Basic NetApp Configuration and Administration (BNCA) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Clusters

  • Cluster components
  • ONTAP 9 software
    • Cluster
    • Nodes
    • High-Availability pairs
    • Networks
    • Ports and logical interfaces
  • ONTAP storage architecture
    • Physical Storage
    • Aggregates
    • Logical storage
    • SVM with FlexVol volumes
  • Cluster configurations
  • ONTAP 9 software deployments
    • All Flash FAS and FAS
    • FlexPod solution
    • FlexArray virtualization
    • ONTAP Select
    • NetApp Provate Storage (NPS)
    • ONTAP Cloud
  • Supported cluster configuration
    • Single node
    • 2-note switchless
    • Multimode switched
    • MetroCluster
  • Create a cluster

Module 2: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Management

  • Administrators
    • Cluster administrators
    • SVM administrators
  • Accessing the cluster
    • Command line interface (CLI)
    • OnCommand System Manager
  • Managing clusters
  • Clustershell
  • System manager dashboard
  • OnCommand Management portfolio
  • Configuring clusters
  • Managing cluster access
    • User accounts
    • Access method
    • User role
  • Predefined SVM roles
  • Monitoring clusters
    • AutoSupport
    • OnCommand portfolio

Module 3: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Networking

  • Management and data networks
  • Ports and logical interfaces
    • Physical ports
    • Interface groups
    • VLANs
    • Network ports
  • IPspaces
    • Components
    • Broadcast domains
    • Subnets
  • Network interfaces
    • Data LIFs

Module 4: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Storage Virtual Machines

  • Data SVM
    • Benefits
    • Considerations
    • SVM with FlexVol volumes
    • FlexGroup volume
    • Root volume
    • Administration
  • FlexVol volumes
  • Snapshot technology
  • Volume efficiency
    • Deduplication
    • Data compression
    • Inline data compaction
  • Moving volumes
  • Cloning volumes
  • SVM setup workflow
  • Editing an SVM
  • Configuring SVMs

Module 5: ONTAP NAS Fundamentals

  • NAS
    • Overview
    • FlexVol volme
    • Controlling file acess
  • SVM namespace
    • Root volume and junctions
    • Namespace architecture
    • Namespace protection
  • NFS protocol
    • Overview
    • Configure NFS file access
    • UNIX file permissions
  • SMB protocol
    • Overview
    • Configure SMB file access

Module 6: ONTAP SAN Fundamentals

  • SAN
    • Overview
    • Protocols: FC, iSCSI FCoE
  • SCSI concepts
  • LUN
  • IP SAN nodes and ports
  • Implementing a SAN
    • Steps
    • Interoperability matrix tool
    • Host utilities
  • IP SAN
    • Architecture
    • Configurations
  • IP SAN target configuration
  • IP SAN initiator configuration
  • LUN access steps
    • Preparation
    • Thick provisioning
    • Thin provisioning
    • Configuration decision
    • Create a LUN
    • Initiator group
    • Map a LUN
    • Verification
  • Window multipath driver overview

Labs:

  • Navigating the NetApp OnCommand System Manager
  • Updating NetApp Oncommand System Manager administration settings
  • Synchronize the system time for Windows domain
  • Assign an NTP server to the cluster
  • Networking ports
  • IPspaces
  • Network interfaces
  • Components and features
  • FlexVol volumes
  • Volume move
  • Creating and managing SVMs
  • Explore ONTAP NAS configuration
  • Explore SMB client configuration
  • Explore the NFS client configuration
  • Explore ONTAP IP SAN configuration
  • Explore the iSCSI client configuration