Module 1 NCDA Overview
- Identify the skills and knowledge that NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA) certification verifies
- Describe the benefits of certification
- Explain the key concepts of Data ONTAP operating in 7-mode
Module 2 NFS Overview
- Define NFS
- Differentiate between NFS protocol versions
- Recognize the differences between stateless and stateful protocols
- Describe how the storage system acts as an NFS file server
- List the requirements of NFS
Module 3 NFS Setup
- Configure NFS on a NetApp® storage system
- Configure a storage system to perform IP to host-name resolution
- Add Network Information Server (NIS) to manage users, groups, and name-to-IP resolution
- Configure a storage system to centrally manage users and groups
- Configure PC-NFS and WebNFS environments to extend the reach of NFS
Module 4 Exports and Mounts
- Identify exportable resources
- Export and unexport resources to clients, subnets, and netgroups
- Manage exports with the exportfs command
- Create mount points and mount exported resources on a client
- Monitor the usage of exported resources
- Explain how to monitor exports with access cache
Module 5 CIFS Overview
- Describe basic CIFS terminology and CIFS versions
- Describe the role of the Data ONTAP storage system within Windows environments:
- Microsoft Windows workgroup
- Non-Windows workgroup
- Windows domains
- Describe host name resolution
- Describe user authentication and authorization
Module 6 CIFS Workgroups
- License CIFS on a storage system
- Join a storage system to a Microsoft® Windows® workgroup environment using the CIFS setup command
- Review the results of CIFS setup
- Manage newly created configuration files for a CIFS workgroup environment
Module 7 CIFS Shares and Sessions
- Display the list of shared resources available on the storage system
- Configure a client machine to access a storage system share
- Identify users and hosts that are connected to the storage system in CIFS sessions
- Add, modify, and delete shares
Module 8 CIFS Access Control
- Create and manage local users for a storage system
- Create and manage local users for a storage system
- Create local group and local users for that group
- Use the CLI (command-line interface), NetApp System Manager, and Microsoft tools to add, delete, and modify access permissions for shares
- Use Microsoft tools to add, delete, and modify access permissions for files and folders
Module 9 CIFS Domains
- Terminate the CIFS service to prepare for CIFS domain configuration
- Reconfigure the CIFS service for a Windows® domain
- Identify the resulting files
- Create domain users and add the domain users to a local storage system group
- Configure preferred domain controllers (DCs)
Module 10 NAS Multiprotocol
- Describe security styles and how they affect file permissions
- Determine and verify user mappings for CIFS users that access UNIX® volumes and qtrees and mixed volumes and qtrees
- Determine and verify user mappings for UNIX users that are access New Technology File System (NTFS) volumes and qtrees and mixed volumes and qtrees
- Describe the WAFL (Write Anywhere File Layout) Credential Cache
Module 11 NAS Troubleshooting
- Locate options and configuration files that might be misconfigured on the storage system
- Test for Domain Name System (DNS) resolution on both the storage system and the client
- Use client-side tools to test the client configuration
- Use storage system and client tools to isolate network system blockages
- Recognize typical error messages and list the commands to identify their sources
Module 12 SAN Overview
- Describe the differences between network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN)
- List the protocols to implement a SAN environment
- Define a LUN, initiator, and target
- Describe ports, worldwide node names (WWNNs), and worldwide port names (WWPNs)
- Implement a SAN
Module 13 iSCSI Connectivity
- Describe multiple-path implementation with iSCSI connectivity
- Configure network ports on Windows® and NetApp® systems
- Identify the node name (WWNN) on Windows and NetApp systems
- Configure and verify multiple-path iSCSI connectivity between Windows and NetApp systems
Module 14 FC Connectivity
- Implement multiple paths with Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity
- Configure FC ports on Windows® and Data ONTAP systems
- Describe the commands and utilities to identify worldwide node names (WWNNs) and worldwide port names (WWPNs) on Windows® and Data ONTAP systems
Module 15 LUN Access
- Describe the steps that are required to enable a Windows® Server initiator to access a LUN on a storage system
Module 16 Availability Features
- Describe the features that you can use to ensure system availability
- Explain RAID-DP functionality
- Define SyncMirror
- Define the high-availability controller configuration
- Describe a stretch MetroCluster environment
- List the basic steps to implement a stretch MetroCluster
- Describe a fabric-attached MetroCluster environment
- List the basic steps to implement a fabric-attached MetroCluster
Module 17 Managing Snapshot Copies
- Describe the functions and benefits of Snapshot and SnapRestore technologies
- Use the storage system CLI and NetApp System Manager interfaces to manage Snapshot copies
- Manage and reclaim space used by Snapshot copies
- Use Snapshot copies to restore lost data
Module 18 SnapMirror Technology
- Explain the SnapMirror Async, Sync, and Semi-Sync modes of operation
- Describe how volume SnapMirror and qtree SnapMirror software replicate data
- Configure SnapMirror software
- Perform advanced SnapMirror operations
- Explain SnapMirror performance impact
Module 19 Managing SnapVault Technology
- Describe SnapVault® components and benefits
- Configure SnapVault software on primary and secondary systems
- Administer a SnapVault backup on primary and secondary systems
- Describe the application-consistent backup operations
- Restore data from secondary system to primary system
Module 20 Open Systems SnapVault
- Describe how Open Systems SnapVault® integrates with Data ONTAP® SnapVault
- Describe Open Systems SnapVault advanced features
- Configure and administer Open Systems SnapVault
- Perform Open Systems SnapVault backup and restore operations
- Troubleshoot and resolve Open Systems SnapVault transfer failures
Module 21 Storage Efficiency
- Utilize FlexClone technology to create efficient copies of volumes, files, and LUNs
- Use deduplication and compression to manage data growth
Module 22 Performance and Data Collections Tools
- Use Data ONTAP operating system commands and tools to capture performance data
- Describe Data ONTAP tools that can affect performance
- Use the reallocate command to maintain performance
- Use recommended techniques to optimize Data ONTAP configuration for SAN and NAS
Lab Exercises
- Lab 1-1 Log in to the exercise environment
- Lab 1-2 Perform a health check on the storage systems and the Linux server
- Lab 1-3 Install NetApp OnCommand System Manager
- Lab 1-4 Add storage systems to System Manager
- Lab 1-5 Use OnCommand System Manager to create aggregates
- Lab 1-6 Use OnCommand System Manger to create an aggregate with a flash pool
- Lab 1-7 Use the CLI to create aggregates
- Lab 1-8 Use the CLI to create an aggregate with a flash pool
- Lab 1-9 Destroy an aggregate and initialize its disks
- Lab 1-10 Create a Flexvol volumes
- Lab 1-11 Resize Flexvol volumes
- Lab 1-12 Create Qtrees
- Lab 2-1 Use the CLI to investigate the status of the NFS protocol
- Lab 2-2 Investigate NIS and LDAP
- Lab 2-3 Investigate NFS protocols and configuration files
- Lab 3-1 Determine if the storage system is accessible from a unix or unix host
- Lab 3-2 Enable the NFS protocol
- Lab 3-3 Create a netgroup on the storage system
- Lab 3-4 Designate a unix host as an administrative host
- Lab 3-5 Designate a unix host as an administrative host
- Lab 4-1 Change the permissions for the root volume export
- Lab 4-2 Mount exported volumes on a unix administration host
- Lab 4-3 Use system manager to export a Qtree to a subnet
- Lab 4-4 Use a unix admin host to export a Qtree to a netgroupbr]
- Lab 5-1 Investigate the status of the CIFS protocol on your storage systems
- Lab 6-1 Execute the CIFS setup script
- Lab 6-2 Determine the CIFS protocol status
- Lab 6-3 Map a drive to the root volume of the storage system
- Lab 7-1 View CIFS shares from the CLI, system manager, or computer management
- Lab 7-2 Use the CLI to create shares
- Lab 7-3 Use system manager to create shares
- Lab 7-4 Use Windows Computer Management to create shares
- Lab 7-5 View file and folder properties from the windows host
- Lab 7-6 Display CIFS session information from the storage system CLI
- Lab 8-1 Add a local user account on the storage system
- Lab 8-2 Add a local group to a storage system
- Lab 8-3 Grant share access to the new group
- Lab 9-1 Determine whether CIFS configuration prerequisites are met
- Lab 9-2 Set up the prerequisites for CIFS configuration
- Lab 9-3 Use system manager to terminate CIFS services
- Lab 9-4 Use the CIFS setup wizard to join a storage system to a Windows domain
- Lab 9-5 Use the storage system CLI to join a storage system to a Windows domain
- Lab 9-6 Create a domain user as a member of the built-in administrator’s group
- Lab 9-7 Use Windows Computer Management to manage storage system shares
- Lab 9-8 Display CIFS session
- Lab 10-1 Configure multiprotocol access
- Lab10-2 Use the WCC to view the mapping of UNIX to Windows users
- Lab 10-3 Create, share, and export UNIX, NTFS, and mixed-style Qtrees
- Lab 10-4 Access a UNIX-style volume as a Window server
- Lab 10-5 Access NTFS security-style volumes as a UNIX user
- Lab 10-6 Troubleshoot multiprotocol access
- Lab 11-1 Send an auto support message
- Lab 11-2 Locate storage system diagnostic log files
- Lab 11-3 Recall diagnostic commands to enter on the storage system
- Lab 11-4 Capture a packet trace
- Lab 11-5 Recall diagnostic commands to enter on a UNIX host
- Lab 11-6 Recall diagnostic commands to enter on a windows host
- Lab 12-1 Identify the components of your SAN exercise environment
- Lab 13-1 Configure iSCSI on a storage system
- Lab 13-2 Configure Windows for MPIO
- Lab 13-3 Install NetApp Host Utilities
- Lab 13-4 Configure iSCSI on Window
- Lab 13-5 Confirm an iSCSI session on a storage system
- Lab 13-6 Confirm a second iSCSI session on Windows
- Lab 15-1 Create a Flexvol volume to contain LUNs
- Lab 15-2 Create a LUN that is mapped to an igroup
- Lab 15-3 Initialize a LUN with disk management
- Lab 15-4 Provision a LUN with disk management
- Lab 15-5 Make the mounting of a LUN persistent
- Lab 15-6 Move a volume
- Lab 17-1 Manage Snapshot copies on the storage system CLI and System Manager
- Lab 17-2 Ensure that Snapshot directories are visible to CIFS and NFS users
- Lab 17-3 Restore a windows file from a Snapshot copy
- Lab 17-4 Create a data-loss test scenario
- Lab 17-5 Use SnapRestore technology to restore a volume
- Lab 17-6 Use SnapRestore technology to restore a file
- Lab 18-1 Identify the source and destination systems
- Lab 18-2 Set up SnapMirror on the source storage system
- Lab 18-3 Set up SnapMirror on the destination storage system
- Lab 18-4 Initiate a baseline transfer and schedule updates
- Lab 18-5 Update the SnapMirror relationship
- Lab 18-6 Break the SnapMirror relationship
- Lab 18-7 Resynchronize the relationship from the source storage system
- Lab 18-8 Reinstate the original SnapMirror relationship
- Lab 18-9 Configure synchronous SnapMirror mode
- Lab 19-1 Identify primary and secondary systems
- Lab 19-2 Configure SnapVault software on the primary system
- Lab 19-3 Configure SnapVault software on the secondary system
- Lab 19-4 Initialize the transfer
- Lab 19-5 Perform a restore
- Lab 19-6 Restart the backup relationship
- Lab 20-1 Install Open Systems SnapVault for Windows server
- Lab 20-2 Configure the SnapVault secondary system
- Lab 20-3 Configure Windows Server 2012 firewall settings
- Lab 20-4 Establish the Open Systems SnapVault baseline
- Lab 20-5 Perform a restore and resume SnapVault operations
- Lab 21-1 Enable, schedule, and run volume deduplication operations
- Lab 21-2 Create a FlexClone volume clone
- Lab 21-3 Create a FlexClone LUN clone and work with fractional reserve
- Lab 22-1 Locate statistics on flash pool performance
- Lab 22-2 Set processing priorities with the FlexShare tool
- Lab 22-3 Use the sysstat command to collect performance statistics
- Lab 22-4 Use the stats command to collect performance statistics