ONTAP Cluster Administration (ONTAP9ADM) - Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: NetApp ONTAP 9 Clusters

• ONTAP deployment options
• The Cluster
• Storage Virtual Machine's (SVMs)

Module 2: Cluster Setup

• Supported All Flash FAS and FAS configurations
• Setting up a Cluster
• Administration Interfaces

Module 3: Cluster Management

• Access control
• Date and Time
• Licenses
• Policies, Jobs and Schedules

Module 4: Network Management

• NetApp ONTAP Network Review
• Network Ports
• Network Traffic Segregation
• LIFs
• Nondisruptive LIF configuration
• Routing Management

Module 5: Physical Storage Management

• Drives, RAID and Aggregates
• Advanced Drive Partitioning
• Flash Cache and Flash Pool
• FabricPool Aggregates

Module 6: Logical Storage Management

• Flexible Volumes
• Provisioning Storage Resources
• Moving Storage Resources

Module 7: Data Access

• Using NAS Protocols to Access Data
• Use SAN Protocols to Access Data

Module 8: Data Protection

• Manage Snapshot Copies
• Restore Data from a Snapshot Copy
• Backup and Replicate Data
• Compliance
• Storage Encryption

Module 9: Storage Efficiency

• Thin Provisioning
• Deduplication and Compression
• Flash Efficiency
• FlexClone Volumes

Module 10: Cluster Maintenance

• Data collection, Monitoring and Automation Tools
• Backing up and Restore Cluster Configuration
• Upgrading your Cluster
• Performance Recommended Practices
• Technical Support
• Documentation

Module 11: Course Review

ONTAP9ADM Labs:

• Exploring ONTAP Management UIs
• Managing ONTAP clusters and administrators
• Managing physical and logical network resources
• Managing virtual network resources
• Managing physical storage
• Exploring RAID-TEC and creating a flash pool
• Managing data volumes
• Configuring NAS protocols in an SVM
• Configuring iSCSI in an SVM
• Managing Snapshot copies
• Encrypting a volume
• Managing storage efficiency
• Managing FlexClone volumes
• Bonus Exercise: creating a FlexGroup volume
• Installing and configuring Config Advisor