Basic NetApp Configuration and Administration (BNCA) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1 Getting Started with Data ONTAP
  • List basic storage concepts such as aggregates, RAID groups, volumes, qtrees, and LUNs
  • Describe Data ONTAP features such as Snapshot copies, unified storage, and storage efficiency
  • Describe the similarities and differences between the 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP operating systems
  • Use the CLI and GUI for administrative purposes
Module 2 Hardware Basics
  • Describe the NetApp storage system hardware platforms and the types of disks that they support
  • Describe the hardware components of NetApp storage controllers
  • Use OnCommand System Manager or the CLI to identify hardware components in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and the clustered Data ONTAP operating system
Module 3 Creating and Managing Aggregates
  • Describe aggregates and RAID groups
  • Create aggregates in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • Create aggregates in the clustered Data ONTAP operating system
  • Manage aggregates
Module 4 Managing NAS Client Access
  • Configure NAS client access in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • Configure data storage virtual machines (SVMs*) for NAS client access in clustered Data ONTAP
  • Create FlexVol volumes and qtrees
Module 5 Managing SAN Client Connections
  • Describe SAN protocol implementation in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and the clustered Data ONTAP operating system
  • Use OnCommand System Manager to create iSCSI-attached LUNs
  • Use NetApp SnapDrive for Windows to create and format iSCSI-attached LUNs
  • Access and manage a LUN from a Windows host
Module 6 Managing Volumes
  • Explain the relationship between space guarantees, volumes, and aggregates
  • Define thin provisioning and explain how it is used
  • Define deduplication and describe the benefits that it provides
  • Use OnCommand System Manager to set quotas
Module 7 Managing Snapshot Copies
  • Define the function of Snapshot copies
  • Create and delete a Snapshot copy
  • Create Snapshot policies in the clustered Data ONTAP operating system
  • Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy
  • Create FlexClone volume clones that are backed by Snapshot copies
Module 8 Steps to Certification
  • Recall the steps to NetApp Certification
Lab Exercise
  • Enter Commands in the Data ONTAP CLI
  • Add a 7-Mode storage system to System Manager
  • Add a cluster to System Manager
  • Configure the SNMP public community name for clustered Data ONTAP
  • Use System Manager to investigate hardware components
  • Use CLI commands to investigate hardware components
  • Create an aggregate on a 7-Mode storage system
  • Creating an aggregate in clustered Data ONTAP
  • Configure the prerequisites for client access
  • Configure CIFS setup for a 7-Mode storage system
  • Enable the NFS protocol
  • Configure multiprotocol access on a 7-Mode storage system
  • Create a volume in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • Create qtrees on a 7-Mode storage system
  • Create shares for CIFS clients on a 7-Mode storage system
  • Export volumes and qtrees in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • Client-side task – map a drive to a 7-Mode from a Windows client
  • Client-side task – mount volumes on a storage system from a Linux client
  • Create a Vserver
  • Configure data LIFs and CIFS setup
  • Set up the Vserver management LIF
  • Add host records in DNS for the SVM
  • Enable the NFS protocol for a Data ONTAP cluster
  • Set up name mapping for multiprotocol access
  • Create volumes on the Vserver
  • Create qtrees
  • Mount volumes and qtrees into the Vserver namespace
  • Create CIFS shares
  • Change volume security styles
  • Manage export policies
  • Client-side task – map a drive to a share from a Windows client
  • Client-side task – mount from a Linux client
  • Enable iSCSI in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • Create volumes and qtrees that is suitable as containers for LUNs
  • Configure SnapDrive Transport Protocol Settings
  • Use the SnapDrive Management tool to establish iSCSI sessions
  • Use SnapDrive to create a LUN on a Data ONTAP storage system
  • Add the iSCSI protocol to be allowed on the SVM
  • Create an iSCSI data LIF
  • Start the iSCSI service on the Vserver
  • Create volumes and qtrees that are suitable as containers for LUNs
  • Configure SnapDrive for Windows Transport protocol settings
  • Establish an iSCSI session with the SnapDrive iSCSI management tool
  • Use SnapDrive to create a LUN on a clustered Data ONTAP SVM
  • Enable storage efficiency for a FlexVol volume in 7-Mode Data ONTAP
  • Run a deduplication operation in 7-Mode Data ONTAP
  • Configure storage efficiency policies in clustered Data ONTAP
  • Enable storage efficiency on Flexvol volumes in clustered Data ONTAP
  • Run a deduplication operation in clustered Data ONTAP manually
  • Assign multiple aggregates to a Vserver
  • Move FlexVol volumes
  • Create Snapshot copies of a volume on the Data ONTAP storage system CLI
  • Create Snapshot copies of a volume on the clustered Data ONTAP CLI
  • Create Snapshot copies using OnCommand System Manager
  • Schedule Snapshot copies in 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP
  • Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy in 7-Mode Data ONTAP
  • Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy in clustered Data ONTAP
  • Create a FlexClone volume clone on a 7-Mode storage system
  • Create a FlexClone volume clone on a clustered Data ONTAP SVM