Description:
The SVM Installation and Configuration course provides the participants the necessary technical knowledge and skills to plan and implement a Storage Virtualization Manager (SVM) solution that addresses various business problems including centralized storage management, data backup and timely data recovery.

This course includes an overview of the SVM solution features, hardware and software components, accompanied by hands-on labs and exercises designed to prepare course participants to plan and deploy SVM solutions in SAN environments. The lectures and labs in this course cover topics that include SVM server and Data Path Module (DPM) installation and configuration, fabric zoning for SVM and host attachment.

In this course, participants learn to use the SVM premium features. These features include multiView for data recovery and data testing problems; multiCopy for efficient data backup and data testing problems; multiMigrate for moving data from one storage system to another without I/O disruption; and multiMirror to protect and recover mission critical data. Additionally, participants learn to use the SVM CLI to perform and automate routine management tasks.

Topics Covered:

• SVM System Overview
  • Diagram the SVM hardware and software components
  • Describe the SVM standard and premium features
• SVM Architecture
  • Diagram the data and control flow through SVM systems
• DPM and SAN Configuration
  • Describe the major installation steps in the correct order
  • Configure the DPM device for the SVM environment
  • Connect and configure the DPMs
  • Verify correct operation of the DPMs
  • Collect DPM data for problem solving
  • Design fabric zones for the SVM environment
  • Configure SANshare Storage Partitioning for SVM
  • Verify RAID device configurations
• SVM Server Installation
  • Prepare a server for SVM software installation
  • Install the SVM software (includes verification)
  • Identify SVM services
  • Use SVM Monitor to change settings
• SVM Server Configuration
  • Install and start the SVM client
  • Install SVM licenses
  • Present storage volumes to SVM server as physical disks
  • Manage Disks and Pools
  • Create SVM setup volumes
  • Verify SVM installation and configuration
  • Configure SVM interdomain connections through iSCSI
• Attaching Hosts
  • Configure front-end zoning for host attachment
  • Describe supported configurations
  • Configure Hosts and HBAs in the SVM Client
  • Native/LSI multipathing drivers
  • Identify SVM volumes on the data host
  • Collect data for troubleshooting
• Basic SVM Management
  • Create volumes and consistency groups.
  • Manage host permissions on volumes and consistency groups.
  • Organize SVM objects in folders
  • Use the search function to locate SVM objects
  • Create and run queries
  • Access and configure the event log
  • Import foreign event logs
  • Setup event notifications
  • Manage Users and permissions
  • Configure the SVM Client GUI
  • Run the SAsnap utility to gather support information
• multiView
  • Demonstrate an understanding of how SVM PiTs and views work
  • Create and manage SVM Point-in-Time copies (PiTs)
  • Create and manage SVM views
• Thin Provisioning
  • Describe differences between thin and real volumes
  • Diagram how thin provisioning makes use of the PiT functionality
• multiCopy
  • Create and manage intra-domain and inter-domain SVM volume copies using the SVM Client
• multiMigrate
  • Migrate SVM volumes
  • Manage migration jobs
  • Verify host mapping to the migrated SVM volume
• Asynchronous multiMirror
  • Describe the asynchronous mirroring process
  • Configure asynchronous mirroring of SVM volumes within an SVM domain (intra-domain) and between SVM domains (inter-domain)
  • Manage SVM mirrors
  • Recover mirrored SVM volumes
• Synchronous multiMirror
  • Describe the synchronous multiMirror mechanism
  • Differentiate between Always-synchronized and Automatic-Failover Mode
  • Recognize when to use dirty regions
  • Configure synchronous multiMirror
  • Manage synchronous multimirror Groups and Jobs
  • Configure synchronous multiMirror across sites using stretched domains and stretched DPMs
  • Describe interaction with other multiFeatures
• SANapi

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:

• Describe the SVM system
• Install the SVM servers
• Configure SVM servers
• Configure the DPM to work with SVM
• Describe fabric zoning requirements for SVM
• Perform basic SVM management tasks
• Monitor SVM systems and perform basic problem solving and support using SVM tools
• Use the multiView features
• Use the multiCopy features
• Use the multiMigrate features
• Use the multiMirror features
• Use the SANapi command line interface

Target Audience:
This course is designed for individuals responsible for the design, installation and configuration of SVM solutions.

Prerequisites:
Participants should:

• Possess a working knowledge of computer networks, RAID technology, storage area network (SAN) concepts, terminology, Fibre Channel topology and operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux or Solaris)
• Have hands-on SANtricity management experience including storage system configuration, switch zoning, server and HBA configuration
• Possess a working knowledge of Windows Server 2003