13MCA555 Storage Area Network syllabus for MCA


Unit-1 Introduction to Information Storage and Management, Storage System Environment 7 hours

Information Storage, Evolution of Storage Technology and Architecture, Data CenterInfrastructure, Key Challenges in Managing Information, Information Lifecycle Components ofStorage System Environment, Disk Drive Components, Disk Drive Performance, FundamentalLaws Governing Disk Performance, Logical Components of the Host, Application Requirementsand Disk Performance.

Unit-2 Data Protection, Intelligent Storage system 6 hours

Implementation of RAID, RAID Array Components, RAID Levels, RAID Comparison, RAIDImpact on Disk Performance, Hot Spares Components of an Intelligent Storage System,Intelligent Storage Array

Unit-3 Direct-Attached Storage, SCSI, and Storage Area Networks 7 hours

Types of DAS, DAS Benefits and Limitations, Disk Drive Interfaces, Introduction to ParallelSCSI, Overview of Fibre Channel, The SAN and Its Evolution, Components of SAN, FCConnectivity, Fibre Channel Ports, Fibre Channel Architecture, Zoning, Fibre Channel LoginTypes, FC Topologies.

Unit-4 NAS, IP SAN 6 hours

General – Purpose Service vs. NAS Devices, Benefits of NAS, NAS File I / O, Components ofNAS, NAS Implementations, NAS File-Sharing Protocols, NAS I/O Operations, FactorsAffecting NAS Performance and Availability. iSCSI, FCIP.

Unit-5 Content-Addressed Storage, Storage Virtualization 6 hours

Fixed Content and Archives, Types of Archive, Features and Benefits of CAS, CASArchitecture, Object Storage and Retrieval in CAS, CAS Examples. Forms of Virtualization,SNIA Storage Virtualization Taxonomy, Storage Virtualizations Configurations, StorageVirtualization Challenges, Types of Storage Virtualization,

Unit-5 Business Continuity, Backup and Recovery 6 hours

Information Availability, BC Terminology, BC Planning Lifecycle, Failure Analysis, BusinessImpact Analysis, BC Technology Solutions. Backup Purpose, Backup Considerations, BackupGranularity, Recovery Considerations, Backup Methods, Backup Process, Backup and restoreOperations, Backup Topologies, Backup in NAS Environments, Backup Technologies.

Unit-6 Local Replication, Remote Replication 7 hours

Source and Target, Uses of Local Replicas, Data Consistency, Local Replication Technologies,Restore and Restart Considerations, Creating Multiple Replicas, Management Interface, Modesof Remote Replication, Remote Replication Technologies, Network Infrastructure.

Unit-7 Securing the Storage Infrastructure, Managing the Storage Infrastructure 7 hours

Storage Security Framework, Risk Triad, Storage Security Domains, Security Implementationsin Storage Networking Monitoring the Storage Infrastructure, Storage Management Activities,Storage Infrastructure Management Challenges, Developing an Ideal Solution.

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