BEST SAN TRAINING INSTITUTE IN NOIDA

EMC VNX

Module 1: SNIA
Disk Technology
SCSI, SATA , PATA, SAS Their differences and comparison
FC SAN.
IP Storage.
NAS, DAS, SAN Their differences and comparison.
Storage Management.
Data Management and data flow
OSI Layers with complete data structure.
Fiber Channels
Why Fibre Channel?
FC Theory fundamentals & Introduction.
FC Layers & Related Components.
FC Topologies (Point to point Arbitrated loop, Switched Fabric).
Expected FC Behavior, Terminology & Addressing
FC Theory fundamentals summary.

Module 2 : Brocade Switches & Management
FC Switches and Generations.
Introduction to Fabric OS
Introduction to Real time operating system.
Silk Worm Introduction.
FC Theory.
Installation and Setup.
Brocade Zoning ( Hardware Zoning and Software Zoning)
Networking.
Managing the Fabric.
Different Switch logins ( Flogi, Plogi and PRL )
Trouble Shooting the Fabric.

Module 3: EMC CLARRiiON Management
CX-Series ( 300 & 500 ).
Overview of CLARiiON Generations.
CLARiiON Internal Architecture ( LCC ,MCI)
CLARiiON Complete hardware overview and Installation.
CLARiiON Cabling and power modules.
Discovery and Initialization of Array.
Setting up TCP/IP and Security parameter.
Creation of Raid Groups, Storage Groups.
Creation of Initiator/Initiators group records.
Creation and assigning of LUNs.
CLARiiON Host Integration & Management
Windows Integration.
Solaris Integration.
Advanced LUN Management (Meta Lun- Stripped and Concatenated).
Introduction to Access Logix.
Introduction to EMC PowerPath.
SnapView Snapshots.
MirrorView Management
Snap View Clones.
SAN Copy Management.

Module 4: EMC VNX Administration and Interview Questions
Overview of EMC VNX
EMC VNX Architecture. Difference between available models VNXe VNX. And high level VNX Headers ( VG2 and VG8).
VNX X-Blades , Data mover enclosures & control Station.
VNX Security Global and LDAP.
Unisphere basics and Monitoring.
Virtual provisioning ( Storage groups/ Storage Pools).
FAST ( fully automatic storage tiering) configuration and benefits.
FAST Cache and FAST VP.
Difference between Thick Lun /Thin Lun/Traditional Lun- Benefits over each other
ALUA Asymettric Logical Unit Access.
AVM Automatic volume management , Data mover , Virtual data movers ( VDMs).
Module 5 : Interview Questions



Practical will be covered on Live Brocade and EMC Storage Box

Dr.Harjeet Singh
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