PowerMax and VMAX All Flash Performance
Course code
ESSTGS02756
Duration
3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours
Course Overview
Objectives
Prerequisites
Course Outline
Course Overview
This course introduces participants to the methodology for analyzing the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash family of storage arrays. Unisphere for PowerMax is used to analyze the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays. Metrics that are relevant for analysis of each of the components in the arrays are presented. Participants learn to identify bottlenecks for performance and provide recommendations to remedy the problem. Hands-on lab exercises using performance archives reinforce the concepts and methodology presented in the lecture.
Objectives
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Identify best practices for optimal performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays
• Monitor and analyze performance of arrays using Unisphere for PowerMax
• Illustrate the correlation between workloads and Service Levels, and how they affect performance
• Devise a strategy to analyze key metrics to investigate performance issues and provide remediation recommendations
• Apply analysis information to future planning
Prerequisites
Audience
This course is intended for Dell Personnel, Partners, and Customers to assist in troubleshooting and managing the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have an understanding of:
• PowerMax and VMAX All Flash array architecture, configuration, and components.
• Features such as Service Level based provisioning, SRDF, and TimeFinder SnapVX.
• Basic knowledge of Unisphere for PowerMax for management and monitoring of arrays.
Course Outline
Course Outline
The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.
• Array Architecture
▬ Architecture and configurations
▬ Features
▬ Best practices
• Performance Analysis Basics
▬ Methodology
▬ Measurements
▬ Workload profiles and characterization
• Performance Analysis with Unisphere for PowerMax
▬ Administrative Tasks
▬ Monitoring performance
▬ Performance reports
▬ Offline Performance Viewer
• Performance Analysis of Front-End
▬ Front-End metrics and analysis strategy
▬ Storage Group planning
• Performance Analysis of Cache
▬ Overview of cache
▬ I/O flow
▬ Cache performance analysis strategy
• Performance Analysis of Back-End
▬ Back-end overview
▬ Back-end metrics and analysis strategy
▬ Data Reduction
• End-to-End Analysis
• TimeFinder and SRDF
▬ SRDF considerations and performance analysis
▬ TimeFinder SnapVX considerations
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes labs designed to allow practical experience for the participant.
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PowerMax and VMAX All Flash Performance
Course code:
ESSTGS02756
Duration:
3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours
