SNIA Storage Foundation (SCSP)
CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA
Course Length: 5 Days
Course Description (Overview):
A group of students were asked recently to define a "SAN." Some replies included "storage area networks," "server area networks," "system area networks" and the instructor's favorite, "The latest thing to sell!" SAN is all of these and more. This course takes a top-down approach in examining the information flow requirements levied on a Storage Network and how various technologies meet those requirements. It identifies why organizations are moving toward NAS and SAN. It provides a comprehensive technical examination of fibre channel, SCSI and IP Storage protocols, along with the role they play in a Storage Network.
The course examines the practical problems faced in the heterogeneous world where the "any to any" connectivity provided by SANs can present more problems than it solves. It identifies the techniques used to overcome these problems through the use of volume management, storage resource security and persistent binding. The course identifies the components and products that make up a NAS or SAN, examines the design and performance aspects of a SAN, and finally explores where Storage Networks are headed over the next few years
This course focuses on the latest storage network applications and technologies including:
Course Outline
Course Introduction
Certifications
Basics
– Basic Concepts
Networks vs. Storage
Capacity
- Network Links
- Storage
- Servers
- Network Devices
DAS, NAS, SAN, FAN & Hybrids
External vs. Internal SANs
Blocks, Files & Objects Overview
Storage
– Storage Concepts
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Solid State Drive (SSD)
Tape
JBOD
Storage Arrays
- LUN Presentation
- LUN Aggregation
- Dynamic LUN Expansion
- Thick & Thin Provisioning
- Persistent Binding
RAID levels
Combined RAID Levels
MAID
- Storage Technologies
SCSI Storage Overview
P-SCSI
SAS
SATA
Networks
– Fibre Channel Technologies
FC Overview
FC Topologies
FC Names & Addresses
FC Names & Addresses NPIV
FC Architecture
FC Architecture Overview
- FC-0
- FC-1
- FC-2
- FC-Services
- FC-3
- FC-4 SCSI & IP
– Fibre Channel Components
HBAs and CNAs
FC Hubs & Loop Switches
FC Bridgges, Routers & Gateways
FC Fabric Switches
- Switches
- Switch Fabric Design
- Switch Fabric Pathing
- Switch Fabric Zoning & LUN Masking
- Switch Fabric Router
- Switch Virtual Fabrics
FC Animations
– IP Storage & iSCSI Technologies
Storage Networking & IP
IP over FC (IPFC)
Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP)
Metropolitan Fibre Channel Protocol (mFCP)
Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)
Internet SCSI Protocol (iSCSI)
Data Center Networks – Converged Enhanced Ethernet and Data Center Bridging (CEE & DCB)
Data Center Networks – Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
– Networking Concepts
Introduction to Networking
What is a layered stack?
Data Structures
Physical Transport Networks
Simplex and Duplex
Network Models
Circuit & Packet Switch
Bus, Loop & Expanse
Connection-Oriented vs. Connectionless
Bit Rate, Bandwidth, Latency and Throughput
Ports and PHYs
Names & Addresses
Flow Control
Segmentation & Offload
– System Interface Technologies
PCIe
InfiniBand
– Storage Network Performance
Performance Prelude
Flow Control
FC Arbitrated Loop
FC Fabric
Fragmentation
Tools
– Troubleshooting
Storage Networking Troubleshooting
Storage Networking Environmental
Storage Networking Troubleshooting Tools
Applications
– Data Protection
Backup & Recovery Overview
Technologies Overview
Methods & Levels
Snapshots & Replication
Networking
Virtual Tape Library (VTL)
Continuous Data Protection (CDP)
Data DeDuplication
– Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)
– Tiered Storage
– Storage Virtualization
– Storage Management
– Continuity Management & High Availability
– Storage Networking Security
– Storage Networking Applications
– Green Storage
– Green Data
– Cloud Storage
– Storage Network File Systems
Additional Information
– Storage Networking Resources
Futures
Web Links
Bibliography
Practice Test
SNIA S100 S101 S125