ICTNWK629 — Configure and manage storage area networks

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63 assessable components: 4 elements (22 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 32 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Assemble SAN components

1.1Confirm work brief and tasks according to organisational policies and procedures
1.2Assess and compare SAN topology
1.3Select SAN model according to work brief
1.4Create SAN implementation plan
1.5Select and source configuration tools and components

2 Connect SAN components

2.1Cable SAN hardware according to implementation plan
2.2Install SAN software according to implementation plan
2.3Configure management and logical interface to endpoint devices
2.4Test network-attached storage (NAS) and SAN compatibility and rectify any issues
2.5Update virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration settings
2.6Take volume snapshot of host operating system and file point-in-time copy under internet small computer systems interface (iSCSI) qualified name

3 Install provisioning services

3.1Create aggregate using redundant array of independent disk (RAID) levels
3.2Create logical volumes according to work brief
3.3Create logical unit numbers (LUN) according to work brief
3.4Use NAS protocols and create shared folders
3.5Connect client and server to shared SAN protocols
3.6Test server interconnection and rectify any issues

4 Monitor disaster recovery

4.1Compare point-in-time volume with end state host operating system
4.2Install volume shadow copy service (VSS) hardware provider and confirm automatic copy functionality of host operating system
4.3Test SAN-based data deduplication and replication operations
4.4Test SAN-based backup and restore operations and alerts
4.5Create and document SAN review process and present SAN management plan to enterprise administrators

Performance evidence

configure at least one storage area network (SAN) according to organisational storage needs
confirm the interconnection of at least two different enterprise devices to a SAN
operate within the storage capacity of digital enterprises
apply required organisational policies and procedures

Knowledge evidence

functions and features of network protocols, including:
common internet file system (CIFS)
sever message block (SMB)
network file system (NFS)
internet small computer system interface (iSCSI)
fibre channel (FC)
fibre channel over ethernet (FCOE)
key features and requirements of SANs, including:
volume snapshots and clone copies
data deduplication
flexible volumes
hardware and software
backup and restore settings
logical unit numbers (LUNs)
shared folders
management and logical interfaces
endpoint devices
key differences and compatibility requirements between SANs, network-attached storage (NAS), and direct-attached storage (DAS) devices
types of hard drives, including:
serial attached SCSI (SAS)
serial advanced technology attachment (SATA)
solid state disk (SSD)
network configuration tools and components
types of SAN topologies, models, cables, and connectors
industry-recognised strategies for network management, backup, and security
methodology for the implementation and configuration of SANs
methodology for the configuration of virtual local area networks (VLANs)
functions and features of redundant array of independent disks (RAIDs)
properties of interconnection testing of storage systems and servers
types of data storage failures and processes for recovering corrupted data
organisational formats for documentation
organisational policies and procedures and legislative requirements relating to work tasks

Foundation skills

Oral communication: • Uses clear spoken communication in a broad range of contexts • Presents ideas and answers questions using logical processes
Reading: • Uses technical and organisational processes to determine and confirm job requirements
Writing: • Uses clear and detailed language in documentation to convey explicit information and technical requirements
Initiative and enterprise: • Identifies and responds to protocols in complex work contexts and in various situations
Technology: • Actively identifies systems, devices and applications with potential to meet current and/or future needs • Identifies anomalies in a virtualised machine environments

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