Kursüberblick
This 40-hour course includes a combination of administration, management, and advanced administration coursework. The course concentrates on utilizing Storage Manager to educate Administrators on how to perform key administrative tasks for Storage Center and effectively manage all tools associated with Storage Center operations like volume to server mapping, multipathing, failover, snapshots, replications and troubleshooting. This training also provides the knowledge to successfully install Dell EMC SC Series storage arrays and includes best practices information for the Dell EMC SC Series hardware deployment including Fibre Channel zoning, iSCSI and host attachment. The Dell EMC SC Series Implementation and Administration course is part of the recommended training path of the Dell Technologies Proven Professional SC Series Specialist Implementation Engineer.
Zielgruppe
This course is intended for Storage Administrators, IT professionals and deployment technicians who manage Dell EMC SC Series Storage arrays and support the installation and implementation of Dell EMC SC Series Storage arrays.
Voraussetzungen
Students should have previous SAN knowledge and have at least one year of networking and server experience.
Recommended training prerequisite:
- Information Storage and Management (ISM) v3 or v4
Kursziele
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the basic functions of the Storage Center software.
- Identify the physical hardware components of the Dell EMC SC Series.
- Describe various cabling scenarios of the Dell EMC SC Series
- List the Fibre Channel zoning and iSCSI best practices.
- Install and configure Dell Storage Manager (DSM)
- Execute common day-to-day management tasks including manage volumes, server objects, volume to server mapping, user permissions, snapshots, replications, alerts and reports.
- Explain proper setup for a successful Dell EMC SC Series failover, what is involved in the failover process, and how MPIO is used and setup.
- Troubleshoot and resolve common problems.
Kursinhalt
Section 1: Dell EMC SC Series Fundamentals.
- List the Storage Center features. Including license bundles – both core and licensed.
- Provide an overview of the Dell Storage Center.
- Describe the user interfaces of the Dell Storage Center.
Section 2: Dell EMC SC Series Hardware.
- Identify the controllers.
- Identify the enclosures.
Section 3: Preparing for Installation.
- Identify and explain the different parts of a Planning Document.
- Identify helpful resources.
- Prepare the Installation Environment.
Section 4: Initial Switch Configuration.
- Configure a Fibre Channel switch.
Section 5: Dell EMC SC Series Cabling.
- Describe SAS back-end cabling best practices.
- Describe front-end cabling best practices for front end and back end.
- Identify the controllers.
- Identify the enclosures.
- Define fault domain creation and purpose.
- List the best practices for virtual port zoning.
- Explain the types of redundancy for front-end cabling.
Section 6: Dell EMC SC Series Installation and Configuration.
- Install Storage Manager Client.
- Install the Dell EMC SC Series array.
Section 7: Fibre Channel Switch Zoning.
- Zone a Fibre Channel Switch.
- Zone a Brocade Switch.
- Describe the two types of zones.
- Identify zoning best practices.
- Create a virtual and a physical WWN zone.
Section 8: DSM Data Collector Installation and Configuration.
- Install Dell Storage Manager Data Collector.
- Navigate the DSM.
- Navigate through the Storage Center views.
Section 9: Dell EMC SC Series Volume & Server Management.
- Create and use volumes and volume folders.
- Create and use servers and server folders.
- Complete volume to server mapping.
- Explain how to multipath.
- Configure Space recovery.
- Practice Copy/Mirror/Migrate.
Section 10: VMware and Linux Hosts.
- Present a volume to a VMware Host.
- From VMware Host, discover new disk/LUN.
- Prepare new disk/LUN for VM.
- Present a Storage Center volume to a Linux host.
- Discover a disk from a Linux host.
- Create a Linux file system.
Section 11: Dell EMC SC Series Snapshots and Data Progression Management.
- Describe each option for Data Instant Replay
- Configure Data Instant Replay
- Define Replay Manager
- Define Data Progression
- Configure Data Progression using storage profiles
Section 12: Remote Instant Replay.
- Describe the options for replication.
- Configure replication.
- Predefine a DR site.
- Activate a DR site.
- Recover back to the primary site.
- Define Live Volume.
Section 13: Dell EMC SC Series Management.
- Identify the differences between single and dual redundancy.
- Configure datapage size.
- Describe disk drive sparing.
- Complete dynamic controller failover.
- Upgrade the software and licenses.
- Configure SNMP and SMTP parameters.
- Review alerts.
- Run reports.
- Define chargeback.
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes diagrams, lab simulations and videos designed to allow practical experience for the participant.