Duration
2 days
Who should attend
NetApp customers, IT generalists, and academic alliance students
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of storage networking
Course Objectives
List the steps to create and configure a cluster
Identify the methods to manage a cluster
Describe IPspaces, broadcast domains, and subnets
Describe SVM benefits, components, and features
Describe FlexVol volumes and efficiency features
Describe methods to access files in a cluster
Course Content
This two-day course provides a technical overview of the features and benefits of NetApp ONTAP 9 data-management software. The course enables you to explain the architecture and functionality of an ONTAP cluster. You will also be introduced to basic administration, configuration and management of an ONTAP cluster. Through handson exercises, you will learn how to create a cluster, aggregates, storage virtual machines (SVMs), LIFs, FlexVol volumes and Snapshot copies.
Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Clusters
Cluster components
ONTAP 9 software
- Cluster
- Nodes
- High-Availability pairs
- Networks
- Ports and logical interfaces
ONTAP storage architecture
- Physical Storage
- Aggregates
- Logical storage
- SVM with FlexVol volumes
Cluster configurations
ONTAP 9 software deployments
- All Flash FAS and FAS
- FlexPod solution
- FlexArray virtualization
- ONTAP Select
- NetApp Provate Storage (NPS)
- ONTAP Cloud
Supported cluster configuration
- Single node
- 2-note switchless
- Multimode switched
- MetroCluster
Create a cluster
Module 2: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Management
Administrators
- Cluster administrators
- SVM administrators
Accessing the cluster
Command line interface (CLI)
OnCommand System Manager
Managing clusters
Clustershell
System manager dashboard
OnCommand Management portfolio
Configuring clusters
Managing cluster access
- User accounts
- Access method
- User role
Predefined SVM roles
Monitoring clusters
- AutoSupport
- OnCommand portfolio
Module 3: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Networking
Management and data networks
Ports and logical interfaces
- Physical ports
- Interface groups
- VLANs
- Network ports
IPspaces
- Components
- Broadcast domains
- Subnets
Network interfaces
- Data LIFs
Module 4: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Storage Virtual Machines
Data SVM
Benefits
- Considerations
- SVM with FlexVol volumes
- FlexGroup volume
- Root volume
- Administration
FlexVol volumes
Snapshot technology
Volume efficiency
- Deduplication
- Data compression
- Inline data compaction
Moving volumes
Cloning volumes
SVM setup workflow
Editing an SVM
Configuring SVMs
Module 5: ONTAP NAS Fundamentals
NAS
Overview
- FlexVol volme
- Controlling file acess
SVM namespace
- Root volume and junctions
- Namespace architecture
- Namespace protection
NFS protocol
Overview
- Configure NFS file access
- UNIX file permissions
SMB protocol
Overview
- Configure SMB file access
Module 6: ONTAP SAN Fundamentals
SAN
Overview
- Protocols: FC, iSCSI FCoE
SCSI concepts
LUN
IP SAN nodes and ports
Implementing a SAN
- Steps
- Interoperability matrix tool
- Host utilities
IP SAN
- Architecture
- Configurations
IP SAN target configuration
IP SAN initiator configuration
LUN access steps
- Preparation
- Thick provisioning
- Thin provisioning
- Configuration decision
- Create a LUN
- Initiator group
- Map a LUN
- Verification
Window multipath driver overview
Labs:
- Navigating the NetApp OnCommand System Manager
- Updating NetApp Oncommand System Manager administration settings
- Synchronize the system time for Windows domain
- Assign an NTP server to the cluster
- Networking ports
- IPspaces
- Network interfaces
- Components and features
- FlexVol volumes
- Volume move
- Creating and managing SVMs
- Explore ONTAP NAS configuration
- Explore SMB client configuration
- Explore the NFS client configuration
- Explore ONTAP IP SAN configuration
- Explore the iSCSI client configuration
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.