Course Overview
This course is designed for HPE B-series SAN administrators and is a follow-up to the Introduction to SAN course. (This course does not cover SAN basics since those are discussed in the Introduction to SAN training.) This course introduces necessary FC theory such as routing, trunking, addressing, and services as well as B-Series associated topics such as proprietary features, HPE B-Series SAN management and monitoring options, SAN extension technologies, advanced SAN security, and hardware installation. NVME-oF theory is also presented. All practical parts are based on HPE B-Series SAN devices. This course helps students gain the experience needed to tackle the challenges of working in medium-sized and enterprise-class HPE B-Series SAN environments.
Who should attend
This course is ideal for intermediate to advanced IT professionals seeking a learning path that includes knowledge of FC-SAN technologies and experience in HPE B-series SAN environments
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should have:
- A good technical understanding of networking and storage concepts
- Basic experience in managing Windows systems
- Completed Introduction to SAN (H41BQS) or have knowledge of SAN fundamentals
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Present the B-series portfolio
- Perform an out-of-box initial configuration
- Configure initial security
- Verify switch status
- Identify important fabric parameters
- Perform common administrative tasks
- Explain chassis, fabric, and switch names
- Discuss the default port name
- Describe the Fibre channel networking model
- Recall the format of a WWN
- Describe Fibre Channel topologies
- Identify Fibre Channel addressing
- Identify the node and port types
- Identify the different class of service
- Describe the frame structure
- Describe the role of the principal switch
- Identify exchange-based routing
- Describe in-order delivery (IOD)
- Manage interswitch links (ISL)
- Describe the benefits of trunking
- List the fabric services well-known addresses
- Explain zoning
- Explain quality of service (QoS) SID/DID traffic prioritization in the fabric
- Discuss NVMe-oF standard, types, and building blocks
- Discuss SAN extension technologies and implementations
- Explain the use and effects of buffer (BB) credits on distance and speed
- Discuss the different long distance settings and the supported distances for B-series switches
- Identify when a long distance license is required
- Describe the use of long wave SFPs
- Explain the limitations of long distance connection when using trunking
- Describe Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and its role in SAN extension
- Describe FCIP circuits, trunking, and tunnels
- Describe adaptive rate limiting and FCIP QoS
- Configure and verify a VE_Port-to-VE_Port connection
- Discuss FCIP performance and security
- Explain the Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing (FC-FC routing)
- Describe Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing terminology, concepts, and theory
- Explain virtual fabric terminology
- Describe switch connection control (SCC)
- Explain device connection control (DCC)
- Describe fabric configuration server (FCS)
- Explain authentication policy for fabric elements
- Distinguish the difference between the security policies
- Apply policy distribution
- Identify IP filter policies (IPFILTER)
- Explain in-flight encryption
- Describe technologies driving SAN management
- Discuss HPE B-series SAN management today
- List Fabric Vision technologies
- Talk about Flow Vision
- Describe monitoring and alerting policy suite (MAPS)
- Discuss Fabric Vision licensing
- Back up and manage configuration files
- List the steps for performing a successful firmware upgrade
- Describe troubleshooting techniques
- Manage a data gathering process
- List common SAN problems and their solutions
- Outline topology choices and design considerations
- Describe SAN performance factors
- Identify levels of high availability in SAN architecture
Course Content
- Module 1: Installation and Configuration
- Module 2: Fibre Channel Theory
- Module 3: FCP Routing and Trunking
- Module 4: Fibre Channel Services
- Module 5: NVMe-oF
- Module 6: Long Distance Connectivity
- Module 7: FCIP
- Module 8: FC-FC Routing and Virtual Fabrics
- Module 9: Security
- Module 10: Management
- Module 11: B-series Performance Monitoring
- Module 12: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Module 13: SAN Design
English
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