PS Series Storage Array - Configuration, Operation and Management

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1 Course Title: PS Series Storage Array - Configuration, Operation and Management The Partner Technical Training PS Series Storage Array - Configuration, Operation and Management course provides the opportunity for you to gain an understanding of your customer's business requirements driving their technology buying decisions to best address their storage needs today, and in the future. This instructor led course allows the student to engage in a series of hands-on exercises that are designed to provide the skills and knowledge to perform the Dell EqualLogic Product Demonstration effectively and also provide you with realistic and practical experiences that can be leveraged in the field with your customers. This course also discusses the operation and management of the advance features that are included in PS Series Storage Array, such as snapshots, replication, VSS, MPIO and boot from SAN. By understanding and putting into practical use the advance features, it better enables you to leverage the storage array to fulfill your business requirements today, and in the future. Course objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Identify key characteristics and advantages of the PS Series Storage Array. Identify the PS Series Storage Array product family. Describe the PS Series Storage Array hardware components. Install the PS Series Storage Array chassis, associated Control Modules and Disk Drives. Describe where the PS Series Storage Array fits within the enterprise data center Describe the surrounding iscsi SAN ecosystem and its components. Describe the PS Series Storage Array software components. Setup the PS Series Storage Array using CLI commands and Remote Setup Wizard. Install and configure a NIC and its software Initiator and a hardware HBA initiator. Manage the PS Series Storage Array using CLI commands and web GUI. Interpret LEDs, capture a Diagnostic report from the PS Series Storage Array. Identify and perform key system troubleshooting steps. Perform the Dell EqualLogic Product Demonstration, allowing the students to see how the demo can be used as a valuable sales tool Install and configure a NIC and its software Initiator on a variety of operating system, such Linux, Netware and Solaris Install and configure a hardware HBA initiator Configure a server to perform a boot from SAN using the hardware initiator. Describe replication and how replication can be used and then how to perform a replication Configure and perform a replication between two groups Describe and configure Replication Failback and also perform a manual transfer

2 Describe why use snapshots and then how to perform a snapshot. You will create a snapshot, and then recover a single file from a snapshot and also recover a volume from a snapshot. Describe purpose of snapshots. Create a volume snapshot. Recover a single file from a snapshot. Recover a volume from a snapshot. Configure multi-member groups, storage pools and discuss Storage tiering and how tiering can be used with the array Describe and configure Thin Provisioned volumes Review VSS and how it can be used in your storage environment and also how it integrates with Dell EqualLogic, Inc. Auto Snapshot Manager Discuss and configure MPIO and Dell EqualLogic, Inc. Host Integration Tool Kit Evaluate design considerations and best practices when using the PS Series Storage Array Install and upgrade the firmware on the PS Series Storage Array. Capture a Diagnostic report from the PS Series Storage Array. Identify and perform key system troubleshooting steps. Review and demonstrate the Configuration and quote tool Who Should Attend: The PS Series Storage Array course is targeted towards technical SE s. Prerequisites: The following prerequisite knowledge is required before attending this course. Storage Area Networks Storage Network Protocols iscsi, SCSI, etc. Local Area Network Protocols Gigabit Ethernet Internet Protocols Network Management Additional Reading Material: Information relating to the topics listed above may be found on the or web sites.

3 Topical Outline Day 1 Module 8 Dell EqualLogic Solution and Product Overview Initial Configuration of the PS Series Storage Array Overview of Gigabit Ethernet, TCP/IP and iscsi Technology PS Series Storage Array Hardware - Architecture Firmware Update Introduction to PS Series Storage Management Interfaces Advanced Features Introduction to Storage Topical Outline Day 2 and 3 PS Series Storage Array Operational Review Storage Administration Snapshots and Replication Storage Administration Multi-member Groups, Pools, and Thin Provisioning VSS, Host Intergration Tool Kit, Auto-Snapshot Manager, and MPIO PS Series Storage Firmware Upgrade Troubleshooting and Tips Design Considerations iscsi initiator cookbooks and guides

4 Course Schedule Day One Module 8 Day Two Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Dell EqualLogic Solution and Product Overview Initial Configuration of the PS Series Storage Array Lab Exercise # 1 Quick Start Setup Utility Lab Exercise # 2 Quick Start - Wizard Overview of Gigabit Ethernet, TCP/IP and iscsi Technology PS Series Storage Array Architecture - Hardware Firmware Update Introduction to PS Series Storage Management Interfaces Lab Exercise # 3 Management and Configuration Lab Exercise # 4 Initiator Lab (Microsoft iscsi Software Initiator, QLogic HBA) Advanced Features Lab Exercise # 5 Snapshots Dell EqualLogic Solution and Product Review and boot from SAN Lab Exercise # 1 Initiator Installation Lab Software - (Windows, Solaris, Linux, Netware, etc.) Hardware - Qlogic Storage Administration Snapshots and Replication, Replication failback and Manual Transfer Lab Exercise # 2 Snapshots and Replication

5 Day Three Review of day one Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Multi-member groups, Pooling, and Thin Provisioning Lab Exercise # 3 Multi-Member Groups, Pooling and Thin Provisioning VSS Auto-Snapshot Manager and MPIO Lab Exercise # 4 VSS, ASM and MPIO PS Series Storage Firmware Upgrade Lab Exercise # 5 Firmware Update Troubleshooting and Tips Lab Exercise # 6 Event Log and the diagnostic report