COURSE OBJECTIVE:
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 BSeries 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
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is intended for anyone who presently plans to manage Storage Area Networks in an EMC storage environment.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase/skill set. The student must have an understanding of:
· SAN protocols and devices
· EMC Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts
· Familiarity with operating system and storage array administration
COURSE CONTENT:
The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.
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
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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