Overview

Explore key concepts and techniques for protecting data on NetApp® ONTAP® based storage systems. Learn about the data protection solutions that are integrated in ONTAP software and examine the tools to manage ONTAP data protection features. In the hands-on exercises, use NetApp ONTAP System Manager and the ONTAP CLI to perform key data protection tasks.

This course is updated for ONTAP 9.14.1 software.

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Prerequisites

The 3 day OT-CLU-A Cluster Administration class should be taken as a pre-requisite in addition to the Data Protection elearning class accessed FOC via the NetApp Learning Center - please contact us for further support as appropriate.

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Delegates will learn how to

  • • Describe and distinguish the data protection features in ONTAP software

    • Administer the appropriate ONTAP data protection feature to address your data protection concern

    • Configure NetApp SnapMirror® relationships for disaster recovery and data backup

    • Demonstrate storage VM disaster recovery (SVM DR)

    • Illustrate NDMP-enabled operations to back up NAS data to tape

    • Integrate the cloud-based data protection solutions that complement your ONTAP based storage systems

    • Structure NetApp MetroCluster components and functionality

    • Illustrate SnapMirror active sync components and functionality

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Outline

Module 1: SnapMirror Fundamentals

• Introduction to SnapMirror

• Configuring SnapMirror relationships

• Guidelines for intercluster networking

• Cluster and storage VM peering

Exercises

Configuring cluster peering and storage VM peering

Module 2: SnapMirror for Disaster Recovery and Backup

• SnapMirror for FlexVol volumes

• SnapMirror configuration considerations

• SnapMirror for disaster recovery

• SnapMirror for backup

• Interaction between SnapMirror and other ONTAP features

• S3 SnapMirror

• FabricPool

Exercises

• Using SnapMirror to mirror FlexVol volumes

• Performing SnapMirror disaster recovery

• Configuring SnapMirror for unified replication

• Restoring data from a Snapshot copy

• Configuring cluster and storage VM peering for a cascade relationship (optional)

• Configuring a cascade relationship(optional)

Module 3: SnapMirror Synchronous for Disaster Recovery

• SnapMirror Synchronous

• Configuring SnapMirror Synchronous for disaster recovery

• Additional SnapMirror Synchronous configuration

Exercises

Configuring a SnapMirror Synchronous relationship

Module 4: Storage VM Disaster Recovery (SVM DR)

• SVM DR introduction

• SVM DR requirements and configuration

• SVM data mobility

Exercises

Configuring storage VM data recovery

Module 5: ONTAP Backup and Archive Solutions

• NDMP fundamentals

• NDMP topologies

• NDMP management

Module 6: Cloud-based Data Protection

• SnapMirror Cloud

• Cloud Volumes ONTAP

• Data protection with NetApp BlueXP

Module 7: ONTAP Business Continuity Solutions

• Consistency group management

• Introduction to SnapMirror active sync

• SnapMirror active sync configuration

• Failover operations and failure scenarios

• MetroCluster fundamentals

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Special Notices

NetApp Learners Account - information needed at booking stage

In order for you to get the most out of NetApp Training and Certification, we require your NetApp Support ID for us to correctly assign your training enrolment. If you do not have an account, it is important you register for an account before the start of the course. This can be done via the following link: http://support.netapp.com/eservice/public/now.do

For all new and existing accounts, please login to your account, then whilst you are logged in follow this link http://learningcenter.netapp.com to validate your account by accepting NetApp Terms & Conditions (this is an important step to ensure registration synchronization).


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