Storage+ Prep Course

In this course, you will build on your existing user-level knowledge and experience with storage systems and networks and learn the fundamental skills and concepts needed for any type of storage networking career. You will cover various storage architectures, their features, storage security, storage virtualization, and storage network management.

If you are pursuing a CompTIA technical certification path, the CompTIA A+, CompTIA Server+, and CompTIA Network+ are excellent first steps to take before the CompTIA Storage+ certification.

Our Storage+ Prep Course uses CompTIA Approved Quality Curriculum (CAQC). The CompTIA CAQC symbol assures you that all test objectives are covered in the training material.

This course helps to prepare you for the CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA Exam SGO-001 and includes:

• Online e-book/reference guide
• Practice exercises and pre- and post-assessments
• Flash cards, quizzes, and study notes
• VUE exam voucher

What You Will Learn

• Fundamentals of storage and network technologies
• Physical networking hardware
• Disk technologies
• Removable media technologies
• Modular storage arrays and disk enclosures
• Storage network connectors and cabling
• Storage architectures
• Ethernet network technologies
• Fibre Channel (FC) SAN
• Storage management
• Storage network implementation
• Storage virtualization concepts, technologies, and techniques
• Storage network management, storage performance, and storage network security

Audience

• Network or system administrators whose responsibilities include working with and supporting various storage technologies
• Storage professionals who have a minimum of one year hands-on technical storage experience
• IT managers who need a thorough understanding of current storage technologies

Prerequistes

• Knowledge of any operating system and familiarity with network components

Course Outline

1. Exploring Storage and Networking Fundamentals

• Storage Basics
• Network Basics
• Network Data Delivery Techniques

2. Physical Networking Hardware

• Networking Hardware
• HBA/NIC/PCI Technology

3. Disk Technologies

• Disk Fundamentals
• SATA Technology
• SCSI/iSCSI Technologies
• SAS Technology
• Fibre Channel Architecture
• RAID System

4. Removable Media Technologies

• Tape Technologies
• Optical Disc and SSD Technologies

5. Modular Storage Arrays and Disk Enclosures

• Modular Storage Array Technologies
• Disk Enclosures

6. Storage Network Connectors and Cabling

• Copper Cable Connectivity
• Fiber Cable Connectivity

7. Storage Architectures

• DAS Architecture
• NAD Architecture
• SAN Architecture
• Content Addressable Storage Technologies

8. Ethernet Network Technologies

• Ethernet Networks
• Multipath over Ethernet Networks
• Protocols on Ethernet Networks

9. FC SAN

• FC SAN Architecture
• Zones
• Fabric Services and Extension Technologies
• Converged Storage Network Technologies
• Multipathing Issues

10. Storage Management

• Executing Storage Provisioning
• Volume Management
• Monitoring Storage Networks
• Storage De-Duplications and Compression
• Management Protocols and Interfaces
• ILM

11. Storage Network Implementation

• Implementation Parameters of SAS/SATA
• Storage Network Using Switch Technology
• Storage Networks Using HBA Technology
• Storage Layouts
• Storage Network Implementation Environmental Concerns
• Implementation and Maintenance Factors of Storage Equipment

12. Introducing Storage Virtualization

• Storage Virtualization
• Storage Virtualization Implementation
• SNIA Shared Storage Model

13. Storage Network Management

• SAN Management
• Troubleshooting Common Network Problems
• Troubleshooting Common FC Problems

14. Evaluating Storage Performance

• Storage Latency and Throughput
• Tuning and Workload Balance
• Evaluating Storage Device Bandwidth
• Evaluating Network Device Bandwidth
• Evaluating Storage and Host Tools

15. Securing Storage Networks

• Storage Security
• Managing Storage Redundancy
• Back Up and Recovery Technologies
• Business Continuity

Course Labs