SN71 IBM Storage Area Networking Fundamentals

4 Days

24 CPD hours

This course is for personnel who are assessing and planning to deploy a storage area network.

Summarize the storage infrastructure challenges and the various storage architectures such as DAS, SAN and NASClassify SAN terminology including trunking, zoning, multipathing and fabric mergingRecognize b-type Data Center Management tools such as Data Center Fabric Manager and Network Advisor (NA)Classify the various tabs in the Network Advisor ToolRecall the Cisco MDS management toolsRecognize the importance of Converged Enhanced EthernetCompare the features of iSCSI and FCoE

This course provides an overview of storage network and data center networking technology.

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1 - Evolution of storage area networks
• Unit 2 - Fibre Channel

Day 2

• Unit 3 - Fibre Channel switches and directors: Brocade (b-type)
• Unit 4 - Brocade DCFM and Network Advisor

Day 3

• Exercise 0 - Lab setup and preliminary instructions
• Exercise 1 - Brocade switch 2109: Initial configuration Exercise 2 - Management software installation Exercise 3 - Brocade Fabric Manager
• Exercise 4 - Brocade switch: Zoning configuration Exercise 5 - V3700 storage provisioning using iSCSI Exercise 6 - Brocade VDX fabric merging
• Unit 5 - Fibre Channel switches and directors: Cisco MDS

Day 4

• Unit 6 - Converged Enhanced Ethernet
• Unit 7 - Fibre Channel over Ethernet Unit 8 - iSCSI
• Exercise 7 - Basic configuration
• Exercise 8 - Management tools installation Exercise 9 - VSAN creation
• Exercise 10 - Zoning configuration on Cisco
• Exercise 11 - Configuring the DS3500 storage subsystem

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Nexus Humans SN71 IBM Storage Area Networking Fundamentals training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward.