SNIA Storage Network Foundations
Course Number: S125
Course Fee: $2,473.00 US Dollars
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2010 Technology Center Course Schedule |
Please note: This is NOT a web-based training course. This course is taught in-person at the SNIA Technology Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Credit card payment is due at the time of registration to ensure a seat. |
Course |
Date |
Location |
| Storage Network Foundations |
Sep 14 – Sep 17 |
Tech Center - Colorado Springs, CO |
| Storage Network Foundations |
Nov 09 – Nov 12 |
Tech Center - Colorado Springs, CO |
Course Description
This fast paced course will give the students a sound foundation in Storage Networking Technology and will prepare the student to take the SNIA Storage Network Foundations Certification exam. The term foundation should not be confused with "basic" as this course teaches students leading edge SAN technologies.
This course has been carefully constructed to certify that a successful candidate has an overall knowledge and technical skills to work as a team member to implement storage network solutions. This involves understanding of storage networking concepts, ability to explain and recognize key storage networking components and technologies, familiarity with cross-industry, standard configuration tools, ability to do simple storage network backups, recoveries and business continuance.
Storage Networking Foundations Lab
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Course Format
Instructor Led Lecture and Discussion
Course Prerequisites
- Understanding of traditional Networking Technology
- Understanding of traditional SCSI/Disk Technology
Intended Audience
Personnel who need a thorough understanding of current Storage Technologies.
Course Outline
Basic Storage Technology Explain and recognize basic Storage Networking Technology Components and Concepts (40%)
- 1.1 Describe Networking Concepts vs. Storage Concepts
- 1.2 Review Networking Concepts
- 1.3 Define the differences in disk technologies
- 1.4 Describe features of Disk Controllers (cache, protection)
- 1.5 Compare and contrast the electrical and mechanical differences in entry-level, mid-range and enterprise disk drives
- 1.6 Compare and contrast how the disk technologies of Fibre Channel, ATA, SATA, SCSI, and SAS operate
- 1.7 Define RAID technology (e.g., levels)
- 1.8 Describe SCSI technology
- 1.9 Explain iSCSI
- 1.10 Describe HBA/NIC technology
- 1.11 Describe Fibre Channel (FC) SAN
- 1.12 Describe Array Technology/Virtualization
- 1.13 Define SAS technology
- 1.14 Define SATA technology
- 1.15 Describe NAS concepts (e.g., filing, components, O/S)
- 1.16 Describe the SNIA Shared Storage Model
Perform Storage Networking Administration (10%)
- 2.1 Identify HBA configuration parameters
- 2.2 Define troubleshooting methodologies and tools
- 2.3 Identify the distance limitations between long-wave and short-wave Fibre
- 2.4 Create/modify zone sets
- 2.5 Identify the possible zoning conflicts that could cause fabric segmentation
- 2.6 Identify tradeoffs in costs, scalability, and redundancy
- 2.7 Create storage layouts using partitioning, protected data, security as criteria
- 2.8 Define and compare uses of connectivity protocols
Manage Storage Networks (10%)
- 3.1 Describe storage management components
- 3.2 Determine port assignments
- 3.3 Define and compare Storage Device Management to Storage Network Management
- 3.4 Describe Configuration Management Elements
- 3.5 Describe requirements or modifications needed to implement SMI-S based storage management
- 3.9 Apply Data Management Concepts
- 3.10 Describe Change Management Process (ITIL) (Applied Fibre Channel Protocol)
- 3.15 Identify common blocking problems to fabric merges (e.g., duplicate domains, zone conflicts, incompatible switch setting)
- 3.18 Identify ISL technical advantages and disadvantages over-subscription
- 3.19 Identify the distance limitations between long-wave and shortwave Fibre
Perform Storage Networking Backup and Recovery (13%)
- 4.1 Define Backup and Recovery Technologies (e.g., tape, tape components, D2D, D2D2Tape, Optical, 3PC)
- 4.2 Describe the differences between virtual tape libraries (VTL) and disk to disk (D2D)
- 4.3 Compare backup approaches (i.e., differential vs. incremental, SNAPshot, Backup vs Disaster Recovery
- 4.4 Identify steps to restore data from backup
- 4.5 Identify methods in using high availability and disaster recovery in a SAN infrastructure
- 4.6 Identify the role of infrastructure resolution in backup recovery and disaster
- 4.7 Describe the different back-up and restore configurations
- 4.8 Analyze potential backup problems (e.g., open file, out of space, virus scanner)
- 4.9 Identify steps to track error logs within the operating system for backup and recovery messages
- 4.10 Determine components that must be in place to do a back-up and operational recovery of a database
- 4.11 Define Data Security
- 4.13 Describe the purpose of securing fabric
Implement Storage Networks (12%)
- 5.1 Differentiate SAS/SATA implementation parameters
- 5.2 Define the differences between PCI-X and PCI-e
- 5.4 Identify the RAID levels and implementation (e.g., hardware, software, host-based)
- 5.5 Differentiate Fibre Channel (FC) implementation parameters
- 5.7 Using Switch Technology
- 5.8 Using HBA technology
- 5.9 Implementing Virtualization
- 5.11 Implementing NAS
- 5.12 Describe requirements or modifications needed to implement SMI-S based storage management
Provide Storage Networking Business Continuance (15%)
- 9.1 Define Continuous Data Protection
- 9.2 Identify or modify business case for implementation of Continuity Management
- 9.3 Describe archiving/nearline
