E-Series SANtricity Administration

Solutions engineer (SE), architect, support engineer, implementation engineer, and professional services

This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:

• 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

Module 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