MU Information Technology (Semester 8)
Storage Management & Retrieval
May 2015
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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) The average I/O size of an application is 64 KB. The following specifications are available from the disk manufacture: average seek time=5 ms, 7200 rpm transfer rate=40 MB/s. Determine the maximum IOPS that could be performed with the disk for this aplication. Taking this case as an example, explain the relationship between disk utilization and IOPS.
10 M
1 (b) Explain RAID levels in detail with neat diagram.
10 M

2 (a) What are various features and benefits of CAS.
10 M
2 (b) Explain Failure Analysis with respect to business continuity,
10 M

3 (a) Explain SNIA storage virtualization taxonomy with its configuration implementations.
10 M
3 (b) Explain SCSI Command Model in detail.
10 M

4 (a) Explain forms and configurations of storage virtualizations.
10 M
4 (b) Explain Object storage and Retrieval in CAS.
10 M

5 (a) Explain the components of Intelligent Storage systems.
10 M
5 (b) Explain FC protocol stack.
10 M

6 (a) Explain factors affecting NAS performance and availability.
10 M
6 (b) Explain Backup and Restore Process.
10 M

Write notes on (any two):
7 (a) Disk Drive components.
5 M
7 (b) Remote Replication Technologies
5 M
7 (c) NAS Components
5 M
7 (d) Monitoring of Storage Infrastructure
5 M



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