ONTAP SAN Implementation

Role  

• Administrator, engineer, architect

Prerequisites

• Certification as a NetApp Data Management Administrator
• Working knowledge of ONTAP 9 software and storage area networking
• ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals
• ONTAP SAN Fundamentals
• ONTAP Cluster Administration

Module 0: Introduction

• Classroom logistics
• Course prerequisites
• Course agenda

Exercises

• Checking the exercise equipment

Module 1: ONTAP SAN fundamentals

• Implementing iSCSI, FCP, FCoE, and NVMe-oF SAN in ONTAP software
• SAN architecture
• Interoperability Matrix Tool
• SAN scalability and maximums

Exercises

• Verifying licenses and configuring broadcast domains

Module 2: ONTAP SAN resource provisioning

• IP SAN configurations
• FC SAN configurations
• LUN provisioning

Exercises

• Creating a LUN

Module 3: ONTAP iSCSI configuration concepts

• iSCSI configuration recommendations
• iSCSI feature overview
• iSCSI configuration workflow

Exercises

• Creating an initiator group and mapping a LUN to it

Module 4: ONTAP FC configuration concepts

• FC configuration recommendations
• FC and FCoE zoning
• Cisco switches
• Brocade switches

Exercises

• Renaming initiator groups

Module 5: NVMe-oF configuration

• NVMe
• NVMe-oF
• NVMe integration into ONTAP software

Exercises

• Configuring Linux and NetApp ONTAP software for NVMe/TCP

Module 6: Host integration

• Host considerations
• Windows hosts
• Linux and UNIX hosts
• LUN offset

Exercises

• Installing host utilities

Module 7: Microsoft Windows IP SAN connectivity

• Configuring a Windows host for iSCSI
• iSCSI configuration

Exercises

• Configuring NetApp ONTAP software for a Windows iSCSI LUN

Module 8: Linux IP SAN connectivity

• Linux iSCSI configuration
• Linux iSCSI implementation

Exercises

• Configuring NetApp ONTAP software for a Linux iSCSI LUN

Module 9: Windows FC SAN connectivity

• Configuring a Windows host for FC
• Identifying the WWNN and WWPN on a Windows host
• Implementing and verifying multipath FC connectivity between a Widows host and ONTAP software

Exercises

• Configuring a Brocade switch for a Windows FC environment

Module 10: Linux FC SAN connectivity

• Configuring a Linux host for FC
• Identifying WWNPs on a Linux host
• Implementing and verifying multipath FC connectivity between a Linux host and ONTAP software

Exercises

• Configuring a Brocade switch for a Linux FC environment