Version 3.2 Course Title:
PS Series Storage Array - Configuration, Operation and Management
The Partner Technical Training PS Series Storage Array - Configuration, Operation and Management course provides the opportunity for you to gain an understanding of your customer's business requirements driving their technology buying decisions to best address their storage needs today, and in the future. This instructor led course allows the student to engage in a series of hands-on exercises that are designed to provide the skills and knowledge to perform the Dell EqualLogic Product Demonstration effectively and also provide you with realistic and practical experiences that can be leveraged in the field with your customers. This course also discusses the operation and management of the advance features that are included in PS Series Storage Array, such as snapshots, replication, VSS, MPIO and boot from SAN. By understanding and putting into practical use the advance features, it better enables you to leverage the storage array to fulfill your business requirements today, and in the future.
Course objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Identify key characteristics and advantages of the PS Series Storage Array. • Identify the PS Series Storage Array product family.
• Describe the PS Series Storage Array hardware components.
• Install the PS Series Storage Array chassis, associated Control Modules and Disk Drives.
• Describe where the PS Series Storage Array fits within the enterprise data center • Describe the surrounding iSCSI SAN ecosystem and its components.
• Describe the PS Series Storage Array software components.
• Setup the PS Series Storage Array using CLI commands and Remote Setup Wizard. • Install and configure a NIC and its software Initiator and a hardware HBA initiator. • Manage the PS Series Storage Array using CLI commands and web GUI.
• Interpret LEDs, capture a Diagnostic report from the PS Series Storage Array. • Identify and perform key system troubleshooting steps.
• Perform the Dell EqualLogic Product Demonstration, allowing the students to see how the demo can be used as a valuable sales tool
• Install and configure a NIC and its software Initiator on a variety of operating system, such Linux , Netware and Solaris
• Install and configure a hardware HBA initiator
• Configure a server to perform a boot from SAN using the hardware initiator. • Describe replication and how replication can be used and then how to perform a
replication
• Configure and perform a replication between two groups
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• Describe why use snapshots and then how to perform a snapshot. You will create a snapshot, and then recover a single file from a snapshot and also recover a volume from a snapshot.
• Describe purpose of snapshots. Create a volume snapshot. Recover a single file from a snapshot. Recover a volume from a snapshot.
• Configure multi-member groups, storage pools and discuss Storage tiering and how tiering can be used with the array
• Describe and configure Thin Provisioned volumes
• Review VSS and how it can be used in your storage environment and also how it integrates with Dell EqualLogic, Inc. Auto Snapshot Manager
• Discuss and configure MPIO and Dell EqualLogic, Inc. Host Integration Tool Kit • Evaluate design considerations and best practices when using the PS Series Storage
Array
• Install and upgrade the firmware on the PS Series Storage Array. • Capture a Diagnostic report from the PS Series Storage Array. • Identify and perform key system troubleshooting steps.
• Review and demonstrate the Configuration and quote tool
Who Should Attend:
The PS Series Storage Array course is targeted towards technical SE’s.
Prerequisites:
The following prerequisite knowledge is required before attending this course. • Storage Area Networks
• Storage Network Protocols – iSCSI, SCSI, etc. • Local Area Network Protocols – Gigabit Ethernet • Internet Protocols
• Network Management
Additional Reading Material:
Information relating to the topics listed above may be found on the http://www.techguide.com/ or http://www.itpapers.com/ web sites.
Version 3.2 Topical Outline Day 1
Module 1 Dell EqualLogic Solution and Product Overview Module 2 Initial Configuration of the PS Series Storage Array
Module 3 Overview of Gigabit Ethernet, TCP/IP and iSCSI Technology Module 4 PS Series Storage Array Hardware - Architecture
Module 5 Firmware Update
Module 6 Introduction to PS Series Storage Management Interfaces Module 7 Hardware and Software iSCSI Initiators
Module 8 Advanced Features Appendix Introduction to Storage
Topical Outline Day 2 and 3
Module 1 PS Series Storage Array Operational Review Module 2 Hardware and Software iSCSI Initiators
Module 3 Storage Administration – Snapshots and Replication
Module 4 Storage Administration – Multi-member Groups, Pools, and Thin Provisioning
Module 5 VSS, Host Intergration Tool Kit, Auto-Snapshot Manager, and MPIO
Module 6 PS Series Storage Firmware Upgrade Module 7 Troubleshooting and Tips
Appendix Design Considerations
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Course Schedule
Day One
Module 1 Dell EqualLogic Solution and Product Overview Module 2 Initial Configuration of the PS Series Storage Array
Lab Exercise # 1 Quick Start – Setup Utility Lab Exercise # 2 Quick Start - Wizard
Module 3 Overview of Gigabit Ethernet, TCP/IP and iSCSI Technology Module 4 PS Series Storage Array Architecture - Hardware
Module 5 Firmware Update
Module 6 Introduction to PS Series Storage Management Interfaces Lab Exercise # 3 Management and Configuration
Module 7 Hardware and Software iSCSI Initiators
Lab Exercise # 4 Initiator Lab (Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator, QLogic HBA)
Module 8 Advanced Features
Lab Exercise # 5 Snapshots
Day Two
Section 1 Dell EqualLogic Solution and Product Review
Section 2 Hardware and Software iSCSI Initiators and boot from SAN Lab Exercise # 1 Initiator Installation Lab
Software - (Windows, Solaris, Linux, Netware, etc.) Hardware - Qlogic
Section 3 Storage Administration – Snapshots and Replication, Replication failback and Manual Transfer
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Day Three
Review of day one
Section 4 Multi-member groups, Pooling, and Thin Provisioning Lab Exercise # 3 Multi-Member Groups, Pooling and Thin Provisioning
Section 5 VSS Auto-Snapshot Manager and MPIO Lab Exercise # 4 VSS, ASM and MPIO Section 6 PS Series Storage Firmware Upgrade
Lab Exercise # 5 Firmware Update Section 7 Troubleshooting and Tips
