By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Define and describe SANs that use FC, FCoE, and iSCSI protocols
• Configure Windows Server 2012, Red Hat 6.4, and Data ONTAP systems for iSCSI connectivity
• Configure Windows Server 2012, Red Hat 6.4, and Data ONTAP systems for FC and FCoE connectivity
• Use FC and iSCSI protocols to create and access LUNs from Windows Server 2012 and Red Hat 6.4 systems
• Install and use SnapDrive for Windows and SnapDrive for Linux software to create LUNs and Snapshotâ LUNs, to restore LUNs from Snapshot copies, and to remove LUNs
• Size, clone, backup and recover LUNs on Windows Server 2012 and Red Hat 6.4 systems
• Troubleshoot SAN connectivity and performance issues

Module 1 SAN Concepts

• Describe the difference between SAN and NAS
• Explain the SCSI architecture model
• List the NetApp SAN technologies
• Define basic SAN terminology
• List the basic steps for implement a Data ONTAP SAN
• Describe the educational lab environment for this Course

Module 2 Windows IP Connectivity

• Describe multiple path implementation with iSCSI connectivity
• Configure network ports on Windows and NetApp systems
• Identify the node name on Windows and NetApp systems
• Implement and verify multiple path iSCSI connectivity between Windows and NetApp systems

Module 3 Windows LUN

• Discuss LUN access for Windows Server 2012
• Create a LUN by using wizards
• Explore techniques to configure a LUN for Windows Server 2012
• Explain how SnapDrive for Windows simplifies LUN management

Module 4 Linux IP

• Describe multiple path implementation with iSCSI connectivity for Red Hat and NetApp systems
• Configure network ports on Red Hat systems
• Identify the node name on Red Hat systems
• Set up and verify multiple path IP connectivity between Red Hat and NetApp systems

Module 5 Linux LUN Access

• Describe the steps that you take to allow a Red Hat initiator to access a LUN on a storage system
• Review the Data ONTAP LUN configuration steps
• Find and prepare a LUN on a Linux operating system
• Configure multipath I/O on Linux
• Create and protect LUNs by using SnapDrive for UNIX

Module 6 FC Architecture

• Describe the architecture of the FC topology
• Explain the FC initialization process
• Identify the layers in the FC protocol

Module 7 FC Fabrics

• Discuss fabric layouts
• Describe FC switch concepts
• Explain fabric services
• Describe routing in FC switches
• Examine zoning in FC switches

Module 8 Windows FC Connectivity

• Describe multiple path implementation with FC connectivity
• Configure FC ports on Windows and Data ONTAP storage systems
• Use commands and utilities to identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on Windows and Data ONTAP storage systems
• Use commands and utilities to examine FC switch Activity

Module 9 Unified Connect

• Describe NetApp Unified Connect
• Examine the FC over Ethernet (FCoE) enabling technologies
• Configure FCoE on a host, a switch, and a NetApp storage system
• Explain how to leverage older FC technologies with FCoE

Module 10 Linux FC

• Describe multiple path implementation with FC connectivity for Red Hat and NetApp systems
• Configure FC ports on Red Hat systems
• Identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on Red Hat systems
• Set up and verify multiple paths FC connectivity between Red Hat and NetApp systems

Module 11 LUN Provisioning

• Describe how and when a LUN consumes space from its containing volume
• Discuss backup guarantees through NetApp Snapshot reserve
• Discuss the overwrite guarantee for space-reserved LUNs
• Analyze the default LUN configuration and two thin-provisioning Configurations

Module 12 Host Considerations

• Explore the disk structure of popular file systems
• Describe flow-control issues on a host
• Identify techniques for growing and shrinking a LUN
• Discuss copy offload capacities

Module 13 SAN Management

• Perform administrative tasks on FC target ports
• Perform administrative tasks on LUNs
• Discuss LUN protection schemes

Module 14 SAN Troubleshooting

• Explain how to diagnose a problem within a SAN environment
• Review diagnostic tools and techniques for NetApp Data ONTAP software

Professionals who implement SAN solutions that use NetApp storage systems.

• Certification as a NetApp Data Management Administrator
• Completion of the following courses:
  • SAN Fundamentals on Data ONTAP WBT
  • NetApp Portfolio: Exploring SAN Architectures and Configurations (SANARCH)
  • Either Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration (D7ADM) or Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 Administration or NA-CDOTDP