• Centralize storage provisioning to host servers from common storage pools using internal storage and SAN attached external heterogeneous storage.
• Improve storage utilization effectiveness using Thin Provisioning and Real-Time Compression.
• Implement storage tiering and optimize solid state drives (SSDs) or flash systems usage with Easy Tier.
• Facilitate the coexistence and migration of data from non-virtualization to the virtualized environment.
• Utilize network-level storage subsystem-independent data replication services to satisfy backup and disaster recovery requirements.
• This course lecture offering is at the Storwize V7000 V7.6. level.

• Outline the benefits of implementing an Storwize V7000 storage virtualization solution.
• Differentiate between the Storwize V7000 2076-524 control enclosure and the 2076-312/324 expansion enclosure models.
• Outline the physical and logical requirements to integrate the Storwize V7000 system solution.
• Implement the Storwize V7000 GUI and CLI system setup to configure the V7000 systems.
• Summarize the symmetric virtualization process to convert physical storage into virtual storage resources.
• Implement volume allocations and map volumes to SAN attached host systems.
• Summarize the advanced system management strategies to maintain storage efficiency, enhance storage performance and reliability.
• Employ data migration strategies to the virtualized Storwize V7000 system environment.
• Implement Copy Services strategies to managed Storwize V7000 system environment remotely.
• Employ administration operations to maintain system ability.

Day 1

• Unit 1: Introduction to IBM Storwize V7000
• Unit 2: Storwize V7000 hardware architecture
• Unit 3: Storwize V7000 planning and zoning requirements
• Unit 4: Storwize V7000 system initialization and user authentication
• Unit 5: Storwize V7000 storage provisioning
• Exercise 1: Storwize V7000 system initialization
• Exercise 2: Storwize V7000 system configuration
• Exercise 3: Configure user authentication
• Exercise 4: Provision internal storage
• Exercise 5: Examine external storage resources

Day 2

• Unit 6: Storwize V7000 host and volume allocation
• Unit 7: Spectrum Virtualize advanced features
• Exercise 6: Managing external storage resources
• Exercise 7: Host definitions and volume allocations
• Exercise 8: Access storage from Windows and AIX
• Exercise 9: Hybrid pools and Easy Tier
• Exercise10: Access Storwize V7000 through iSCSI hostDay 3
• Unit 8: Spectrum Virtualize data migration
• Unit 9: Spectrum Virtualize Copy Services: FlashCopy
• Unit 10: Spectrum Virtualize Copy Services: Remote Copy
• Exercise 11: Volume dependencies and tier migration
• Exercise 12: Reconfigure internal storage: RAID options
• Exercise 13: Thin provisioning and volume mirroring
• Exercise 14: Migrate existing data: Import Wizard

Day 4

• Unit 11: Storwize V7000 administration management
• Exercise 15: Copy Services: FlashCopy and consistency groups
• Exercise 16: User roles and access
• Exercise 17: Migrate existing data: Migration Wizard
• Exercise 18: Easy Tier and STAT analysis
• Class review and evaluation

• This intermediate course is for individuals who assess or plan to deploy the IBM Storwize V7000 and leverage storage network virtualization solutions.

• Introduction to Storage (SS01G)
• Storage Area Networking Fundamentals (SN71G)

or equivalent knowledge

You should:

• • Have a basic understanding of concepts associated with open systems, disk storage systems, and I/O operations.