Storage systems and disk carriers

Skills you'll practise

• Identify hot-swap drive carriers and their status indicators
• Explain what can and can't be told about SAS vs SATA from the outside
• Follow a safe procedure to replace a failed drive

Course outline

1. 1.Drive carriers and safe drive swapsVideo · 2 min
2. 2.Carriers, connectors and the right driveLesson · 14 min
3. 3.Drive types, form factors and part numbersLesson · 13 min
4. 4.Disk shelves, SAS cabling and multipathLesson · 12 min
5. 5.Storage systems and disk carriers: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 18 questions
6. 6.Storage systems and disk carriers: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
7. 7.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out

Sources it draws on

The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.

• Your equipment vendors' installation and service guides (rail kits, PSU and BMC documentation)
• General data-center operations practice