Dell EqualLogic PS Series Advanced Management & Data Protection Tools
This instructor led course provides the opportunity for students to perform and master the tasks required to operate and manage the advanced features that are included in the PS Series Storage Array. This includes the Data Protection features of Auto Snapshot Manager, synchronous and asynchronous replication, managing pools, firmware updates, using clones, thin clones and snapshots. Also included are discussions on how to protect Hyper-V and SharePoint environments. Students will install and configure the PS Series array using the Remote Setup Wizard as well as monitor the array group with the Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters performance and monitoring tool. Hands-on labs provide an opportunity to work with the storage array in a non-production environment.
Duration: 30-35hrs
Course Content:
Module 1: iSCSI Basics, Array Setup and Optimization
iSCSI SAN ecosystem and its components
Requirements for optimizing iSCSI environments
Basic configuration and administration
Module 2: iSCSI Initiators and MPIO
Software and hardware initiators
MPIO Configuration
Volume management
Module 3: SAN Headquarters Monitor Tool
Describe, install, and configure the SAN Headquarters tool
Monitor your group using SAN Headquarters
Module 4: Snapshots, Clones, and Thin Clones
Creating, scheduling, and using snapshots
Cloning a volume – standard and thin clones and templates
Understand and Use Collections
Module 5: ASM/ME Basic and Advanced Operations
Functions and features of Snapshot Manager
ASM integration with VSS
ASM and Data Recovery operations
Module 6: Firmware Update Operations
Firmware upgrade requirements and process
Module 7: Asynchronous Replication
Understand how replicas work in a PS Series Array
Planning the space required for replication
Understand the Manual Transfer Utility
Module 8: Multi-Member Groups, Pools, and Load Balancing
Multi-member groups
Storage tiering and pools
Volume movement within a group, within a pool and between pools
Module 9: Synchronous Replication
Synchronous replication features and administration
Module 10: Protecting Microsoft SQL and Exchange with Auto Snapshot Manager
Describe configuration requirements for ASM and MSSQL
Describe local and remote recovery options for SQL databases
Requirements for Auto-Snapshot Manager and MS Exchange
Recovery options for MS Exchange mailboxes
Module 11: Using Auto Snapshot Manager to Protect Hyper-V VMs
Overview of Windows Hyper-V
Features of ASM for Hyper-V virtual machines
Module 12: Protecting SharePoint with ASM/ME
Using ASM with SharePoint