Module 0 - Welcome

Module 1: NetApp ONTAP 9 Clusters

• • ONTAP deployment options
• • The ONTAP cluster
• • Storage VMs
• • Software-defined storage

Module 2: Cluster Setup

• • Supported ONTAP cluster configurations
• • Setting up a cluster
• • Administration interfaces
• • ONTAP licences
• • 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

Exercises

Managing physical storage
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 Management

• • 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