Duration

2 days

Course Overview

This course is designed to present the IBM XIV Storage System, including its hardware components, and the cabling concept.

This course also provides information on how to prepare, install, configure, and initialize the IBM XIV Storage System.

It describes the steps to follow for the configuration of an IBM XIV Storage system, and provide information about setting up, installing, configuring, and working with the three features that assist with copy services: snapshot, Volume Copy, and the remote mirror.

This course describe the specifications, features and components for the Servers Operating Systems that can be associated to the IBM XIV Storage System.

Audience

This is an intermediate course for individuals who are concerned by the planning, installation, configuration, and management of the IBM XIV Storage System.

Pre-requisites

You should have:

Understanding the concepts and terms used to deploy a Storage Area Network (SAN) and the iSCSI protocol

Course Objective

Install and configure an IBM XIV Storage Subsystem
Manage logical drive received from the IBM XIV Storage System to an Host Server
Configure and manage all possibilities in term of IBM XIV Copy Services

Day 2

Lab 0 - Lab setup and preliminary instructions
Lab 1 - IBM XIV Storage Management: Installation
Lab 2 - IBM XIV Storage Management: Configuration
Lab 3 - Host definition and mappings: Attaching a Windows server to an XIV
Lab 4 - Host definition and mappings: Attaching an AIX server to an XIV
Lab 5 - Host definition and mappings: Attaching a Linux server to an XIV
Lab 6 - IBM XIV configuration: Monitoring
Lab 7 - IBM XIV Copy Services: Snapshots
Lab 8 - IBM XIV Copy Services: Remote mirror

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