E-Series SANtricity Administration

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to E-Series and EF-Series storage systems

• Introduction to E-Series and EF-Series storage systems
• SANtricity System Manager
• SANtricity Web Services Proxy
• SANtriciy REST API

Exercises

• Configuring the E-Series and EF-Series administrative interfaces
• Exploring SANtricity Unified Manager
• Exploring SANtricity System Manager
• Exploring the SANtricity REST API

Module 2: Configuration concepts and initial setup

• Host-side configuration concepts
• Drive-side configuration concepts
• Volume group and disk pool considerations
• Initial setup steps
• Additional setup steps

Exercises

• Creating a configuration with the guided setup wizard
• Using the setup wizard to configure the storage array

Module 3: Disk pool administration

• Disk pools
• Disk pool administration
• General disk pool administration tasks
• Managing disk pool disks

Exercises

• Creating disk pool configurations
• Managing disk pools
• Managing disk pool drives

Module 4: Volume group administration

• Volume groups
• Volume group administration
• General volume group administration tasks
• Managing volume group disks

Exercises

• Creating volume group configurations
• Managing volume groups
• Managing volume group drives
• Managing iSCSI sessions

Module 5: SSD cache administration

• Introduction to SSD cache
• SSD cache administration

Exercises

• Creating an SSD cache drive

Module 6: General administration tasks

• General administration tasks
• Alert management
• Storage array, controller, and drive tasks
• Managing upgrades

Exercises

• Taking a controller offline for service
• Upgrading storage array components

Module 7: Data collection and monitoring

• Resources for data collection and monitoring
• Storage array component information
• AutoSupport tool
• Storage array operability and state files
• Performance monitoring

Exercises

• Collecting data