Module 1: SNIA

• Disk Technology
• SCSI, SATA , PATA, SAS Their differences and comparison
• FC SAN.
• IP Storage.
• NAS, DAS, SAN Their differences and comparison.
• Storage Management.
• Data Management and data flow
• OSI Layers with complete data structure.
• Fiber Channels
• Why Fibre Channel?
• FC Theory fundamentals & Introduction.
• FC Layers & Related Components.
• FC Topologies (Point to point Arbitrated loop, Switched Fabric).
• Expected FC Behavior, Terminology & Addressing
• FC Theory fundamentals summary.

Module 2 : Brocade Switches & Management

• FC Switches and Generations.
• Introduction to Fabric OS
• Introduction to Real time operating system.
• Silk Worm Introduction.
• FC Theory.
• Installation and Setup.
• Brocade Zoning ( Hardware Zoning and Software Zoning)
• Networking.
• Managing the Fabric.
• Different Switch logins ( Flogi, Plogi and PRL )
• Trouble Shooting the Fabric.

Module 3: EMC CLARRiiON Management

• CX-Series ( 300 & 500 ).
• Overview of CLARiiON Generations.
• CLARiiON Internal Architecture ( LCC ,MCI)
• CLARiiON Complete hardware overview and Installation.
• CLARiiON Cabling and power modules.
• Discovery and Initialization of Array.
• Setting up TCP/IP and Security parameter.
• Creation of Raid Groups, Storage Groups.
• Creation of Initiator/Initiators group records.
• Creation and assigning of LUNs.
• CLARiiON Host Integration & Management
• Windows Integration.
• Advanced LUN Management (Meta Lun- Stripped and Concatenated).
• Introduction to Access Logix.
• Introduction to EMC PowerPath.
• SnapView Snapshots.
• MirrorView Management
• Snap View Clones.
• SAN Copy Management.

Module 4: EMC VNX  Administration and Interview Questions

• Overview of EMC VNX
• EMC VNX Architecture. Difference between available models VNXe VNX. And high level VNX Headers ( VG2 and VG8).
• VNX X-Blades , Data mover enclosures & control Station.
• VNX Security – Global and LDAP.
• Unisphere basics and Monitoring.
• Virtual provisioning ( Storage groups/ Storage Pools).
• FAST ( fully automatic storage tiering) configuration and benefits.
• FAST Cache and FAST VP.
• Difference between Thick Lun /Thin Lun/Traditional Lun- Benefits over each other
• ALUA– Asymettric Logical Unit Access.

Module 5 : Interview Questions

Practical will be covered on Live Brocade and EMC Storage Box