Overview
Learn how to install NetApp® ONTAP® 9 data management software for a SAN environment. Explore block-level protocols on Microsoft Windows Server and Linux host operating systems, including FC, FCoE, NVMe, and iSCSI. Apply your knowledge through hands-on guided exercises in a lab environment and through an exercise workbook that serves as an on-the-job reference guide.
Prerequisites
Certification as a NetApp Data Management Administrator
Working knowledge of ONTAP 9 software and storage area networking
Completion of the following courses:
- ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals
- ONTAP SAN Fundamentals
- ONTAP Cluster Administration
Delegates will learn how to
• Discuss SAN fundamentals for ONTAP software
• Explain ONTAP SAN resource provisioning
• Describe iSCSI, FC, and FCoE configuration in ONTAP software
• Explain the NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) implementation in ONTAP software
• Discuss host configuration requirements
• Explain Windows and Linux configuration for iSCSI
• Describe Windows and Linux configuration for FC
Outline
Module 0: Introduction
• Classroom logistics
• Course prerequisites
• Course agenda
Module 1: ONTAP SAN fundamentals
• Implementing iSCSI, FCP, FCoE, and NVMe-oF SAN in ONTAP software
• SAN architecture
• Interoperability Matrix Tool
• SAN scalability and maximums
Module 2: ONTAP SAN resource provisioning
• IP SAN configurations
• FC SAN configurations
• LUN provisioning
Module 3:ONTAP iSCSI configuration concepts
• iSCSI configuration recommendations
• iSCSI feature overview
• iSCSI configuration workflow
Module 4: ONTAP FC configuration concepts
• FC configuration recommendations
• FC and FCoE zoning
• Cisco switches
• Brocade switches
Module 5: NVMe-oF configuration
• NVMe
• NVMe-oF
• NVMe integration into ONTAP software
Module 6:Host integration
• Host considerations
• Windows hosts
• Linux and UNIX hosts
• LUN offset
Module 7: Microsoft Windows IP SAN connectivity
• Configuring a Windows host for iSCSI
• iSCSI configuration
Module 8: Linux IP SAN connectivity
• Linux iSCSI configuration
• Linux iSCSI implementation
Module 9: Windows FC SAN connectivity
• Configuring a Windows host for FC
• Identifying the WWNN and WWPN on a Windows host
• Implementing and verifying multipath FC connectivity between a Wndows host and ONTAP software
Module 10:Linux FC SAN connectivity
• Configuring a Linux host for FC
• Identifying WWNPs on a Linux host
• Implementing and verifying multipath FC connectivity between a Linux host and ONTAP software
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