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The Veritas Backup Exec 10.x for Windows Servers course provides students with comprehensive instruction to install and configure Backup Exec 10.x. Students will create policies, run backup jobs, and create and run restore jobs. In addition, tape configuration and media rotation methods will be covered,as will troubleshooting of Backup Exec.

 

Who Can Benefit

System administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, consultants, network administrators, backup administrators, backup operators, and othes who will be responsible for installing, configuring and administering Backup Exec 10.x for Windows Servers.

 

Prerequisites

Attendees should be familiar with the administration and configuration of the Widows 2000 and Windows 2003 platforms, and should have experience configuring server software and hardware. Attendees should have knowledge of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 system administration, including domain security. Active Directory is recommended.

 

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

 

* Define the architecture and concepts of Backup Exec

* Install and configure Backup Exec

* Manage devices and media

* Configure job policies and templates

* Complete a backup

* Complete a restore

* Design a Backup Exec environment to fit your company’s needs

 

Related Courses

 

Before:

* VERITAS NetBackup 5.x for UNIX Administration (VT-266)

 

Course Content

 

Module 1 - Course Introduction

 

* Backup Exec Administration

* VERITAS’ Education and Support Resources

* The Backup Exec Environment

 

Module 2 - Product Overview

 

* What is Backup Exec?

* What’s New in Backup Exec 10?

* Backup Exec Agents

* Backup Exec Options

 

Module 3 - Backup Exec Architecture and Concepts

 

* Backup Exec Architecture

* Backup Exec Terminology

* Backup Exec Concepts

 

Module 4 - Installing and Configuring Backup Exec

 

* Preinstallation Considerations

* Installing Backup Exec

* Configuring Backup Exec

* Installing Agents and Options

* Uninstalling and Upgrading Backup Exec

* Troubleshooting Installation Issues

 

Module 5 - Planning a Backup Strategy

 

* Backup Terms and Concepts Review

* Backup Strategy Concerns

 

Module 6 - Managing Devices

 

* Configuring Devices

* Creating Device Pools

* Configuring Device Properties

* Updating Device Drivers

 

Module 7 - Managing Media

 

* Media Terms and Concepts

* Selecting Data for Overwrite Operations

* Configuring Media Sets

* Media Operations

* Troubleshooting Media Issues

 

Module 8 - Creating Backup Jobs

 

* Minimum Requirements for Backup Jobs

* General Backup Job Settings

* Creating Selection Lists

* Device and Media Properties

* Scheduling Jobs

* Test Run Jobs

 

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The Microsoft Certified Master: Exchange Server 2007 program provides the most in-depth and comprehensive training that is available today for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. This three-week training program is delivered by recognized experts from Microsoft and Microsoft Partner organizations.

 

Training deepens and broadens the technical skills of experienced messaging professionals

 

Microsoft Certified Master training—a mixture of presentations, white-board discussions, and goal-based labs—covers the individual core Exchange Server 2007 technologies as well as broader architectural and operational areas, such as high availability of a messaging service, co-existence and migration, performance analysis, management, and operations. Candidates complete an independent lab exercise as a part of their training, which allows them to develop and apply their learning in an environment where instructor and peer support is readily available.

Certified individuals prove their technical mastery

 

Candidates who successfully complete the program can expect to have a greatly improved understanding of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 platform. Microsoft Certified Masters can design and build customer-specified messaging solutions, and they understand how design decisions affect the final solution. They can troubleshoot and diagnose configuration and performance issues, and they have the detailed knowledge and skills that are required to successfully operate and manage an enterprise-class Exchange Server 2007 infrastructure

Prerequisites

 

Applicants must meet or exceed the prerequisite requirements for their chosen program track in order to be accepted into a Microsoft Certified Master program. Required exams and certifications will be verified.

 

Experience

 

• Five or more years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003: installing, configuring, and troubleshooting

• One or more years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: installing, configuring, and troubleshooting

• A thorough understanding of Microsoft Exchange Server design and architecture

• A thorough understanding of Active Directory, Domain Name System (DNS), and other core network services related to Exchange Server

• Ability to speak, understand, and write fluent English

 

Successful completion of the following exams and certifications

 

•

 

Exam 70-236: TS: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring

•

 

Exam 70-237: PRO: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

•

 

Exam 70-238: PRO: Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

 

Additionally required:

•

 

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003

or

Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

 

What is Active Directory?

What is LDAP?

Can you connect Active Directory to other 3rd-party Directory Services? Name a few options.

Where is the AD database held? What other folders are related to AD?

What is the SYSVOL folder?

Name the AD NCs and replication issues for each NC

What are application partitions? When do I use them

How do you create a new application partition

How do you view replication properties for AD partitions and DCs?

What is the Global Catalog?

How do you view all the GCs in the forest?

Why not make all DCs in a large forest as GCs?

Trying to look at the Schema, how can I do that?

What are the Support Tools? Why do I need them?

What is LDP? What is REPLMON? What is ADSIEDIT? What is NETDOM? What is REPADMIN?

What are sites? What are they used for?

What’s the difference between a site link’s schedule and interval?

What is the KCC?

What is the ISTG? Who has that role by default?

What are the requirements for installing AD on a new server?

What can you do to promote a server to DC if you’re in a remote location with slow WAN link?

How can you forcibly remove AD from a server, and what do you do later? • Can I get user passwords from the AD database?

What tool would I use to try to grab security related packets from the wire?

Name some OU design considerations.

What is tombstone lifetime attribute?

What do you do to install a new Windows 2003 DC in a Windows 2000 AD?

What do you do to install a new Windows 2003 R2 DC in a Windows 2003 AD?

How would you find all users that have not logged on since last month?

What are the DS* commands?

What’s the difference between LDIFDE and CSVDE? Usage considerations?

What are the FSMO roles? Who has them by default? What happens when each one fails?

What FSMO placement considerations do you know of?

I want to look at the RID allocation table for a DC. What do I do?

What’s the difference between transferring a FSMO role and seizing one? Which one should you NOT seize? Why?

How do you configure a “stand-by operation master” for any of the roles?

How do you backup AD?

How do you restore AD?

How do you change the DS Restore admin password?

Why can’t you restore a DC that was backed up 4 months ago?

What are GPOs?

What is the order in which GPOs are applied?

Name a few benefits of using GPMC.

What are the GPC and the GPT? Where can I find them?

What are GPO links? What special things can I do to them?

What can I do to prevent inheritance from above?

How can I override blocking of inheritance?

How can you determine what GPO was and was not applied for a user? Name a few ways to do that.

A user claims he did not receive a GPO, yet his user and computer accounts are in the right OU, and everyone else there gets the GPO. What will you look for?

Name a few differences in Vista GPOs

Name some GPO settings in the computer and user parts.

What are administrative templates?

What’s the difference between software publishing and assigning?

Can I deploy non-MSI software with GPO?

You want to standardize the desktop environments (wallpaper, My Documents, Start menu, printers etc.) on the computers in one department. How would you do that?

 

 

 

 

Here’s the ultimate Windows XP/2000 command list that will make any Linux user feel at home at the command prompt. A lot of these commands are intended for administrating a network, but they are great for savvy home users as well. We even listed which OS you need for these commands.

 

at (windows XP/2000)

Scheduling utility.

 

bootcfg (XP only)

This utility allows you to set up your boot options, such as your default OS and other loading options.

 

cacls (XP, 2000, & NT4.0)

Changes the ACLs (security Settings) of files and folders. Very similar to chmod in Linux.

 

comp (XP & 2000)

This utility is very similar to diff in Linux. Use the /? switch to get examples of command usage.

 

contig (works with NT4.0 and newer)

A great defrag utility for NTFS partitions.

 

control (XP only) - unpublished!

Allows you to launch control panel applets from the command line.

control userpasswords2, for example will launch a helpful local user admin utility.

 

defrag (XP only - NT4.0 and Win2k use contig)

Yes, XP comes with a command line disk defrag utility. If you are running Win2k or NT4.0 there is still hope. Contig is a free defrag program that I describe on the defrag page.

 

diskpart (XP only)

Use this command to manage your disk partitions. This is the text version for the GUI Disk Manager.

 

driverquery (XP only)

Produces a list of drivers, their properties, and their versions. Great for computer documentation.

 

eudcedit (XP only) -

unpublished!

Private Character editor. Yes with this program built into Windows XP you can create your own font!

 

findstr

Find String - similar to Linux’s Grep.

 

fsutil (XP only) - unpublished!

This is a utility with a lot of capability. Come back soon for great examples.

 

getmac (XP & 2000)

This command gets the Media Access Control (MAC) address of your network cards.

 

gpresult (XP & 2000)

This generates a summary of the user settings and computer group policy settings.

 

gpupdate (XP only)

Use this utility to manually apply computer and user policy from your windows 2000 (or newer) domain.

 

ipconfig (XP, 2000 & NT4.0)

This handy tool displays IP settings of the current computer and much more.

MMC (XP, 2000 & NT4.0) - Microsoft Management Console

This is the master tool for Windows, it is the main interface in which all other tools use starting primarily in Windows 2000 and newer systems.

more

Utility used to display text output one screen at a time. Ex. more c:\windows\win.ini

 

msconfig (XP only)

The ultimate tool to change the services and utilities that start when your Windows machine boots up. You can also copy the executable from XP and use it in Win2k.

 

msinfo32 (XP &smp; 2000)

An awesome diagnostic tool. With it you can get a list of running processes, including the residing path of the executable (great for manually removing malware) and get detailed information about hardware and system diagnostics.

 

narrator (XP only)

Turns on the system narrator (can also be found in accessibility options in control panel). Will will allow your computer to dictate text to you.

 

netsh (XP & 2000)

A network configuration tool console. At the ‘netsh>’ prompt, use the ‘?’ to list the available commands and type “exit” to get back to a command prompt.

 

netstat (XP)

A local network port tool - try netstat -ano.

 

nslookup (all)

A DNS name resolution tool.

 

openfiles (XP Only)

Allows an administrator to display or disconnect open files in XP professional. Type “openfiles /?” for a list of possible parameters.

 

Pathping (XP & 2000)

A cross between the ping and traceroute utilities. Who needs Neotrace when you can use this? Type “pathping ” and watch it go.recover (XP & 2000)This command can recover readable information from a damaged disk and is very easy to use.reg (XP & 2000)A console registry tool, great for scripting Registry edits.sc (XP & 2000)A command line utility called the Service Controller. A power tool to make service changes via a logon/logoff or startup/shutdown script.schtasks (XP only)A newer version of the AT command. This allows an administrator to schedule and manage scheduled tasks on a local and remote machines.secedit (XP & 2000)Use this utility to manually apply computer and user policy from your windows 2000 (or newer) domain. Example to update the machine policy: secedit /refreshpolicy machine_policy /enforceTo view help on this, just type secedit.NOTE: In Windows XP SP1 and news, this command is superceded by: gpupdate /forcesfc (XP & 2000)The system file checker scans important system files and replaces the ones you (or your applications) hacked beyond repair with the real, official Microsoft versions.shutdown (XP & 2000)With this tool, You can shut down or restart your own computer, or an administrator can shut down or restart a remote computer.sigverif (XP only)Microsoft has created driver signatures. A signed driver is Microsoft tested and approved. With the sigverif tool you can have all driver files analyzed to verify that they are digitally signed. Just type ’sigverif’ at the command prompt.systeminfo (XP only)Basic system configuration information, such as the system type, the processor type, time zone, virtual memory settings, system uptime, and much more. This program is great for creating an inventory of computers on your network.sysedit (XP/2000)System Configuration File Editor. An old tool that was very handy for the Windows 9X days. msconfig is what you want to use now.tasklist (XP pro only)Tasklist is the command console equivalent to the task manager in windows. It is a must have when fighting scumware and viruses. Try the command:tasklist /svcto view the memory resources your services take up.taskkill (XP only)Taskkill contains the rest of the task manager functionality. It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications.tree (XP & 2000)An amazing experience everyone should try! This command will provide a ‘family tree’ style display of the drive/folder you specify.WMIC (XP & 2000)Windows Management Instrumentation Command tool. This allows you to pull an amazing amount of low-level system information from a command line scripting interface.

Let’s face it, using the mouse for commands is SLOW. With these shortcut keys, you will be the most keyboard efficient user in the office.

 

Windows-M

Minimizes all windows

 

Windows-E

Opens File Explorer

 

Windows-F

Find Files

 

Windows-R

Opens The Run Dialog Box

 

Windows-L

Instantly Locks your Computer

 

CTRL-Esc

For those poor souls that do not have the a Windows Key on their keyboard, this combination will open the start menu.

 

CTRL-Shift-ESC

If you love Task Manager as much as we do, you will lvoe this quick key.

 

Windows-Pause

Opens System Properties Dialog Box.

 

Alt-Tab

Switch between running applications

 

Alt-Enter

Open properties of the selected item.

 

ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file

ARP Address Resolution Protocol

ASSOC Change file extension associations

ASSOCIAT One step file association

AT Schedule a command to run at a later time

ATTRIB Change file attributes

 

BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings

BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info

 

CACLS Change file permissions

CALL Call one batch program from another

CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder

CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties

CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems

CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system

CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file

CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders

CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin

CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks

CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.

CLS Clear the screen

CLUSTER Windows Clustering

CMD Start a new CMD shell

COLOR Change colors of the CMD window

COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition

COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition

CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer

CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS.

COPY Copy one or more files to another location

CSCcmd Client-side caching (Offline Files)

CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data

 

DATE Display or set the date

Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility

DEFRAG Defragment hard drive

DEL Delete one or more files

DELPROF Delete NT user profiles

DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders

DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility

DIR Display a list of files and folders

DIRUSE Display disk usage

DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks

DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another

DNSSTAT DNS Statistics

DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros

DSADD Add user (computer, group..) to active directory

DSQUERY List items in active directory

DSMOD Modify user (computer, group..) in active directory

 

ECHO Display message on screen

ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file

ERASE Delete one or more files

EXIT Quit the current script/routine and set an errorlevel.

EXPAND Uncompress files

EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files

 

FC Compare two files

FDISK Disk Format and partition

FIND Search for a text string in a file

FINDSTR Search for strings in files

FOR /F Loop command: against a set of files

FOR /F Loop command: against the results of another command

FOR Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List

FORFILES Batch process multiple files

FORMAT Format a disk

FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes)

FSUTIL File and Volume utilities

FTP File Transfer Protocol

FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations

 

GLOBAL Display membership of global groups

GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line

 

HELP Online Help

HFNETCHK Network Security Hotfix Checker

 

IF Conditionally perform a command

IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup

IPCONFIG Configure IP

 

KILL Remove a program from memory

 

LABEL Edit a disk label

LOCAL Display membership of local groups

LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer.

LOGOFF Log a user off

LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file

 

MAPISEND Send email from the command line

MEM Display memory usage

MD Create new folders

MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd)

MODE Configure a system device

MORE Display output, one screen at a time

MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point

MOVE Move files from one folder to another

MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another

MSG Send a message

MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer

MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics

MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)

MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s)

MV Copy in-use files

 

NET Manage network resources

NETDOM Domain Manager

NETSH Configure network protocols

NETSVC Command-line Service Controller

NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)

NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)

NOW Display the current Date and Time

NSLOOKUP Name server lookup

NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape

NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights

 

PATH Display or set a search path for executable files

PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss

PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message

PERMS Show permissions for a user

PERFMON Performance Monitor

PING Test a network connection

POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD

PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services

PRINT Print a text file

PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer

PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer

PROMPT Change the command prompt

PsExec Execute process remotely

PsFile Show files opened remotely

PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user

PsInfo List information about a system

PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID

PsList List detailed information about processes

PsLoggedOn Who’s logged on (locally or via resource sharing)

PsLogList Event log records

PsPasswd Change account password

PsService View and control services

PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer

PsSuspend Suspend processes

PUSHD Save and then change the current directory

 

QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.

 

RASDIAL Manage RAS connections

RASPHONE Manage RAS connections

RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk.

REG Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values

REGEDIT Import or export registry settings

REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL

REGINI Change Registry Permissions

REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file

REN Rename a file or files.

REPLACE Replace or update one file with another

RD Delete folder(s)

RDISK Create a Recovery Disk

RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer

ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy

ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables

RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account

RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)

 

SC Service Control

SCHTASKS Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks

SCLIST Display NT Services

ScriptIt Control GUI applications

SET Display, set, or remove environment variables

SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables

SETX Set environment variables permanently

SHARE List or edit a file share or print share

SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file

SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)

SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined

SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup

SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer

SLEEP Wait for x seconds

SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future

SORT Sort input

START Start a separate window to run a specified program or command

SU Switch User

SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain

SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter

SYSTEMINFO List system configuration

 

TASKLIST List running applications and services

TIME Display or set the system time

TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file

TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session

TOUCH Change file timestamps

TRACERT Trace route to a remote host

TREE Graphical display of folder structure

TYPE Display the contents of a text file

 

USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login

 

VER Display version information

VERIFY Verify that files have been saved

VOL Display a disk label

 

WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree

WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain

WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

WINMSD Windows system diagnostics

WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II

WMIC WMI Commands

 

XCACLS Change file permissions

XCOPY Copy files and folders

To install Microsoft Loopback Adapter

 

1.In the host operating system, right-click My Computer, and then select Properties. Depending on the style of the start menu, My Computer may be located in the Start menu.

 

2. In the System Properties dialog box, on the Hardware tab, click Add Hardware Wizard.

 

3.In the Add Hardware dialog box, click Next.

 

4. When the Is the hardware connected? dialog box appears, click Yes, I have already connected the hardware, and then click Next.

 

5. In the Installed hardware list, click Add a new hardware device, and then click Next.

 

6. In the What do you want the wizard to do? list, click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced), and then click Next.

 

7. In the Common hardware types list, click Network adapters, and then click Next.

 

8. In the Manufacturer list, click Microsoft.

 

9.In the Network Adapter list, click Microsoft Loopback Adapter, and then click Next twice.

 

10. If a message about driver signing appears, click Continue Anyway.

 

11. In the Completing the Add Hardware Wizard dialog box, click Finish, and then click OK.

 

Notes:

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

Keyboard shortcut tips in MS Outlook

 

1. To show the menu to download pictures, change automatic download settings, or add a sender to the Safe Senders List, press CTRL+SHIFT+W.

 

2. To switch the Navigation Pane on and off, press ALT+F1.

 

3. To display the Advanced Find dialog box, press CTRL+SHIFT+F.

 

4. The fastest way to compose a new message is to press CTRL+SHIFT+M.

 

5. Need to jot a quick note? Press CTRL+SHIFT+N.

 

6. To create a new contact, press CTRL+SHIFT+C.

 

7. To go to Mail view, press CTRL+1.

 

8. To go to Calendar view, press CTRL+2.

 

9. To go to Contacts view, press CTRL+3.

 

10. To go to the Tasks list, press CTRL+4.

 

11. To go to Notes view, press CTRL+5.

 

12. To reply to the current e-mail message, press CTRL+R.

 

13. To forward the current e-mail message, press CTRL+F.

 

14. To delete the current e-mail message, press CTRL+D.

 

15. To quickly record selected items in the Journal, press CTRL+J.

 

16. To quickly remove formatting from selected text, press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

 

17. To reply to everyone who received the selected message, press CTRL+SHIFT+R.

 

18. To select several adjacent items, click the first item, and then hold down SHIFT and click the last item.

 

19. To select several nonadjacent items, click the first item and then hold down CTRL and click each additional item.

 

20. To select all the items in a folder, click one of the items and press CTRL+A.

21. To send an open message, press ALT+S.

 

22. To quickly check spelling in an open item, press F7.

 

23. To select the next or previous item on the timeline in Journal, even if it isn’t visible, press the LEFT ARROW key or RIGHT ARROW key.

 

24. To quickly switch to your Inbox, press CTRL+SHIFT+I.

 

25. To quickly switch to your Outbox, press CTRL+SHIFT+O.

 

26. When viewing an open item, you can move to the next item or previous item by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+> or CTRL+SHIFT+<.

 

27. To quickly switch to viewing by weeks in Calendar, click in Calendar and then press ALT+HYPHEN.

 

28. To quickly mark a message as read, press CTRL+Q.

 

29. To quickly move between the schedule area and TaskPad view in Calendar, press CTRL+TAB.

 

30. To quickly create a new item of the same type as the folder you are in, press CTRL+N. For example, CTRL+N creates a new message in the Inbox or a new task in Tasks.

 

31. To quickly create a new Journal entry, press CTRL+SHIFT+J.

 

 

Storage Networks Explained has much to recommend it.

…a rarity in the literature of digital data storage – a complete exposition of both the base subject matter and its applications, which at the same time offers a level of readability making it suitable as an introduction to the subject. Storage Networks Explained is also flexible. It can be read cover-to-cover, browsed, or used as a reference. I recommend Storage Networks Explained as an essential component of any active information technology library.”

 

Paul Massiglia, Technical Director, VERITAS Software Corporation

 

Storage networks will become a basic technology like databases or local area networks. According to market research, 700f external storage devices will be connected via storage networks in 2003. The authors have hands-on experience of network storage hardware and software, they teach customers about concrete network storage products, they understand the concepts behind storage networks, and show customers how storage networks address their business needs.

 

Storage networks provide shared access to stored data from multiple computers and servers, thus increasing storage efficiency and availability. They permit information management functions such as backup and recovery, data mirroring, disaster recovery, and data migration to be performed quickly and efficiently, with a minimum of system overhead.

 

This book explains how to use storage networks to fix malfunctioning business processes, covering the technologies as well as applications. A hot topic that will become increasingly important in the coming years.

 

* One of the first books to focus on using rather than building storage networks, and how to solve problems.

* Looking beyond technology and showing the true benefits of storage networks.

* Covers fibre channel SAN, Network Attached Storage, iSCSI and InfiniBand technologies.

* Contains several case studies (e.g. the example of a travel portal, protecting a critical database)

* Endorsed by the Storage Networking Industry Association.

* Written by very experienced professionals who tailored the book specifically to meet customer needs including support with supplementry material on Troppens website and Preface written by Tony Clark.

 

Provides basic application information key for systems administrators, database administrators and managers who need to know about the networking aspects of their systems. As well as systems architects, network managers, information management directors and decision makers.

This book also supports applications for graduate students and other relevant courses in the field.

 

Awarded Best System Administration Book 2005 by the Linux Journal

 

Download Description

Warehouses are often seen as a necessary evil: places that stop the flow of goods and thus increase costs without adding value. But the truth is that they have a critical part to play in supply chain management, and warehouse managers should be centrally involved in the strategic aspects of any business. Excellence in Warehouse Management covers everything you need to know to manage warehouse operations as part of a streamlined and holistic system, fine-tuned to serve the customer and drive the bottom-line. With thinking points, self-assessment exercises and case studies Stuart Emmett challenges you to consider your own operations in a new way, and plot a course into the future.

 

From the Back Cover

Stored data and information is the biggest asset of any company.

 

If stored data is lost, getting it back is expensive and time-consuming – if at all possible. Data networks must, therefore, be designed with built-in redundancy and for high availability. Storage networks permit information management functions such as backup and recovery, data mirroring, disaster recovery, and data migration to be performed quickly and efficiently, with a minimum of system overhead. Consequently, anyone who is involved in the planning or the operation of IT systems requires a basic knowledge of the principles and the use of storage networks.

 

After reading Storage Networks Explained you will be familiar with

 

 

* The basic concepts of storage networks like I/O-techniques, disk subsystems, virtualization, NAS, and SAN file systems.

* The design of storage networks to provide flexible, high-available, and scaleable IT-systems.

* The use of storage networks for data sharing, device sharing, and data protection.

* The management of storage networks using SNMP, SMI-S and IEEE 1244.

 

Storage Networks Explained provides system administrators and system architects as well as students with the tools they need for the optimal selection and the cost-effective use of storage networks, an indispensable technology in view of our ever-growing storage quantities.

 

“Storage Networks Explained has much to recommend it …a rarity in the literature of digital data storage – a complete exposition of both the base subject matter and its applications, which at the same time offers a level of readability making it suitable as an introduction to the subject. I recommend Storage Networks Explained as an essential component of any active information technology library.”

 

Paul Massiglia, Technical Director, VERITAS Software Corporation

 

“Storage Networks continue to proliferate, and newer technologies now enable their deployment in small business environments through enterprise data centers. This text is a ‘must read’ for all IT users involved in these exiting new technologies and solutions.”

 

Sheila Childs, Chair, Storage Networking Industry Association

 

“Comprehensive. Thorough. Easy to read. Well worth the time…”

 

Jai Menon, IBM Fellow, Director and Chief Technologist, Storage Systems Architecture and Design

 

About the Author

Ulf Troppens and Rainer Erkens are employed at IBM TotalStorage Interoperability Center in Mainz, a testing, development and demonstration laboratory for storage products and storage networks. Both authors work at the interface between technology and customers. Their duties include the testing of new products and the validation of concepts on the basis of customer environments set up in the laboratory. They present the latest hardware and software products in the field of storage networks to customers and discuss the set up test environment with them.

 

Ulf Tropes studied Computer Science at the University of Karlsruhe until 1995. Since 1989 he has been primarily involved in the administration of Unix systems, storage systems, data and storage networks and distributed applications. In April 2004 Ulf joined Wolfgang’s team to help with the roll-out of a software for tape library virtualization.

 

Rainer Erkens studied Mathematics at the University of Mainz until 2000. His experience in the management of computers and the management of distributed applications goes back to 1992. Since 2000 he has been working primarily with storage systems and storage networks. In February 2004 he was appointed to Chairman of the SNIA Europe Solutions Committee.

 

Wolfgang Müller is currently working as a software architect in the Storage Software Development Department at IBM in Mainz, Germany, where the focus is on software development projects supporting open standards such as SMI-S/CIM/WBEM and IEEE 1244. He received his Dipl.-Inform. (FH) degree in computer science from the University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, Germany, in 1993.

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Server-Centric IT Architecture and its Limitations 1

1.2 Storage-Centric IT Architecture and its Advantages 3

1.3 Case Study: Replacing a Server with Storage Networks 4

1.4 The Structure of the Book 7

PART I Technologies for Storage Networks 11

2 Intelligent Disk Subsystems 13

2.1 Architecture of Intelligent Disk Subsystems 14

2.2 Hard Disks and Internal I/O Channels 16

2.3 JBOD: Just a Bunch of Disks 19

2.4 Storage Virtualization using RAID 20

2.5 Different RAID Levels in Detail 22

2.5.1 RAID 0: block-by-block striping 23

2.5.2 RAID 1: block-by-block mirroring 24

2.5.3 RAID 0+1/RAID 10: striping and mirroring combined 24

2.5.4 RAID 4 and RAID 5: parity instead of mirroring 28

 

 

 

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