its Evolution FC Connectivity Fibre Channel Ports Fibre Channel Architecture Zoning Fibre Channel Login Types FC Topologies Concepts in Practice: EMC Connectrix Network-Attached Storage General-Purpose Servers vs. NAS Devices Benefits of NAS NAS File I/O Components of NAS NAS Implementations NAS File-Sharing Protocols NAS I/O Operations Factors Affecting NAS Performance and Availability Concepts in Practice: EMC Celerra IP SAN iSCSI FCIP Content-Addressed Storage Fixed Content and Archives Types of Archives Features and Benefits of CAS CAS Architecture Object Storage and Retrieval in CAS CAS Examples Concepts in Practice: EMC Centera Storage Virtualization Forms of Virtualization SNIA Storage Virtualization Taxonomy Storage Virtualization Configurations Storage Virtualization Challenges Types of Storage Virtualization Concepts in Practice

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Business Continuity Introduction to Business Continuity Information Availability BC Terminology BC Planning Lifecycle Failure Analysis Business Impact Analysis BC Technology Solutions Concept in Practice: EMC PowerPath Backup and Recovery Backup Purpose Backup Considerations Backup Granularity Recovery Considerations Backup Methods Backup Process Backup and Restore Operations Backup Topologies Backup in NAS Environments Backup Technologies Concepts in Practice: EMC NetWorker Local Replication Source and Target Uses of Local Replicas Data Consistency Local Replication Technologies Restore and Restart Considerations Creating Multiple Replicas Management Interface Concepts in Practice: EMC TimeFinder and EMC SnapView Remote Replication Modes of Remote Replication Remote Replication Technologies Network Infrastructure Concepts in Practice: EMC SRDF, EMC SAN Copy and EMC MirrorView Cloud Computing Characteristics of cloud computing. Cloud services and deployment models. Cloud computing infrastructure. Challenges of cloud computing. Cloud adoption considerations.

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Object-Based And Unified Storage Describe the object-based storage model Key components of object-based storage Storage and Retrieval process in object-based storage Content-addressed storage Key components of unified storage Process of data access from unified storage Storage Security and Management Securing the Storage Infrastructure Storage Security Framework Risk Triad Storage Security Domains Security Implementations in Storage Networking Managing the Storage Infrastructure Monitoring the Storage Infrastructure Storage Management Activities Storage Infrastructure Management Challenges Developing an Ideal Solution Concepts in Practice: EMC ControlCenter

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