SNIA Storage Networking Certification Details

1. Basic Storage Networking Technology Components and Concepts

Compare and contrast how the disk technologies of Fibre Channel, ATA, SATA, SCSI, and SAS operate

Define differences between serial and parallel approaches within a configuration

Describe Array Technology/Virtualization

Describe virtualization implementation techniques and management strategies (e.g., in-band and out-of-band)

Define SAS and SATA technology

Identify a legal vs. illegal SAS topology layout
Explain the routing mechanism that occurs in a SAS expander topology

2. Perform Storage Networking Administration

Optimize redundancy within a switched environment; adapt to changing needs and demands
Explain HBA configuration parameters; justify the reasons for each parameter setting
Define troubleshooting methodologies and tools within scenarios

Explain reasons to add or remove Inter Switch Links (ISLs)
Analyze port log-in, fabric log-in and process log-in
Isolate bandwidth issues and errors related to time outs

Identify process to add a configured switch to an existing fabric

Set time out values, buffer-to-buffer settings
Set communications mode between two fabrics
Validate interoperability among vendors
Validate domain IDs on switches
Connect switch to a fabric

Identify results of ISL oversubscription
Create/configure and modify zone sets
Implement zoning for single server and cluster applications
Create backup of zone database prior to zone modification
Configure zones within a redundant fabric
Explain how zone is stored and distributed throughout the fabric
Explain the possible zoning conflicts that cause fabric segmentation

Perform fabric merge without zoning conflict
Explain instances of zone name clash
Configure active zone sets

Identify best practices for storage allocation in Fibre Channel SAN

Adding storage to a new host
Upgrading

3. Manage Storage Networks

Compare Storage Device Management to Storage Network Management

Discriminate among the components, characteristics and functions
Create volumes in NAS environment
Contrast scalability issues between SAN and NAS
Identify business context for NAS (e.g., email repository, content archiving)
Identify business context for SAN (e.g., database repository, data replication)

Describe Configuration Management Elements

Explain HBA Configuration Management Elements
Construct host-side configuration of HBAs
Identify Virtual HBA (e.g., iSCSI, VN Port)
Define OS-based technology concepts

Explain Change Management Process (ITIL)

Identify steps needed to bring environment back to a controlled situation (e.g., host is swapped out or a device is changed)
Implementing decommissions of hardware (e.g., classify information to understand proper disposal methods, erasure of passwords, configs and zone sets, disk, tape, and data Optimize redundancy within a switched environment)

Apply steps to add a configured switch to an existing fabric (e.g., verify that domain ID is unique, ensure zone names are unique, backup existing zone before changes, validate existing admin account has unique username/password on new switch)
Using scenarios, illustrate reasons to add or remove ISLs (Inter Switch Links)

Determine impact of adding an ISL (e.g., more options for SAN expansion, allows configuration to take full advantage of ports)
Determine impact of removing an ISL (e.g., degraded performance)

Identify processes that occur on a switch during a fabric merge (e.g., name services, protocol sequence, and principal switch selection)

Using scenarios, illustrate common blocking problems to fabric merge
Selection of switch as primary (e.g., lowest worldwide name)
Awareness of fabric behaviour upon merge (e.g., takes 5-10 minutes to stabilize because of background processes)
Activation of new production zone sets once the merge is complete (e.g., two switches on Fabric A, and one HBA going to each fabric)

Using scenarios, determine appropriate methodologies and tools for troubleshooting zone sets

Validation of host and LUNs
Validation of HBA logged into fabric
Validation of zone set
Validation of active zone library
Validation of storage subsystem being logged into the switch

Predict the symptoms when the distance limitations between long-wave and shortwave fibre has been exceeded

Explain why there is excessive SCSI re-transmit errors (e.g., intermittent loss of signal)

Create or modify zone sets using best practices
Using scenarios, illustrate additional conflicts that could cause fabric segmentation

Validate switch modes are set to be the same
Verify ISLs are working correctly

4. Perform Data Protection and Recovery

Describe the different back-up and restore configurations

Describe the technical advantages and disadvantages of each configuration (i.e., performance)
Identify external requirements that are uniquely satisfied by serverless backup or third-party copy

Analyze potential backup problems (e.g., open file, out of space, virus scanner)

Using scenarios, analyze the trade-offs with disk-to-tape, back-up window, media, silo (e.g., low cost, portable, but slow)
Using scenarios, explain advantages of disk-to-disk method (e.g., physical space, space on media, security and access to data)
Using scenarios, explain the advantages of off-host (e.g., dedicated back-up server, speed vs. cost)
Using scenarios, explain advantage of LAN-free (e.g., tapes and disks on a dedicated fabric)
Explain ways to maximize user time and minimize back-up window

Ensure Fibre Channel Security

Show how to implement port authentication protocols
Perform processes to secure a fabric
Compare the difference between hard and soft zoning regarding security
Explain the process to configure secure management access to Fibre Channel switches

Explain how to recover a clustered storage configuration

5. Implement Storage Networks

Define the role of bridges and the differences between PCI-X and PCI-e
Compare the RAID levels and implementation (e.g., hardware, software, host-based)

Describe technical benefits and limitations of the different RAID levels

Implementing Switch Technology

Differentiate among Core/Edge, Cascaded and Mesh designs
Explain fan-in and fan-out ratios
Identify the slot to place the HBA for maximum performance and reliability

Implementing Virtualization

Explain the reasons for virtualizing servers (e.g., ability to failover, load balance, fullynutilize physical assets)

Implementing NAS

List NFS/CIFS common parameters (e.g., which OS, journaling level, statefull/stateless)
Explain when “no block” level access is significant or insignificant (e.g., FSCK-CHKDSK, forensics)
Compare NDMP with standard NAS file level back-up (e.g., scalability, block vs. file, offloading of work to NAS unit)

6. Monitor Storage Networking Performance

Use tools to access the performance of a network storage environment for analysis

Establish baselines (e.g., performance-based, trending, configuration, as built)
Use a time server across environments for log correlation, security, discovery process and troubleshooting
Analyze performance implications on the fabric involving RAID, caching and connectivity configurations (i.e., identifying potential bottlenecks among these indicators)
Monitor, collect, and analyze trending information to avoid bottlenecks or resource constraints on the system architecture

Develop and follow steps for problem resolution

Analyze Resolve problem; document problem tracking, root cause analysis, problem resolution, problem prevention timeline
Analyze and document compliance/non-compliance to customer Service Level Agreement

Asses methods to reduce performance impacts when adding long distance connections

Analyze when an increase in buffer-to-buffer credit is necessary
Use LSANs or VSANs to isolate traffic such that only required traffic is transferred
Explain when to use compression/encryption and in which sequence

7. Provide Storage Networking Business Continuance

Describe archiving/nearline

Define Content Addressable Storage (CAS) (e.g., hand-offs)

Identify protocols and technologies best used for implementing business recovery solutions
Identify techniques and processes to be used as part of a business continuance solution
Explain how to perform data transfers, migrations, and replications

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1. Basic Storage Networking Technology Components and Concepts

2. Perform Storage Networking Administration

3. Manage Storage Networks

4. Perform Data Protection and Recovery

5. Implement Storage Networks

6. Monitor Storage Networking Performance

7. Provide Storage Networking Business Continuance

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