MU Information Technology (Semester 8)
Storage Management & Retrieval
December 2014
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


1 (a) Explain SCSI command model in detail.
10 M
1 (b) The average I/O size of an application is 64 KB. The following specifications are available from disk manufactures average seek time=5ms, 7,200 rpm, transfer rate=40 MB/s. Determine the maximum IOPS that could be performed with the disk for this application. Taking this case an explain, explain the relationship between disk utilization and IOPS.
10 M

2 (a) Explain different RAID levels in detail with neat diagram.
10 M
2 (b) Explain CAS architecture in detail. Also explain is advantages.
10 M

3 (a) Explain information life cycle management. What are the key challenges in managing information?
10 M
3 (b) Explain the factor affecting NAS performance and availability in detail.
10 M

4 (a) Explain failure Analysis with respect to Business continuity.
10 M
4 (b) Explain fibre channel architecture in detail.
10 M

5 (a) Explain in detail storage security Domains and Implementation in storage networking.
10 M
5 (b) Explain forms and configurations of storage virtualization.
10 M

6 (a) Explain remote replication technologies with neat diagrams.
10 M
6 (b) Explain the architecture of intelligent storage system in detail.
10 M

Write short notes :-
7 (a) Zoning
5 M
7 (b) LUN and LUN masking
5 M
7 (c) Backup granularity
5 M
7 (d) Topologies for ISCSI connectivity.
5 M



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