Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System Administration (NWS-6425)

Who Can Benefit

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Prerequisites

• System Administration
• Network Administration
• Storage Administration

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Skills Gained

• Identify and describe the key features
• Identify and describe the physical architecture
• List and describe the configurable components
• List the available FRUs and CRUs
• Describe the available system interfaces(GUI/CLI)
• Install and configure the product
• Perform software and firmware upgrades
• Administer the product
• List unique FRU/CRUs
• Utilize available tools and scripts
• Collect data and analyze faults to troubleshoot system

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Topics

• Define System Protocols -- ZFS, NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, SFTP, FTP, FTPS, SNMP, NDMP, NIS, LDAP, NTP, HTTP, HTTPS
• Define System Components -- Appliance Kit software, NAS heads, SATA Drives, Supported JBODs, Solid State Disk
• Describe System Functions -- Appliance Based, Scalability, High Availability, Remote Replication, Multipath I/O, Antivirus
• Identify Unified Storage System software features -- Networking, Directory Services, Dashboard, Analytics, Clustering, RAS
• Explain System Architecture -- Storage configurations, ZFS, Standalone, Active/Active, Active/Passive, SAS topology and cabling, JBOD, RAID and SSD configurations, Hybrid Storage Pool
• List Default Usernames/Passwords
• Define System Access -- SSH, ILOM, aktty, CLI, BUI
• Define pre-installation information and network requirements
• Define and implement the installation procedure
• Understand the BUI/CLI mirrored interface hierarchy
• Use the BUI efficiently, including drag-and-drop
• BUI configuration
• Locate the BUI the masthead, titlebar, side panel, and local navigation controls
• Use the CLI, including navigating contexts and setting properties
• Identify Command Line Interface Options and Commands Write CLI scripts
• Perform the initial configuration of the Sun Storage System
• Configure additional networking -- IPMP, LACP, VLAN
• Configure network services -- DNS, NTP
• Configure directory services -- Active Directory, NIS, LDAP
• Configure Sun Remote Support services
• Configure Storage
• Configure Clustering
• List unique FRUs/CRUs and replacement procedures
• Describe and implement the non-disruptive software upgrade procedure
• Explain the Maintenance concepts and RAS features -- FMA, ASR/SCRK, SNMP, SMTP, Service Tags, support files bundle
• Describe Data Recovery, ZFS journaling, snapshots, save/restore configuration file
• Create shares
• Set share quotas and reservations
• Configure share properties
• Manage protocol access (NFS, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, iSCSI)
• Administer snapshots
• Configure remote replication
• Monitor overall appliance status
• Customize your status summary
• Understand the features of analytics
• Observe key system statistics
• Archive statistics for later viewing
• Create custom worksheets for performance analysis
• Perform drill-down analysis

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Course Content

Module 1 - Sun Storage System Functions and Features Overview
System Protocols
ZFS, NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, SFTP, FTP, FTPS, SNMP, NDMP, NIS, LDAP, NTP, HTTP, HTTPS System Components
Appliance Kit software, NAS heads, SATA Drives, Supported JBODs, Solid State Disk System Functions
Appliance Based, Scalability, High Availability, Remote Replication, Multipath I/O, Antivirus System Features
Networking, Directory Services, Dashboard, Analytics, Clustering, RAS System Architecture
Storage configurations, ZFS, Standalone, Active/Active, Active/Passive, SAS topology and cabling, JBOD, RAID and SSD configurations, Hybrid Storage Pool

Module 2 - Sun Storage System Installation
System Access

• List Default Usernames/Passwords
• Define System Access -- SSH, ILOM, aktty, CLI, BUI

• Define pre-installation information and network requirements
• Define and implement the installation procedure

Module 3 - Sun Storage System Configuration
Initial Configuration

• Perform the initial configuration of the Sun Storage System Configure additional networking -- IPMP, LACP, VLAN Configure network services -- DNS, NTP
• Configure directory services -- Active Directory, NIS, LDAP Configure Sun Remote Support services
• Configure Storage
• Configure Clustering

Module 4 - Sun Storage System User Interface
Browser User Interface

• Understand the BUI/CLI mirrored interface heirarchy
• Use the BUI efficiently, including drag-and-drop
• BUI configuration
• Locate the BUI the masthead, titlebar, side panel, and local navigation controls

Module 5 - Sun Storage System Shares
Share Management

• Create shares
• Set share quotas and reservations
• Configure share properties
• Manage protocol access (NFS, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, iSCSI)
• Administer snapshots
• Configure remote replication

Module 6 - Sun Storage System Status
System Dashboard

• Monitor overall appliance status
• Customize your status summary

Module 7 - Sun Storage System Maintenance
Maintenance Concepts

• Detail the maintenance strategy for Sun Storage Systems
• Identify and locate failed hardware components
• Upgrade the Sun Storage 7000 System software
• Manage support bundles
• Diagnose system problems
• Configure alert notifications

Module 8 - Sun Storage System Analytics
Using Analytics

• Understand the features of analytics
• Observe key system statistics
• Archive statistics for later viewing
• Create custom worksheets for performance analysis
• Perform drill-down analysis

Module 9 - Sun Storage System Scriptiong
Scripting

• Describe the two scripting methods
• Utilize Workflows

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