Duration

NetApp ONTAP: Architecture, Configuration, and Management

3 days

Overview

This course offers an extensive exploration of NetApp ONTAP, from its foundational hardware architecture to advanced storage management techniques. Participants will delve into the specifics of configuring and managing ONTAP environments, including networking, physical and logical resources, NAS and SAN protocols, and data protection strategies. Through detailed study notes, practical quizzes, and hands-on labs, this course equips IT professionals with the expertise required to optimize storage efficiency, performance, and resilience in NetApp ONTAP systems.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the legacy and modern hardware architectures of NetApp ONTAP.
Configure and manage ONTAP hardware platforms, including AFF and FAS systems.
Implement and manage physical and logical storage resources.
Configure and optimize networking for storage using NetApp ONTAP.
Implement and manage NAS and SAN protocols in an ONTAP environment.
Enhance storage efficiency through thin provisioning, deduplication, and compression.
Monitor performance and configure storage QoS.
Utilize snapshots for data protection and management.
Implement advanced data protection strategies, including SnapMirror and MetroCluster.
Configure and manage Fabric Pools for tiered storage.

Course Outline

NETAPP Architecture

Legacy 7-Mode Hardware Architecture
Clustered ONTAP Hardware Architecture
Cluster, Management, and Data Networks
ONTAP Architecture - Study Notes
ONTAP Architecture – Quiz

ONTAP Hardware Platform

AFF Platform Overview and Tech Specs
FAS Platform Overview and Tech Specs
Disk Shelves and Cabling

Physical Resources and Caching

Disk Shelf Numbering
Disk Ownership
RAID Groups and Aggregates
Disks, Aggregates and RAID Groups Configuration - GUI
Disks, Aggregates and RAID Groups Configuration - CLI
Advanced Disk Partitioning
WAFL and the System Memory Cache
Virtual Storage Tier: FlashCache
Virtual Storage Tier: FlashPool
FlashPool Configuration - CLI
FlashPool Configuration - GUI
Storage Pools
Storage Pools Configuration
Disk and VST Guidelines

Logical Resources

Storage Virtual Machines
Storage Virtual Machines Configuration - CLI
Storage Virtual Machines Configuration - GUI
Flexible Volumes
FlexVol Operations
Flexible Volumes Configuration - CLI
Flexible Volumes Operations - CLI
Flexible Volumes Configuration - GUI
Qtrees
Qtrees Configuration
FlexGroups
FlexGroups Configuration - CLI
FlexGroups Configuration – GUI

Networking Primer for Storage

The OSI Stack
The Life of a Packet
VLANs
NIC Teaming

NetApp ONTAP Networking

Physical Ports
Interface Groups
VLANs
Logical Interfaces
IPspaces
SAN Protocol Network Load Balancing and Redundancy
NAS Protocol Network Load Balancing
NAS Protocol Network Redundancy
Broadcast Domains and Failover Groups
Subnets
VLAN Configuration
Subnets Configuration
Logical Interface
Off-Box DNS Network Load Balancing Configuration
On-Box DNS Network Load Balancing Configuration
IPspace Configuration

NAS Protocols on NetApp ONTAP Storage

NFS Versions
Name Services for NFS
Export Policies
Export Policy Examples - Anonymous User
Export Policy Examples - Superuser Access
NFS Configuration for Linux - GUI
NFS Configuration for Linux - CLI
SMB/CIFS Versions
SMB/CIFS Implementation
CIFS Configuration - GUI
CIFS Configuration - CLI
Home Directory Configuration - GUI
Home Directory Configuration - CLI
Quotas
Quotas Configuration - GUI
Quotas Configuration - CLI
Multiprotocol
Multiprotocol Name Mappings
Multiprotocol Configuration

SAN Protocols on NetApp Storage

ONTAP SAN Implementation
Multipath Tools - MPIO, DSM, and Host Utilities
ALUA and SLM
iSCSI Configuration - ONTAP CLI
iSCSI Configuration - ONTAP GUI
iSCSI CHAP Authentication - ONTAP GUI
iSCSI Configuration - Windows Client
iSCSI Configuration - Linux Client
UTA2 Port Configuration
Fibre Channel and FCoE Configuration
NVMe-oF

Storage Efficiency

Thin Provisioning
NAS Thin Provisioning Configuration - CLI
NAS Thin Provisioning Configuration - GUI
LUN Space Reservation and Fractional Reserve
LUN Provisioning Settings
LUN Space Reclamation
LUN Provisioning Configuration – CLI
Deduplication, Compression, and Compaction
Inline vs Postprocess Storage Efficiency
Storage Efficiency Reporting
Deduplication, Compression, and Compaction Configuration

Performance Monitoring and Storage QoS

ONTAP Performance Overview
Collecting Performance Statistics
Storage QoS
Storage QoS Configuration
Application Aware Data Management and Balanced Placement
AADM and Balanced Placement Configuration

Snapshots

Snapshot Operation
SnapDrive, SnapManager, and SnapCenter
Snapshot Schedules
Snapshot Scheduling Strategies
Snapshot Restores
Snapshot Defaults and Policies - GUI
Snapshot Defaults and Policies - CLI
Restoring Snapshots from Windows Clients
Restoring Snapshots from Linux Clients
Restoring Snapshots from SnapRestore
FlexClone
FlexClone Configuration

Data Protection

Data Protection Overview
SyncMirror
SyncMirror Configuration
High Availability
The RDB Replicated Database, Quorum, and Epsilon
The SnapMirror Engine
SnapMirror Synchronous and Asynchronous
SnapMirror Fan In, Fan Out, and Cascades
Load Sharing Mirrors
SnapMirror Engine Configuration
Load Sharing Mirrors Configuration
SnapMirror and SnapVault Initial Peering Setup
SnapMirror Data Protection Mirrors
SnapVault
Unified Replication
SnapMirror for SVMs
Tape Backups
MetroCluster

Fabric Pool

FabricPool Overview
FabricPool Configuration - GUI

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of storage and networking concepts.
Familiarity with operating systems such as Windows or Linux.
Prior experience with storage management (recommended).

Audience

Storage administrators and engineers seeking to deepen their knowledge of NetApp ONTAP.
IT professionals responsible for managing and optimizing storage infrastructure.
Network administrators looking to integrate storage management with network configurations.
Organizations planning to implement or upgrade to NetApp ONTAP for their storage solutions.

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.