Distributed data storage

Course title

Code

F18L3W098

Study programme

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Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First cycle

Academic year / semester

7 / Winter

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

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Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

Оперативни системи и (Компјутерски мрежи или Компјутерски мрежи и безбедност)

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Course objectives (competences)

The increasing importance and volume of data requires special techniques and technologies for their safe, reliable, available and scalable storage. More often aproaches for data storage are oriented towards distributed solution which implementations include different achitectures and models that achieve different advantages, specific for every implementation. This course covers techniques on hardware, network and software level for enabling distributed data storage.

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Course content

- Architecture of systems for data storage
- Environment for safe data storage
- Techniques for increasing data safety
- Intelligent data storage systems
- Storage area network (SAN) and network attached storage (NAS)
- Fibre Channel SAN
- IP SAN and FCoE SAN
- Object based data storage systems
- Parallel, distributed and shared file systems (Lustre, GlusterFS, MooseFS, GFS2, Ceph, OrangeFS, DRBD, XtreemeFS)

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Learning methods

Lectures supported by slide presentations, interactive lectures, practical classes (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lecturers, independent preparation and defence of a project assignment and seminar paper, and learning in an electronic environment (forums and consultations).

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Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

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Distribution of the available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures – theoretical teaching	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, team work	45 hours

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Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Individual assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

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Grading

17.1.	Tests	10 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activity and participation	10 points
17.4.	Final exam	70 points

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Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

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Requirements for signature and taking the final exam

completed activities 15.1 and 15.2

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Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

21.

Method of monitoring teaching quality

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

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Literature

22.1.	Required literature No. Author Title Publisher Year
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year