ITT 2036 - Data Storage I

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Course Description: This course will focus on effective system administration and implementation of File-based storage (NAS) in a local area network. Course content will cover planning installing, operating, and troubleshooting file-based (NAS) storage in an Ethernet environment along with augmenting Linux and Windows host skillsets. This course follows the Storage+ certification framework (SNIA).
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): ITT 1032, CTSA 1013, and CTSA 1030 with grades of “C” or higher or instructor consent
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

Compare/contrast NAS vs. SAN
Network and file sharing protocols
NAS file systems
NAS configuration and performance considerations
Storage management
Continuity management
RAID
Capacity planning

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

describe disk types, components, and features.
explain data redundancy and the importance of disaster planning.
implement the correct networking technologies, given a scenario.
select appropriate disk storage configurations for a given scenario.
Apply techniques to improve network performance, continuity, and security
Explain differences between Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN).
Perform basic NAS appliance configuration

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None

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ITT 2036 - Data Storage I