18CS822: Storage Area Networks IS Syllabus for BE 8th Sem 2018 Scheme VTU (Professional Elective-4)

Storage Area Networks detailed Syllabus for Information Science Engineering (IS), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all the other VTU IS 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Information Science Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for storage area networks is as follows.

Course Learning Objectives:

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Module 1

Storage System: Introduction to Information Storage: Information Storage, Evolution of Storage Architecture, Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization and Cloud Computing. Data Center Environment: Application Database Management System (DBMS), Host (Compute), Connectivity, Storage, Disk Drive Components,Disk Drive Performance, Host Access to Data, Direct-Attached Storage, Storage Design Based on Application -Textbook1 : Ch.1.1 to 1.4, Ch.2.1 to 2.10 RBT: L1, L2

Module 2

Data Protection – RAID : RAID Implementation Methods, RAID Array Components, RAID Techniques, RAID Levels, RAID Impact on Disk Performance, RAID Comparison. Intelligent Storage Systems : Components of an Intelligent Storage System, Types of Intelligent Storage Systems. Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks – Fibre Channel: Overview, The SAN and Its Evolution, Components of FC SAN. -Textbook1 : Ch.3.1 to 3.6, Ch. 4.1, 4.3, Ch. 5.1 to 5.3 RBT: L1, L2

Module 3

Module 4

Introduction to Business Continuity: Information Availability, BC Terminology, BC Planning Life Cycle, Failure Analysis, Business Impact Analysis, BC Technology Solutions, Backup and Archive: Backup Purpose, Backup Considerations, Backup Granularity, Recovery Considerations, Backup Methods, Backup Architecture, Backup and Restore Operations, Backup Topologies, Backup in NAS Environments -Textbook1 : Ch.9.1 to 9.6, Ch. 10.1 to 10.9 RBT: L1, L2

Module 5

Local Replication: Replication Terminology, Uses of Local Replicas, Replica Consistency , Local Replication Technologies, Tracking Changes to Source and Replica, Restore and Restart Considerations, Creating Multiple Replicas.
Remote Replication: Modes of Remote Replication, Remote Replication Technologies. Securing the Storage Infrastructure: Information Security Framework, Risk Triad, Storage Security Domains. Security Implementations in Storage Networking
-Textbook1 : Ch.11.1 to 11.7, Ch. 12.1, 12.2, Ch. 14.1 to 14.4 RBT: L1, L2

Course Outcomes:

Question Paper Pattern:

The question paper will have ten questions.
Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

EMC Education Services, Information Storage and Management,Wiley India Publications, 2009. ISBN: 9781118094839

Reference Books:

For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (IS) 8th Sem, visit Information Science Engineering 8th Sem Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.

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