Technical Training

Building a technical foundation for developing SAN solutions using IP storage networking technologies

Course Length: Two Days

Course Type: Interactive Lecture format supplemented by case studies

Course Benefit Summary

Information Technology professionals who need to move their information infrastructures into the next generation need to know how to manage and integrate IP-based storage technologies.

Course Description

IP Storage Networks introduces and explains the IP networking protocol and iSCSI storage networking protocol to systems and storage professionals. The recent release of the iSCSI standard has opened the door to the next generation of IP-based storage networks that can ensure interoperability and integration with existing skills and infrastructures.

This course provides students with a thorough understanding of the capabilities and applications of this new generation of storage network technologies. Students are provided with an overview of TCP/IP and Gigabit Ethernet, a close look at the strengths and capabilities of iSCSI and other IP storage technologies such as FCIP and iFCP, and a strong grounding in the details of the iSCSI standard.

Registration

This course is offered at our local office in Ottawa during the evenings and weekends. Marketbridge also offers onsite training anywhere in North America. Contact us to discuss our onsite rates to further reduce your Total Cost of Ownership for these training investments.

To view the current class schedule and locations, or to register for a class, select Class Schedule & Registration. To arrange a private class for your organization, call Marketbridge at 877.595.5504.

Prerequisites

Participants need a basic technical understanding of storage concepts and terminology.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for storage professionals who need to understand how to effectively design and manage IP storage networks. The course content and technical level are targeted for professionals working in roles similar to the following:

• Pre-sales Engineers/Sales Support
• Product/Application Support
• Field Support Engineers
• System Administrators
• SAN Architects
• Systems Integrators
• Technical Consultants
• Others with a need to understand iSCSI implementations of IP Storage Networks

• Describe and compare most common networking models, including the OSI 7 Layer Model and the IP 5 Layer Model.
• Identify and describe the elements of an IP implementation within the context of the IP 5 Layer Mode.
• Describe the underlying techniques for switching and routing, and survey the types of devices used for network switching and routing.
• Describe wide area networks (WANs) and the Internet.
• Identify the major security issues and most common solutions.
• Describe the key network management tasks and associated tools.
• Identify the various storage technologies for transporting storage protocols over IP networks.
• Describe storage fundamentals.
• Identify and describe the elements of the most common storage network architectures, focusing on the iSCSI architecture.
• Describe the iSCSI protocol, including message structuring and error handling.
• Compare latency in the most common storage network models.
• Identify iSCSI performance issues and their solutions.

Course Topics

• Networking Models
• Physical Layer - Ethernet
• Gigabit Ethernet
• IP Network Layer - IP
• Transport Layer - TCP & UDP
• Switching & Routing
• Network Devices
• WANs and the Internet
• Security and Network Management
• IP Protocols
• Storage Fundamentals
• Storage Network Architectures
• iSCSI Architecture
• iSCSI Protocol
• iSCSI Message Structures
• Error Handling
• Latency
• Performance and Optimization

About Infinity I/O

Infinity I/O offers comprehensive, vendor-neutral training and certification programs via standard courses, tailored curriculum, custom development, stand-alone learning products and consulting. The real world, job-based training solutions from Infinity I/O ensure that businesses have the market understanding and technical expertise required to design, develop, and deploy optimal multi-vendor storage networks. Since its founding in 1995 Infinity I/O has trained over 14,000 IT professionals and developed training courseware solutions in Fibre Channel and Storage Area Networking technologies.

Marketbridge is proud to Partner with InfinityIO to provide SNIA curriculums for the Canadian Marketplace.

Day 1 - IP Primer

Networking Models

• Objectives of Networking
• Hierarchical Models
• OSI 7 Layer Model
• IP 5 Layer Model
• IP Networking Today

Physical Layer - Ethernet

• Evolution of Internet
• Ethernet Standards
• Media 7 Signalling
• Ethernet Frame
• Physical Cabling & Connectors

Gigabit Ethernet

• GbE Standards
• GbE media 7 Signalling
• Performance Issues
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet

IP Network Layer - IP

• Functions of IP
• IP Header
• IP Addressing
• IP Routing

Transport Layer - TCP & UDP

• Transport Layer
• TCP Header
• TCP Ports
• TCP Sessions
• TCP Windows & Flow Control
• Functions of UDP

Switching & Routing

• Ethernet Hubs
• Ethernet Switches
• IP Routers
• Multilayer Switches

Network Devices

• Network Devices - Layers
• Network Interface cards
• Ethernet Hubs
• Ethernet Switches
• Layer 3 Switches
• Multilayer & MPLS Switchs
• Multilayer Fabric Switches

WANs and The Internet

• Wide Area Networking
• What is the Internet
• Network & Internet Services
• Administration of the Internet

Security & Network Management

• Security Issues
• IPSec
• Virtual private Networks
• Firewalls
• Wjhat is Network management
• SNMP
• Network Management Tools

Case Studies

• Small SME Network Implementation
• Large Enterprise Implementation

Day 2 - iSCSI

IP Protocols

• SAN Islands
• FCIP Protocol
• IFCP Protocol
• ISCSI Protocol
• Protocol Stack
• Global Architecture

• Disk Geometry
• Storage Devices
• Disk Volumes
• RAID Levels

Storage Networking Architectures

• DAS, NAS, SAN
• SNIA Shared Storage Model
• Storage Networking Architectures
• Organizations and Standards

SCSI Architecture

• Disk Drive Evolution
• SCSI Mix and Termination
• Single Ended and Differential
• SCSI Architectural Model (SAM-2)
• BUS-ID-LUN Addressing
• Command Descriptor Block
• SCSI Command Overview

iSCSI Protocol

• iSCSI Standard
• Encapsulation
• Addressing
• Device Registration and Discovery
• ISNS Database

iSCSI Message Structure

• Session Management
• Information Transfer Phases
• ISCSI Messages
• Sequence Numbering
• Login Phases

Error Handling

• Error Types and Error Levels
• Error Handling

Latency

• Switch Latency
• Transfer Latency
• System Latency

Performance and Optimization

• Encapsulation Overheads
• Link Rates
• TCP Overheads
• TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
• ISCSI HBAs
• I/O Types, Transactions
• Bandwidth and Latency