BITS WILP Data Storage Technologies and Networks Handout 2016-H1
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE,
PILANI
WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES
COURSE HANDOUT
Academic Term
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SECOND SEMESTER 2015-2016
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Course Title
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Data Storage Technologies and Networks
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Course ID No.
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IS ZC446
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Instructor(s)
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V S SHEKHAWAT
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Course
Modules (add more rows as per needs)
Module
No
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Module
Title
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Objectives
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1
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Storage Technology – An Introduction
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HW/OS concepts in storage, Storage Devices, Storage
Arrays, File System basics and I/O device drivers, RAID
Levels, Storage
OS
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2
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Network Attached Storage
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SMB/CIFS, NFS, pNFS, NAS Clusters
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3
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Storage Area Network
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IPSAN, FC SAN, FCoE, Case Studies
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4
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Storage Applications
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Backup/Recovery, Clustering, Replication and
HA, Storage Management, Virtualization, Capacity Optimization, Cloud
Computing
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5
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Cloud Storage
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Cloud computing and Cloud storage standards
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Text
Book(s)
T1
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Data
Storage Networking-Real World Skills for the CompTIA
Storage+ Certification and Beyond by Nigel Poulton, Publishers: SYBEX a Wiley
brand
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T2
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Storage Networks: The complete
Reference. Robert Spalding TMH.
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Reference
Book(s) & other resources
R1
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R2
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R3
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Research papers on each topic
that will be passed on to the students for self-study and class presentations
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Self-Study
& Contact Session Plan
Module Title: Storage Technology – An Introduction
Session 1
Topic No.
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Topic Title
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Reference
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1.1
1.2
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Introduction to the course
Fundamentals of Storage, Storage hierarchy in a
computer system
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Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
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Module Title: Storage Technology – An Introduction
Session 2
Topic No.
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Topic Title
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Reference
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1.3
1.4
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Storage Devices – An Introduction
Storage Arrays: Architectural principles
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T1 Chapter 2
T1 Chapter 3
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Module Title: Storage Technology – An Introduction
Session 3
Topic No.
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Topic Title
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Reference
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1.5
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File
Systems and I/O
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Lecture
Notes
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Module Title: Storage Technology – An Introduction
Session 4
Topic No.
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Topic Title
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Reference
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1.6
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RAID: Keeping your Data Safe, RAID Concepts,
RAID Levels
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T1 Chapter 4
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Module Title: Network Attached Storage
Session 5
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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2.1
2.2
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Network File System (NFS) – An Introduction
NFS Configuration
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T1 Chapter 7
T1 Chapter 7
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Module Title: Network Attached Storage
Session 6
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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2.3
2.4
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NAS Arrays
Samba (SMB/CIFS)
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T1 Chapter 7
T1 Chapter 7
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Module Title: Storage Area Networks
Session 7
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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3.1
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NAS vs.
SAN, Fibre Channel SAN
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T1 Chapter 5
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Module Title: Storage Area Networks
Session 8
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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3.2
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iSCSI SAN, Mid Sem Review
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T1 Chapter 6
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Mid-Semester Test (Closed Book): Topics in Session 1 to 8
Module Title: Storage Area Networks
Session 9
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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3.3
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
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T1 Chapter 14
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Module Title: Storage Applications
Session 10
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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4.1
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Replication Technologies: Synchronous, Asynchronous,
Application layer, Hypervisor based, Array based
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T1 Chapter 8
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Module Title: Storage Applications
Session 11
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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4.2
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Storage Virtualization: Host based, Network
based, Storage based, Controller based, Software defined storage
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T1 Chapter 9
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Module Title: Storage Applications
Session 12
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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4.3
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Capacity Optimization Technologies: Thin
Provisioning, Compression, Deduplication, Auto-tiering
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T1 Chapter 10
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Module Title: Storage Applications
Session 13
Topic No.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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4.4
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Backup and Recovery: Backup Architecture,
Backup methods, Backup types, Backup retention policies
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T1 Chapter 11
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Module Title: Storage Applications
Session 14
TopicNo.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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4.5
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Storage Management: Introduction &
Challenges, SMI-S: Industry standard protocol for Management, Performance
management, Management protocols and Interfaces
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T1 Chapter 12
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Module Title: Cloud Storage
Session 15
TopicNo.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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5.1
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Cloud Computing Basics
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T1 Chapter 15 + Lecture Notes
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Module Title: Future Trends
Session 16
TopicNo.
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Topic
Title
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Reference
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5.2
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Storage and the Cloud: Public, Private and
Hybrid storage, End Sem Review
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T1 Chapter 15
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Evaluation Scheme:
Legend: EC = Evaluation Component; AN =
After Noon Session; FN = Fore Noon Session
No
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Name
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Type
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Duration
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Weight
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Day, Date,
Session, Time
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EC-1
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Quiz-I/
Assignment-I
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Online
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-
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5%
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February 1 to 10,
2016
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Quiz-II
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5%
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March 1 to 10,
2016
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Quiz-III/
Assignment-II
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5%
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March 25 to April
3, 2016
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EC-2
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Mid-Semester Test
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Closed Book
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2 hours
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35%
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27/02/2016 (FN)
10 AM – 12 NOON
OR
28/02/2016 (AN) 2
PM TO 4 PM
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EC-3
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Comprehensive
Exam
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Open Book
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3 hours
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50%
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09/04/2016 (FN) 9
AM – 12 NOON
OR
10/04/2016 (AN) 2
PM TO 5 PM
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Syllabus for Mid-Semester Test (Closed
Book): Topics in Contact Hours : 1 to 8
Syllabus for Comprehensive Exam (Open
Book): All topics (Session Nos. 1 to 16)
Important links and information:
Elearn portal:
https://elearn.bits-pilani.ac.in
Students are expected to visit the Elearn
portal on a regular basis and stay up to date with the latest announcements and
deadlines.
Contact sessions:
Students should attend the online lectures as per the schedule provided on the
Elearn portal.
Evaluation Guidelines:
1.
EC-1 consists of either two Assignments or
three Quizzes. Students will attempt them through the course pages on the
Elearn portal. Announcements will be made on the portal, in a timely manner.
2.
For Closed Book tests: No books or
reference material of any kind will be permitted.
3.
For Open Book exams: Use of books and any
printed / written reference material (filed or bound) is permitted. However,
loose sheets of paper will not be allowed. Use of calculators is permitted in
all exams. Laptops/Mobiles of any kind are not allowed. Exchange of any
material is not allowed.
4.
If a student is unable to appear for the
Regular Test/Exam due to genuine exigencies, the student should follow the
procedure to apply for the Make-Up Test/Exam which will be made available on
the Elearn portal. The Make-Up Test/Exam will be conducted only at selected
exam centres on the dates to be announced later.
It shall be the responsibility of the
individual student to be regular in maintaining the self study schedule as
given in the course handout, attend the online lectures, and take all the
prescribed evaluation components such as Assignment/Quiz, Mid-Semester Test and
Comprehensive Exam according to the evaluation scheme provided in the handout.
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