NETWORK – STORAGE COURSE CONTENTS

1. Basics :
2. Server
3. Client
4. Client Server Architecture
5. Network
6. Network Types & Topologies
7. Disk Drives
8. Data Center and its components
9. Capacity Measurements
10. System Data ( Binary Data) Vs Fiber channel  Frame
11. ISCSI/ FC differentiation
12.  What is IP?  Use of it
13. Data center connections locally, Globally ( DWDM)
14. Protocols and their role in networks
15. Multipath, Redundancy, IOPS
16. Fiber Channel :

15. FC Topologies
16. FC Ports
17. FC Protocol Layers
18. FC WWNs
19. FC Addresses
20. FC Frame
21. FC Flow Control

• Storage Hardware :

22. Host Bus Adapters
23. SFPs, FC Cables and Connectors
24. Host Bus Adapters
25. JBOD
26. External Storage Boxes
27. Fiber Channel Switches

1. Storage Topologies :
2. Storage Topologies
3. DAS – Advantages and Limitation
4. NAS – Advantages and Limitation
5. SAN – Advantages and Limitation
6. Comparing DAS, NAS and SAN
7. Why RAID
8. RAID Levels
9. Comparison of RAID Levels

1. FC SAN switches - Brocade & Cisco Switches
2. Difference between the  Network Switch & FC SAN Switch
3. Brocade FC SAN switch Administration ( Install, Configure, Administration)   - Includes  Health checks,  Zoning , Logs upload, Firmware Upgrades

Switches:  Core Switch – 8510, Edge : 6520

1. Storage Arrays (Storage Box) :
2. What is storage box, manufacturers of  Storage box
3. SAN Arrays ( IBM , EMC)
4. IBM SAN ( V7000, SVC & Flash )
5. EMC SAN ( Unity, PMAX8000,  PowerStore, XtremIO)
6. EMC NAS ( EMC Isilon H400)

Notes : For choosen technology -  Architecture, health Checks, Storage Provisioning , Replications and DR setup

• IT Service Management :

43. ITIL Process ( Incident, Change, Problem management)
44. Service now for Tickets
45. Work with the vendors for hardware  & software troubleshooting

** All the Best **