Configuring and Monitoring NetApp E-Series and EF-Series Storage Systems (CMESERIES)

Module 1: E-Series and EF-Series Product Lines

• Describe the features of the E-Series and EF-Series storage product lines
• Identify and describe the components of the controllers and disk shelves
• Interpret the LED indicators

Module 2: Hardware Installation and Cabling

• List the basic steps for installing storage system hardware
• Explain the purpose of shelf IDs
• Describe proper disk-side and host-side cabling techniques
• Explain procedures for cabling controller and disk shelves
• Zone a SAN for redundant access to storage system controllers

Module 3: Storage Management Software

• Install NetApp SANtricity Storage Manager on a Windows or Linux management and data host
• Identify the components of the SANtricity operating system
• Use the SANtricity Storage Manager interface to access and control E-Series or EF-Series storage systems

Module 4: Logical Configuration

• Create logical configurations from physical disks
• Modify logical configuration settings
• Map a volume to an individual host or host group
• Use storage-based partitions to control LUN assignment and volume visibility

Module 5: Monitoring and Troubleshooting the Storage System

• Troubleshoot storage system issues
• Check the system status
• Use logs and storage system tools to identify system issues
• Resolve storage system issues

Module 6: Cache

• Set caching options on the storage system
• Choose caching options to maximize performance and efficiency
• Manage the cache battery
• Configure solid-state drive (SSD) read cache

Module 7: Disaster Recovery with Storage Management Software Features

• Differentiate among the SANtricity Snapshot, Volume Copy, and Remote Volume Mirroring features
• List the benefits of the Snapshot feature
• List the benefits of the Volume Copy feature
• Describe the functionality of remote mirroring modes
• Use SANtricity features in backup and disaster recovery scenarios

Module 8: Upgrading Storage System Firmware

• Identify the internal code that operates and controls the storage system
• Upgrade code and maintain proper levels of code on the storage system

Module 9: Management Connections

• Diagnose communication issues that involve the management connection
• Define SYMbol and explain SYMbol commands
• Explain operation error conditions for managing storage systems

Module 10: Host-Side and Controller Operation Troubleshooting

• Describe how controllers process data I/O
• Explain normal controller startup
• Distinguish between foreign and native controllers
• Describe controller states

Module 11: Host-Side Multipath Failover

• Describe multipath failover drivers
• Set the appropriate multipath failover driver for your I/O host
• Determine the status of a multipath failover driver
• Troubleshoot issues with multipath failover

Module 12: Drive-Side Operation

• Describe the drive-side I/O communication path
• Describe disk states and hot-spare functionality
• Analyze the drive-channel communication architecture
• Explain operational and error conditions that occur for drive-side cabling
• Describe predictive failure analysis (PFA)

Labs

• Identify hardware components
• Identify controller ports
• Identify E-Series and EF-Series LED indicators
• Install E-Series and EF-Series shelves
• Identify cabling best practices
• Diagram proper zones
• Describe the behavior of seven-segment LEDs
• Install SANtricity software
• Create the storage management domain and explore the enterprise management window
• Explore the script editor and SMCLI
• Explore the array management window
• Configure controller IP addresses for the out-of-band management
• Create a RAID 5 volume group
• Create a volume in a volume group
• Assign a Hot Spare disk
• Create a disk pool
• Create a volume in a disk pool
• Create a thin-provisioned volume in a disk pool
• Change a volume
• Change a disk pool
• Delete a volume
• Define a host
• Create a host group and partitions
• Investigate the AutoSupport feature
• Configure Alerts
• Save support data
• Save and view an event log file
• Use the recovery guru
• Use the onboard backup of the configuration database for disaster recovery
• Examine the storage system configuration and profile
• Use the CLI to evaluate the storage system
• Prepare a volume on a Windows server to receive data
• Prepare a volume on a Linux to receive data
• Test I/O performance based on cache settings
• Test I/O performance based on cache block size
• Recommend volume settings
• Work with SnapShot images for data backup and recovery
• Create and access a volume copy
• Activate asynchronous remote mirroring and create a mirrored pair
• Access mirrored data on a remote storage system
• Use the SnapShot feature with mirror volumes
• Save storage system recovery information
• Update controller firmware and NVSRAM for a storage system
• Update disk shelf ESM Firmware
• Use storage management software to review management connection details
• Use the storage system profile to review management connection details
• Create in-band and out-of-band connections
• Restart the monitoring agent
• Check the network response
• Save, remove, and recover connection files
• Delete and restore the access volume
• Connect to the controller shell
• Set a controller in service mode
• Take a controller offline
• Reset a controller
• View cache attributes
• View battery attributes
• Examine storage and host multipath configurations
• Debug a single-fault multipath scenario
• Debug a double-fault multipath scenario
• Locate disk properties from the management interface
• Locate disk and drive channel properties in the storage system profile
• Recover from a single-dish failure (online volumes)
• Recover from a multiple-dish failure
• Check the cable connections report
• Investigate support data