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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
First SEMESTER 2024-2025
Course Handout (Part II)

In addition to part-I (General handout for all courses appended to the timetable) this portion gives
further specific details regarding the course:

1. a) Course Number: CS F446


b) Course Title: Data Storage Technologies and Networks
c) Instructors: J.P. Mishra (IC) (email: jpm)

2. a) Objective: To introduce the student to secondary storage technologies, algorithms


and protocols for effective access of secondary storage, design and implementation issues
for high performance storage over the network, and performance analysis as applicable.

3. Text and Reference Books:


(a) Text Book:
T1. Storage Networks: The complete Reference. Robert Spalding TMH.
(b) References:
R1. Computer Systems – A Programmer’s Perspective. Randall Bryant and David
O’Hallaron. Pearson Education. 2003.
R2. The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System. McKusick, Bostic,
Karels, and Quaterman. 1996
R3. Computer Architecture. Patterson and Hennessey. 3rd Edition. 2007
R4. IBM Redbooks on SAN, SAN Design and Storage Virtualization. (Available online)
AR. Additional references as assigned and made available by the instructors (Papers,
Standards Documents and Datasheets).

4. Course Plan
Lecture Topic Reading /
No.s Reference
1 Role of Data in Computing; Storage Requirements T1. Ch. 1
2 Storage Models. Large Data Cases; Data Explosion; AR
Data and Storage Characteristics.
3-11 Network basics : Collision domain, Broadcast domain , Class notes
network segmentation using Hub, bridge, Routers,.
Switching modes, High availability network : STP
12 Computer System Architecture – I/O: Buses, Design AR
Issues and Typical Configurations.
13 – 14 Hard Disks – Structure and Geometry, Addressing and R1. Ch 6
Access Model. Access Time
15 SCSI Protocol – Bus Features and State Transitions. AR
Commands.
16 – 17 Disk I/O Scheduling: Advanced Techniques. AR
Performance Issues, Prefetching/Caching.
18 – 19 Storage Design – Reliability and Redundancy. AR
Performance: Data Transfer Rate vs. I/O Rate. Striping
and Mirroring. Error Detection and Correction
20 – 21 RAID –Levels and Performance. Parity Placement. R3, AR
22 RAID Controllers – Architecture, Caching and AR
Destaging.
23 – 24 Fibre Channel – Layered Architecture, Topologies, R4
Classes of Service. T1. Ch 11
25 – 26 Fibre Channel – Addressing and Routing. High R4
Performance Techniques. T1. Ch 11
27 Storage on the Network. Evolution. SAN vs. NAS T1. Ch. 14
28 – 32 Fiber channel Protocol, encoding techniqies , fabric
services, zoning, trunking, multipathing , concept of R4
LUN, ordered set, frames , sequence & exchange
33 Types of san SAN Switches AR
34 – 35 SAN Extensions and Emerging Protocols – IP SAN. R4, AR

36 NAS – Structure and Components, NAS Servers and T1. Ch 10


Configurations
37 – 38 SAN design consideration R4
39 – 40 Storage Architectures and Solutions. Data Centers – T1. Ch 14.
Issues, Techniques and Performance. AR

4. Evaluation Scheme:

Component Type Duration Date&Time Weight


Mid SEM Open Book 90 mins 04/10 AN1 35%

Term Paper Take Home 2 to 3 weeks each - 25%

Comprehensive Closed Book 3 Hrs 06/12 FN 40%


Exam

5. Notices:
All notices shall be displayed on CSIS notice Board.
6. Chamber Consultation Hours: TBA
Instructor-in-charge

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