SAN Implementation (SANIW)

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 systems
• Use commands and utilities to identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on Windows and NetApp systems
• 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® systems
• Identify the node name on Windows and NetApp systems
• Implement and verify multiple path iSCSI connectivity between Windows and NetApp systems

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® systems
• Configure FC ports on vSphere systems
• Identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on vSphere systems
• Configure and verify multiple path FC connectivity between vSphere and NetApp systems

Module 7 vSphere iSCSI Connectivity

• Describe multiple path implementation with iSCSI connectivity for vSphere™ and NetApp® systems
• Configure network ports on vSphere systems
• Identify the node name on vSphere systems
• Configure and verify multiple path iSCSI connectivity between vSphere and NetApp systems

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® systems
• Configure FC ports on Red Hat systems
• Identify the worldwide node name (WWNN) and worldwide port name (WWPN) on Red Hat systems
• Set up and verify multiple path FC connectivity between Red Hat and NetApp systems

Module 11 Red Hat iSCSI Connectivity

• Describe multiple path implementation with iSCSI connectivity for Red Hat® and NetApp® systems
• Configure network ports on Red Hat systems
• Identify the node name on Red Hat systems
• Set up and verify multiple path IP connectivity between Red Hat and NetApp systems

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