Course Description
This course is intended for individuals who will perform SAN management activities using vendor or EMC tools.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
Identify SAN components and list current EMC Connectrix connectivity options, and management tools
Perform basic maintenance and configuration tasks on EMC Connectrix B-Series and MDS-Series switches
Describe security options for a SAN
Show the software licensing options for each Connectrix family of switches
Configure virtualization features in a SAN, including VSANs, Virtual Fabrics, NPIV, NPV and Access Gateway
Manage zoning
Describe the components of a Fibre Channel fabric
Expand a Fibre Channel fabric by merging switches
Extend a Fibre Channel Fabric using a FCIP tunnel
Configure a native iSCSI SAN
Describe a basic FCoE configuration
Perform basic troubleshooting using SAN Management tools
Agenda
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
Identify SAN components and list current EMC Connectrix connectivity options, and management tools
Perform basic maintenance and configuration tasks on EMC Connectrix B-Series and MDS-Series switches
Describe security options for a SAN
Show the software licensing options for each Connectrix family of switches
Configure virtualization features in a SAN, including VSANs, Virtual Fabrics, NPIV, NPV and Access Gateway
Manage zoning
Describe the components of a Fibre Channel fabric
Expand a Fibre Channel fabric by merging switches
Extend a Fibre Channel Fabric using a FCIP tunnel
Configure a native iSCSI SAN
Describe a basic FCoE configuration
Perform basic troubleshooting using SAN Management tools
SAN Management Overview
- Host SAN Concepts
SAN Storage
SAN Connectivity
SAN Management
B-Series Switch Tools
- B-Series Management Tools
Licensing
Management Tools Installation and usage
Switch Configuration
Maintenance Tasks
Security for B-Series SANs
MDS-Series Switch Tools
- MDS-Series Management Tools
Licensing
Management Tools Installation and usage
Switch Configuration
Maintenance Tasks
Security for MDS-Series SANs
Fabric Virtualization
- B-Series Virtual Fabrics
MDS-Series Virtual SANs
Fibre Channel Addressing and Logins
Zoning and Storage Allocation
- Zoning Overview
B-Series Switch Zoning
MDS-Series Switch Zoning
VNX Storage Provisioning
VMAX Storage Provisioning
Merging Fabre Channel Fabrics
- Fibre Channel Fabric Overview
B-Series Fabric Merge
MDS-Series Fabric Merge
Interoperability Overview
Managing IP SANs
- FCIP Configuration
iSCSI Fabric Configuration
Port Virtualization
- N_Port ID Virtualization
B-Series NPIV and Access Gateway Configuration
MDS-Series NPIV and NPV Configuration
IT Transformation
- Trends Driving IT Transformation
Converged Networks Overview
FCoE Overview
Troubleshooting and Monitoring
- Troubleshooting SAN
B-Series Troubleshooting and monitoring
MDS-Series Troubleshooting and monitoring
Audience
This course is intended for anyone who presently plans to manage Storage Area Networks in an EMC storage environment.