Prerequisite
Operating Systems for Computational Devices, Networking Technology for Digital Devices, and Database Systems.
Objective
- Evaluate storage architectures, including storage subsystems, DAS, SAN, NAS, CAS
- Define backup, recovery, disaster recovery, business continuity, and replication
- Examine emerging technologies including IP-SAN
- Understand logical and physical components of a storage infrastructure
- Identify components of managing and monitoring the data center
- Define information security and identify different storage virtualization technologies
Evaluation Criterion
- Regular Quiz
- Assignment/Lab Session
- Presentations
Relevance to Industry
Storage network is the backbone of all industries, hence efficient setup and maintenance of storage networks and ensuring security is among the most challenging task. Industries look forward for reliable network administrators to meet this need.
Relevance to Research
Security and upcoming storage networking technologies is preferable from research point of view.
References/Text Books
- EMC Educational Services, .Information Storage and Management., Wiley,India.
- Richard Barker and Paul Massiglia, .Storage Area Network Essentials: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Implementing SANs., Wiley India.
- Robert Spalding, .Storage Networks: The Complete Reference., Tata McGraw Hill Osborne, 2003.
- Marc Farley, .Building Storage Networks., Tata McGraw Hill, Osborne, 2001.
- Meet Gupta, .Storage Area Network Fundamentals., Pearson Education Limited, 2002.