Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Exploring Data ONTAP Storage Fundamentals
- Overview of clustered Data ONTAP and Data ONTAP 8.3 enhancements
- Scaling Methods
- Administrative User Interfaces
Module 2: Hardware and Initial Setup
- FAS Hardware
- Setting up the Cluster
Module 3: Initial Storage System Configuration
- Role-Based Access Control
- Licensing
- Policies and Schedules
- Network Time Protocol
- The AutoSupport Tool
Module 4: Storage Management
- Data ONTAP Storage Architecture
- Data ONTAP File System
- Virtual Storage Tier
- Data ONTAP Physical Storage Configuration
- Data ONTAP FlexVol Configuration
Module 5: Network Management
- Network Ports
- IPSpaces
- Network Interfaces
- Non-disruptive LIF Configuration
- Network Management
- Network Load Balancing
Module 6: Implementing NAS Protocols
- File System Structure
- Deploying NFS
- Windows File Services
Module 7: Implementing SAN Protocols
- Basic SAN Implementation
- SAN Configuration and Multi-pathing
- LUN Access
Module 8: Snapshot Copies
- Defining Snapshot Technology
- Managing Snapshot Space Usage
- Creating Snapshot Copies
- Restoring Data from a Snapshot Copy
Module 9: Managing Storage Space
- Thin Provisioning
- Deduplication and Compression
- FlexClone Volumes
- Quotas
- Volume Moves in Clustered Data ONTAP
- Growing Aggregates
- Automatic Space Management
Module 10: Data Protection
- Storage Failover Management
- SnapMirror
- SnapVault
- MetroCluster
- Netapp Data Protection Interfaces
Module 11: Monitoring Your Storage System
- Monitor Your Cluster
- Event Management
- Determine System Health
- Display Utilization and Performance Information
- Performance and Statistics Collector
- Manage Logs and Core Files
Module 12: Upgrading and Transitioning to Clustered Data ONTAP
- Non-Disruptive Upgrades
- Transition Fundamentals
Module 13: Bonus Material (Optional)
- Infinite Volumes
- Engaging NetApp Support
- OnCommand Insight Walkthrough
- Physical Storage Maintenance
- Architecture
Module 14: Data Protection Technologies
- Data Protection
- NetApp Management Technologies
- Additional Storage Technologies
- MetroCluster and Data Protection
Module 15: Data Protection with NetApp Snapshot Copies
- Data Protection with NetApp Snapshot Copies
- Snapshot Copy Design Criteria
- Implementing a Snapshot Copy Solution
- Monitoring and Managing Snapshot Copies
- Restoring Data from Snapshot Copies
- Snapshot Copy Advanced Topics
Module 16: NetApp Replication Technologies
- Data ONTAP Replication Technology
- Design Criteria for SnapVault and SnapMirror Relationships
- Policies and Volume Types
- Implementing Cluster and SVM Peering
- Initial Transfer and Updates
Module 17: Using SnapMirror for Data Protection
- SnapMirror Technology
- Implementing SnapMirror Relationships
- SnapMirror Failover and Resync
- SnapMirror Advance Topics
Module 18: SnapVault Backup and Recovery
- SnapVault Technology
- Implementing SnapVault
- Restoring Data SnapVault
- SnapVault Advanced Topics
- Monitoring and Managing SnapVault and SnapMirror
Module 19: Data Protection using NDMP
- NDMP Technology
- Design Criteria for NDMP Solutions
- Managing Node-Scoped NDMP
- Managing SVM-Scoped NDMP
Appendix A Open Systems SnapVault
- Open Systems SnapVault Fundamentals
- Open Systems SnapVault Features
- Open Systems SnapVault Deployment
- Best Practices and Troubleshooting
Labs
- Connect to the ClusterShell
- Connect to the command shell and explore the command hierarchy
- Review Command options
- Compare privilege levels
- Use partial commands and complete commands with the tab key
- Log in to the Cluster2 with OnCommand System Manager
- Explore the resources in the OnCommand System Manager
- Explore package licensing
- Configure time and time zone
- Create a new aggregate
- Add disks to the aggregate
- Use System Manager to create an aggregate
- Create a flexible volume
- Use System Manger to create a flexible volume
- Explore network resources and create an interface group
- Create a VLAN
- Create a new IPspace
- Create a subnet for the default IPspace
- Explore failover groups and policies
- Configure an SVM to serve CIFS and NFS
- Create a NAS data LIF
- Migrate and rehome a NAS data LIF
- Create an export policy
- Export a volume
- Verify and create CIFS shares
- Access your CIFS share from a Windows client
- Access your data volume from an NFS client
- Verify MPIO configuration
- Check the iSCSI software initiator name
- Use NetApp System Manager to create an SVM for iSCSI
- Configure the iSCSI software initiator (in Windows)
- Access the iSCSI-attached LUN on the Windows host
- Explore Snapshot configuration in System Manager
- Navigate the .snapshot directory from an NFS client
- Explore thin provisioning and storage efficiency
- Perform a volume move
- Create and initialize snapmirror replications
- Compare data-protection mirror replication times
- Add volumes and files to a replicated namespace
- Schedule periodic snapmirror replications
- Promote a load-sharing mirror
- Access system logs with a web browser
- Configure AutoSupport messages
- Prepare the storage environment on Cluster1 and Cluster2
- Create a job schedule
- Create a Snapshot policy
- Assign a Snapshot policy to a FlexVol volume
- Restore volume data from Snapshot copies
- Restore previous versions
- Configure network connectivity to allow cluster peering
- Configure Cluster peering
- Create a volume to be used for a SnapMirror source
- Create a SnapMirror relationship
- Verify data transfer
- Simulate a source volume failure
- Break the SnapMirror relationship
- Perform a SnapMirror reverse resynchronization
- Restore the original SnapMirror relationship
- Create a new FlexVol volume on a destination SVM
- Create a new schedule on Cluster2
- Create a SnapShot policy on the source SVM and volume
- Create a SnapVault policy on the destination SVM
- Create the SnapVault relationship and perform an initial transfer
- Confirm the SnapVault data transfer
- Perform a manual SnapVault update
- Restore SnapVault data