Sun Storage 7000 Administration (NWS-6425)

Course Description

Designed for System and Storage Administrators, the Sun Storage 7000 Administration course provides students with the knowledge to successfully install, configure, maintain, and administer Sun Unified Storage hardware and software.Students who can benefit from this courseSun Storage 7000 customers, Sun Storage 7000 ISVs, Storage Administrators, and System Administrators

Skills Gained

• Identify and describe the key features of Sun Unified Storage Products
• Identify and describe the physical architecture
• List and describe the configurable components
• List the available FRUs and CRUs
• Describe the available system interfaces(GUI/CLI)
• Install and configure the product
• Perform software and firmware upgrades
• Administer the product
• List unique FRU/CRUs
• Utilize available tools and scripts
• Collect data and analyze faults to troubleshoot system

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course include Sun Storage 7000 customers and Sun Storage 7000 ISVs.

Prerequisites

• Provide administration support for the Solaris OS
• Understand the fundamentals of data storage administration
• Understand the fundamentals of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking and administration
• Troubleshoot server and network system software and hardware

Syllabus

Sun Storage System Functions and Features Overview

• Define System Protocols - ZFS, NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, SFTP, FTP, FTPS, SNMP, NDMP, NIS, LDAP, NTP, HTTP, HTTPS
• Describe System Components - Appliance Kit software, NAS heads, SATA Drives, Supported JBODs, Solid State Disk
• Identify System Functions - Appliance Based, Scalability, High Availability, Remote Replication, Multipath I/O, Antivirus
• Explain System Features – Networking, Directory Services, Dashboard, Analytics, Clustering, RAS
• Describe System Architecture - Storage configurations, ZFS, Standalone, Active/Active, Active/Passive, SAS topology and cabling, JBOD, RAID and SSD configurations, Hybrid Storage Pool

Sun Storage System Installation

• Perform System Installation
• List Default Usernames/Passwords
• Define System Access -- SSH, ILOM, aktty, CLI, BUI
• Define pre-installation information and network requirements
• Define and implement the installation procedure

Sun Storage System Configuration

• Perform the initial configuration of the Sun Storage System
• Configure additional networking -- IPMP, LACP, VLAN Configure network services -- DNS, NTP
• Configure directory services - Active Directory, NIS, LDAP Configure Sun Remote Support services
• Configure Storage
• Configure Clustering

Sun Storage System User Interface

• Understand the Browser UI(BUI)/CLI mirrored interface heirarchy
• Use the BUI efficiently, including it's drag-and-drop functionality
• Configure the BUI
• Locate within the BUI the masthead, titlebar, side panel, and local navigation controls
• Use the CLI, including navigating contexts and setting properties
• Identify Command Line Interface Options and Commands Write CLI scripts

Sun Storage System Shares

• Create and manage shares
• Set share quotas and reservations
• Configure share properties
• Manage protocol access (NFS, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, iSCSI)
• Administer snapshots
• Configure remote replication

Sun Storage System Status

• Monitor overall appliance status
• Customize status summary

Sun Storage System Maintenance

• Detail the maintenance strategy for Sun Storage Systems
• Identify and locate failed hardware components
• Upgrade the Sun Storage 7000 System software
• Manage support bundles
• Diagnose system problems
• Configure alert notifications

Sun Storage System Analytics

• Understand the features of analytics
• Observe key system statistics
• Archive statistics for later viewing
• Create custom worksheets for performance analysis
• Perform drill-down analysis

Sun Storage System Scripting

• Describe the two scripting methods
• Utilize Workflows