This course enables you to collect and analyze system performance data from NetApp® storage systems that run NetApp ONTAP® 9 software. You learn how to interpret data and how to identify and implement changes that improve system efficiency. You also learn how to use system commands and features to monitor and enhance storage system performance. You learn from hands-on exercises, case studies, and technical discussions.
Training units: 36
• Describe how to use NetApp tools for performance measurement
• Describe the layers within the ONTAP architecture
• Diagram the flow of read and write requests through the network and data layers of ONTAP software
• Discuss how storage quality of service (QoS) operates in an ONTAP cluster
• Explain how to monitor and manage workload performance
• Use the performance analysis tools to identify NAS and SAN performance obstacles
Hands-on experience with ONTAP software (6 months to 12 months) is required in addition to the OT-CLU-DPA instructor led class:
OT-CLU-DPA — ONTAP Cluster Administration and Data Protection
Professionals who manage NetApp storage systems and would like a deeper understanding of Clustered Data ONTAP system performance
Module 1: Performance Analysis Fundamentals
Basic Concepts of Performance
Performance Monitoring Methodology
Module 2: Performance Analysis Tools
Performance terminology
Using Active IQ Unified Manager
Module 3: Storage System Architecture and Data Flow
FAS and AFF Architecture
Data Flow
NVRAM Functionality
Module 4: WAFL
WAFL Functions
WAFL Readahead
Resolving WAFL issues
Module 5: CPU and Memory
Identifying CPU Performance Bottlenecks
Resolving CPU Performance Bottlenecks
Identifying Memory Performance Bottlenecks
Resolving Memory Performance Bottlenecks
Module 6: Disk Subsystem
Disk Subsystem Hardware
Analyzing and Isolating Disk Subsystem Bottlenecks
Analyzing Disk Subsystem Bottlenecks with Statit
Resolving Disk Subsystem Bottlenecks
Module 7: Cache Subsystem
Cache Subsystem Overview
Flash Cache Feature
Flash Pool Feature
Flash Cache Policies and Flash Pool Policies
Storage Pool
Cache Sizing
Module 8: Storage Quality of Service
Managing System Performance with QoS
Module 9: NAS Subsystem
NAS functions
Identifying NAS Bottlenecks
Resolving NAS Bottlenecks
Module 10: SAN Subsystem
SAN Overview
SAN Multipathing
SAN load balancing
SAN I/O Misalignment
Queue depth
Labs:
Identifying cluster components
Analyzing performance statistics
OnCommand performance manager thresholds, events and alerts
Identifying and resolving storage controller performance issues
WAFL performance monitoring and analysis
Identifying and resolving disk I/O bottlenecks
Exploring cache performance
Cluster interconnect performance
Workload management with storage QoS
NAS performance
SAN protocol performance