ONTAP Cluster Administration and Data Protection
- Course Code NEP_OT-CLU-DPA
- Duration 5 days
- Language English
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This course is available in the following formats:
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Public Classroom
Traditional Classroom Learning
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Virtual Learning
Learning that is virtual
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Course Overview
TopThis 5 day class is a combination of the 3 day Cluster Administration Class and the 2 day Data Protection Administration Class.
Cluster Administration
Learn how to perform the basic administration tasks of a NetApp® ONTAP® 9.16 cluster. Use the clustershell and NetApp ONTAP System Manager to manage cluster storage and network resources. Discover how to configure basic data protection and data efficiency functions and common cluster maintenance tasks.
Data Protection Administration
Explore key concepts and techniques for protecting data on NetApp® ONTAP® based storage systems. Learn about the data protection solutions that are integrated in ONTAP software and examine the tools to manage ONTAP data protection features. In the hands-on exercises, use NetApp ONTAP System Manager and the ONTAP CLI to perform key data protection tasks. This course is updated for ONTAP 9.16.1 software.
Course Schedule
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 23-27 November, 2026 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe )
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 14-18 December, 2026 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe )
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 25-29 January, 2027 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe )
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 22-27 February, 2027 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe )
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 15-19 March, 2027 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe )
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 19-23 April, 2027 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe )
- Language: English
Target Audience
TopAdministrator, architect, and operator
Course Objectives
TopONTAP Cluster Administration
Define ONTAP cluster components
Describe the role of a storage VM (storage virtual machine, also known as SVM) in the NetApp storage architecture
Configure an ONTAP cluster
Configure and manage both networking and storage resources
Create and configure a storage VM
Create, manage, and protect NetApp FlexVol® volumes
Implement storage efficiency features
Manage ONTAP administrator access and user accounts
Manage NetApp storage systems
ONTAP Data Protection Administration
Describe and distinguish the data protection features in ONTAP software
Administer the appropriate ONTAP data protection feature to address your data protection concern
Configure NetApp SnapMirror® relationships for disaster recovery and data backup
Demonstrate storage VM disaster recovery (SVM DR)
Illustrate NDMP-enabled operations to back up NAS data to tape
Integrate the cloud-based data protection solutions that complement your ONTAP based storage systems
Structure NetApp MetroCluster components and functionality
Illustrate SnapMirror active sync components and functionality
Course Content
TopONTAP Cluster Administration
Module 1: ONTAP 9 clusters
ONTAP deployment options
ONTAP cluster
Storage VMs
Software-defined storage
Module 2: Cluster setup
Supported ONTAP cluster configurations
Setting up a cluster
Administration interfaces
ONTAP licenses
Policies and schedules
Exercises
Deploying an ONTAP cluster
Exploring ONTAP management UIs
Module 3: Physical storage management
Drives, RAID, and aggregates
Advanced Disk Partitioning
Flash Cache and Flash Pool features
FabricPool aggregates
Managing physical storage
Exercises
Exploring RAID-TEC
Module 4: Logical storage management
Flexible volumes
Moving storage resources
FlexGroup volumes
FlexCache volumes
Exercises
Managing data volumes
Creating a FlexGroup volume
Module 5: Storage efficiency
Thin provisioning
Deduplication and compression
Flash efficiency
Volume and file clones
Exercises
Managing storage efficiency
Managing FlexClone volumes
Module 6: Network managemen
ONTAP network review
Network ports
Network traffic segregation
Logical network interfaces
Nondisruptive LIF configuration
Routing management
Exercises
Managing physical and logical network resources
Managing virtual network resources
Module 7: NAS data access
Use NAS protocols to access data
Use the NFS protocol to access data
Use the SMB protocol to access data
Use the S3 protocol to access data
Exercises
Monitoring with ONTAP File System Analytics
Configuring the NFS protocol in a storage VM
Configuring the SMB protocol in a storage VM
Configuring the S3 protocol in a storage VM
Module 8: SAN data access
Use SAN protocols to access data
Use the iSCSI protocol to access data
Use the FC protocol to access data
Use the NVMe protocol to access data
Exercises
Configuring iSCSI in a storage VM
Configuring NVMe in a storage VM
Module 9: Data protection
Manage Snapshot copies
Restore data from a Snapshot copy
Back up and replicate data
Compliance
Exercises
Managing Snapshot copies
Module 10: ONTAP security
Access control
Storage encryption
Ransomware protection
Exercises:
Managing ONTAP administrators
Module 11: Cluster maintenance
Data collection, monitoring, and automation tools
Upgrading your cluster
Technical support
Exercises
Installing and configuring Active IQ Config Advisor
ONTAP Data Protection Administraton
Module 1: SnapMirror fundamentals
Introduction to SnapMirror
Configuring SnapMirror relationships
Guidelines for intercluster networking
Cluster and storage VM peering
Exercises
Configuring cluster peering and storage VM peering
Module 2: SnapMirror for disaster recovery and backup
SnapMirror for FlexVol volumes
SnapMirror configuration considerations
SnapMirror for disaster recovery
SnapMirror for backup
Interaction between SnapMirror and other ONTAP features
S3 SnapMirror
FabricPool
Exercises
Using SnapMirror to mirror FlexVol volumes
Performing SnapMirror disaster recovery
Configuring SnapMirror for unified replication
Restoring data from a Snapshot copy
Configuring cluster and storage VM peering for a cascade relationship (optional)
Configuring a cascade relationship (optional)
Module 3: SnapMirror synchronous for disaster recovery
SnapMirror synchronous
Configuring SnapMirror synchronous for disaster recovery
Additional SnapMirror synchronous configuration
Exercises
Configuring a SnapMirror synchronous relationship
Module 4: SVM DR
Introduction to SVM DR
SVM DR requirements and configuration
SVM data mobility
Exercises
Configuring SVM DR
Module 5: ONTAP backup and archive solutions
NDMP fundamentals
NDMP topologies
NDMP management
Module 6: Cloud-based data protection
SnapMirror cloud
Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Data protection with NetApp BlueXP
Module 7:
ONTAP business continuity solutions
Consistency group management
Introduction to SnapMirror active sync
SnapMirror active sync configurations
Failover operations and failure scenarios
MetroCluster fundamentals
Course Prerequisites
TopONTAP Cluster Administration
ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals (web-based training [WBT]) or
ONTAP Cluster Foundation (ILT)ONTAP NAS Fundamentals (WBT)
ONTAP SAN Fundamentals (WBT)
These are free of charge web based training modules accessed via the NetApp Learning Center are required. Please contact us if further support is required.Test Certification
TopThis course supports part of the following NetApp certifications:
- NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer (NCSIE)
- NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)