SNIA02 - Storage Management & Administration

Summary

Highlights of this course

SNIA Storage Network Foundations is a comprehensive, vendor neutral introduction to fundamental storage capabilities and the building blocks that underpin those capabilities across storage disciplines. Join us to:

• Get a comprehensive overview of Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Storing Systems in terms of capabilities, attributes and protocols
• Find out how storage infrastructure components work and their most important configuration patterns
• Prepare to address storage issues as part of a multidisciplinary team, without being bound to vendor specific language or practices

Overview

This instructor-led course provides the knowledge needed to understand the complex storage landscape. The course covers the underpinning concepts and terms, patterns, protocols while comparing vendor architectures using a vendor neutral approach.

Activities provide learners with the opportunity to discuss their current storage issues in the context of an in-class consultation approach while checking their knowledge using traditional approaches. The big picture sets the tone. Then we drill down into specific technologies and their essential procedures. Finally, we return to the big picture in an information life cycle context using multiple customer environments, because no customer is typical.

Duration

4 days

Audience

Everyone responsible for storage service delivery and support for new and existing storage products and services; this typically includes both new and experienced development, administration, implementation, delivery, support and management staff. Staff members required to complete the internationally recognized SNIA S10-101 Storage Network Foundations and SNIA S10-200 Storage Networking Management and Administration examination will find this course essential.

• Sales
• Pre-Sales
• Architect
• Implementation and Support
• Storage Manager
• SAN Manager

Prerequisites

• Basic IT literacy, including at least six (6) months experience in IT and/or Storage Networking Operations
• Advanced computer skills and knowledge in at least one operating system
• Technical skills as a team member to develop complex solutions
• Basic networking fundamentals

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the learner should be able to:

• Recognize and explain current storage terms, concepts and components
• State basic steps to implement, configure, manage and monitor storage networks
• Combine storing technologies and techniques to maintain and improve availability, and thereby meet business requirements
• Assess a simple storage infrastructure and Plan and Design a new infrastructure based on criteria
• Develop verbal skills to ask the right questions of others with storage responsibilities
• Address current organizational storage issues based on in-class assessment and analysis

Structure and Methodology

Structure

• Check/repair common knowledge
• Introduce terms, concepts and components
• Detail technical fundamentals, discussing protocols, where appropriate
• Use simple scenarios to show practical end-to-end application of each technology
• Discuss integration of storage technologies with other technologies
• Offer best practice generalizations, where essential
• Discuss vendor specific technologies, where appropriate

Methodology

• Lecture and Discussion (80%)
• Scenarios and Quizzes/Test-prep (10%)
• In-class review/assessment of attendees’ own organizational storage challenges (10%)

Exam Objectives

At a high level, exam objectives appear identical between S10-101 Storage Network Foundations, CompTIA Storage+ and S10-201/211 Storage Management and Administration. However, at a foundations level, we think in terms of definitions, concepts and components. In contrast, at the administration level, we think in terms of process and parameters.

The high-level exam objectives include:

S10-101 SNIA Certified Storage Professional

• Explain and recognize basic Storage Networking Technology Components and Concepts
• Perform Storage Network Administration
• Manage Storage Networks
• Perform Storage Networking Backup and Recovery
• Implement Storage Networks
• Monitor Storage Networking Performance
• Provide Storage Networking and Business Continuance

SG0-001 CompTIA Storage+

• Storage Components
• Connectivity
• Storage Management
• Data Protection
• Storage Performance

Course Contents

Timings shown vary according to the interests of the participants. Each module includes quiz items useful in session for checking knowledge. Course content includes all subjects; however, subject delivery is at the discretion of the instructor and class participants, adjusted to the needs of and best order for the students. Some course content is beyond the requirements of today’s certification programs.

Modules

Storage Overview

• Course Introduction

Storage Dynamics (Drivers, Markets, Trends)

Essential Concepts and Architectures

• Network Review
• Fundamental Concepts and Terms (Common Knowledge)
• Technical Concepts and Components
• Storage Architecture and Connectivity Patterns

Storing Technology (Disk, Tape, Solid State)

• Fundamental Technology
• Tape
• Disk Technology
• Solid State Storage
• Optical Storage
• Trusted Computing Group (TCG)

Data Protection (including RAID)

• Fundamental Concepts and Terms
• Primary RAID Levels
• Secondary/Composite RAID Levels
• Implementation Patterns and Design Considerations

Interfaces (an overview)

• Standards
• Interface Concepts and Terms
• Disk Interfaces
• Transport Interfaces

SCSI Protocol and Command Language

• SCSI Foundations (History, Values)
• SCSI Models (Concepts and Terms)
• SCSI I/O Operations
• SCSI Implementation Patterns by Transport

Fibre Channel/FICON

• Storage Area Network (SAN) Values, Concepts and Terms
• Fibre Channel Protocol
• Fibre Channel Services
• Basic Deployment and Workflow (Tasks)
• Geographically Separated SAN Technology
• SAN and Storage Security Introduction
• FCoE
• FlCON

Virtualization  (Host, Network and Storage)

• Virtualization Values, Concepts and Terms (Virtual Machine, Network and Storage)
• Storage Taxonomy (Block, Disk, Tape, File System, File/Record)
• Storage Services
• Implementation Models

Open System Storage Management

• Values, Concepts and Terms (Physical and O/S)
• Storage and SAN Implementation Considerations by Operating System
• Volume Managers
• File Systems
• Data Collection
• Basic Deployment and Workflows (Tasks)

SATA, SAS

• SATA and SAS Values, Concepts and Terms
• SATA Protocol and Technology
• SAS Protocol and Technology
• Implementation Models and Tasks
• Comparing Fibre Channel to SATA and SAS

Comparative Storage Array Architectures

• Array Values, Concepts and Terms
• Array Architectures (Physical and Logical) by Class and Vendor
• Basic Deployment and Management Workflows (Tasks)
• Software Services

SNIA Shared Storage Model

• Basic Storage Services
• Introduction and Values
• SNIA Shared Storage Model
• Common Storage Architectures

IP Storage (iSCSI, FCIP)

• IP Storage Values, Concepts and Terms
• iSCSI Services and Solutions
• IP Storage Protocols and Services (including security)
• Basic Deployment and Management Workflows (Tasks)

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

• NAS Values, Concepts and Terms
• CIFS Protocol
• NFS Protocol
• Implementation Models
• Basic Deployment and Management Workflows (Tasks)

Backup & Recovery

• Backup & Recovery Values, Concepts and Terms
• Enterprise Recovery Principles (Software)
• Implementation Models
• Performance
• Basic Deployment and Management Workflows (Tasks)

Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery

• B/C and D/R Values, Concepts and Terms
• Implementation Models
• Basic Deployment and Management Workflows (Tasks)

Archive, including Content Aware Storage (CAS)

• Archive Values, Concepts and Terms
• Content Aware Storage Concepts and Terms
• eXtensible Access Method (XAM) Specification
• MAID

Storage Management (SMI-S)

• Storage Management Values, Concepts, Terms and Tools
• Introduction to SMI-S
• SMI-S Profiles

Performance Strategies

• Performance Requirements
• I/O Tracing Concepts and Strategies
• Scenarios

Solutions Workshop

• Innovating your Space (Solution Process)
• Use Cases

Object Storage Devices (OSD)

• Object Storage Values, Concepts and Terms
• Emerging OSD Architectures

Grid and Cloud Storage

• Grid Values, Concepts and Terms
• InfiniBand
• Grid Storage
• Cloud Values, Concepts and Terms
• Cloud Storage

Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)

• ILM Values, Concepts and Terms
• Business Case
• Basic Data Classification
• Use Cases