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NetApp ONTAP Cluster Administration
- Categories:
- Infrastructure and Networking Infrastructure and Networking
- Level:
- Fundamentals
- Code:
- TPNEP_OT-CLU-A
- Exam:
- Not Applicable
Overview
Learn how to perform the basic administration tasks of a NetApp® ONTAP® 9.16 cluster.
Use the clustershell and NetApp ONTAP System Manager to manage cluster storage and network resources.
Discover how to configure basic data protection and data efficiency functions and common cluster maintenance tasks.
Prerequisites
ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals, NAS and SAN Fundamentals elearning are required - this is available free of charge via the NetApp Learning Center
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Learning outcomes
- Define ONTAP cluster components
- Describe the role of a storage VM (storage virtual machine, also known as SVM) in the NetApp storage architecture
- Configure an ONTAP cluster
- Configure and manage both networking and storage resources
- Create and configure a storage VM
- Create, manage, and protect NetApp FlexVol® volumes
- Implement storage efficiency features
- Manage ONTAP administrator access and user accounts
- Manage NetApp storage systems
Course outline
Module 1: ONTAP 9 clusters
- ONTAP deployment options
- ONTAP cluster
- Storage VMs
- Software-defined storage
Module 2: Cluster setup
- Supported ONTAP cluster configurations
- Setting up a cluster
- Administration interfaces
- ONTAP licenses
- Policies and schedules
Exercises
- Deploying an ONTAP cluster
- Exploring ONTAP management UIs
Module 3: Physical storage management
- Drives, RAID, and aggregates
- Advanced Disk Partitioning
- Flash Cache and Flash Pool features
- FabricPool aggregates
- Managing physical storage
Exercises
- 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
- 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
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