Name of Subject  : STORAGE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT  (8 IT 3)

Unit

Contents

Introduction to Storage Technology:

Data proliferation and the varying value of data with time & usage, Sources

of data and states of data creation, Data center requirements and evolution to accommodate storage needs,

I

Overview of basic storage management skills and activities, The five pillars of technology, Overview of storage

infrastructure components, Evolution of storage, Information Lifecycle Management concept, Data categorization

within an enterprise, Storage and Regulations.

Storage Systems Architecture:

Intelligent disk subsystems overview, Contrast of integrated vs. modular arrays,

Component architecture of intelligent disk subsystems, Disk physical structure components, properties,

performance, and specifications, Logical partitioning of disks, RAID & parity algorithms, hot sparing, Physical vs.

II

logical disk organization, protection, and back end management, Array caching properties and algorithms, Front

end connectivity and queuing properties, Front end to host storage provisioning, mapping, and operation,

Interaction of file systems with storage, Storage system connectivity protocols.

Introduction to Networked Storage:

JBOD, DAS, SAN, NAS, & CAS evolution, Direct Attached Storage (DAS)

environments: elements, connectivity, & management, Storage Area Networks (SAN): elements & connectivity,

Fibre Channel principles, standards, & network management principles, SAN management principles, Network

III

Attached Storage (NAS): elements, connectivity options, connectivity protocols (NFS, CIFS, ftp), & management

principles, IP SAN elements, standards (SCSI, FCIP, FCP), connectivity principles, security, and management

principles, Content Addressable Storage (CAS): elements, connectivity options, standards, and management

principles, Hybrid Storage solutions overview including technologies like virtualization & appliances.

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Basics, Local business

IV  Introduction to Information Availability:

continuity techniques, Remote business continuity techniques, Disaster Recovery principles & techniques.

Managing & Monitoring:

Management philosophies (holistic vs. system & component), Industry management

standards (SNMP, SMI-S, CIM), Standard framework applications, Key management metrics (thresholds,

V

availability, capacity, security, performance), Metric analysis methodologies & trend analysis, Reactive and pro-

active management best practices, Provisioning & configuration change planning, Problem reporting, prioritization,