Course Organization

• Module 1 : Introduction to Information Storage

• Module 2 : Data Center Environment
• Module 3 : Data Protection – RAID
• Module 4 : Intelligent Storage System
• Module 5 : Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (FC SAN)
• Module 6 : IP SAN and FCoE
• Module 7 : Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
• Module 8 : Object-based and Unified Storage
• Module 9 : Introduction to Business Continuity
• Module 10 : Backup and Archive
• Module 11 : Local Replication
• Module 12 : Remote Replication
• Module 13 : Cloud Computing
• Module 14 : Securing the Storage Infrastructure
• Module 15 : Managing the Storage Infrastructure

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 Data Center
Data Center

It is a facility that contains storage, compute, network, and other IT

resources to provide centralized data-processing capabilities.

• Core elements of a data center

 Application
 Database management system (DBMS)
 Host or Compute
 Network
 Storage
• These core elements work together to address data-processing
requirements

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 We need to guarantee

Availability

Data Integrity Security

Manageability

Performance Capacity

Scalability

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 Evolution of Storage Architecture

Department 1 Department 2 Department 3

Server Server Server

Department 1 Department 2 Department 3

Server Server Server

Storage
Network

Server-centric Storage Architecture

Storage Device
Information-centric Storage Architecture

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 Physical Disk Structure

Platter

Spindle Sector
Sector
Track

ylinder

Track

Platter

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 Key Components of an ISS

Intelligent Storage System

Host
Front End Back End Physical Disks

Cache
Connectivity
Storage
Network

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 Understanding Fibre Channel (A LAN Protocol)
• High-speed network technology
 Latest FC implementation supports speed up to 16 Gb/s
• Highly scalable
 Theoretically, accommodate approximately 15 million devices

IP
Network FC SAN

Clients Application Servers Storage Arrays

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 IP SANs (WAN Protocols)
• Provides SAN access over any IP network (Think Wide Area
Networks)
 IP SAN transports block-level data over IP network
 IP is being positioned as a storage networking option because:
 Existing network infrastructure can be leveraged
 Reduced cost compared to investing in new FC SAN hardware and
software
 Many long-distance disaster recovery solutions already leverage IP-
based networks
 Many robust and mature security options are available for IP
network

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 General Purpose Servers Vs. NAS Devices

Applications File System

Print Drivers Operating System

File System Network Interface

Operating System

Network Interface

Single Purpose
NAS Device

General Purpose Servers

(Windows or UNIX)

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