SAS - Serial Attached SCSI
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SAS - Serial Attached SCSI
Duration: 3 days
SAS 3.0 Storage Technology eLearning Course
SAS Storage Architecture
SAS 3.0 Storage Technology eLearning Course
SAS Storage Architecture
Overview
MindShare's SAS Architecture course provides a comprehensive understanding of the Serial Attached SCSI interface. The course covers all aspects of the standard, primarily from a hardware perspective, and compares the usage model of SAS with other enterprise interface designs. Practical examples of the discovery process, transactions on the link, and error conditions help provide a great introduction for those new to this material. MindShare’s established background in legacy platform design, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of the latest bus technologies, provides rich insight into the SAS design and results in a superior training experience. This course will provide the kind of in-depth information, example implementations, and practical guidance that will give your team a running start on working with SAS.
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What You Will Learn
- The basics of the serial interface
- System topology considerations
- How connections are built and handled
- How the SAS infrastructure handles different protocols
- The responsibilities of each design layer
- How problems are reported and handled
- The changes made to SAS 3.0
Course Outline
- Background
- Introduction to SAS
- Usage Model
- Introduction to Architectural Layers
- Application Layer Responsibilities
- Discovery process
- Transport layer Responsibilities
- Protocols
- SSP and Error Handling
- STP
- SMP
- Frames
- IUs
- Port Layer Responsibilities
- Call Center Model
- Link Layer Responsibilities
- Primitives
- Address Frames
- Serial Support
- Connections
- Arbitration
- Protocol differences
- ACK/NAK Protocol
- Flow Control
- Phy Layer Responsibilities
- 8b/10b Encoding
- OOB
- Initialization
- Resets
- Physical Layer Responsibilities
- Differential signaling
- Inter-Symbol Interference and Compensation
- Expander Devices
- Discovery
- Building Connections
- Connection Arbitration
- Zoning
- SATA Support
- STP Protocol
- SATA Initialization
- Changes for SAS 2.0 and 3.0
Training Materials
- PDF of course slides
- "SAS Storage Architecture" eBook
- Optional add-on: SAS 3.0 Storage Technology eLearning course
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of SCSI is recommended but not required.
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