Storage concepts and application today are critical since our data needs have grown exponentially over the last decade. Virtualization makes storage a bit more complex in terms of configurations and options. Storage can local or remote include use of RAID, SAN, NAS, Fiber over Ethernet and iSCSI. Performance and redundancy are expectations when using recent storage technology so knowledge of which storage options work best in a virtualized organization.
- Discuss various storage naming conventions that involve SAN, iSCSI and NAS.SAN is very popular today.
- Discuss zoning and LUN masking practices for virtualization.
- Explain how you would go about creating an NFS share using vSphere.