SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, INDORE Department of Computer Science & Engineering

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Course Title: Course Code: Semester: INFORMATION STORAGE & MANAGEMENT CS 703 7th

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Course Name (With Code): CS 703 Information storage & management

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Contents
Scheme and Syllabus Academic Calendar Time Table Lecture Plan Name of Reference Books Assignments and Tutorials Unit Test Papers Mid-semester papers List of Enrolled Students

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Designation:- Reader

SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, INDORE SCHEME

SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, INDORE SYLLABUS

Course Name:- Information storage & management

Unit-I
Introduction to Storage Technology: Data proliferation, evolution of various storage technologies, Overview of storage infrastructure components, Information Lifecycle Management, Data categorization.

Unit-II
Storage Systems Architecture: Intelligent disk subsystems overview, Contrast of integrated vs. modular arrays, Component architecture of intelligent disk subsystems, Disk physical structure components, properties, performance, and specifications, RAID levels & parity algorithms, hot sparing, Front end to host storage provisioning, mapping and operation.

Unit-III
Introduction to Networked Storage: JBOD, DAS, NAS, SAN & CAS evolution and comparison. Applications, Elements, connectivity, standards, management, security and limitations of DAS, NAS, CAS & SAN.

Unit -IV
Hybrid Storage solutions; Virtualization: Memory, network, server, storage & appliances. Data center concepts & requirements, Backup & Disaster Recovery: Principles Managing & Monitoring: Industry management standards (SNMP, SMI-S, CIM), standard framework applications, Key management metrics (Thresholds, availability, capacity, security, performance).

Unit-V
Information storage on cloud :Concept of Cloud, Cloud Computing, storage on Cloud, Cloud Vocabulary, Architectural Framework, Cloud benefits, Cloud computing Evolution, Applications & services on cloud, Cloud service providers and Models, Essential characteristics of cloud computing, Cloud Security and integration.

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR for the Session 2012-2013
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Schedule / Events
Date of Admission/ Fee Submission

Dates(Odd SEM)
01 July 2012

Dates(Even SEM)
01 Jan, 2013

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Commencement of Class*

16 July 2012

14 Jan, 2013

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Technical Workshop/ Paper Presentation

20,21,22 Aug, 2012

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Tech. & Annual Function VIHAN Mid Semester Test-I Mid Sem Marks Display Remedial Classes (Related to Mid Sem. Syllabus) Tour & Training/ Sports Mid Semester Test-II (PUT) Submission of exam. Form* Mid Sem. Test (PUT) Marks Display Remedial Classes (Related to PUT Syllabus) End of Teaching* Submission of Mid. Sem. Marks and term work marks to RGPV* Practical & Viva Voce* Semester Exam*

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25th Nov to 05th Dec 2012

13-16 Feb., 2013 11-13 March, 2013 19 March, 2013 20-21 March. 2013 20-23 Jan. 2013 9-11 May, 2013 10th-21st May 2013 15 May, 2013 16-17 May, 2013 17 May, 2013 25 May, 2013 23-28 May, 2013 27 May 15 Jun.,2013

28 Nov. 2012 29-30 Nov. 2012 30th Nov. 2012 10th Dec. 2012 1-8th Dec. 2012 10-31 Dec. 2012

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Remedial & Common Skill Classes ( For Hindi Medium students) Campus placement preparation only for 3rd and 4th year students DIRECTOR RGI

* Dates will be declared by university

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LECTURE PLAN
DEPARTMENT NAME OF LECTURER SUBJECT COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING PRASHANT PANSE INFORMATION STORAGE & MANAGEMENT

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SESSION SEMESTER SUBJECT CODE 20122013 VII CS 703

(B) TIME SCHEDULE : Total expected periods:____, Extra periods (ifrequired)_____ DAY MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
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UNIT-I
S# Topics No of lect. required 1 2 3 4 Date of Remark completion

1 Introduction to Storage Technology: Data proliferation, 2 Evolution of various storage technologies 3 Overview of storage infrastructure components 4 Information Lifecycle

Management, Data categorization

UNIT-II
S# Topics 5 Storage Systems Architecture: Intelligent disk subsystems overview 6 Contrast of integrated vs. modular arrays 7 Component architecture of intelligent disk subsystems, 8 Properties, performance, and specifications 9 RAID levels & parity algorithms, 10 RAID levels No. of lect. required 3 Date of Remark completion

2 2 2 1 2

UNIT-III
11 Introduction to Networked Storage: JBOD 12 DAS, NAS,SAN 13 CAS evolution 14 Comparision Applications, Elements, 15 Connectivity, Standards, Management 16 Security and limitations of DAS, NAS 1 2 2 1 2 2

UNIT-IV
17 Hybrid Storage solutions; Virtualization 2 21 Data center concepts 22 Backup & Disaster Recovery 23 Standard framework applications 3 2 2

UNIT-V
24 Cloud Computing, storage on Cloud 25 Cloud benefits 26 Architectural Framework 27 Cloud computing Evolution 28 Applications & services on cloud 29 Cloud service providers and Models 2 2 2 1 2 1

30 Essential characteristics of cloud computing 2 31 Cloud Security and integration. Total No of Required to Complete Syllabus: 60 1

SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, INDORE Name of Reference Books

1. G. Somasundaram & Alok Shrivastava (EMC Education Services) editors; Information Storage and management: Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information; Wiley India. 2. Ulf Troppens, Wolfgang Mueller-Friedt, Rainer Erkens, Rainer Wolafka, Nils Haustein; Storage network explained : Basic and application of fiber channels, SAN, NAS, iSESI, INFINIBAND and fCOE, Wiley India. 3. John W. Rittinghouse and James F. Ransome; Cloud Computing : Implementation , Management and Security, CRC Press, Taylor Frances Pub. 4. Nick Antonopoulos, Lee Gillam; Cloud Computing : Principles, System & Application, Springer. 5. Anthony T. Velete, Toby J.Velk, and Robert Eltenpeter, Cloud Computing : A practical Approach, TMH Pub. 6. Saurabh , Cloud Computing : Insight into New Era Infrastructure, Wiley India. 7. Sosinsky, Cloud Computing Bible, Wiley India. 8. Rich Schiesser, IT Systems Management :Designing, Implementing and Managing World-class Infrastructures, PHI Learning

SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, INDORE Assignments and Tutorials

UNIT 1
Q.1 Describe different phase of information life cycle model? Q.2 Discuss various storage technologies in details? Q.3 Explain briefly the following? 1 Data categorization 2 evolution of storage management 3 storage devices 4 data proliferation Q.4. Explain Data Proliferation. What are the effective solution to it? Explain. Q.5. Give the overview of storage infrastructure components?

UNIT 2
Q.1. Differentiate between the following 1 integrated Vs modular arrays 2 volume manager Vs file system Q.2. Discuss various different levels of RAID and also compare between them. Q.3. What do you understand by storage system environment? Q.4. Define various properties of disk? Q.5. What is data mapping and define its types?

UNIT 3
Q.1. What is zoning? discuss a scenario: i. where soft zoning is preferred over hard zoning ii. where hard zoning is preferred over soft zoning Q.2. Discuss various security criticism in networked storage technologies? Q.3. Write brief note on Network Storage giving the benefits it provides to organization? Q.4. Write a short note on: Just a bunch of disks(JBOD) Direct Attached Storage(DAS) Network Attached Storage(NAS) Storage Area Network(SAN) Content-Addressed Storage(CAS) Q.5. What is storage controller?

UNIT 4
Q.1. Define Hybrid storage?

Q.2. What is virtualization. What are the different forms of virtualization? Explain each in brief. Q.3. What is the advantages of memory virtualization? Q.4. How server virtualization is beneficial? Q.5. What is storage virtualization? How is it important? Explain with diagram.

UNIT 5
Q.1. What is cloud computing and what are the goals it focuses on? Q.2. Elaborate the evolution of cloud computing? Q.3. How data is stored on the cloud? Q.4. Explain Cloud computing architecture? Q.5. What is cloud service creator?

Unit Test Papers

UNIT 1
Q.1. What are the key requirements for data center elements? Q.2. Explain information lifecycle and their management? Q.3. What are ILM implementation and benefits? Q.4. Explain evolution of storage architectures? Q.5. What are the key challenges in managing information?

UNIT 2
Q.1. Explain components of storage system environment? Q.2. Explain disk drive components? Q.3. Define all RAID levels? Q.4. Why is RAID 0 not an option for data protection and high availability? Q.5. Explain the process of data recovery in case of a drive failure in RAID 5?

UNIT 3
Q.1. What would you consider while choosing serial or parallel data transfer in a DAS implementation? Q.2. Explain cache and read write operations in cache? Q.3. Explain clarion CX4 architecture? Q.4. Short note:1. JBOD 2. DAS 3. NAS 4. SAN 5. CAS Q.5. what is NAS? Describe components and connectivity in NAS?

UNIT 4
Q.1. Explain virtualization and their forms? Q.2. What are the backup granularities levels explain with diagram? Q.3. Define backup and restore operations? Q.4. What are the different types of backup topologies? Q.5. Explain LUN masking and ZONING?

UNIT 5
Q.1. Explain cloud computing?

Q.2. What is Cloud Vocabulary? Q.3. Define Applications & services on cloud? Q.4. What are Essential characteristics of cloud computing? Q.5. Explain Cloud Security and integration?

SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, INDORE Mid-semester/PUT Test papers

Q.1. What do you mean by Data Categorization? Discuss Data Reference Model(DRM) and benefits of using an DRM. Q.2. Discuss activities involve in developing a ILM strategy, and explain benefits of ILM strategy. Q.3. What do you mean by Information Lifecycle? Explain characteristics of an effective ILM strategy. Q.4. Give a detail discussion on RAID. What are benefits of RAID? Give example. Q.5. Discuss different storage architecture used in network. Differentiate between SAN and NAS. Q.6. Explain Data Proliferation. What are the effective solution to it? Explain. Q.1. What is data mapping and define its types? Q.2. Define various front-end queuing algorithms. Q.3. In which condition RAID level used? Q.4. What is RAID and describe its level? Q.5. What is access time, seek time, average seek time, rotational latency time? Q.6. Define various properties of disk? Q.7. Describe various components of disk physical storage. Q.8. What do you mean by fault_tolerance in intelligence disk subsystem? Q.9. Define intelligence disk subsystem and its architecture. Q.10. Describe architecture of storage system. Q.11. Define main components of storage system environment? Q.12. What do you understand by storage system environment? Q.1. Give the comparisons among SAN, NAS, DAS and CAS? Q.2. Give advantages, features and benefits of CAS? Q.3. What is CAS? describe architecture of CAS with diagram? Write the steps to process of data retrieval from CAS? Q.4. What is NAS? Describe components and connectivity in NAS? Q.5. What is storage controller? Q.6. What are the advantages and features of SAN? Q.7. Describe components and connectivity in SAN? Q.8. What is SAN? Write short note on evolution of SAN? Q.9. What are the characteristics of DAS and its limitations? Q.10. What is DAS? What are its types? What are its physical elements? Q.11. What is JBOD? Describe its architecture, features and disadvantages? Q.12. Write brief note on Network Storage giving the benefits it provides to organization?

Q.1. Define Hybrid storage? Q.2. What is virtualization? Q.3. What are the different form of virtualization? Explain each in brief. Q.4. What are the advantages of memory virtualization? Q.5. How server virtualization is beneficial? Q.6. What is storage virtualization? How is it important? Explain with diagram. Q.7. What is a data center? What are the conditions needed for its maintenance? Q.8. Write a short note on Backup. Why we need a Backup? Q.9. What are the different methods deployed for backup? Q.10. Write about different backup technologies? Q.11. What is disaster recovery? Explain the importance of disaster recovery planning.