Storage Networking - CompTIA Storage+

Embark on a comprehensive 8-hour journey through the world of storage networking in this in-depth course. Delve into essential topics including disk drive technology, storage arrays, RAID configurations, SAN architectures, and backup strategies. Explore the intricacies of Fibre Channel and iSCSI protocols, converged networking, and data center operations. Master capacity optimization techniques, storage virtualization, and performance monitoring. Gain practical troubleshooting skills for FC-SAN and LAN environments. While no longer aligned with the CompTIA Storage+ certification, this course offers valuable knowledge for IT professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of modern storage technologies and best practices.

Syllabus

- Welcome to the course
- Introduction to disk drives
- Hard disk interfaces and protocols
- Hard disk geometry
- Hard disk drive characteristics
- Solid state storage
- Storage arrays
- Storage array architecture
- RAID
- RAID levels
- Introduction to SAN
- Fibre channel architecture
- Components of FC SAN
- FC SAN topologies
- Characteristics of FC switches
- N_Port ID virtualization
- Introduction to IP-SAN
- iSCSI SAN
- Introduction to converged networking
- Fibre channel over Ethernet
- Data center operations
- Replication
- Introduction to backup and recovery
- Backup and restore methods
- Backup implementation methods
- Backup targets
- Content-addressable storage and archive
- Capacity optimization methods 1
- Capacity optimization methods 2
- LUN provisioning techniques
- Storage virtualization
- Monitoring and alerting
- Storage performance
- FC-SAN Troubleshooting
- LAN Troubleshooting