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Course number
UC434S
Length
5 days
Delivery method
Remotely assisted instructional learning (
RAIL
RAIL )
ILT
ILT )
OST
OST )
Price
USD $4,000
Prerequisites
Basic technical understanding of networking and storage concepts and terminology and
Experience managing Windows or UNIX systems
Recommended free web-based training at HP Education Services eLearning site : SAN Fundamentals (U5527AAE )
Audience
Technical professionals seeking an accelerated learning path that includes both conceptual knowledge of fibre channel SAN
technologies and experience in heterogeneous SAN environments.
Course objectives
At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:
Identify the differences between DAS, NAS, and SAN
Explain fibre channel layers and switch configuration parameters
Boot from SAN and verify device connectivity
Install and use SANsurfer utility
Implement zoning and troubleshoot fabric segmentation
Configure an HP storage SAN and RBAC B-series
Secure SAN data and mitigate risk
Plan a disk system that accounts for effects of RAID, cache, and chunk size on performance
Next steps
Managing HP Storage Enterprise Virtual Array (U4879S )
HP Storage XP1: Configuration and Management (H6773S )
Benefits to you
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the leading SAN technologies and the experience needed to tackle the challenges of working with
SAN solutions.
Course outline
Introduction
SAN definition, benefits, and goals
High-speed backup and availability
Server and storage consolidation
DAS, NAS, and SAN concepts and comparisons
Host, target, and interconnect device characteristics
Power-on sequence
Fibre Channel (FC) Basics
FC terminology, port types, topologies, and layers
Class of service
Fibre Channel Switches
Switch configuration parameters
Principal switch selection
Frame routing within a fabric
Trunking and port channels
Virtualization within the fabric
SAN Hosts
Host role within SAN and virtualization
Host installation checklist and bus connections
Boot from SAN and load balancing
Multi-path SAN connections and software
Multi-path I/O (MPIO) components within OS
Disk Targets
Disk drives and associated technologies
How disks are connected to controllers
LUN masking and array management
Fiber Channel Advanced
Fibre channel addressing and reserved addresses
Ordered sets
Primitive signals and sequences
Flow control and zoning
Link and fabric services
Fabric login and segmentation
SAN Management
SAN management choices and considerations
Technologies driving SAN management
HP SAN management today
HP storage essentials
iSCSI
IP storage
iSCSI stack, packet construction, and name convention
iSCSI connection, hardware options, and security
HP Storage SAN as a sample of a iSCSI system
SAN Extension
SAN extension technologies and implementations
Fibre channel over IP (FCIP)
FCIP and its role in SAN extension
FCIP performance and security
Fibre routing implementations in a SAN
FCoE / CEE
FCoE and CEE standards
FCoE I/O consolidation and terminology
Lossless ethernet
FCIP, iSCSI, and FCoE protocols
SAN Security
Basic storage security model and access points
Planning security in a SAN
Core components for securing SAN data management
Security in practice
Authentication and encryption
Data Protection
Backup types and their differences
Accelerated and dynamic de-duplication
Synchronous and asynchronous replication
Split mirror and snapshot replication
Performance
Factors affecting SAN, disk, and drive speed performance
Fibre channel technology and how it affects storage performance
Planning a disk system that accounts for effects of RAID, cache, and chunk size on performance
I/O profiling
SAN Design
Architecture choices and design considerations
HP standard SAN topologies and topology design rules
Core and edge architecture
Levels of high availability in SAN architecture
