This lecture is a fast-paced technical introduction to iSCSI and storage networking applications that can leverage familiar and affordable TCP/IP infrastructures. iSCSI is an industry standard implementation of the SCSI storage protocol mapped to TCP/IP frames. iSCSI allows a Gigabit Ethernet connection to serve as a data storage interconnect.

iSCSI enables a variety of applications, including:

• Storage Area Networks (SANs)
• High-speed file sharing (next generation NAS)
• Data replication
• High-speed backup and restore
• Bare-metal backup and restore

Topics Covered

• Essentials of Storage Networking
• Files, Blocks, File Systems, Meta Data, SAN, and NAS
• Benefits of IP for carrying storage traffic
• iSCSI host connections: TOEs, TNICs, SNICs, software drivers
• iSCSI performance issues
• iSCSI storage devices
• Integrating iSCSI with existing SCSI, ATA, and Fibre Channel storage
• Turbo-charging your tape backup system
• "Continuous" or realtime backup solutions
• Other Ethernet-based SAN Solutions
• Next Generation NAS and High Speed File Sharing

Intended Audience
This lecture is technical in nature and is best suited for people with a hands-on familiarity with Ethernet networks, servers, and storage devices. Attendees include system administrators, storage architects, backup system administrators, network consultants, and network managers.

Location: Your local Microsoft office.
Cost: FREE!

Please contact us if you are interested in attending one of our free lectures.