Configuring and Monitoring NetApp E-Series and EF-Series Storage Systems (CMESERIES) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to E-Series and EF-Series Storage

  • E-Series and EF-Series storage products
  • Data-protection features
  • NetApp SANtricity Storage Manager functionality
  • Available plug-ins, APIs and providers

Module 2: E-Series and EF-Series Functionality

  • Configuration and theory of operation concepts
  • Controller cache and battery functionality
  • Data Assurance (DA) feature functionality
  • Media scan functionality
  • Drive security feature implementation
  • Path-management concepts

Module 3: configuration Concepts and Initial Setup

  • Storage system configuration tools and resources
  • NetApp SANtricity simulator functionality and usage
  • Host-side configuration concepts
  • Disk-side configuration concepts
  • General disk pool and volume group configuration concepts
  • Storage system initial setup steps

Module 4: Volume Group Administration

  • Volume group concepts
  • Create volume groups and volumes
  • General volume group system administration tasks
  • Manage volume group disks

Module 5: Dynamic Disk Pool Administration

  • Disk pool concepts
  • Create disk pools and volumes
  • Disk pool system administration tasks
  • Manage disk pool disks

Module 6: SSD Cache Administration

  • SSD Cache concepts
  • Create a solid-state drive (SSD) cache
  • Assign and unassign an SSD cache
  • SSD cache administration

Module 7: Snapshot Administration

  • SANtricity Snapshot features
  • SANtricity Snapshot image administrative tasks
  • Initiate the Snapshot process
  • Snapshot volume administration
  • Snapshot consistency group administration

Module 8: Volume Copy Administration

  • Volume copy function
  • Volume copy administration
  • Volume copy work flow steps

Module 9: Mirroring Administration

  • Mirroring technology
  • Use cases
  • Synchronous mirroring features
  • Synchronous mirroring administration
  • Asynchronous mirroring features
  • Asynchronous mirroring administration
  • SANtricity feature considerations

Module 10: Data Collection and Monitoring

  • Data collection and monitoring resources
  • Storage array component information
  • AutoSupport feature configuration
  • Storage array operability and state files
  • Performance metrics for different objects

Module 11: General Administrative Tasks

  • General tasks
  • Alerts management
  • Storage array, controller and drive tasks
  • Managing upgrades

Labs:

  • Installing SANtricity storage manager software
  • Adding a storage array to the EMW management domain
  • Exploring system manager
  • Exploring E-Series and EF-Series information resources
  • Install the SANtricity simulator
  • Using the Setup Wizard to configure the storage array
  • Creating volume group configurations
  • Managing volumes in volume groups
  • Managing hot spares
  • Creating volume groups from the command line
  • Deleting a volume group configuration
  • Creating disk pool configurations
  • Managing volumes in disk pools
  • Managing failed drives
  • Using the command line to create disk pools
  • Creating and SSD cache drive
  • Creating and preparing disk pool volumes for I/O
  • Creating a Snapshot environment
  • Rolling back a file system
  • Creating a Snapshot volume
  • Mounting and accessing a Snapshot volume
  • Perform an online volume copy operation
  • Perform an offline volume copy operation
  • Creating a mirroring environment
  • Creating a synchronous mirror relationship
  • Creating an asynchronous mirror relationship
  • Data collection
  • Taking a controller offline for servicing
  • Upgrading a storage array