(BNCA) Basic NetApp Configuration and Administration Training

BNCA Training Outline

• Module 1 Getting Started with Data ONTAP

  • List basic storage concepts such as aggregates, RAID groups, volumes, qtrees, and LUNs
  • Describe Data ONTAP features such as Snapshot copies, unified storage, and storage efficiency
  • Describe the similarities and differences between the 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP operating systems
  • Use the CLI and GUI for administrative purposes

• Module 2 Hardware Basics

  • Describe the NetApp storage system hardware platforms and the types of disks that they support
  • Describe the hardware components of NetApp storage controllers
  • Use OnCommand System Manager or the CLI to identify hardware components in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and the clustered Data ONTAP operating system

• Module 3 Creating and Managing Aggregates

  • Describe aggregates and RAID groups
  • Create aggregates in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • Create aggregates in the clustered Data ONTAP operating system
  • Manage aggregates

• Module 4 Managing NAS Client Access

  • Configure NAS client access in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • Configure data storage virtual machines (SVMs*) for NAS client access in clustered Data ONTAP
  • Create FlexVol volumes and qtrees

• Module 5 Managing SAN Client Connections

  • Describe SAN protocol implementation in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and the clustered Data ONTAP operating system
  • Use OnCommand System Manager to create iSCSI-attached LUNs
  • Use NetApp SnapDrive for Windows to create and format iSCSI-attached LUNs
  • Access and manage a LUN from a Windows host

• Module 6 Managing Volumes

  • Explain the relationship between space guarantees, volumes, and aggregates
  • Define thin provisioning and explain how it is used
  • Define deduplication and describe the benefits that it provides
  • Use OnCommand System Manager to set quotas

• Module 7 Managing Snapshot Copies

  • Define the function of Snapshot copies
  • Create and delete a Snapshot copy
  • Create Snapshot policies in the clustered Data ONTAP operating system
  • Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy
  • Create FlexClone volume clones that are backed by Snapshot copies

• Module 8 Steps to Certification

  • Recall the steps to NetApp Certification

• Lab Exercise

  Lab 1-1 Enter Commands in the Data ONTAP CLI
  Lab 1-2 Add a 7-Mode storage system to System Manager
  Lab 1-3 Add a cluster to System Manager
  Lab 1-4 Configure the SNMP public community name for clustered Data ONTAP
  Lab 2-1 Use System Manager to investigate hardware components
  Lab 2-2 Use CLI commands to investigate hardware components
  Lab 3-1 Create an aggregate on a 7-Mode storage system
  Lab 3-2 Creating an aggregate in clustered Data ONTAP
  Lab 4-1 Configure the prerequisites for client access
  Lab 4-2 Configure CIFS setup for a 7-Mode storage system
  Lab 4-3 Enable the NFS protocol
  Lab 4-4 Configure multiprotocol access on a 7-Mode storage system
  Lab 4-5 Create a volume in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  Lab 4-6 Create qtrees on a 7-Mode storage system
  Lab 4-7 Create shares for CIFS clients on a 7-Mode storage system
  Lab 4-8 Export volumes and qtrees in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  Lab 4-9 Client-side task – map a drive to a 7-Mode from a Windows client
  Lab 4-10 Client-side task – mount volumes on a storage system from a Linux client
  Lab 4-11 Create a Vserver
  Lab 4-12 Configure data LIFs and CIFS setup
  Lab 4-13 Set up the Vserver management LIF
  Lab 4-14 Add host records in DNS for the SVM
  Lab 4-15 Enable the NFS protocol for a Data ONTAP cluster
  Lab 4-16 Set up name mapping for multiprotocol access
  Lab 4-17 Create volumes on the Vserver
  Lab 4-18 Create qtrees
  Lab 4-19 Mount volumes and qtrees into the Vserver namespace
  Lab 4-20 Create CIFS shares
  Lab 4-21 Change volume security styles
  Lab 4-22 Manage export policies
  Lab 4-23 Client-side task – map a drive to a share from a Windows client
  Lab 4-24 Client-side task – mount from a Linux client
  Lab 5-1 Enable iSCSI in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  Lab 5-2 Create volumes and qtrees that is suitable as containers for LUNs
  Lab 5-3 Configure SnapDrive Transport Protocol Settings
  Lab 5-4 Use the SnapDrive Management tool to establish iSCSI sessions
  Lab 5-5 Use SnapDrive to create a LUN on a Data ONTAP storage system
  Lab 5-6 Add the iSCSI protocol to be allowed on the SVM
  Lab 5-7 Create an iSCSI data LIF
  Lab 5-8 Start the iSCSI service on the Vserver
  Lab 5-9 Create volumes and qtrees that are suitable as containers for LUNs
  Lab 5-10 Configure SnapDrive for Windows Transport protocol settings
  Lab 5-11 Establish an iSCSI session with the SnapDrive iSCSI management tool
  Lab 5-12 Use SnapDrive to create a LUN on a clustered Data ONTAP SVM
  Lab 6-1 Enable storage efficiency for a FlexVol volume in 7-Mode Data ONTAP
  Lab 6-2 Run a deduplication operation in 7-Mode Data ONTAP
  Lab 6-3 Configure storage efficiency policies in clustered Data ONTAP
  Lab 6-4 Enable storage efficiency on Flexvol volumes in clustered Data ONTAP
  Lab 6-5 Run a deduplication operation in clustered Data ONTAP manually
  Lab 6-6 Assign multiple aggregates to a Vserver
  Lab 6-7 Move FlexVol volumes
  Lab 7-1 Create Snapshot copies of a volume on the Data ONTAP storage system CLI
  Lab 7-2 Create Snapshot copies of a volume on the clustered Data ONTAP CLI
  Lab 7-3 Create Snapshot copies using OnCommand System Manager
  Lab 7-4 Schedule Snapshot copies in 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP
  Lab 7-5 Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy in 7-Mode Data ONTAP
  Lab 7-6 Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy in clustered Data ONTAP
  Lab 7-7 Create a FlexClone volume clone on a 7-Mode storage system
  Lab 7-8 Create a FlexClone volume clone on a clustered Data ONTAP SVM