ONTAP Cluster Administration

Course Content

Module 1: ONTAP 9 clusters

• ONTAP deployment options
• ONTAP cluster
• Storage VMs
• Software-defined storage

Module 2: Cluster setup

• Supported ONTAP cluster configurations
• Setting up a cluster
• Administration interfaces
• ONTAP licenses
• Policies and schedules

Exercises

• Deploying an ONTAP cluster
• Exploring ONTAP management UIs
• Configuring ONTAP clusters

Module 3: Physical storage management

• Drives, RAID, and aggregates
• Advanced Disk Partitioning
• Flash Cache and Flash Pool features
• FabricPool aggregates

Exercises

• Managing physical storage
• Exploring RAID-TEC

Module 4: Logical storage management

• Flexible volumes
• Moving storage resources
• FlexGroup volumes
• FlexCache volumes

Exercises

• Managing data volumes
• Creating a FlexGroup volume

Module 5: Storage efficiency

• Thin provisioning
• Deduplication and compression
• Flash efficiency
• Volume and file clones

Exercises

• Managing storage efficiency
• Managing FlexClone volumes

Module 6: Network management

• ONTAP network review
• Network ports
• Network traffic segregation
• Logical network interfaces
• Nondisruptive LIF configuration
• Network security
• Routing management

Exercises

• Managing physical and logical network resources
• Managing virtual network resources

Module 7: NAS data access

• Use NAS protocols to access data
• Use the NFS protocol to access data
• Use the SMB protocol to access data
• Use the S3 protocol to access data

Exercises

• Monitoring with ONTAP File System Analytics
• Configuring the NFS protocol in a storage VM
• Configuring the SMB protocol in a storage VM
• Configuring the S3 protocol in a storage VM

Module 8: SAN data access

• Use SAN protocols to access data
• Use the iSCSI protocol to access data
• Use the FC protocol to access data
• Use the NVMe protocol to access data

Exercises

• Configuring iSCSI in a storage VM
• Configuring NVMe in a storage VM

Module 9: Data protection

• Manage Snapshot copies
• Restore data from a Snapshot copy
• Back up and replicate data
• Compliance

Exercises

• Managing Snapshot copies

Module 10: ONTAP security

• Access control
• Storage encryption
• Ransomware protection

Exercises

• Managing ONTAP administrators

Module 11: Cluster maintenance

• Data collection, monitoring, and automation tools
• Upgrading your cluster
• Technical support

Exercises

• Installing and configuring Active IQ Config Advisor