SN71V7.1 Planning and Implementing a Storage Area Network
DURATION 3 Days
PURPOSE
The Storage Area Network SAN infrastructure facilitates storage consolidation data sharing server clustering LANfree and serverless backup across heterogeneous host server platforms. This course focuses on the planning and implementation considerations associated with establishing that SAN infrastructure. Functions provided by SAN fabric components such as Fibre Channel host bus adapters HBAs Fibre Channel switches and directors and SCSI to Fibre Channel protocol converters are discussed and the interdependencies of these components are examined. Mechanisms to
implement resource access control for data access integrity among heterogeneous hosts in a storage networking environment are also examined.
AUDIENCE
Personnel who are assessing and planning to deploy a Storage Area Network.
STUDENT PREREQUISITES
Completion of course Introduction to Storage Networking course code SN70 or equivalent knowledge base.
OBJECTIVES
After completing this course students should be able to
Examine Fibre Channel services such as login processes name server addressing loop initialization and arbitration frame routing and registered state change notification as they relate to configuring the SAN infrastructure
Plan for the implementation of SAN interconnect components such as Fibre Channel HBAs the IBM TotalStorage SAN switches and directors btype mtype and the Cisco directors and switches by reviewing their default configurations and assessing tailoring options
Plan for the Implementation of resource access control to ensure data integrity by using zoning interfaces in the IBM TotalStorage SAN switches and directors btype mtype and the Cisco MDS 9000 directors and switches
Interpret topology routing and trunking data displayed by switch management interfaces for a given fabric
CONTENT
Evolution of storage area network
Fibre channel
Fibre channel switches and directors Brocade btype
Fibre channel switches and directors McDATA mtype
Fibre channel switches and directors Cisco MDS
Course summary and introduction to design