Storage Fundamentals
The Storage Fundamentals course provides students with a broad survey of the current state of network storage. By focussing on concepts, terms, and technologies and avoiding product-specific features, this course provides foundation knowledge that is applicable to the further study of storage products.
eMentoring Services are included with this course.
Course length: 4 hours
Course ID:
WE-1017-90 |
Subscription Duration:
90 days
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$US
250.00 |
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Languages Offered |
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This course is currently available in English only.
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Who Can Benefit |
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Students who can benefit from this course are all entry-level storage professionals.
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Prerequisites |
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To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
Understand computer operating systems and computer componentsUnderstand network conceptsUse a web browser
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Skills Gained |
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Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
Discuss network storage (the elevator pitch)Define and differentiate between various storage technologies, including SCSI, Fibre, PCI, and SBUSApply a specific technology to an application and provide rationale for that choiceIdentify and differentiate various storage componentsDescribe storage systems, such as storage arrays, and define the specific technologies associated with arraysDescribe storage backup systems, such as tape librariesDefine and differentiate between types of network storage configurations and the types of logical storage configurationsApply a specific network storage configuration to a customer application by choosing the configuration that best meets the requirmentDefine data services and their application to storageDefine storage management software and its application to storage
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Related Courses |
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Before: SA-119: UNIX Essentials Featuring the Solaris 9 Operating SystemBefore: SA-239: Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating SystemBefore: SA-299: Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating SystemBefore: SA-399: Network Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating SystemAfter: ES-215: Disk Subsystems Fundamentals
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Course Content |
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Module 1: Storage Overview
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State the significance of the storage industry todayState Sun's vision of StorageIdentify the features of Sun's vision of storage
Module 2: Data transfer technologies and physical connectors
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Define the SBUSDefine the PCI BusDefine IDE DevicesDefine SCSI Technology and circumstances under which it is an appropriate data transfer technology to utilize based on customer requirements of performance, availability, and cost.Correlate the SCSI standard to images of SCSI connectorsDefine the Fibre Channel Bus and list its advantages and limitationsDefine the types of fibre channel including FC-AL and list the advantages and limitations of eachCorrelate the Fibre Channel standard to images of Fibre Channel connectors
Module 3: Network Devices
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Define Host Bus Adaptors (HBA) and versions (including PCI and SBUS) and determine which of the versions is more appropriate in a given circumstanceDefine GBICsIdentify advances in GBIC technology embodied in the small form factor GBIC as compared to the standardDefine a Hub and its use with storageDefine the purpose of switches and identify the circumstances under which the use of a switch is more appropriate than a hubDefine the types of Cabling and distinguish their advantages and limitations
Identify the definition of an array storage system and that of a JBODIdentify standard Array ComponentsConsider Array selection criteria based on the customer's need, including Capacity, Speed, Availability, Cost, Multi-pathing, and Scalability
Describe RAID and define the features that make up a RAID configurationDescribe RAID levels and specific applications and performance characteristicsDefine and differentiate between software and hardware implementation of RAID with respect to performance
Module 6: Tape library storage backup systems
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Identify 2 types of Tape Technologies, DLT and LTO, and state the purpose of eachIdentify standard Tape Library Components, including Tape, Tape Drives, Robotics, Controllers, and I/O SubsystemsDefine the criteria associated with Tape Libraries and how they are implemented, including Capacity and Speed
Module 7: Storage Configurations
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Describe the use and structure of NAS especially in relation to its advantages and limitationsDescribe the use and structure of DAS especially in relation its advantages and limitationsDescribe the use and structure of SAN especially in relation its advantages and limitations
Module 8: Storage Virtualization
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Define storage virtualization
Module 9: Define data services
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Describe Network Data Replication and its advantages and limitationsDescribe Point-in-time copy and its advantages and limitations
Module 10: Storage Management Software
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Describe the issues related to Resource Management and the types of software solutions availableDescribe the issues related to Storage Network Management and types of the software solutions availableDescribe the issues related to Component Management and the types of software solutions available |
