E-Series SANtricity Administration
- Course Code NEP_ES-ADM
- Duration 2 days
Course Delivery
Course Delivery
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
TopExplore how to deploy, configure, and monitor NetApp® E-Series and EF-Series storage systems. In the deployment phase, you use NetApp SANtricity® Storage Manager and SANtricity System Manager to create the configuration, perform administration tasks, and examine data protection features. During post-deployment, you use SANtricity Unified Manager and System Manager to collect storage system information for trend analysis, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and tuning.
Course Schedule
TopTarget Audience
TopSolutions engineer (SE), architect, support engineer, implementation engineer and professional services
Course Objectives
Top- Explore the features of NetApp E-Series and EF-Series storage systems
- Identify and use administrative and support tools
- Describe and implement configuration concepts
- Perform routine volume administration tasks
- Perform volume group and disk pool administration tasks
- Identify and perform general system administration tasks
- Collect and monitor pertinent storage system information
- Implement data protection features
Course Content
TopModule 1: Introduction to E-Series and EF-Series storage systems
Lessons
• Introduction to E-Series and EF-Series storage systems
• SANtricity System Manager
• SANtricity Web Services Proxy
• SANtriciy REST API
Exercises
• Configuring the E-Series and EF-Series administrative interfaces
• Exploring SANtricity Unified Manager
• Exploring SANtricity System Manager
• Exploring the SANtricity REST API
Module 2: Configuration concepts and initial setup
Lessons
• Host-side configuration concepts
• Drive-side configuration concepts
• Volume group and disk pool considerations
• Initial setup steps
• Additional setup steps
Exercises
• Creating a configuration with the guided setup wizard
• Using the setup wizard to configure the storage array
Module 3: Disk pool administration
Lessons
• Disk pools
• Disk pool administration
• General disk pool administration tasks
• Managing disk pool disks
Exercises
• Creating disk pool configurations
• Managing disk pools
• Managing disk pool drives
Module 4: Volume group administration
Lessons
• Volume groups
• Volume group administration
• General volume group administration tasks
• Managing volume group disks
Exercises
• Creating volume group configurations
• Managing volume groups
• Managing volume group drives
• Managing iSCSI sessions
Module 5: SSD cache administration
Lessons
• Introduction to SSD cache
• SSD cache administration
Exercises
Creating an SSD cache drive
Module 6: General administration tasks
Lessons
• General administration tasks
• Alert management
• Storage array, controller, and drive tasks
• Managing upgrades
Exercises
• Taking a controller offline for service
• Upgrading storage array components
Module 7: Data collection and monitoring
Lessons
• Resources for data collection and monitoring
• Storage array component information
• AutoSupport tool
• Storage array operability and state files
• Performance monitoring
Exercises
Collecting data
