PowerStore Implementation and Administration (EN)

Description

This course provides instruction for the implementation and administration of PowerStore systems. 

Training is provided by authorized distributor DNS a.s.

It includes a PowerStore system portfolio and feature introduction along with practice opportunities to achieve a functional production storage state. Day-to-day PowerStore administrative tasks for block, file, and VMware storage resources and services are also provided as well as basic troubleshooting.

Goals

• Configure PowerStore systems to a functional production storage state
• Administer PowerStore storage resources and services
• Perform basic PowerStore system troubleshooting tasks

Target

Contents

• Configure PowerStore ToR Ethernet switching
• Run the PowerStore Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW)
• License PowerStore systems
• Configure PowerStore block, file and VMware storage resources
• Configure host and client access to PowerStore storage resources
• Configure PowerStore storage services

• Perform storage resource administrative tasks
• Perform administrative tasks on PowerStore storage services
• Perform PowerStore Manager user management

• Perform basic hardware troubleshooting
• Evaluate PowerStore system status
• Gather system log files

Prerequisites

• Hardware concepts and technologies used in customer environments, such as compute nodes, servers, network, and basic storage system infrastructures
• Software technologies used in customer environments such as end user applications, databases, operating systems, etc.
• Ethernet and TCP/IP networking (e.g. switch management, VLANs, IP addressing and routing)
• Basic Microsoft Windows user, file, and domain administration
• Basic Unix/Linux user and file management
• Fiber Channel Storage Area Networks (e.g. zoning, WWNs, LUNs, masking)
• Basic backup and recovery terms and techniques

Study Materials