Configuring and Monitoring NetApp E-Series and EF-Series Storage Systems

Module 1: Introduction to E-Series and EF-Series Storage

• E-Series and EF-Series storage products
• SANtricity management interfaces
• SANtricity storage manager
• SANtricity unified manager
• System manger overview

Module 2: E-Series and EF-Series Functionality

• Configuration and I/O Operations
• Cache and battery operation
• Data assurance
• Media scan
• Drive security

Module 3: Configuration Concepts and Initial Setup

• Host-Side configuration concepts
• Disk-side configuration concepts
• Pool and volume group configuration concepts
• Initial setup steps
• Additional setup steps

Module 4: Volume Group Administration

• Volume groups
• Creating volume groups and volumes
• System administration tasks
• Managing volume group disks

Module 5: Pools Administration

• Pools
• Creating unsecured disk pools and volumes
• Creating secure pools
• System administration tasks
• Managing disk pool disks

Module 6: SSD Cache Administration

• SSD Cache overview
• SSD Cache administration

Module 7: Snapshot Administration

• The SANtricity Snapshot Feature
• Snapshot administration
• Snapshot volume operational sequences
• Snapshot volume administration
• Snapshot consistency group administration

Module 8: Copy Volume Function

• Copy volume function overview
• Copy volume administration

Module 9: Mirroring Administration

• Mirroring technology
• Synchronous mirroring
• Synchronous mirroring administration
• Asynchronous mirroring
• Asynchronous mirroring administration
• SANtricity feature considerations

Module 10: Data Collection and Monitoring

• Resources for collection and monitoring
• Storage array component information
• AutoSupport support tool
• Informational files
• Performance monitoring

Module 11: General Administrative Tasks

• General administrative tasks
• Alert management
• Storage array, controller and drive tasks
• Managing upgrades

Appendix A: E-Series Configuration tools and Resources

• Interoperability matrix tool
• Performance sizing
• Config advisor
• Synergy
• SANtricity Unified Manager support center
• SANtricity system manager support center
• SANtricity cloud connector

Labs:

• Installing SANtricity storage manager
• Adding a storage array to the EMW management domain
• Exploring SANtricity system manager
• Using the setup wizard to configure the storage array
• Creating volume group configurations
• Managing volumes in volume groups
• Managing hot spares
• Creating volume groups from the command line
• Deleting a volume group configuration
• Creating pool configurations
• Managing volumes in pools
• Managing failed drives
• Using the command line to create pools
• Creating an SSD cache drive
• Creating and preparing pool volumes for I/O
• Creating a Snapshot environment
• Rolling back a file system
• Creating a Snapshot volume
• Mounting and accessing a Snapshot volume
• Performing an online volume copy operation
• Performing an offline volume copy operation
• Collecting data
• Taking a controller offline for servicing
• Installing SANtricity unified manager software
• Exploring SANtricity unified manager functions
• Exploring E-Series and EF-Series resources

• Basic Windows administrative experience

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Install the SANtricity 11.50 Storage Management software
• Install SANtricity Unified Manager
• Access System Manager features
• Configure attached servers for I/O operations
• Administer your storage using the E-Series storage management features
• Monitor E-Series storage system performance
• Troubleshoot common hardware and performance issues with the E-Series and EF-Series product lines

In this course, you learn how to deploy, configure, and monitor NetApp E-Series or EF-Series storage systems. In the deployment phase, you use both the NetApp SANtricity® Storage Management and System Management software to create the configuration, perform administrative tasks, and employ data protection features. You also learn how to configure attached servers for I/O operations. During post-deployment, you use SANtricity Unified Manager and System Management software and to collect storage system information for trend analysis, troubleshooting, performance monitoring and tuning.