Implementing Dell Enterprise Storage Solutions

Description

When it comes to technology, knowledge is power. Awell-trained technical staff can make your systemintegration relatively flawless. With the proper training, your technical staff can prevent problems and help your organization make the most of its technology investment. You can utilize Dell’s on -going training to keep abreast of new technology and to learn how to integrate it with your existing systems. You may also realize that training can be a great employee retention tool –technical employees often view learning opportunities as a valuable benefit of employment. We offer specialized training both on-site and within our Dell labs on all Dell Enterprise hardware systems. Our training workshops can provide you with the ability to learn the intricacies of your equipment before its arrival at your site. This can allow you to develop the necessary skills to maximize your technology investment from day one.

Audience

The Implementing Dell Enterprise Storage Solutions(IDESS) training course is designed to provide IT professionals with the expertise necessary to implement Dell storage into an existing IT infrastructure. The course is a two -day, instructor- led, hands-on course covering SAN fundamentals and initial setup, configuration, and management of Dell / EMC storage arrays, focusing on the Dell / EMC CX200.

Requirements

Dell Network Storage Foundation Course
Dell Server Foundation Course
18 months Enterprise storage experience

Objectives

1. Gain hands-on experience on Dell servers and storage prior to putting systems into production!
2. Help decrease time to production
3. Help improve site availability, scalability and security by fully educating your IT staff on running Dell servers, storage and systems management.

Program

Training content

SAN Introduction

- SAN Overview

- Fiber Channel

- RAID Applications

- SAN Dell/EMC components

Storage Dell/EMC modules

- Storage Dell/EMC CX modules

- Components of the module CX

- Configuration private disk space

- Storage modules installation

SAN Change

- Zoning and Alias Planning

Configuring Host-Storage Communication

- SAN hosts connection

- Requested configuration for the host software

Managing a SAN infrastructure

- Architecture of the Suite of Navisphere

- Installation of Navisphere Manager

- Interface user of Navisphere Manager

- Events control with the help of Event Monitor

Labs

Storage modules Dell/EMC

- ID Major HW components

- Verify Array Cabling

- Power up the SAN

- Configuring Host-Storage Communication

- Array Initialization

Change of SAN

- Zoning and Alias Planning

SAN host connectivity configuration

- Install HBA Drivers

- Install Navisphere Host Agent and CLI

- Failover SW Installation

- Map WWN Aliases

- Implement Single Initiator Zoning

Monitoring the SAN infrastructure

- Configure Domain Security

- Commit Base Software

- Non-disruptive Upgrade

- Enabling Access Logix

- Create RAID Groups

- Bind LUNs

- Create Storage Groups

- Manage Host Assigned LUNs

- RAID Group Expansion

- Test for Failover

- Event Monitor

LUN Capacity expension with the help of meta-LUN

- LUN Extension

- Progression extension control