Students who can benefit from this course are all entry-level storageprofessionals.

• Understand computer operating systems and computer components
• Understand network concepts
• Use a web browser

• Discuss network storage (the elevator pitch)
• Define and differentiate between various storage technologies, including SCSI, Fibre, PCI, SBUS, and so on
• Apply a specific technology to an application and provide rationale for that choice
• Identify and differentiate various storage components
• Describe storage systems, such as storage arrays, and define the specific technologies associated with arrays
• Describe storage backup systems, such as tape libraries
• Define and differentiate between types of network storage configurations and the types of logical storage configurations
• Apply a specific network storage configuration to a customer application by choosing the configuration that best meets the requirment
• Define data services and their application to storage
• Define storage management software and its application to storage

Module 1 - Storage Overview

• State the significance of the storage industry today
• State Sun's vision of Storage
• Identify the features of Sun's vision of storage

Module 2 - Data transfer technologies and physical connectors

• Define the SBUS
• Define the PCI Bus
• Define IDE Devices
• Define 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 connectors
• Define the Fibre Channel Bus and list its advantages and limitations
• Define the types of fibre channel including FC-AL and list the advantages and limitations of each
• Correlate the Fibre Channel standard to images of Fibre Channelconnectors

Module 3 - Network Devices

• Define Host Bus Adaptors (HBA) and versions (including PCI and SBUS)and determine which of the versions is more appropriate in a given circumstance
• Define GBICs
• Identify advances in GBIC technology embodied in the small form factor GBIC as compared to the standard
• Define a Hub and its usewith storage
• Define the purpose of switches and identify the circumstances under which the use of a switch is more appropriate than a hub
• Define the types of Cabling and distinguish their advantages and limitations

Module 4 - Arrays

• Identify the definition of an array storage system and that of a JBOD
• Identify standard Array Components
• Consider Array selection criteria based on the customer's need, including:
  • Capacity
  • Speed
  • Availability
  • Cost
  • Multi-pathing
  • Scalability

Module 5 - RAID

• Describe RAID and define the features that make up a RAID configuration
• Describe RAID levels and specific applications and performance characteristics
• Define and differentiate between software and hardware implementation of RAID with respect to performance

Module 6 - Tape library storage backup systems

• Identify 2 types ofTape Technologies, DLT and LTO, and state the purpose of each
• Identify standard Tape Library Components, including:
  • Tape
  • Tape Drives
  • Robotics
  • Controllers
  • I/O Subsystems
• Define the criteria associated with Tape Libraries and how they are implemented, including:
  • Capacity
  • Speed

Module 7 - Storage Configurations

• Describe the use and structure of NAS especially in relation to its advantages and limitations
• Describe the use and structure of DAS especially in relation its advantages and limitations
• Describe the use and structure of SAN especially in relation its advantages and limitations

Module 8 - Storage Virtualization

• Define storage virtualization

Module 9 - Define data services

• Describe Network Data Replication and its advantages and limitations
• Describe Point-in-time copy and its advantages and limitations

Module 10 - Storage Management Software

• Describe the issues related to Resource Management and the types of software solutions available
• Describe the issues related to Storage Network Management and types of the software solutions available
• Describe the issues related to Component Management and the types of software solutions available