Duration
3 days
Overview
This course goes beyond simple administration, providing an in-depth understanding of how to leverage and optimize XtremIO X2 features and capabilities in specific application areas. The course begins by providing hands-on coverage of operational aspects of the XtremIO X2 environment and then leads into features and performance optimization. Lastly, this course focuses on considerations and best practices for system integration with specific application use cases and industry leading data protection solutions such as Native Replication, RecoverPoint, VPLEX, and AppSync.
Audience
All Audiences
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills
- XtremIO and X2 foundational knowledge
- Connectivity protocols: IP, FC, iSCSI
- Basic understanding of Windows, LINUX, and other operating systems
- Virtualized data center concepts
- Storage network troubleshooting and performance concepts
- Oracle and VDI architecture and functionality
- Data protection and business continuity fundamentals
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the proper configuration and integration of XtremIO X2 systems for end-to-end communication.
- Obtain maximum availability from a solution by properly configuring replication and proactive monitoring through alerts
- Analyze workloads and optimize performance thresholds
- Create custom reports to determine patterns and confirm with SLA guidelines
- Describe data protection capabilities of XtremIO Native Replication and other non-XtremIO integrated solutions such as RecoverPoint, VPLEX, and AppSync.
- Describe integration best practices for VDI and Oracle environments
Course Outline
The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.
XtremIO X2 Core Components and Support Resources
▬ Components, X-Brick models, and resources
▬ Management Server
▬ Support services and documentation
XtremIO Cluster Management Interfaces
▬ Accessing XtremIO X2 GUI and CLI management applications
▬ REST API and plug-in management tools
▬ User Management
XtremIO X2 Storage Presentation
▬ Storage presentation and volume management
▬ Host configuration – Windows, Linux, ESXi, Solaris, AIX,
▬ and HPUX
▬ Connectivity zoning best practices
▬ Volume mapping and usage
XtremIO Features
▬ Encryption, Compression, and Deduplication
▬ XtremIO Data Protection (XDP)
▬ XtremIO Virtual Copies (XVC)
XtremIO X2 Performance and Reporting
▬ Performance overview and common issues
▬ XtremIO X2 reports, CloudIQ reports, and host performance monitoring tools
▬ XtremIO X2 Data Reduction Ratio (DRR)
▬ XtremIO X2 Quality of Service (QoS)
▬ Non-XtremIO reporting tools
Native Replication
▬ XtremIO X2 Native Replication Overview
▬ Connectivity Schemes
▬ Setup and Configuration
▬ RPO and Retention
▬ Session Management
XtremIO X2 Integration
▬ VAAI, VSI, VMware vRealize
▬ ViPR Controller, ViPR SRM, Microsoft VSS
▬ Oracle
▬ VDI
Management Operations
▬ Managing cluster health
▬ Power procedures
▬ IP address modification
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes labs designed to allow practical experience for the participant.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.