Overview
This course provides additional knowledge of the advanced capabilities of HPE Nimble Storage arrays, including multi-array groups and pools, replication, disaster recovery, VMware® vVols, configuration of syslog and SNMP trap forwarding, and audit logs and event logs. Using extensive hands-on lab exercises that comprise over 70% of the course, you gain a practical understanding of HPE Nimble Storage integration with Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMware, Veeam, and Commvault.
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Prerequisites
Prior to attending this course, students
should complete one of the following
courses:
• HJ7C5S: HPE Nimble I: Management and
Local Replication
• H6LH8S: HPE Nimble Storage
Introduction and Administration
• H9TH5S: HPE Nimble Storage
Introduction and Administration (with
extended lab time)
• H9TH6AAE: Introduction to HPE Nimble
Storage and InfoSight Analytics, Rev.
18.41
• H9TH1S: Designing HPE Nimble
Solutions, Rev. 18.21 (01113228)
Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
• Agenda
• Topics review Module 2: Architecture and Advanced Features
• Read and write operations
• HPE Nimble FS
• Triple+ Parity RAID
• Sparing
• Deduplication
• Encryption
Module 3: HPE Nimble Storage Replication and Peer Persistence
• Disaster recovery terminology (planning, RPO, RTO, etc.)
• SmartReplicate overview
• Async replication
• Sync replication
• Replication capabilities (architecture, topologies including fan-out, etc.)
• SmartReplicate operations
• Peer persistence architecture and operations
Module 4: Scale-out, Multi-Array Groups and Pools
• Scale-to-fit review
• Scale-out groups
• Scale-out pools
• Scale-out operations
• Scale-out limitations and rules
• Group merge
• Host operation in pools
• Multi-array groups and pools
Module 5: Windows Integration
• VSS theory
• VSS in use on HPE Nimble
• NWT components review
• Space reclamation
Module 6: Linux Integration, Oracle and Docker Integration
• HPE Nimble Storage Linux Toolkit (NLT)
• NCM
• HPE Nimble Storage Oracle Application Data Manager
• HPE Nimble Host Tuning Utility/Nimbletune
• Space reclamation
Module 7: VMware Integration
• VMware integration features
• NCM
• VMware vCenter® integration
• SRM integration
• Synchronized snapshots
• APIs and space reclamation
• vVols
• dHCI introduction
Module 8: Backup Solution Integration
• HPE RMC overview and basic architecture
• Veeam overview and basic architecture
• Commvault overview and basic architecture
• Additional data protection training
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