Storage Area Networking Fundamentals
IBM offers
a comprehensive portfolio of SAN switches, storage, software, services and
solutions to reliably bring information to people in a cost effective way. IBM provides
flexible, scalable and open standards-based business-class and global
enterprise-class storage networking solutions for the on demand world.
This course provides an overview of storage network and data center networking
technology. It reviews SAN concepts, Fibre Channel architecture, SAN
topologies, IBM b-type offerings, IBM offerings from Cisco, and SAN over
Ethernet architectures, such as iSCSI and FCoE.
366 Students
After
completing this course, you should be able to:
• Classify the components of a SAN infrastructure
• Appraise the Fibre Channel architecture and terms
• Classify the three major components of a SAN
• Differentiate the features of the IBM Storage System b-type switch offerings
• Differentiate the features of the IBM offered Cisco SAN switches and
directors
• Evaluate the implementations of iSCSI and FCoE
This is a base course for individuals who are involved in the planning, installing, configuring, and upgrading of IBM systems.
4 Days - Basic to Intermediate