Vision: To become a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Research in the field of Computer Science and Engineering

KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY
(Kalasalingan Academy of Research and Education)
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN
Subject with code Storage Area Networks / CSE6104
Course M.Tech (Network Engineering)
Semester / Sec III
Course Credit 3
Course Coordinator Ms.M.Raja
Module Coordinator Mr. S. Sankara narayanan
Programme Coordinator Dr.R.Murugeswari

Course Description

This course focuses on the planning and implementation considerations associated with
establishing that SAN infrastructure. Functions provided by SAN fabric components, such as Fibre
Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), Fibre Channel switches and directors, and SCSI to Fibre Channel
protocol converters are discussed, and the interdependencies of these components are examined.
Mechanisms to implement resource access control for data access integrity among heterogeneous hosts
in a storage networking environment are also examined.
Learn the basic concepts and terminology associated with Storage Area Networks (SAN),
Network Attached Storage (NAS), Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), and map the
promise of SANs to the complications of managing islands of information among heterogeneous
environments with disparate operating systems, data formats, user interfaces, and limited integration of
products from assorted vendors.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES

Problem Solving Skills: Ability to apply the knowledge of computing and mathematics to network
problems and thereby able to design, develop and analyze the software, hardware systems with cost and
environmental considerations.

Professional Skills: Ability to enhance research skills and utilize advanced computing tools for analyze,
design and implementation of network systems for resolving real life / social problems to deliver a
quality product for business success.

Successful career and Entrepreneurship: Ability to have all round personality skills with
multidisciplinary knowledge, leadership, communication, team work and sensitivity towards society in
order to become valued and responsible networking professionals for life-long learning.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

1. Ability to apply the knowledge of mathematics and network engineering fundamentals to

deploy, analyze, monitor, test and manage different networks.
2. Ability to investigate complex problems through research and effectively utilize suitable
networking tools in tune with state of art of technology to solve network related problems.
3. Ability to design sustainable solutions through use of inclusive technology for considering
public health and safety, cultural, societal and environmental factors.

Mission: To prepare the students for a prospective career in IT industry and for higher learning by imparting
sound technical knowledge. To carry out research in cutting edge technologies in computer engineering to meet the
requirement of the industry and society
 Vision: To become a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Research in the field of Computer Science and Engineering

4. Ability to design, conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data by applying appropriate
research methodologies, techniques and tools, to solve unfamiliar problems.
5. Ability to create, select, learn and apply modern engineering tools and techniques to solve
complex networking activities.
6. Ability to be in a position to communicate effectively in groups involved in collaborative,
multidisciplinary research activities.
7. Ability to possess leadership, project management and financial skills with professional ethics.
8. Ability to propose original ideas and design novel solutions and communicate them effectively
to the stakeholders verbally as well as in writing.
9. Ability to recognize the need for, and develop confidence in self and life-long learning.
10. Ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a contemporary, global, economical,
environmental, ethical and societal context for sustainable development.
11. Ability to observe and examine critically to correct themselves without depending on external
feedback.

Course Outcome(s):
CO1: Understand the basics of management and storage systems.
CO2: Identify the need for performance evaluation and the metrics used for it
CO3: Apply the techniques used for data maintenance.
CO4: understand the business continuity life cycle.
CO5: Develop techniques for security policies for management systems
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO PO PO PO PO PO PO1 PO1 PSO PSO PSO3
4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 1 2
CO1 S S
CO2 M M M M
CO3 S S
CO4 S M S M
CO5 M M M M

REFERENCES
1. EMC Corporation, Information Storage and Management, 1st edition, Wiley India, ISBN: 978-
81-265-2147-0, 2009.
2. Additional resource material on www.emc.com/resource-library/resource-library.esp
3. Marc Farley, Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices,
Subsystems, Applications, Management, and Filing Systems, Cisco Press, 2006, ISBN: 1-58705-
162-1
4. Tom Clark, Designing Storage Area Networks, 2nd edition, ISBN: 0-321-13650-0, 2003

Content Delivery/Instructional
Methodologies: Assessment Methodologies-Direct:
Chalk & Talk
Assignments Assignments
PPT Presentations Sessional / Model /End Semester
Student Seminars Examinations
Tutorials Tutorials

Mission: To prepare the students for a prospective career in IT industry and for higher learning by imparting
sound technical knowledge. To carry out research in cutting edge technologies in computer engineering to meet the
requirement of the industry and society
 Vision: To become a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Research in the field of Computer Science and Engineering

Assessment Methodologies-Indirect:

Course End Survey

Lesson Plan

Cumulative
Topic No. of
Topic Name Page No No. of
No Periods
Periods
UNIT I STORAGE SYSTEMS
1 Introduction to Information Storage and Management: 1
2
Information Storage, Data Center Infrastructure, Information T1(1-17)
Lifecycle.
2 Storage System Environment: Components of a Storage 2
System, Disk Drive Architecture and Performance, Logical T1(21-48) 5
Components of the Host.
3 Data Protection: Concept of RAID and different RAID 3
T1(51-68) 6
levels.
4 Intelligent Storage System (ISS) and its components, 2
Implementation of ISA as high-end and midrange storage T1(71-83) 9
array
5 Seminar/Tutorial 1 10
UNIT II STORAGE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES
6 Direct Attached Storage and SCSI, T1(91-115) 1 11
7 Storage Area Networks: Fibre Channel. T1(117-145) 1 12
8 Network Attached Storage, T1(149-167 1 13
9 IPSAN: iSCSI, FCIP. T1(171-186) 1 14
10 Network Attached Storage, Content Addressed Storage. T1(189-205) 1 15
11 Seminar/Tutorial 1 16
UNIT III STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION
12 Forms of Virtualization, Storage Virtuaization Challenges, 1
T1(207-225) 24
File and Block level Virtualization, Concepts in Practice.
13 Cloud Computing: Cloud Services (SaaS, PaaS, and Iaas), 1
Course Material 25
Cloud concerns and implementations
14 Seminar/Tutorial 1 26
UNIT IV BUSINESS CONTINUITY
15 Business Continuity Life Cycle, Failure Analysis, Data
T1(227-236) 1 30
Protection (CDP) technology
16 Backup and Recovery: Architecture and different
T1(251-275) 1 31
Backup/Recovery topologies,
17 Local Replication technologies and their operation, T1(288-296) 1 32

Mission: To prepare the students for a prospective career in IT industry and for higher learning by imparting
sound technical knowledge. To carry out research in cutting edge technologies in computer engineering to meet the
requirement of the industry and society
 Vision: To become a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Research in the field of Computer Science and Engineering

18 Remote replication technologies and their operation. T1(311-322) 1 33

19 Overview of emerging technologies like Duplication,
Offsite Backup, Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Course Material 1 34
technology
20 Seminar/Tutorial 1 35
UNIT V STORAGE SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT
21 Storage Security framework, Storage Security domains,
T1(335-360) 2 37
Security implementations in Storage Networking,
22
Monitoring the Storage Infrastructure, Storage Management
Activities, Storage Management Standards and Initiatives, T1(362-392) 1 38
Concepts in Practice.
23 Seminar/Tutorial 1 39

Web Resources

U
ni Topic Web Link
t
I Components of a Storage System https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMM1278407/html/sysadmin/GUI
D-1C785976-A7DA-4BCB-AF54-6726F290F3F2.html
Intelligent Storage System (ISS) http://www.tsmtutorials.com/2016/06/intelligent-storage-systems.html
Concept of RAID and different https://www.prepressure.com/library/technology/raid
RAID levels

II Network Attached Storage http://www.buffalo-technology.com/en/technology/standard-

iSCSI, FCIP
III Forms of Virtualization
SaaS, PaaS, and Iaas
IV Data Protection (CDP) technology
Remote replication technologies
V Storage Security domains
Storage Management Activities
technologies/what-is-nas/
http://www.infostor.com/index/articles/display/144133/articles/infostor/v
olume-6/issue-5/departments/snia-on-storage/ip-storage-a-review-of-
iscsi-fcip-ifcp.html
lass.cs.umass.edu/~shenoy/courses/spring07/lectures/Lec05.pdf
https://www.computenext.com/blog/when-to-use-saas-paas-and-iaas/
http://www.computerweekly.com/Continuous-data-protection-CDP-
explained-True-CDP-vs-near-CDP
http://www.cuchd.in/e-
library/resource_library/University%20Institute%20of%20Computing/IT
T521-Storage%20Management/Chapter%2014.ppt
https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/information-storage-
and/9780470294215/ch16.html
http://www.cuchd.in/e-
library/resource_library/University%20Institute%20of%20Computing/IT
T521-Storage%20Management/Chapter%2015.ppt

Mission: To prepare the students for a prospective career in IT industry and for higher learning by imparting
sound technical knowledge. To carry out research in cutting edge technologies in computer engineering to meet the
requirement of the industry and society
 Vision: To become a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Research in the field of Computer Science and Engineering

Assessment Plan for the Course:

S.No Course Outcomes How Measured When Measured

1 CO1: Understand the basics of Based on the Performance in After Sessional-I,

management and storage systems. Sessional-I, End-Semester, End-Semester
Assignment-I and Tutorial - I
2 CO2: Identify the need for Based on the Performance in After Sessional-I,
performance evaluation and the Sessional-I, Sessional II, End-Semester, Sessional II and
metrics used for it Assignment-I and Tutorial I End-Semester
3 CO3: Apply the techniques used for Based on the Performance in Sessional-II, After Sessional-II
data maintenance. End-Semester, Assignment-II and Tutorial-II and End-Semester
4 CO4: understand the business Based on the Performance in Sessional -III, After Sessional III
continuity life cycle. End-Seme, Assignment-III and Tutorial-III and End-Semester

5 CO5: Develop techniques for Based on the Performance in Sessional III, After model Exam
security policies for management End-Semester, Lab Practicals and End-Sem, End-
systems Semester Lab Exam

Online Courses
DELL EMC
https://education.emc.com/guest/training/learning_paths/san.aspx
RELATED MAGAZINES

IEEE Magazine on Networking

IEEE Magazine on Communications
IEEE Magazine on Internet Computing

ASSIGNMENT TOPICS

Assignments I

Design of the iSCSI Protocol

A Highly-Available Network File Server
Design and Implementation of NFS
Assignments II

Serverless Network File Systems

Fibre Channel: A Connection to the Future
A Low-bandwidth File System

Mission: To prepare the students for a prospective career in IT industry and for higher learning by imparting
sound technical knowledge. To carry out research in cutting edge technologies in computer engineering to meet the
requirement of the industry and society
 Vision: To become a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Research in the field of Computer Science and Engineering

Assignments III

A Performance Comparison of NFS and iSCSI for IP-Networked Storage

Wide Area Cooperative Storage with CFS

Mapping of CO To Assignments And Tutorials

A/T/CO Assignment I Assignment II Assignment III Tutorial I Tutorial II Tutorial III

CO1 X X
CO2 X X X X
CO3 X X X
CO4 X
CO5 X X

Exam Portions

S.no Examination Topics

1. Sessional I examination 17
2. Sessional II examination 8 16
3. Sessional -III examination 17 - 23

Course Coordinator Module Coordinator

Programme Coordinator Head of the Department

Mission: To prepare the students for a prospective career in IT industry and for higher learning by imparting
sound technical knowledge. To carry out research in cutting edge technologies in computer engineering to meet the
requirement of the industry and society