Storage+ Prep Course

This course covers, 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.

Objectives

• 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

Who can take this course

• 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

Prerequisites

• Knowledge of any operating system and familiarity with network components

• A+ Certification Prep Course
• Network+ Prep Course (N10-005)

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Certification Programs

This course is part of the following programs

• CompTIA Storage+ Certification

Course Content

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