Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits

CSE504 STORAGE TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION 12960::Nitin Kumar 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

Course Category Courses with Placement focus

TextBooks

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

T-1 Information Storage and Management – Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information in Classic, Virtualized, and Cloud Environments

EMC Education Services 2nd 2012 Wiley

Reference Books

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

R-1 Storage Networks: The Complete Reference

Robert Spalding 1st 2003 Tata McGraw Hill

R-2 Building Storage Networks Marc Farley Osborne 1st 2001 Tata McGraw Hill

Other Reading

Sr No Journals articles as Compulsary reading (specific articles, complete reference)

OR-1 Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and Filing Systems, Marc Farley, Cisco ,

OR-2 Storage Area Network Essentials, Richard Barker, Wiley ,

OR-3 High Performance DatacenterNetworks Architectures, Algorithms, and Opportunities, Dennis Abts, Morgan &cLaypool publishers ,

OR-4 Storage Virtualization: Technologies for Simplifying Data Storage and Management, Tom Clark, Addison Wesley Professional ,

OR-5 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/data_otaku/archive/2011/11/01/an-introduction-to-big-data-concepts.aspx ,

Relevant Websites

Sr No (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

RW-1 http://www.intel.com/content/dam/doc/white-paper/intel-it-implementing-cloudstoragemetrics- paper.pdf

This paper presents the real time environment basics for the implementation of Cloud Storage by Intel.

RW-2 http://cloudstory.in/2012/04/introduction-to-big-data-hadoop-ecosystem-part-3/ It provides the introduction and advanced learning topics related to big data, hadoop and adoption of them in cloud.

RW-3 http://cloudstoragestrategy.com/2009/12/the-migration-to-object-based-storage.html The basics of unified storage and its implementation under different architectures.

RW-4 http://blogs.gartner.com/thomas_bittman/2009/08/11/virtualization-unlockscloudcomputing/

Virtualization Unlocks Cloud Computing

RW-5 http://lass.cs.umass.edu/~shenoy/courses/spring07/lectures/Lec05.pdf Different types of virtualization

RW-6 http://www.snia.org/education/storage_networking_primer/stor_devices/disk_drives Disk Drives explained

RW-7 http://www.serialstoragewire.org/Articles/2007_09/schultz.html The Many Faces of SAS as Beyond the DAS Factor

RW-8 http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/RAID_performance_and_security_metrics RAID performance and security metrics

RW-9 http://csciwww.etsu.edu/tarnoff/labs2150/harddrvs/drive_interfaces.htm Hard Disk Interfaces and Physical Installation

RW-10 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc768535(v=bts.10).aspx Measuring Performance on Hyper-V

RW-11 http://techvirtuoso.com/2010/11/12/storage-tiering-vs-caching/ Storage and Cache Tiering

RW-12 http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232600068 Server-Based Storage Tiering

RW-13 http://www.storagenetworks.com/writeups/strategies/iscsi-vs-fc/iscsi-vs-fc.php Business Strategy Brief - iSCSI vs FC (Fibre Channel) SANs

RW-14 http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/backup/fibre-channel-storageareanetworks- analysis-security-perspective_32913

FC SANs

RW-15 http://blog.ipexpert.com/2012/07/23/ccie-data-center-fibre-channel-part-3-of-3/ Data center fibre channel

RW-16 http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/deep-dive-san-and-nas-virtualization-241 Deep dive: SAN and NAS virtualization

RW-17 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9670/white_paper_c11- 495142.html

iSCSI and FCoE: A Comparison

RW-18 http://onlamp.com/onlamp/2002/03/14/sansnas.html SAN and NAS

RW-19 http://www.wwpi.com/index2.php?option=com_content&id=1591 File Storage Virtualization: The Solution to NAS And File Server Manageability Issues

RW-20 http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/training/kp/cl-kp-cloudpaas/ Cloud Computing

RW-21 http://cloud.dzone.com/articles/introduction-cloud-computing An Introduction to Cloud Computing Characteristics and Service/Deployment Models

RW-22 http://www.infostor.com/index/articles/display/6999554049/articles/infostor/volume- 13/Issue_10/Features/How_real_is_cloud_computing_storage_.html

Cloud storage

RW-23 http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2012/04/05/planning-guideforinfrastructure- as-a-service-iaas.aspx

Planning Guide for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

RW-24 http://www.answers.com/topic/hierarchical-file-system Hierarchical File System

RW-25 https://developers.google.com/storage/docs/reference/v1/getting-startedv1 Google Cloud Storage

RW-26 http://christoph.ruegg.name/blog/2010/7/21/content-based-storage-in-the-cloud.html Content-Based Storage in the Cloud

RW-27 http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/06/unified-storage-for-the-cloud-means-higherlevelinterfaces/

Unified Storage For The Cloud Means Higher-Level Interfaces Read more

RW-28 http://www.isaca.org/Knowledge-Center/Standards/Pages/IS-Auditing-Guideline-G32- Business-Continuity-Plan-BCP-Review-from-IT-Perspective.aspx

IS Auditing Guideline: G32 Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Review from IT Perspective

RW-29 http://blog.disastercomuk.co.uk/tag/business-continuity-lifecycle-diagrams/ Business Continuity Management Lifecycle

RW-30 http://www.backupassist.com/education/articles/why-upgrade-to-v6.html Business Continuity

RW-31 http://www.storagesearch.com/datalink-nasbackup-art-2.pdf NAS BACKUP

RW-32 http://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/feature/Data-deduplication-approachesinbackup- today

Deduplication in data

RW-33 http://www.ciol.com/resources/UserFiles/Technology/DataDe-duplication- Whitepaper.pdf

DataDe-duplication-II

RW-34 http://www.drbd.org/users-guide/s-replication-protocols.html Replication modes

RW-35 http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19359-01/819-6148-10/chap2.html Replication and Synchronization Modes

RW-36 http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/white-papers/h8063-data-migrationvspherewp. pdf

Data Migration

RW-37 http://cisjournal.org/journalofcomputing/archive/vol3no3/vol3no3_13.pdf Storage Security

RW-38 http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/storage/storage-area-networksecureoverview- storage-area-network-security-perspective_516

Storage Network Security

RW-39 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh641415.aspx Cloud Computing: Virtual Cloud Security Concerns

RW-40 https://www.sans.org/security-training/virtualization-private-cloud-security-1651-mid Virtualization and Private Cloud Security

RW-41 http://www.snia-europe.org/objects_store/SNIA_CSI_Storage_Multitenancy_ WPfinal2. pdf

Multitenancy

RW-42 http://www.oracle.com/us/026964.pdf ILM for Business

RW-43 http://hadoop.apache.org/ Apache Hadoop

RW-44 http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/807481 Cloud Computing: Understanding Infrastructure as a Service

Audio Visual Aids

Sr No (AV aids) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

AV-1 Videos for the datacenter , servers and storage arrays. The videos depicts the working and configuration of arrays and servers.

Software/Equipments/Databases

Sr No (S/E/D) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

SW-1 Navisphere Simulator A simulator used to showcase the internal working of storage arrays in the networked environment. Students will get hands-on experience.

SW-2 Control Center A Dataceneter Management Suite. This simulator provides the insight into datacenter operations and activities.

Detailed Plan For Lectures

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Weeks before MTE 7

Weeks After MTE 7

Spill Over 3

Week Number

Lecture Number

Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections of Text/reference books

Other Readings,Relevant Websites, Audio Visual Aids, software and Virtual Labs

Lecture Description Learning Outcomes Pedagogical ToolDemonstration/ Case Study / Images / animation / ppt etc. Planned

Week 1 Lecture 1 Storage System : Introduction to Information Storage and Management(Types of Data, Big Data, Information, Storage, Evolution of Storage Technology & Architecture)

T-1:Chapter 1 RW-2 Define the data and itssubsystem,Storageevolution

Student will be able tolearn the concept ofdata and big data

Video lectures, demonstration using data center videos

Lecture 2 Storage System : Introduction to Information Storage and Management(Data Center Infrastructure, Challenges in Information Management, Information Life Cycle)

T-1:Chapter 1 RW-42 Cloud and Virtualizationoverview

Studenst will be able tounderstand the conceptsof cloud and virtualenvironment

Case based discussions and explanation using slide shows

Lecture 3 Storage System : Introduction to Information Storage and Management(Overview of virtualization and cloud computing)

T-1:Chapter 1 RW-20 Applications running indata center,Compute anddesktop virtualization

Students will be able tounderstand the datacenter technologies

Peer to peer discussion and explanation using slide shows

Week 2 Lecture 4 Storage System Environment and Data Protection(Popular connectivity protocols. Disk Drive Components, Disk Drive Performance, Key I/O characteristics of an application, Application virtualization, File system mapping, LVM, Compute and Desktop Virtualization)

T-1:Chapter 2 RW-6 Connectivity options,disk performance metrics

Students will learn about diskconfiguration and its performance

Video lectures, demonstration using disk drive videos

Lecture 5 Storage System Environment and Data Protection(Laws governing the Disk Performance, Compare I/O controller utilization and response time, and storage design based on application requirements)

T-1:Chapter 3 RW-9 Disk utilization laws andresponse time

Students will learnabout the disk basicsand response timeconsiderations

Case based discussions and explanation using slide shows

Lecture 6 Storage System Environment and Data Protection(Disk drive performance. Flash drives,DAS, host to storage access, RAID Implementation)

T-1:Chapter 3 RW-9 Storage allocation todisks based upon theapplication requirements

Students will be able tounderstand the conceptof storage allocationand host access

Case based discussions and explanation using slide shows

Week 3 Lecture 7 Storage System Environment and Data Protection(RAID array Components, RAID implementation methods.)

T-1:Chapter 3 RW-8 RAID and itscomponents,implementation

Students will learnabout RAID and itstypes, Methods

RAID visuals, images in slide show and explanation using case studies

Week 3 Lecture 8 Intelligent Storage System(Server flash-caching technology, back end, physical disks and Disk Drive Interfaces, Components of an Intelligent Storage System, front end, and cache operation and management)

T-1:Chapter 4 RW-6 Intelligent storagesystems and theirimplementation in realworld

Students will learnabout the data centerconfigurations and theirusage

Video lectures, demonstration using server/arrays videos

Lecture 9 Intelligent Storage System(Storage Tiering and Cache Tiering, Traditional and virtual storage provisioning, LUN expansion, and LUN Masking)

T-1:Chapter 4 RW-11 Storage and cachetiering, levels of usage

Students will learn about the basics ofstorage and serverbased cache tiering andits usage

Peer to peer discussion and explanation using slide shows

Week 4 Lecture 10 Intelligent Storage System(Case Study- Study of EMC CLARiiON and Symmetrix storage arrays, their Architecture, management, components.)

T-1:Chapter 4 RW-3 Real world servers andtheir architecture

Students willunderstand the workingand implementation of storage servers and arrays

Video lectures, demonstration using server/arrays videos

Lecture 11 Storage Area Network(Fibre Channel Architecture, Zoning, Fibre Channel Login Types, Fibre Channel, Components of SAN, FC connectivity, Fibre Channel Ports)

T-1:Chapter 6 RW-14 FC SAN ans itscomponents, where theyare used and how theyare usedZoning in SAN, howdata can be protected andassigned to differentusers

Students will be able tolearn about SAN and itsartifactsStudents will learn toapply security to dataand users across zones

Peer to peer discussion and explanation using slide shows

Lecture 12 Test1

Week 5 Lecture 13 Storage Area Network(FC topologies, Organization of FC data, Fabric services, Virtual SAN, Block Level Virtualization)

R-1:Chapter 17 RW-17 Block level virtualizationin SAN and its configuration

Students willunderstand the basics ofBlock virtualizationandits importance

Peer to peer discussion and explanation using slide shows

Lecture 14 Storage Area Network(Designing SAN/NAS, Case Study of EMC Connectrix)

R-1:Chapter 17 RW-14 IO workloadmanagement in SAN,designing of a SAN andNAS

Students will learn todesignand configureSAN and NAS

Peer to peer discussion and explanation using slide shows

Lecture 15 ISCSI, FCIP and Network Attached Storage(iSCSI names, FCIP protocol, and FICP protocol stack, Components of FCoE, Components of iSCSI, host connectivity options, and ISCSI topologies, Protocol stack)

T-1:Chapter 8 RW-17 ISCSI and its usage in the data center, topologies of ISCSI

Students will be able todefine ISCSI protocoland its attributes

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Week 6 Lecture 16 ISCSI, FCIP and Network Attached Storage(FCoE frame mapping, and Converged Enhanced Ethernet. General purpose Servers v/s NAS Devices)

T-1:Chapter 8 RW-17 FCIP vs IFCP connectivities, their implementation

Students will be able tounderstand thedifference betweenISCSI, FCIP and IFCP

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Week 6 Lecture 17 ISCSI, FCIP and Network Attached Storage(NAS File Sharing Protocols, NAS I/O Operations, Factors affecting NAS Performance & Availability, NAS Benefits, NAS File I/O, NAS Components, NAS Implementation)

T-1:Chapter 7 RW-19 NAS implementationwith its components

Students will learnabout the NASconfiguration methods

Peer to peer and case based discussion.

Lecture 18 ISCSI, FCIP and Network Attached Storage(File Level Virtualization, Case Study EMC Celerra.)

T-1:Chapter 7 RW-19 NAS virtualiztion and itsusage

students will be able todefine FILE virtulization

Peer to peer and case based discussion

Week 7 Lecture 19 Object and Content Based Storage(Compare traditional and object-based storage model, key components of OSD, Comparison of hierarchical file system and flat address space)

T-1:Chapter 9 RW-26 File systems used forstoring the data acrosssystems, object basedstorage

Students will learnabout the basics of filesystems and objectstorage

Case based discussions and explanation using slide shows

Lecture 20 Object and Content Based Storage(Storage and retrieval process in OSD, CAS, components of unified storage)

T-1:Chapter 9 RW-26 CAS model for archivingthe data across domains

Unified storage modelfor the cloud and datacenters

Students will be able tounderstand the conceptof CAS and itscomponents

Students will learnabout its basics and itsconfiguration

Case based discussions and explanation using visuals

Object and Content Based Storage(Data access from unified storage. Case Study of EMC Centera)

T-1:Chapter 9 RW-26 CAS model for archivingthe data across domains

Unified storage modelfor the cloud and datacenters

Students will be able tounderstand the conceptof CAS and itscomponents

Students will learnabout its basics and itsconfiguration

Case based discussions and explanation using nevisphere simulator

Lecture 21 Test2

MID-TERMWeek 8 Lecture 22 Business Continuity, Backup and

Recovery(Information Availability, BC Terminology, BC Planning Lifecycle, Failure Analysis, Business Impact Analysis)

T-1:Chapter 11 RW-28 Business continuity planand its process, BCplanning lifecycle

Students will be able todefine the BC plan andits implementation

Case based discussions and explanation using slide shows

Lecture 23 Business Continuity, Backup and Recovery(Architecture, Granularity, Considerations, Methods, Process, Backup and Restore Operations, BC Technology Solutions, Continuous data protection (CDP). Backup Purpose)

T-1:Chapter 11 RW-28 BIA tools and theprocess, CDP methodsand procedures

Students will be able tounderstand the conceptof BIA and its applicability, the CDP process

Case based discussions and explanation using nevisphere simulator

Week 8 Lecture 24 Business Continuity, Backup and Recovery(Backup to tapes, backup to disks, backup to virtual tapes, data deduplication methods,Backup Topologies, Backup in NAS Environment, Backup Technologies)

T-1:Chapter 12 RW-29 Backup in NAS scenario,backup technologies tobe used in there

Students will be able todefine the NAS backupmethods and thetechnologies to be used

Video lectures, demonstration using backup videos

Week 9 Lecture 25 Business Continuity, Backup and Recovery(Data deduplication implementations, Backup approaches in virtualized Environment)

T-1:Chapter 12 RW-32 data deduplicationmethods and their types,their applicability

Students will be able todefine deduplicationmethods and their usagein data center andstorage scenario

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Lecture 26 Replication(Local replication technologies, restore & restart considerations, creating multiple replicas, Local Replication at Source & Target, uses, data consistency, local replication technologies)

T-1:Chapter 13 RW-34 Replication and its types,local replication technologies

Students will be able todefine the concept ofLocal and remotereplication technologiesand their implementation

Case based discussions and explanation using nevisphere simulator

Lecture 27 Replication(CDP, local replication in virtualized environment, management interface)

T-1:Chapter 13 RW-35 Local replication invirtual infra, how tocreate multiple replicas

Students will be able todefine and use the localreplication methosdsand their implementation

Case based discussions and explanation using nevisphere simulator

Week 10 Lecture 28 Replication(Remote Replication Technologies, CDP remote replication, Case Study of EMC Snapview, modes of remote replication)

T-1:Chapter 13 RW-35 Remote replication typesand modes, remotetechnologies, three sitereplication

Students will be able todefine remotereplication technologiesand their usage in datastorage

Case based discussions and explanation using nevisphere simulator

Lecture 29 Replication(Remote replication/migration in virtualized environment)

T-1:Chapter 14 RW-34 Continuous dataprotection and theirusage in data protectionand redundancy,replicatiin virtual infrastructure

Students will learnabout migration andreplication stretegies,their usage,configuration andimplementation

Case based discussions and explanation using nevisphere simulator

Lecture 30 Cloud Computing(Cloud computing overview, essential cloud characteristics, and cloud enabling technologies)

T-1:Chapter 14 RW-20 Cloud and its attributes Students will learnabout cloud computingand its characteristics

Video lectures, demonstration using data center and cloud environment videos

Week 11 Lecture 31 Cloud Computing(Service models and cloud deployment models, Cloud infrastructure framework)

T-1:Chapter 14 RW-21 Cloud and its attributesCloud physical andvirtual infrastructure

Students will learnabout cloud computingand its characteristicsStudents will be able tiunderstand the virtualinfra for the clouddeployment

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Week 11 Lecture 32 Cloud Computing(Physical infrastructure, virtual infrastructure, application and platform software)

T-1:Chapter 14 RW-25 Cloud storage and itsusage across the domains

Students will be able todefine cloud basedstorage and theirimplementation methods

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Lecture 33 Cloud Computing(Cloud management and service creation tools, and cloud optimized storage and concept in practice.)

T-1:Chapter 14 RW-39 Cloud deploymentmethods, services

Students will learnabout cloud types andtheir usage across thedomains

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Week 12 Lecture 34 Storage Security and Management(Storage Security Framework, Risk Triad, Storage Security Domains)

T-1:Chapter 15 RW-37 Security framework indata center scenario andvirtual framework,security domains in datacenter

students will be able todefine the storagesecurity domains andtheir applicability in theinfrastructure

Case based discussions and demonstration using visuals

Lecture 35 Storage Security and Management(Network firewalls, security implementation in IP SAN, Security Implementations in Storage Networking, Kerberos)

T-1:Chapter 15 RW-38 Security implementationin networked infra likeSAN and NAS, SecuritypoliciesSecurity in IP SANscenario, its applicabilityand configuration,implementation

Students will be able todefine the securityinside NAS and SAN ,applying policies onthemStudents will be ble tounderstand the conceptsof security andprotection in IP SAN

Case based discussions and demonstration using visuals

Lecture 36 Storage Security and Management(Security in virtualized and cloud environment, and concept in practice.)

T-1:Chapter 15 RW-39 Security aspects in cloudand virtual world,different techniques to beused for them

Students will eb able todefine and implenmentthe cloud andvirtualization securityconcerns

Case based discussions and demonstration using visuals

Week 13 Lecture 37 Managing the Storage Infrastructure(Monitoring the Storage Infrastructure, Storage infrastructure management in virtualized environment)

T-1:Chapter 16 RW-23RW-28

Monitoring of storageinfrastructure and itsattributes, variousdomains under it, theirconfiguration

Students will learnabout the concepts ofdata centermanagement protocolsand techniques,procedures to befollowed

Case based discussions and demonstration using visuals

Lecture 38 Managing the Storage Infrastructure(Monitoring the Storage Infrastructure, Storage infrastructure management in virtualized environment)

T-1:Chapter 16 RW-23RW-28

Monitoring of storageinfrastructure and itsattributes, variousdomains under it, theirconfiguration

Students will learnabout the concepts ofdata centermanagement protocolsand techniques,procedures to befollowed

Case based discussions and demonstration using visuals

Lecture 39 Test3

Week 14 Lecture 40 Managing the Storage Infrastructure(Challenges in managing information, Information lifecycle management, Storage multitenancy, Storage Management Activities)

T-1:Chapter 16 RW-40RW-42

Storage multitenancy indata center scenarios,how it is useful,management activities indata centers

Students will be able todefine the multitenancyconcept and its usage incloud and data center

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Week 14 Lecture 41 Managing the Storage Infrastructure(Challenges in managing information, Information lifecycle management, Storage multitenancy, Storage Management Activities)

T-1:Chapter 16 RW-40RW-42

Storage multitenancy indata center scenarios,how it is useful,management activities indata centers

Students will be able todefine the multitenancyconcept and its usage incloud and data center

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

Lecture 42 Managing the Storage Infrastructure(Benefits of ILM, storage tiering, and concept in practice, Case Study of EMC Control Center.)

T-1:Chapter 16 RW-42 ILM management inbusiness, its role andattributes with respect toapplications

Students will define therole played by ILM ininformationmanagement andprocedures used forprocessing and analysis

Peer to peer and case based discussion. Explanation using slide shows

SPILL OVERWeek 15 Lecture 43 Spill Over

Lecture 44 Spill Over

Lecture 45 Spill Over

Scheme for CA:Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks

Test 2 3 10 20

Total :- 10 20

Details of Academic Task(s)

AT No. Objective Topic of the Academic Task Nature of Academic Task(group/individuals/field

work

Evaluation Mode Allottment / submission Week

Test1 To Test the Knowledge of the students

Storage System : Introduction to Information Storage andManagement,Storage System Environment and DataProtection,Intelligent Storage System,Fibre Channel Architecture,Zoning, Fibre Channel Login Types, Fibre Channel, Componentsof SAN, FC connectivity, Fibre Channel Ports

Individual On the basis of performance

2 / 4

Test2 To Test the Knowledge of the students

FC topologies, Organization of FC data, Fabric services, VirtualSAN, Block Level Virtualization,SAN/NAS CapacityManagement, I/O workload management in SAN/NAS,DesigningSAN/NAS, Case Study of EMC Connectrix,ISCSI, FCIP andNetwork Attached Storage,Object and Content Based Storage

Individual On the basis of Performance in the test

5 / 7

Test3 To Test the Knowledge of the students regarding Storage Technology concepts

Business Continuity, Backup and Recovery,Replication,CloudComputing,Storage Security and Management

Individual On the basis of Performance in the test

11 / 13