Foreword
Introduction
Section 1: Storage System
1. Introduction to Information Storage
1.1 Information Storage
1.2 Evolution of Storage Architecture
1.3 Data Center Infrastructure
1.4 Virtualization and Cloud Computing
2. Data Center Environment
2.1 Application
2.2 Database Management System (DBMS)
2.3 Host (Compute)
2.4 Connectivity
2.5 Storage
2.6 Disk Drive Components
2.7 Disk Drive Performance
2.8 Host Access to Data
2.9 Direct-Attached Storage
2.10 Storage Design Based on Application Requirements and Disk Performance
2.11 Disk Native Command Queuing
2.12 Introduction to Flash Drives
2.13 Concept in Practice: VMware ESXi
3. Data Protection: RAID
3.1 RAID Implementation Methods
3.2 RAID Array Components
3.3 RAID Techniques
3.4 RAID Levels
3.5 RAID Impact on Disk Performance
3.6 RAID Comparison
3.7 Hot Spares
4. Intelligent Storage Systems
4.1 Components of an Intelligent Storage System
4.2 Storage Provisioning
4.3 Types of Intelligent Storage Systems
4.4 Concepts in Practice: EMC Symmetrix and VNX
Section 2: Storage Networking Technologies
5. Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks
5.1 Fibre Channel: Overview
5.2 The SAN and Its Evolution
5.3 Components of FC SAN
5.4 FC Connectivity
5.5 Switched Fabric Ports
5.6 Fibre Channel Architecture
5.7 Fabric Services
5.8 Switched Fabric Login Types
5.9 Zoning
5.10 FC SAN Topologies 1
5.11 Virtualization in SAN
5.12 Concepts in Practice: EMC Connectrix and EMC VPLEX
6. IP SAN and FCoE
6.2 FCIP
6.3 FCoE
7. Network-Attached Storage
7.1 General-Purpose Servers versus NAS Devices
7.2 Benefi ts of NAS
7.3 File Systems and Network File Sharing
7.4 Components of NAS
7.5 NAS I/O Operation
7.6 NAS Implementations
7.7 NAS File-Sharing Protocols
7.8 Factors Affecting NAS Performance
7.9 File-Level Virtualization
7.10 Concepts in Practice: EMC Isilon and EMC VNX Gateway
8. Object-Based and Unified Storage
8.1 Object-Based Storage Devices
8.2 Content-Addressed Storage
8.3 CAS Use Cases
8.4 Unifi ed Storage
8.5 Concepts in Practice: EMC Atmos, EMC VNX, and EMC Centera
Section 3: Backup, Archive, and Replication
9. Introduction to Business Continuity
9.1 Information Availability
9.2 BC Terminology
9.3 BC Planning Life Cycle
9.4 Failure Analysis
9.5 Business Impact Analysis
9.6 BC Technology Solutions
9.7 Concept in Practice: EMC PowerPath
10. Backup and Archive
10.1 Backup Purpose
10.2 Backup Considerations
10.3 Backup Granularity
10.4 Recovery Considerations
10.5 Backup Methods
10.6 Backup Architecture
10.7 Backup and Restore Operations
10.8 Backup Topologies
10.9 Backup in NAS Environments
10.10 Backup Targets
10.11 Data Deduplication for Backup
10.12 Backup in Virtualized Environments
10.13 Data Archive
10.14 Archiving Solution Architecture
10.15 Concepts in Practice: EMC NetWorker, EMC Avamar, and EMC Data Domain
11. Local Replication
11.1 Replication Terminology
11.2 Uses of Local Replicas
11.3 Replica Consistency
11.4 Local Replication Technologies
11.5 Tracking Changes to Source and Replica
11.6 Restore and Restart Considerations
11.7 Creating Multiple Replicas
11.8 Local Replication in a Virtualized Environment
11.9 Concepts in Practice: EMC TimeFinder, EMC SnapView, and EMC RecoverPoint
12. Remote Replication
12.1 Modes of Remote Replication
12.2 Remote Replication Technologies
12.3 Three-Site Replication
12.4 Data Migration Solutions
12.5 Remote Replication and Migration in a Virtualized Environment
12.6 Concepts in Practice: EMC SRDF, EMC MirrorView, and EMC RecoverPoint
Section 4: Cloud Computing
13. Cloud Computing
13.1 Cloud Enabling Technologies
13.2 Characteristics of Cloud Computing
13.3 Benefi ts of Cloud Computing
13.4 Cloud Service Models
13.5 Cloud Deployment Models
13.6 Cloud Computing Infrastructure
13.7 Cloud Challenges
13.8 Cloud Adoption Considerations
13.9 Concepts in Practice: Vblock
Section 5: Securing and Managing Storage Infrastructure
14. Securing the Storage Infrastructure
14.1 Information Security Framework
14.2 Risk Triad
14.3 Storage Security Domains
14.4 Security Implementations in Storage Networking
14.5 Securing Storage Infrastructure in Virtualized and Cloud Environments
14.6 Concepts in Practice: RSA and VMware Security Products
15. Managing the Storage Infrastructure
15.1 Monitoring the Storage Infrastructure
15.2 Storage Infrastructure Management Activities
15.3 Storage Infrastructure Management Challenges
15.4 Developing an Ideal Solution
15.5 Information Lifecycle Management
15.6 Storage Tiering
15.7 Concepts in Practice: EMC Infrastructure Management Tools
Appendix A: Application I/O Characteristics
Appendix B: Parallel SCSI
Appendix C: SAN Design Exercises
Appendix D: Information Availability Exercises
Appendix E: Network Technologies for Remote Replication
Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Glossary
Index
