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by Nigel Poulton
Data Storage Networking: Real World Skills for the CompTIA Storage+ Certification and Beyond
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dear Reader
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Storage Primer
The Importance of Information Technology
The Role of Storage in IT
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 2: Storage Devices
Storage from 40,000 Feet
The Mechanical Disk Drive
Solid-State Media
Hybrid Drives
Tape
Further Storage Considerations
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 3: Storage Arrays
Storage Arrays—Setting the Scene
The Anatomy of a Storage Array
Storage Array Intelligence
Chapter Essentials
Summary
Chapter 4: RAID: Keeping Your Data Safe
The History and Reason for RAID
What Is RAID?
Hardware or Software RAID
RAID Concepts
RAID Levels
The Future of RAID
Chapter Essentials
Summary
Chapter 5: Fibre Channel SAN
What Is an FC SAN?
Why FC SAN?
FC SAN Components
SAN Topologies
FC SAN Troubleshooting
Chapter Essentials
Summary
Chapter 6: iSCSI SAN
iSCSI from 40,000 Feet
Initiators and Targets
IP Network Considerations
iSCSI Names
Device Discovery
iSCSI Sessions
iSNS
Security
iSCSI Gateways
Chapter Essentials
Summary
Chapter 7: Files, NAS, and Objects
What Files, NAS, and Objects Are
Network-Attached Storage
Object Storage
Chapter Essentials
Summary
Chapter 8: Replication Technologies
Business Continuity
Replication
Local Snapshots
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 9: Storage Virtualization
What Storage Virtualization Is
The SNIA Shared Storage Model
Why Storage Virtualization?
Controller-Based Virtualization
Software-Defined Storage
Chapter Essentials
Summary
Chapter 10: Capacity Optimization Technologies
Capacity Optimization Technologies Overview
Thin Provisioning
Compression
Deduplication
Auto-Tiering
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 11: Backup and Recovery
Why We Back Up
It's All about Recovery
Backup Architecture
Backup Methods
Backup Types
Backup Targets and Devices
Backup Retention Policies
Archiving
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 12: Storage Management
Capacity Management
Performance Management
Alerting
Storage Resource Management Applications
Management Protocols and Interfaces
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 13: The Wider Data Center Neighborhood
Data Center Design
Data Center Overview
Data Center Cabling
Working in the Data Center
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 14: Converged Networking
A Tale of Two Networks
Single Converged Data Center Network
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Chapter 15: Cloud Storage
The Cloud Overview
Storage and the Cloud
Summary
Chapter Essentials
Appendix A: The CompTIA Storage+ Exam
Appendix B: About the Additional Study Tools
Glossary
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