You will learn to:

• Bring your SAN to operational readiness with Dell/EMC SAN basics and implementation strategies
• Configure and manage CX SAN using Navisphere and Analyzer
• Conduct LUN management and MetaLUN development activities
• Test SAN for failover effectiveness
• Understand SAN Management capabilities

Course details:

SAN Overview

• Storage Topologies Defined
• Topology comparisons
• FC Protocol Stack Levels
• SAN Architecture
• CX-3 series arrays and DAE4Ps (NEW!)
• Supported RAID levels

Array Overview

• Details of CX3 models
• DAE4P features
• Cabling
• Power
• Back end loop strategies
• Private Space

Switch Configuration and Zoning (with HBA driver configuration)

• HBA models
• PCIe vs PCI-X technology
• Persistent binding (include in Storage Management module-possible appendix item)
• Brocade new Web Tools display of FSPF routes

Host-Array Software

• Host Agent
• CLI
• PowerPath
• Lab: Install Navi Host Agent and CLI

Storage Management (include MetaLUNs/LUN Migration)

• Managing the storage system
• Release 19 and 22 Best Practices
• Lab: Configure Storage Domain settings

Clustering

• Clustering Overview
• Cluster Terminology
• Network Requirements and IP configuration
• Shared Storage Requirements

Analyzer

• Understanding workloads
• Performance metrics
• Archiving
• Analyzer CLI commands

SAN Backup and RMSE

• Contrast traditional backup methodologies with SAN backup model
• Backup types – Full/ Incremental/Differential
• Primary vs Nearline vs Offline vs Offsite storage
  

This 3-day instructor-led course is designed to provide IT professionals with the expertise necessary to implement Dell storage into an existing IT infrastructure. This course covers SAN fundamentals and initial setup, configuration, and management of Dell/EMC storage arrays, focusing on the Dell/EMC CX series.

Instructor-led Training includes:

• Hands-on lab activities
• Approximately 60% lecture and 40% lab activities
• Computers and wireless access via Dell’s Enterprise Training and Education Center
• Participant and lab guides

Who should attend:

• Technical support
• System administrators
• Network Operation Center staff
• Managers

Suggested pre-requisites:

• Dell Storage Basics

About our instructors:

Dell’s core group of instructors averages close to 20 years of IT practitioner experience and over 7 years average experience as technology instructors. This expertise is augmented by consultants who prescribe training through Dell Training Services or through one of its local training partners based on their clients' needs. Training Services uses customer feedback as part of its ongoing curriculum revision cycle to ensure their instruction is comprehensive and relevant to customers' 'in-the-field' needs.