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
• 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

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 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 data protection 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 an 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

Data ONTAP SAN Implementation 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