SAN Implementation Course SANIW; 3 Days, Instructor-led Course Description In this workshop course, you learn how to connect Windows, vsphere, and Linux hosts via Fibre Channel (FC) and iscsi protocols to NetApp SANs. Course Objectives Define and describe SANs that use FC and iscsi protocols Configure Windows Server 2008 R2, vsphere 5, Red Hat 5, and Data ONTAP for iscsi connectivity Configure Windows Server 2008 R2, vsphere 5, Red Hat 5, and Data ONTAP for FC connectivity Use FC and iscsi protocols to create and access LUNs from Windows Server 2008 R2, vsphere 5, and Red Hat 5 Install and use SnapDrive for Windows and SnapDrive for Linux software to create LUNs and Snapshot LUNs, to restore LUNs from Snapshot copies, and to remove LUNs Size, clone, back up, and recover LUNs on Windows Server 2008 R2, vsphere 5, and Red Hat 5 Install and Configure vsphere 5 using the NetApp Virtual Storage Console 4 Troubleshoot SAN connectivity and performance issues Audience Professionals who implement SAN solutions that use NetApp storage. Prerequisites Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration (D7ADM) Accelerated NCDA Boot Camp Data ONTAP 7-Mode (ANCDABC87) SAN Fundamentals on Data ONTAP WBT Course Outline Module 1: San Review Describe the differences between network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) List the methods to implement SAN solutions Define initiator, target and LUN Describe ports, worldwide names, and worldwide port names List the steps to implement a SAN
Module 2: Windows FC Connectivity Describe multiple path implementation with Fiber Channel (FC) connectivity Configure FC ports on Windows and NetApp FAS Use commands and utilities to identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on Windows and NetApp Use commands and utilities to examine FC switch activity Module 3: Windows iscsi Connectivity Describe multiple path implementation with iscsi connectivity Configure network ports on Windows and NetApp Identify the node name on Windows and NetApp Implement and verify multiple path iscsi connectivity between Windows and NetApp Module 4: Windows LUN Access Discuss LUN Access for Windows Server 2008 R2 Create a LUN using wizards Explore techniques to configure a LUN for Windows Server 2008 R2 Explain how SnapDrive for Windows simplifies LUN management Module 5: vsphere Overview Describe virtualization and how it can be used to promote server efficiency Explain methods of mapping NetApp storage to VMware vsphere datastores List the interfaces to administrate vsphere Module 6: vsphere FC Connectivity Describe multiple path implementation with Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity for VMware vsphere and NetApp Configure FC ports on vsphere Identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on vsphere Configure and verify multiple path FC connectivity between vsphere and NetApp Module 7: vsphere iscsi Connectivity Describe multiple path implementation with iscsi connectivity for vsphere and NetApp Configure network ports on vsphere Identify the node name on vsphere Configure and verify multiple path iscsi connectivity between vsphere and NetApp Module 8: vsphere LUN Access Describe the steps that you take to allow a VMware vsphere initiator to access a LUN on a storage system as a Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastore Describe the steps that you take to allow a vsphere initiator to create a virtual machine (VM) with a raw device mapping (RDM) disk from a storage system s LUN Module 9: NetApp Storage and Red Hat Describe Red Hat Enterprise Linux Explain why NetApp storage is ideal for LUNs that are managed by Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Module 10: Red Hat FC Connectivity Describe multiple path implementation with Fiber Channel (FC) connectivity for Red Hat and NetApp Configure FC ports on Red Hat Identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on Red Hat Set up and verify multiple path FC connectivity between Red Hat and NetApp Module 11: Red Hat iscsi Connectivity Describe multiple path implementation with iscsi connectivity for Red Hat and NetApp Configure network ports on Red Hat Identify the node name on Red Hat Set up and verify multiple path IP connectivity between Red Hat and NetApp Module 12: Red Hat LUN Access Describe the steps to allow a Red Hat initiator to access a LUN on a storage system Module 13: LUN Provisioning Describe how and when a LUN consumes space from its containing volume Discuss backup guarantees through NetApp Snapshot reserve Discuss the overwrite guarantee for space-reserved LUNs Analyze the default LUN configuration and two thin-provisioning configurations Module 14: SAN Management Perform administrative tasks on FC target ports Perform administrative tasks on LUNs Perform administrative tasks on initiator groups (igroups) Module 15: SAN Troubleshooting Explain how to diagnose a problem within a SAN environment Review diagnostic tools and techniques available for NetApp Data ONTAP software Lab Exercises Lab 1-1 Identify the hardware that is available in your exercise environment Lab 1-2 Log into the exercise environment Lab 1-3 Identify whether a configuration is supported by the interoperability matrix Lab 2-1 Investigate the initial switch configuration Lab 2-2 Configure FC HBAs on a storage system pair Lab 2-3 Configure HA on your storage system pair Lab 2-4 Configure FC HBAs on each storage controller Lab 2-5 Configure Windows for multipath I/O Lab 2-6 Install NetApp DSM for Windows Lab 2-7 Install the Windows Host Utilities Lab 2-8 Enable FC HBAs ports on Windows 2008 system Lab 2-9 Assign aliases to WWPNs on your storage system Lab 3-1 Configure iscsi on storage system
Lab 3-2 Configure an iscsi session on a Windows machine Lab 3-3 Confirm the iscsi session on storage system Lab 3-4 Configure a second iscsi on a Windows machine Lab 3-5 Confirm the second iscsi session on storage system Lab 4-1 Create a FC LUN (FCP) with the LUN SETUP command Lab 4-2 Use disk management to initialize a FC LUN Lab 4-3 Use disk management to provision a FC LUN Lab 4-4 Use separate commands to create an iscsi LUN Lab 4-5 Use the CLI to initialize and provision an iscsi LUN Lab 4-6 Make the mounting of an iscsi LUN persistent Lab 4-7 Set up accounts for SnapDrive 6.4 for Windows Lab 4-8 Install SnapDrive 6.4 for Windows Lab 4-9 Use SnapDrive for Windows to create a LUN Lab 4-10 Use SnapDrive for Windows to create a Snapshot copy and restore from the Snapshot Copy Lab 4-11 Configure multiple paths with MPIO Lab 4-12 Working with Dynamic Disks Lab 5-1 Remove Windows LUNS, igroups and volumes Lab 5-2 Login to the vsphere client and explore the default configuration Lab 5-3 Install NetApp virtual storage console Lab 5-4 Log in to the vcenter and configure a datastore Lab 5-5 Explore the virtual storage console Lab 6-1 Configure FC services on storage system Lab 6-2 Configure FC HBAs on ESXI Lab 6-3 Aliasing WWPNs Lab 7-1 Configure iscsi on Storage System Lab 7-2 Configure the virtual IP infrastructure on ESXI Lab 7-3 Configure iscsi on ESXI Lab 7-4 Confirm iscsi sessions on the storage system Lab 8-1 Install NetApp System Manager Lab 8-2 Create a FC LUN for a VMFS datastore using NetApp System Manager Lab 8-3 Create a VMFS datastore Lab 8-4 Create a VM within a VMFS datastore Lab 8-5 Create a VMFS datastore using virtual storage console Lab 8-6 Create a VM within a VMFS datastore Lab 8-7 Create a FC LUN for an RDM datastore using OnCommand System Manager Lab 8-8 Create a VM with a RDM datastore Lab 8-9 Create an iscsi LUN for an RDM datastore using OnCommand System Manager Lab 8-10 Create a VM with a RDM datastore Lab 9-1 Remove ESX LUNs, igroup and volumes Lab 10-1 Verify your Linux configuration Lab 10-2 Install Qlogic SANsurfer for your Linux system Lab 10-3 Install the NetApp Linux Host Utilities on your Linux System Lab 10-4 Investigate initial FC Switch configuration and create zoning Lab 10-5 Verify high availability and FC configuration on a high availability storage system Lab 10-6 Verify FC connectivity
Lab 10-7 Provide alias for WWPNs Lab 11-1 Configure the iscsi software initiator on Linux Lab 11-2 Confirm the iscsi sessions on the storage system Lab 12-1 Create an FC-attached LUN for Linux Lab 12-2 Discover an FC-attached LUN from Linux Lab 12-3 Enable Linux native multipathing Lab 12-4 Create iscsi-attached LUNs for Linux Lab 12-5 Discover iscsi-attached LUNs from Linux Lab 12-6 Prepare an individual LUN and mount it on Linux Lab 12-7 Configure an LVM2 logical volume Lab 13-1 Create an iscsi-attached LUN on a NetApp high availability storage system Lab 13-2 Configure an iscsi-attached LUN on Linux Lab 13-3 Create a Snapshot copy of a LUN Lab 13-4 Observe the effects of writing to a LUN Lab 13-5 Observe the effects of deleting from a LUN Lab 13-6 Observe the effects of overwriting to a LUN Lab 13-7 Observe the effects of setting Snapshot automatic deletion policy Lab 14-1 Clone a LUN for Linux Lab 14-2 Remove a LUN with Linux