CompTIA A+ (220-801)
- 1. Storage Components
- 2. Connectivity
- 3. Storage Management
- 4. Data Protection
- 5. Storage Performance
1. Storage Components
- Describe disk types, components, and features
- Compare removable media types, components, and features
- Given a scenario, install and maintain connectors and cable types (keeping in mind their properties)
- Describe the uses of physical networking hardware
- Given a scenario, install and maintain modular storage array components
- Identify the following environmental concerns and their associated
- Use appropriate safety techniques during installation and maintenance of storage equipment
2. Connectivity
- Identify common storage networking industry terms
- Explain the following storage networking industry terms
- Given a scenario, implement the following fibre channel technologies
- Given a scenario, implement the following Ethernet network technologies
- Identify the basics of converged storage network technologies
- Given a scenario, use the appropriate network tools
- Troubleshoot the following common networking problems
- Troubleshoot the following common fibre channel problems
- Compare and contrast common storage infrastructures
3. Storage Management
- Explain the following RAID levels and associated properties
- Given a scenario, execute storage provisioning techniques
- Explain volume management concepts
- Describe general virtualization concepts
- Given a scenario, implement monitoring, alerting, and reporting
- Explain management protocols, interfaces, and associated purpose
- Explain Information Lifecycle Management concepts
- Explain the various functions and differences of de-duplication and compression
4. Data Protection
- Explain redundancy concepts, associated purposes, and components
- Compare and contrast different replication methods and properties
- Explain the basics of data backup concepts for long term storage
- Explain the basic concepts and importance of data security
5. Storage Performance
- Explain how latency and throughput impact storage performance
- Identify tuning and workload balance concepts
- Describe storage device bandwidth properties and functions
- Describe network device bandwidth properties and functions
- Explain performance metrics, parameters, and purposes of storage/host tools