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
Configuring ONTAP Clusters

 

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
• Network security
• 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