MU Information Technology (Semester 8)
Storage Management & Retrieval
December 2015
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 Architecture with neat diagram.
10 M
1 (b) Explain in brief - 'Components of Intelligent Storage System.'
10 M

2 (a) Explain the process of mapping user files to disk storage.
10 M
2 (b) Explain Little's law and Utilization law for disk performance.
10 M

3 (a) Consider an 1/0 system in which an 1/0 request arrives at the rate of 80 IOPS.
The disk service time is 6ms, then compute the following
ii) Total Response Time
iii) Average time spent by a request in a queue.
10 M
3 (b) Explain the Management of Information Life Cycyle.
10 M

4 (a) Explain various Fibre Channel Ports.
10 M
4 (b) Explain Object storage and Retrieval in CAS.
10 M

5 (a) What is zoning? Discuss the scenario where soft zoning is preferred over hard zoning and viceverse.
10 M
5 (b) Explain SCSI command model in detail.
10 M

6 (a) Explain Failure Analysis with respect to business continuity.
10 M
6 (b) Explain factors affecting NAS performance and availability.
10 M

Write notes on (any two).
7 (a) RAID levels with neat diagram.
10 M
7 (b) Remote Replication Technologies.
10 M
7 (c) Backup and Restore Process.
10 M
7 (d) SNIA Storage Virtualization Taxonomy.
5 M



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