1. CompTIA N+ Certification: Network Data Storage and Network
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
Operating Systems
Objectives
In this session, you will learn to:
Identify requirements and technologies that are part of
enterprise data storage implementations.
Identify the tools and technologies used in implementing
clustering.
Identify the tools and technologies required for a NAS
implementation.
Identify the tools and technologies required for a SAN
implementation.
Identify major Microsoft network operating system software.
Identify the features of various Novell NetWare versions.
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Enterprise Data Storage Techniques
The specific data storage technology implementations help
in examining the general concepts and issues that play
when planning and evaluating enterprise data storage
solutions.
The various issues that need to be considered while
planning enterprise data storage solutions are:
High Availability
Scalability
Distributed Storage Systems
High Performance Drive Arrays
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High Availability
• High availability is a rating that expresses how closely
systems approach the goal of providing data availability 100
percent of the time while maintaining a high level of system
performance.
99.999%
uptime
rating
Windows Storage UNIX
server system host
Windows users Terminals
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Scalability
• Scalability is the ability of a system to grow smoothly to
meet increasing demand without having to be replaced,
reconfigured, or redesigned.
Growth as
demand
increases
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Distributed Storage Systems
• A distributed storage system makes data stored in
different physical locations appear to the user as a
contiguous storage structure.
Single view of
data storage
Data
FS01Sales
Sales
Different
FS02Marketing
physical
locations
MKT
FS03Accounting
ACCT
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High Performance Drive Arrays
• A high-performance drive array is any group of separate
disks that are configured to work as a unit to improve
performance, availability, and fault tolerance.
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Clusters
• A cluster is two or more servers that appear to the network
as a single system.
Appears as
single system
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
Common
storage device
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Active/Active Clustering
Active/active clusters have all nodes online, constantly
providing services.
Active/active clusters have the greatest resource efficiency
because all nodes service clients
50% of clients 50% of clients
Normal operations
100% of clients
Failover
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Active/Passive Clustering
• An active/passive cluster includes at least two nodes, at
least one of which is in active mode and handles the full
workload, while one node is a backup and does not own
any resources in the cluster.
100% of clients
Normal operations
100% of clients
Failover
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Fault-Tolerant Clustering
• A fault-tolerant cluster, or high-availability cluster, is a
general term for implementations that use clustering, RAID,
redundant hardware, and other technologies to achieve five
times of uptime.
Simultaneous processing
Normal operations
Instantaneous
failover
Failover
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Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
The various tools and technologies required for a network-
attached system (NAS) are:
NAS Systems
NAS Operating Systems and Protocols
NAS Connection Options
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NAS Systems
• A network-attached storage (NAS) system is a
specialized file server designed and dedicated to support
only data storage needs. Windows UNIX
NAS
Apache Novell
web server NetWare
Some examples of NAS systems include:
IBM TotalStorage NAS Gateway
Iomega NAS 200m and Iomega NAS 300m storage servers
HP ProLiant storage server line
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NAS Operating Systems and Protocols
NAS appliances use a custom microkernel written
specifically to control the storage hardware while some
other appliances use network operating systems such as
Windows server 2003 or Linux.
Windows UNIX
Access through NFS,
SMB
NAS
Minimal
operating system Apache Novell
web server NetWare
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NAS Connection Options
Clients can access NAS directly or through a server that
provides connectivity to the NAS.
Client accesses
directly
Client accesses
through server
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Storage Area Network (SAN) Implementations
The various tools and technologies required for a SAN
implementation are:
Storage Area Networks
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel Topologies
SANs over TCP/IP
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Storage Area Networks
• A storage area network (SAN) is a special-purpose high-
speed network that is dedicated to data storage.
SAN
Production network
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Fibre Channel
• Fibre Channel is a hardware-focused data transport
method designed and developed specifically for high-speed
communication among servers and mass storage devices.
SAN
Fibre
Channel
switch
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Fibre Channel Topologies
• Fibre Channel can be implemented in three different
topologies, such as:
Direct connection Arbitrated loop Switched fabric
Tx Rx Tx
Rx
Rx Tx
Tx
Rx
Tx = Transmit
Rx = Receive Tx Tx
Rx
Tx
Rx
Rx
Tx
Rx
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SANs over TCP/IP
• SANs can be implemented over TCP/IP using other network
transport technologies such as ATM or high-speed Ethernet.
• SANs provide lower-cost solution for small and medium
sized networks.
• SANs help to share a common data storage location that
helps to keeps distributed data synchronized.
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Microsoft Operating Systems
The various Microsoft network operating system software
are:
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Active Directory
The Active Directory Structure
Workgroup Membership
Domain Membership
Windows File Systems
Other Windows Servers
Older Windows Server Versions
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Windows Server 2003
Features of Windows Server 2003 are:
Active Directory service
Integrated network services (DNS, DHCP)
Advanced networking features (clustering, PKI)
User and group security on file and object level
Advanced security features (encryption, firewall, IPSec)
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Windows XP
Features of Windows XP are :
Recommended for Active Directory or small-office
environments
Peer-to-peer networking
Secure logons
File and folder security
Resource sharing
Home and Professional editions
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Active Directory
• Active Directory is Microsoft’s LDAP-compatible enterprise
directory service storing all user accounts, resources, and
services in a centralized manner.
Accounts
Resources
Active Directory Domain controller
Services
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The Active Directory Structure
• The components of the Active Directory structure are:
Domain
Tree
Forest
Organizational Unit (OU)
Domain controller (DC)
Other directory objects Forest
ourglobalcompany.com www.citizensinfo.org
Tree Trust
Domain
marketing. manufacturing.
ourglobalcompany.com ourglobalcompany.com
OU
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Workgroup Membership
• Windows workgroups are arbitrary peer-to-peer groupings
of computers under a common naming scheme to simplify
the network view and facilitate resource location.
User accounts
User accounts
User accounts
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Activity 15-1
Activity on Configuring
Workgroup Membership
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Domain Membership
Features of computer domain membership, are :
Computer account object
User can log on to domain
Domain security & policy
Domain accounts added to local groups
Domain controller
Active Directory
Domain member
Domain
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Activity 15-2
Activity on Joining a Domain
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Windows File Systems
• Windows Server and Windows XP computers support two
types of file systems:
NTFS: Various features are:
• Permissions
• Encryption
• Compression
• Journaling NTFS
• Disk quotas
• Large file sizes
• Small cluster sizes
File Allocation Table (FAT) and FAT32: Various features are:
• Legacy file systems
• Support dual-boot to DOS
• FAT for small drives, floppy disks
• FAT32 enhanced for larger drives
FAT/FAT32
• No security, encryption, compression
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Other Windows Servers
• Some of the most common Windows servers include:
Exchange Server
ISA Server
SharePoint Portal Server
SQL Server
Systems Management Server
SharePoint
Exchange Server ISA Server SQL Server Systems
Portal Server
Management
Server
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Older Windows Server Versions
The older Windows server versions are:
Windows 2000 Server
Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 3.5x
Windows 2000 Server Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT
3.5x
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Activity 15-3
Activity on Installing and Using
Windows Administrative Tools
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NetWare 6.x
• NetWare is the proprietary network operating system from
Novell, Inc.
• NetWare version 6.5 includes:
LDAP-compliant eDirectory directory service
TCP/IP networking
Novell iManager web administrative tool
Snapshot data backups
Novell iPrint web printing
Novell iFolder web file access
Many advanced reliability and security features and services
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NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs)
• NLMs are software modules that run on NetWare servers
and extend the core network and application functionality of
the operating system.
• There are four categories of NLMS:
Disk drivers
LAN drivers
Name space modules Disk drivers
NLM utilities
LAN drivers
Name spaces
Utilities
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Novell eDirectory
• Novell eDirectory is Novell’s standards-based, enterprise-
level directory service.
Hierarchical tree database
Novell eDirectory directory service NetWare server
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The eDirectory Tree Structure
The top of the eDirectory is the directory tree, which is
installed automatically when you install the first NetWare
server and represents an administrative boundary.
Tree
Other container
Organization objects (OUs)
Organizational unit
Leaf objects
(groups, users,
etc.)
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Novell Client Software
Novell client software provides:
Authentication to the users
eDirectory resources and services
Authenticate
Access eDirectory
Novell client NetWare server
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Novell Storage Services (NSS)
• Features of NSS are :
Unlimited volume size
Server disk drive
Eight trillion files
Eight-terabyte file size
NSS volume
255 NSS volumes per server
Directories
PRCHSNG MKTG
Subdirectories
REGIONAL NATIONAL
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Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)
• NDPS combines the functions of print server, print queue,
and printer object into a single eDirectory object called a
printer agent.
NDPS
Novell client printer agent Printer
Print queue Printer object Print server
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Early NetWare Versions
Prior versions of NetWare each had specific capabilities and
features, such as:
Version Key Features
•Native TCP/IP
NetWare 5.x •Integrated DHCP/DNS
•ConsoleOne
•NDS
NetWare 4.x •Novell Client32
•NetWare Administrator
•Bindery
NetWare 3.x •NLMs
•Syscon
•NCP
NetWare 2.x
•Intel x86 compatible
•Earliest form
NetWare/ShareNet
•Proprietary IBM hardware
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Summary
In this session, you learned that:
• The various issues that need to be considered while planning
enterprise data storage solutions are:
High Availability
Scalability
Distributed Storage Systems
High Performance Drive Arrays
A cluster is two or more servers that appear to the network as
a single system.
The various types of clustering are:
• Active/Active Clustering
• Active/Passive Clustering
• Fault-Tolerant Clustering
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Summary (Contd.)
The tools and technologies required for a network-attached
system (NAS) are:
• NAS Systems
• NAS Operating Systems and Protocols
• NAS Connection Options
The tools and technologies required for a SAN implementation
are:
• Storage Area Networks
• Fibre Channel
• Fibre Channel Topologies
• SANs over TCP/IP
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Summary (Contd.)
The various Microsoft network operating system software are:
• Windows Server 2003 Windows XP
• Active Directory
• The Active Directory Structure
• Workgroup Membership
• Domain Membership
• Windows File Systems
• Other Windows Servers
• Older Windows Server Versions
• NetWare is the proprietary network operating system from Novell,
Inc.
• NLMs are software modules that run on NetWare servers and
extend the core network and application functionality of the
operating system.
• Novell eDirectory is Novell’s standards-based, enterprise-level
directory service.
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Notes de l'éditeur
You need to tell about the types of scalability as given in page no 494 of CG.
You need to tell about types of distributed storage systems as given in page no 495 of Cg.
.
You need to tell about : Cluster implementations Single-Node Clusters Network load balancing As given in page no 498 of CG.
You need to : Explain the example given by the figure Advantages of NAS system as given in the page number 504 of CG.
You need to : Explain the example given by the figure Advantages of NAS system as given in the page number 504 of CG.
You need to : Explain the example given by the figure Advantages of NAS system as given in the page number 504 of CG.
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To be done??
You need to tell about SAM as given in page number 518 of CG.
The edirectory is portable to Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms, and supports the grafting and moving of directory trees
You need to tell the comparison between online and offline UPSs as given in page no 479 of CG.