Contents at a Glance
by Eric Vanderburg
SCSP SNIA Certified Storage Professional All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam S10-110)
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Storage Essentials
- How Disk Storage Systems Work
- Physical Components
- Solid-State Drive
- Electrical and Mechanical Differences
- I/O vs. Throughput
- Capacity vs. Speed
- Available Disk Interfaces and Their Characteristics
- ATA
- SCSI
- Fibre Channel
- SAS
- PCI Versions
- Multiple Disks for Larger Storage and Fault Tolerance
- RAID Levels
- JBOD
- Hardware, Host-Based, and Software Implementations
- Hosts Interaction with Disks
- File Systems
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 2 Storage Infrastructure
- Storage Arrays
- Controller Head
- Disk Enclosure
- Hot-Swap
- Storage Area Networks
- Fibre Channel
- Fabric
- FC or iSCSI Protocol
- Block Mode
- File System on Host
- Direct Attached Storage
- SCSI
- SAS
- eSATA
- FC
- Network Attached Storage
- Components
- UNC-Addressable Storage
- TCP/IP-Based Storage
- NAS File System Protocols
- Ethernet-Based Storage
- Cloud Storage
- Cloud Storage Types
- Cloud Storage Methods
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 3 Storage Networking
- Fibre Channel Storage Network
- Components
- Protocols
- Topologies
- ISL
- Port Channel
- Trunking
- Port Types
- Tools
- iSCSI Storage Network
- Block Mode
- Initiator
- Target
- Ethernet Switching
- Ethernet Features
- Tools
- Storage over a WAN
- Bandwidth
- Latency
- Flow Control
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 4 Storage Hardware
- Cables
- Optical Cables
- Copper Cables
- Storage Networking Devices
- HBA
- NIC
- CNA
- Repeaters and Amplifiers
- Ethernet Switch
- Fiber Hub
- Fiber Switch
- Director
- Router
- Hot-Swappable Network Components
- Removable Storage
- Tape Media
- Optical Media
- Flash Media
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 5 Virtualization
- Types of Storage Virtualization
- Tape Virtualization
- Disk Virtualization
- Block Virtualization
- File Virtualization
- Host Virtualization
- LVM
- Virtual Provisioning
- Implementing Host Virtualization
- Array-Based Virtualization
- Virtual Provisioning of the Array
- Implementing Array-Based Virtualization
- Network Virtualization
- Concepts
- Methods
- Provisioning the Logical Fabric
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 6 Storage Management
- Storage Provisioning
- LUN Provisioning
- Thick Provisioning
- Thin Provisioning
- Thin Provisioning Woes
- Best Practices for Disk Provisioning
- Oversubscription
- Management Protocols
- SNMP
- WBEM
- SMI-S
- In-Band vs. Out-of-Band Management
- Storage Administration
- GUI
- CLI
- Configuration Management
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library
- Storage Monitoring, Alerting, and Reporting
- Settings Thresholds
- Trending
- Forecasting and Capacity Planning
- Recording a Baseline
- Setting Alerts
- Displaying Performance Data in Windows with Performance Monitor
- Auditing Log Files
- Backup Logs
- Alerting Methods
- Software-Defined Storage
- SDS Caveats
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 7 Business Continuity
- Business Continuity Objectives
- Integrity
- Availability
- Reliability
- Data Value and Risk
- Recovery Point Objective
- Recovery Time Objective
- Mean Time Between Failures
- Mean Time to Failure
- Backup Frequency
- Rotation Schemes
- Continuous Data Protection
- Contention of Media
- Impact on Production
- Backup Reliability
- Backup and Restore Methods
- Backup Implementation Methods
- Backup Reliability Methods
- Backup Locations
- Disk-to-Disk
- Disk-to-Tape
- VTL
- Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape
- Vaulting and E-vaulting
- Offsite Tape Storage
- Array-Based Backups
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 8 Security
- Chapter 9 Design
- Storage Architecture Components
- Types of Storage Architecture
- High Availability
- Online Transaction Processing
- Cloud Services
- Redundancy
- Clustering
- Power Supply
- Controller
- Redundant Paths to Disks
- Hot Spare
- Multipath I/O
- Hot-Swap
- Path/Bus
- Switch
- HBA
- NIC
- Link Aggregation
- Array
- Cache Redundancy
- Replication
- Point-in-Time Replication
- Continuous Replication
- Scope
- Site Redundancy
- Consistency
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 10 Environment
- Chapter 11 Advanced Topics
- Information Lifecycle Management
- Value of Data Based on Frequency of Access
- HSM
- Storage Tiers
- Compliance
- Retention Policy
- Archiving and Purging
- Preservation and Litigation Holds
- Advanced Storage Methods
- Content-Addressable Storage
- Object-Oriented Storage
- Deduplication and Compression
- Deduplication Levels
- Inline and Postprocess Deduplication
- Source and Target Deduplication
- Deduplication Software and Appliances
- Performance and Capacity Implications
- Reduction Ratios for Data Types
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Chapter 12 Performance and Troubleshooting
- Optimize Performance
- Necessary IOPS
- Random vs. Sequential I/O
- RAID Performance
- Defragmentation
- Cache
- Impact of Replication
- Partition Alignment
- Queue Depth
- Storage Device Bandwidth
- Network Device Bandwidth
- Adequate Share Capacity
- Performance Metrics and Tools
- Switch
- Array
- Host Tools
- Network Troubleshooting
- Connectivity Issues
- VLAN Issues
- Zoning Issues
- Interoperability Issues
- Host Troubleshooting
- Hardware or Software Incompatibility
- Outdated Firmware or Drivers
- Incorrect NIC Configuration
- Bad Connector
- Bad Cable
- Bad Port
- Bad NIC
- NIC Improperly Connected
- Incorrect Firewall Settings
- Incorrect Cluster or Multipath Settings
- Backup Troubleshooting
- Space Limitations
- Open Files
- Virus Scanning
- Permissions
- Chapter Summary
- Software References
- Chapter Review Questions
- Chapter Review Answers
- Appendix Practice Exam
- Index
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