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XTR21MY - IBM System X and Fiber Channel Storage

Course outline

2 days
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Duration

2 days

Course Overview

Upon completion of this hands-on simulator class, you should be able to plan, install, configure, manage, and perform problem isolation on the IBM System Storage DS3000 and DS4000 family of products.

The storage solutions two day class starts with connectivity and protocols used to connect storage to servers. Beginning with the DS3000 family, emphasis is on the cabling configuration and architectures of these storage units along with the performance differences between the SATA, SAS, and Fibre Channel devices, followed by the DS4000 family and expansion units EXP420, EXP810, and EXP5000. Managing the DS4000 controller, starting with the power on sequence and the value of DACstore is discussed plus the installation of the IBM DS Storage Manager user management interface. Arrays and logical drives are covered, along with the dynamic operations. How to partition logical drives and the use of FlashCopy and VolumeCopy will also be covered. Managing DS3000 controllers starts with the Storage Manager interface, some configuration parameters that are specific to the DS3300, how to create arrays and logical drives, and last we will look at the codes associated with the DS3300 and iSCSI. Problem determination is a key skill, and we cover a variety of topics by defining LED states, the Recovery Guru usage and the QLogic Fast!UTIL and QLogic SANsurfer for diagnostics. Performance and those factors that affect basic disk performance, the performance monitor tool, and tuning recommendations are covered in this course.

Audience

This is an advanced course for those individuals who plan, install, configure, or support IBM DS3000 and DS4000 storage systems for System x.

Prerequisites

You should complete:

  • IBM System x Technical Principles (XTR11)

Course Objective

  • Identify the features of the major storage connectivity methods
  • Describe and list the Fibre Channel (FC) protocol topologies
  • Identify the major elements of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol
  • Identify the elements comprising serial attached SCSI protocol (SAS)
  • List the IBM Fibre Channel adapter card features and options
  • Identify and list the attributes of the Fibre Channel switches
  • Describe and list the features and properties of iSCSI connections over TCP/IP
  • List the attributes and features of the SAS adapter
  • Identify and list the features of the SAS Connectivity Module
  • Define and list the attributes of the IBM DS3000 disk systems family
  • IBM System Storage DS3200
  • IBM System Storage DS3300
  • IBM System Storage DS3400
  • Identify proper storage cabling configurations for each controller
  • List performance differences between the SATA, SAS, and Fibre Channel drives
  • Describe and list the attributes of the IBM DS4000 disk systems family
  • IBM System Storage DS4200
  • IBM System Storage DS4700
  • IBM System Storage DS4800
  • Explain DS4000 EXP810 and EXP420 storage expansion units
  • Identify and list the proper storage cabling configurations
  • Match performance characteristics to the SATA and Fibre Channel drives
  • List the power on sequence steps
  • Identify the concept in DACstore
  • Match the connection requirements to in-band and out-of-band management protocols
  • Identify the correct options to select in installing Storage Manager
  • List the features of the user of the Storage Manager user interface
  • Describe and list the steps in creation of arrays and logical drives
  • List the features comprising dynamic operations
  • Identify and list the steps to partition logical drives
  • Describe and list the features of FlashCopy
  • Describe and list the features of VolumeCopy
  • Describe and list the Storage Manager interface functions
  • List the configuration steps for password and TCP/IP assignment
  • Identify and list analysis codes for DS3300 iSCSI statistics
  • List the features defining a SAN - What is a storage area network
  • Describe and list the benefits of SANs
  • Identify the differences between hardware and software zoning
  • List the steps required to create a zone
  • List the features of the QLogic Fast!UTIL
  • Identify and list the switch LED states
  • Describe and list the QLogic SANsurfer diagnostic functions
  • Identify the Recovery Guru features available
  • Define and list techniques for testing and replacing components
  • List the factors involved in basic disk performance
  • Describe and list Performance Monitor tool outputs
  • Match performance tuning recommendations to requirements
  • Cable host HBAs to the Fibre Channel switch then to a DS4700
  • Cable the drive side cabling for the DS4700 and EXP810s
  • Cable host HBAs to the Fibre Channel switch then to a DS4800
  • Cable the drive side cabling for the DS4800 and EXP810s
  • Use and identify the support components with DS4000 Storage Manager

Day 1

  • Welcome
  • Exercise 1 - Fiber configurations

Day 2

  • Exercises - Storage Manager, Create an array container, FlashCopy, and Storage partition with mappings view

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