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Details Title: Characterize Infrastructure Description: McData Design Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 11/04/2004 08:12:03	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Three considerations when reviewing the logical layout of the existing design? Definition 1. Applications on servers / storage 2. Storage utilization 3. Data Backup / Restore Term Five considerations when reviewing the existing physical design? Definition 1. Distance btw servers and storage 2. Server bus architecture (PCI, PICE-X, SBUS, etc) 3. Capability of HBA (public or private loop, switch capable) 4. Number of servers and types 5. Understand cabling Term List two methods for gathering system performance? Definition 1. Application Reports 2. Storage Management Software Term Define MTBF and MTTR? Definition Mean Time Between Failure Main Time To Repair Term List three sources and destinations of traffic? Definition traffic between 1. Server to Storage 2. Server to Server 3. Storage to Storage Term Define data flow? Definition Data in motion, moving from one place in a system to another Term Define data load? Definition Throughput and bandwidth (randon, steady, etc). Term Describe the characteristics of data frequency. Definition total num of users frequency of app and num of sessions avg app session Term List three characteristics of large block transfers. Definition 1. Can dominate a loop connection 2. Decreased I/Os but inc MB/s 3. Potential conflict with OLTP apps Term List three characteristics of small block transfers. Definition 1. Increased I/Os but decreased MB/s 2. Potentially less efficient framing 3. Disk array, JBOD, tape, backup, Digital Video Library