Interview Questions – Storage Network Management

The following job interview question test interviewee’s knowledge and understanding of various Storage network Management Techniques. The focus is on interviewee’s ability to debug a typical problem seen in the data center in a step-by-step manner. Here is a problem statement:

In the above setup, 3 Servers are connected to 3 Storage Arrays through an FC switch.

List down at least 10 possible issues with this topology. The issues could be related to performance or high availability or anything else that comes to you after seeing the picture.

Suggest ways to improve or change the topology.