SAN Boot Camp - October 2009

SAN Boot Camp

In-depth SAN Training
Accelerated and comprehensive five day, vendor neutral course.

Taught by Field Experienced Consultants
Your instructor will be one of our consultants with real-world experience designing and implementing SAN solutions.

Limited Class Size
Individual workstations and personalized attention.

Powerful Topics
Protocols, Standards, Management Practices and Tools, SAN-Design and Implementation Considerations

About the Class
Leveraging over a decade of training experience for more than 2,500 students worldwide, Cambridge Computer has partnered with Infinity I/O to provide its vendor neutral SAN Boot Camp which is an excellent mixture of interactive lecture and discussion along with hands-on lab work.

It is a five-day accelerated course by Infinity I/O that provides comprehensive vendor neutral exposure to SAN solutions and supporting technologies such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, IP storage, DAS, NAS, ILM, LAN-FREE Backup, snapshots, and backup bottlenecks. The interactive format encourages students to apply their knowedge in a hands-on lab. Applying their new knowledge of the Fibre Channel protocol, students gain experience with component installation and configuration, build a simple SAN fabric, and explore SAN management applications.

Our field-experienced instructors work alongside students and address selected specifics of individual environments as they correlate to course material. We also boast a state-of-the-art training center, which is equipped with a Storage Area Network (SAN), a Virtual Tape Library (VTL) and individual workstations.

Intended Audience
This course is designed for technical professionals seeking an accelerated learning path that includes both conceptual knowledge of Fibre Channel SAN technologies and hands-on experience in heterogeneous SAN environments.

Topics Covered

• Understand the goals and objectives of storage networking
• Discuss the capabilities, strengths and limitations of Fibre Channel SANs, NAS, and DAS
• Describe key functions and characteristics of SAN components
• Explore the various SAN protocols, topologies and their usage
• Identify key SAN management disciplines and describe their functions and capabilities
• Describe and learn usage of the different types of SAN management tools, the capabilities they provide, and examples from various vendors
• Identify issues and solutions for SAN security management

Prerequisites
A basic technical understanding of networking, storage concepts, terminology, and experience managing Windows 2000 or Unix systems. There are no formal prerequisites, however, students will gain the most from this if they have at least the skill set stated above.

Certifications
The class aids in Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) certification exam preparation.