This NetApp Portfolio: Exploring SAN Architectures & Configurations (SANARCH) course is designed for the pre-sales engineer to make an informed decision of which product in the NetApp portfolio best fits the customer’s needs. The course will begin with a brief overview of SAN, followed by a comparison of each of the products architecture and implementation steps, and finally how to choose the correct product for a customer’s SAN solution.

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Module 1: NetApp SAN Architectures

Lecture Length: 60 minutes
Exercise Length: 30 minutes
Module Objective #1: Explain the difference between SAN and NAS
Module Objective #2: Describe how SCSI protocols are used within SAN
Module Objective #3: List the SAN supported products in the NetApp portfolio

Module Topics:

The NetApp Portfolio

• Platforms
• Hardware Universe (HWU)
• Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT)

NAS and SAN Protocols

• NAS and SAN
• Protocols used by NetApp
• SCSI

SAN Terms

• Basic terms (Host=Initiator, Storage=Target, LUN)
• Adapters (Initiator and Target)

FC SAN

• Nodes (WWNN)
• Ports (WWPN)

IP SAN

• Nodes (IQN)
• Ports (portal groups)

Connectivity

• Direct
• Switched
• Considerations (Ethernet network, fabric)
• FC Zoning

Multipath I/O

• ALUA
• Path Selection
• Failover considerations

NetApp Hybrid SAN Portfolio

• FAS with Data ONTAP
• E-Series with SANtricity
• Hybrid Flash Technologies

NetApp All-Flash SAN Portfolio

• AFF with Data ONTAP
• EF-Series with SANtricity
• FlashRay with Mars

Exercise – Using the Interoperability Matrix Tool ( IMT)
Knowledge Check

Module 2: NetApp Storage Architectures

Total Lecture Length: 60 minutes
Total Exercise Length: 10 minutes
Module Objective #1: Describe storage architectures for Data ONTAP, SANtricity, and Mars operating systems
Module Objective #2: Describe the Data ONTAP, SANtricity, and Mars operating system design points that are optimized for differing data workloads
Module Objective #3: List the management and data protection software available for Data ONTAP, SANtricity, and Mars operating systems

Module Topics:

Storage Architecture

• Data ONTAP
  • Storage Architecture Stack (disks > RAID groups > aggregates > FlexVol volumes > LUNs)
  • Aggregate: pool on RAID
  • Unified Storage Architecture (dynamic)
  • RAID Levels: RAID-DP and RAID-4
• SANtricity
  • Traditional RAID
    • Storage Architecture Stack (disks > volume groups > volumes/LUNs)
    • Storage Architecture (static)
    • RAID Levels: 0, 1, 10, 5, 6 (also 3)
  • Dynamic Disk Pools
    • Storage Architecture Stack (disks > DDP > volumes/LUNs)
    • DDP: RAID in the pool
    • Storage Architecture (dynamic)
    • DDP key concepts (D-Stripes, D-Pieces, volumes, reconstruction)
  • Traditional RAID vs DDP
• Mars OS
  • Storage Architecture Stack (disks > extent store > LUNs)
  • Extent store: RAID in the pool
  • Storage Architecture (dynamic)

Performance

• What is performance?
  • IOPS
  • Throughput
• Data ONTAP
• SANtricity
• Mars

Management Software

• Data ONTAP: CLI, OnCommand Suite, AutoSupport
• SANtricity: SMcli, SANtricity Storage Manager, AutoSupport
• Mars: CLI, FlashRay System Manger

Data Protection

• What is Data Protection?
• Data Protection Solutions
• Protecting SAN data

Exercise – Login to the lab environment
Knowledge Check

Module 3: FAS SANs

Lecture Length: 60 minutes
Exercise Length: 0 minutes
Module Objective #1: Describe the FAS configurations and architecture
Module Objective #2: Discuss failover and giveback in FAS SAN environment
Module Objective #3: Discuss SAN software and tools
Module Objective #4: Describe ONTAP Features
Module Objective #5: Briefly describe data protection and disaster recovery features

Module Topics:

FAS Architecture:

• Configurations: Single-node, Multi-node, Metrocluster for Clusters
• WAFL
• Data Access

FAS failover and giveback

• Path Failure
• Node Failure
• Giveback
• Path change (LUN Mobility)

SAN software and tools

• OnCommand Software Suite
• Host Utilities
• Data ONTAP DSM
• SnapDrive and Snap Manager

Data ONTAP Features

• Thin Provisioning
• Deduplication
• Compression
• LUN Mobility

Data Protection and Disaster Recover software

• Snapshot Technologies
• SnapVault
• SnapMirror
• FlexClone

Knowledge Check

Module 4: FAS SAN Implementation Overview

Module Length: 45 minutes
Exercise Length: 60 minutes
Module Objective #1: Describe the configuration steps to configure a FAS SAN
Module Objective #2: Install the Data ONTAP simulator

Module Topics:

Describe steps to implement SAN for Data ONTAP (both clustered ONTAP and 7-Mode)

• Licensing or verifying the protocol
• Creating or designating a data aggregate
• Creating or designating a storage virtual machine (SVM)
• Creating, configuring, or designating ports and logical interfaces (LIFs)
  • Broadcast domain and subnet review
• Configure the fabric (if applicable)
  • zoning
• Creating or designating a data volume
• Creating a LUN
  • Recommended Volume and LUN configurations
• Creating or designating an initiator group (igroup)
• Mapping the LUN to an igroup
  • SLM
• Finding the LUN on the host and preparing the disk

Data ONTAP Simulator

• Installing
• Capabilities and Limitations

Exercise (Windows 2012 R2, two-node cluster, iSCSI)
Knowledge Check

Module 5: SANtricity SANs

Module Length: 60 minutes
Exercise Length: 0 minutes
Module Objective #1: Briefly describe the E-Series configurations and architecture
Module Objective #2: Discuss failover and giveback in E-Series SAN environment
Module Objective #3: Discuss SAN software and tools
Module Objective #4: Describe SANtricity Features
Module Objective #5: Briefly describe data protection and disaster recovery software

Module Topics:

E-Series architecture and configurations

• Simplex and Duplex Configuration
• Host and drive side
• Use of disks
• Volumes and LUNs
• Host and drive side write and read request
• Active/Active on host side with LVM
• Scale capacity

Failover and Failback

• Multipath Drivers (RDAC/TPGS/ALUA)
• Explicit and Implicit failover modes
• Alternate controller detection
• Failback

SAN software and tools

• SANtricity Storage Manager and components
  • SANtricity DSM
• Application Integration
• Provider, APIs and Utilities
  • Host Utilities

SANtricity Features

• Thin provisioning
• SSD Cache

Protection Features

• Data Assurance
• Encrypted Drives
• Snapshot Copy
• Volume Copy
• Remote Mirroring

Knowledge Check

Module 6: SANtricity Implementation Overview

Module Length: 45 minutes
Exercise Length: 60 minutes
Module Objective #1: Describe the configuration steps to configure an E-Series SAN
Module Objective #2: Install the SANtricity simulator

Module Topics:

Configuring an Array Overview

• Licensing premium features (if applicable)
• Configuring interfaces
  • Onboard and HICs
• Configure the fabric (if applicable)
  • FC Zoning
• Creating or designating a disk pool or volume group (VG)
• Creating a volume
  • Preferred Controller
• Creating storage partitions
  • Hosts and Host Groups
• Mapping the volume to a host or host group
• Discovering the LUN on the attached host

Simulator

• Installing
• Capabilities and Limitations

Exercise with SANtricity simulator
Knowledge Check

Module 7: FlashRay with Mars “Preview”

Total Lecture Length: 30 minutes
Total Exercise Length: 0 minutes
Module Objective #1: Briefly describe the FlashRay configurations and architecture
Module Objective #2: Describe Mars Features
Module Objective #3: Describe the configuration steps to configure a FlashRay SAN

Module Topics:

FlashRay architecture and configurations

• Single node
• 16-Gb FC
• Service Disk – PCIe Slot 1

FlashRay Software
Mars Features

• Thin Provisioning
• Inline Deduplication
• Inline Compression

Configuring an Array Overview

• Configure the fabric (if applicable)
  • FC Zoning
• Create a LUN
• Creating or designating an initiator group (igroup)
• Mapping the LUN to an igroup
• Discovering the LUN on the attached host

Exercise – case study or simulator if available
Knowledge Check

Module 9: NetApp SAN Solutions

Module Length: 30 minutes
Exercise Length: 60 minutes
Module Objective #1: Describe target workloads for FAS, E-Series, EF-Series and FlashRay SANs
Module Objective #2: Discuss Positioning information for FAS, E-Series, EF-Series and FlashRay SANs
Module Objective #3: Describe basic sizing tools
Module Objective #4: Explain basic data migration and tools available for SAN environments

Module Topics:

The NetApp Portfolio

• Positioning
  • FAS/Clustered Data ONTAP
  • E-Series/SANtricity
  • Flash Arrays: AFF, EF-Series, FlashRay
• • Data ONTAP vs E-Series
  • E-Series vs Flash
• Use Cases
  • FAS/Data ONTAP
  • E-Series/SANtricity
  • Flash
• Customer Requirements
• When To Deploy

Sizing

• SPM information
• E-Series Power/Cooling Calculator
• Flash Ray

Data Migration Considerations

• Terms and workflow
• Homogeneous (7-mode to cDOT 8.3)
  • 7MTT
• Heterogenous (3rd-party or E-Series to cDOT 8.3)
  • Appliance-based (FLI and DTA2800)
  • Host-based

Exercise – Case Study
Knowledge Check

Appendix A: V-Series and FlexArray SANs

NOTE: Combines V-Series modules for Architecting SAN
Module Objective #1: Describe the V-Series and FlexArray Virtualization Software solutions
Module Objective #2: List the supported arrays and topologies
Module Objective #3: Describe the NetApp recommended best practices for fabric and array maintenance
Module Objective #4: Discuss deployment strategies for V-Series and FlexArray

Module Topics:

V-Series Overview

• Unified Multivendor Storage
• Benefits
• Supported Arrays

Storage Arrays

• Components
• Array Types
• Topologies

V-Series and E-Series
V-Series Pre-Installation Planning
V-Series Deployment
Knowledge Check

Appendix B: Data Migration for SAN

Module Objective #1: Describe 7-mode to cDOT SAN migrations
Module Objective #2: Describe Foreign LUN Import feature

Module Topics:

• 7-mode to clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 Data Migration
  • 7MTT 2.0
• Foreign LUN Import (FLI) in clustered Data ONTAP 8.3
  • Supported arrays
  • Offline migration
  • Online migration (future)

Knowledge Check

Professionals who implement SAN solutions that use NetApp storage systems.