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Architecting SAN on NetApp Storage
Learn how to differentiate among the three SAN architectures that are available from NetApp: FAS SANs with the Data ONTAP operating system, E-Series SANs, and V-Series SANs. Skills Gained By the end...
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$1,800 USD
Course Code
NA-SANARCH
Duration
2 days
Available Formats
Classroom
Learn how to differentiate among the three SAN architectures that are available from NetApp: FAS SANs with the Data ONTAP operating system, E-Series SANs, and V-Series SANs.
Skills Gained
- By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the three types of SANs that NetApp supports: FAS SANs, E-Series SANs, and V-Series SANs
- Explore the storage architectures for Data ONTAP and SANtricity software
- Examine the basic configuration of a FAS Data ONTAP SAN
- Investigate an E-Series array SAN with SANtricity
- List the supported configurations for a V-Series SAN
- Describe solution scenarios that are better supported on a FAS SAN, an E-Series SAN, or a V-Series SAN
Who Can Benefit
- Familiarity with Data ONTAP, E-Series and V-Series
Prerequisites
- Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration (D7ADM)
- OR
- Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Administration (DCADM)
Course Details
Architecting SAN on NetApp Storage
- Module 1 NetApp SAN Architectures
- Describe the difference between SAN and NAS
- Explain the SCSI architecture model
- List the NetApp SAN platforms
- Describe the current hardware that is supported in the different types of NetApp SANs
- Module 2 NetApp Storage Architectures
- Describe storage architectures and basic configurations for the Data ONTAP operating system and for SANtricity software
- List the management tools for Data ONTAP and SANtricity
- Explain the architectural features of Data ONTAP and SANtricity that contribute to optimized performance for each data workload
- Describe the NetApp flash portfolio
- Module 3 FAS and Data ONTAP SANs
- Briefly describe the Data ONTAP dataprotection and disaster-recovery software
- Describe FlexClone LUN technology
- Describe deduplication and compression technologies
- Discuss failover and giveback in FAS SAN environment
- Discuss SAN software and tools
- Module 4 FAS SANs Implementation Overview
- List the steps for implementing a SAN on the Data ONTAP operating system
- Describe the Data ONTAP simulator (Simulate ONTAP software)
- Module 5 E-Series, EF Series, and SANtricity SANs
- Explain E-Series failover and failback technology
- Describe SANtricity protection features
- Discuss SANtricity efficiency and caching features
- Manage an E-Series array with SANtricity management software
- Module 6 E-Series SANs Implementation Overview
- List the steps for implementing a SAN on SANtricity
- Install the SANtricity simulator
- Module 7 V-Series and Third-Party SANs
- Provide an overview of NetApp V-Series systems and storage arrays
- Describe how V-Series provides the advantages of Data ONTAP with third-party SANs
- Describe the V-Series supported topologies
- Explain the advantages of using E-Series and V-Series together
- Module 8 V-Series SANs Implementation Overview
- Describe the LUN-to-aggregate mapping strategies
- Explain the pathing assignments for different types of storage arrays
- Describe the NetApp recommended best practices for fabric and array maintenance
- Deploy V-Series systems for a typical storage array and verify the high availability of these systems
- Diagram the topology of a V-Series system deployment by using standard Data ONTAP commands
- Module 9 NetApp SAN Solutions
- Describe the target workloads for FAS, V-Series, and E-Series platforms
- List FAS and V-Series use cases
- Discuss E-Series use cases
- Help customers decide between FAS, V-Series, and E-Series platforms
- Explain data migration and tools
- Describe basic sizing tools
- Lab Exercises
- Lab 2-1 Identify the exercise environment
- Lab 2-2 Log in to the exercise environment
- Lab 4-1 Use netApp OnCommand System Manager to create a SVM for iSCSI
- Lab 4-2 Configure iSCSI sessions on Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Lab 4-3 Create an iSCSI-attached LUN for Windows
- Lab 4-4 Use an iSCSI-attached LUN in Windows
- Lab 6-1 Launch the SANtricity simulator
- Lab 6-2 Navigate the Enterprise Management and Array Management Windows
- Lab 6-3 Create a RAID 6 Volume Group
- Lab 6-4 Create a volume in a Volume Group
- Lab 6-5 Assign a Hot Spare Disk
- Lab 6-6 Create a Disk Pool
- Lab 6-7 Create a volume on a Disk Pool
- Lab 6-8 Change volume settings
- Lab 6-9 Delete a volume
- Lab 6-10 Define a host
- Lab 8-1 Verify controller support with the Interoperability Matrix Tool
- Lab 8-2 Discover supported connectivity configuration with the Interoperability Matrix Tool
- Lab 8-3 Prepare documentation with the Interoperability Matrix Tool
- Lab 9-1 Design a NetApp solution for the info-r-us scenario
- Lab 9-2 Design an alternate NetApp solution for the info-r-us scenario