Prerequisites
- ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals (web-based training [WBT])
- ONTAP NAS Fundamentals (WBT)
- ONTAP SAN Fundamentals (WBT)
Delegates will learn how to
This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:
- 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 storage resources
- Configure and manage networking 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
- Maintain NetApp storage systems
Outline
Module 1: NetApp ONTAP 9 Clusters
- ONTAP deployment options
- The ONTAP cluster
- Storage VMs
- Software-defined storage
Module 2: Cluster Setup
- Supported ONTAP cluster configurations
- Setting up a Cluster
- Administration Interfaces
Module 3: Cluster Management
- Access control
- ONTAP licensing
- Policies and Schedules
Module 4: Network Management
- NetApp ONTAP Network Review
- Network Ports
- Network Traffic Segregation
- LIFs
- Nondisruptive LIF configuration
- Network security
- Routing Management
Module 5: Physical Storage Management
- Drives, RAID and Aggregates
- Advanced Drive Partitioning
- Flash Cache and Flash Pool features
- FabricPool Aggregates
Module 6: Logical Storage Management
- Flexible Volumes
- FlexGroup volumes
- FlexCache volumes
- Moving Storage Resources
Module 7: Data Access
- Using NAS protocols to access data
- Use SAN protocols to access data
- Use object protocols to access data
Module 8: Data Protection
- Manage Snapshot Copies
- Restore data from a Snapshot copy
- Backup and replicate data
- Compliance
- Storage encryption
- Ransomware protection
Module 9: Storage Efficiency
- Thin provisioning
- Deduplication and compression
- Flash efficiency
- Logical space reporting
- Volume and file clones
Module 10: Cluster Maintenance
- Data collection, monitoring and automation tools
- Backing up and restoring your cluster configuration
- Upgrading your cluster
- Recommended practices for performance
- Technical support
- Documentation
Module 11: Course Review and post-class assessment
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