This course provides an overview of storage network and data center networking technology.

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Learning Objectives

- Summarize the storage infrastructure challenges and the various storage architectures such as DAS, SAN and NAS
- Classify SAN terminology including trunking, zoning, multipathing and fabric merging
- Recognize b-type Data Center Management tools such as Data Center Fabric Manager and Network Advisor (NA)
- Classify the various tabs in the Network Advisor Tool
- Recall the Cisco MDS management tools
- Recognize the importance of Converged Enhanced Ethernet
- Compare the features of iSCSI and FCoE

1
  • Day 1

  • Welcome
    Unit 1 - Evolution of storage area networks
    Unit 2 - Fibre Channel

2
  • Day 2

  • Unit 3 - Fibre Channel switches and directors: Brocade (b-type)
    Unit 4 - Brocade DCFM and Network Advisor

3
  • Day 3

  • Exercise 0 - Lab setup and preliminary instructions
    Exercise 1 - Brocade switch 2109: Initial configuration Exercise 2 - Management software installation Exercise 3 - Brocade Fabric Manager
    Exercise 4 - Brocade switch: Zoning configuration Exercise 5 - V3700 storage provisioning using iSCSI Exercise 6 - Brocade VDX fabric merging
    Unit 5 - Fibre Channel switches and directors: Cisco MDS

4
  • Day 4

  • Unit 6 - Converged Enhanced Ethernet
    Unit 7 - Fibre Channel over Ethernet Unit 8 - iSCSI
    Exercise 7 - Basic configuration
    Exercise 8 - Management tools installation Exercise 9 - VSAN creation
    Exercise 10 - Zoning configuration on Cisco
    Exercise 11 - Configuring the DS3500 storage subsystem

Audience

This course is for personnel who are assessing and planning to deploy a storage area network.

Language

English

Prerequisites

This course assumes that you understand basic SAN knowledge.

$3,925

Length: 4.0 days (32 hours)

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