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It also explains how to:
- Centralize storage provisioning to host servers from common storage pools.
- Improve storage optimization and efficiency through Thin Provisioning, Data Reduction and Compression.
- Implement storage tiering and optimize flash drives and storage usage with Easy Tier.
- Facilitate the coexistence and migration of data from non-virtualized to the virtualized environment.
- Utilize network-level storage subsystem-independent data replication services to satisfy backup and disaster recovery requirement.
- IBM SAN Volume Controller – Introduction
- IBM SAN Volume Controller – Hardware architecture
- IBM SAS-Attached storage
- IBM SVC RAID protection solutions
- IBM SVC System – scaling
- IBM SVC System – Installation and management access
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Storage provisioning
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Volume allocation
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Host integration
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Data reduction technologies
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Easy Tier
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Data migration
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – FlashCopy and Consistency group
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Remote data replication
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Administration management
- IBM Storage Insights
Day 1: Welcome
- Unit 1: Introduction to IBM SAN Volume Controller
- Unit 2: SVC hardware architecture
- Unit 3: SVC planning and zoning requirements
- Unit 4: SVC cluster initialization and user authentication
o Exercise 0: Lab environment overview
o Exercise 1: SVC system initialization
o Exercise 2: SVC system configuration
o Exercise 3: Examine the back-end storage system
Day 2: Review
- Unit 5: SVC storage provisioning
- Unit 6: SVC host access
o Exercise 4: Storage provisioning
o Exercise 5: Access SVC storage from Windows and AIX - Unit 7: Spectrum Virtualize advanced features
o Exercise 6: Thin Provisioning and Volume Mirroring
o Exercise 7: Storage access and SDD path selection
Day 3: Review
- Unit 8: Spectrum Virtualize data migration
o Exercise 8: SVC data migration
o Exercise 9: Migrate existing data: Migration Wizard
o Exercise 10: Migrate existing data with Import Wizard GUI
o Exercise 11: Migrate existing data with Import Wizard CLI - Unit 9: Spectrum Virtualize Copy Services
Day 4: Review
o Exercise 12: SVC scripting and I/O group modification
o Exercise 13: Real-time Compression and the IBM Comprestimator
- Unit 10: SVC administration management
o Exercise 14: SVC FlashCopy and consistency groups
o Exercise 15: Assign user roles and access - Class Review and Evaluation
This intermediate lecture and the exercise-based course are for individuals who are assessing and/or planning to deploy networked storage virtualization solutions.
The following courses are required prior to this class:
- Introduction to Storage (SS01G)Â
- Storage Area Networking Fundamentals (SN71G) or (SN71DG) or equivalent experience
- A basic understanding of the concepts of open systems, disk storage systems and I/O operations.
It also explains how to:
- Centralize storage provisioning to host servers from common storage pools.
- Improve storage optimization and efficiency through Thin Provisioning, Data Reduction and Compression.
- Implement storage tiering and optimize flash drives and storage usage with Easy Tier.
- Facilitate the coexistence and migration of data from non-virtualized to the virtualized environment.
- Utilize network-level storage subsystem-independent data replication services to satisfy backup and disaster recovery requirement.
- IBM SAN Volume Controller – Introduction
- IBM SAN Volume Controller – Hardware architecture
- IBM SAS-Attached storage
- IBM SVC RAID protection solutions
- IBM SVC System – scaling
- IBM SVC System – Installation and management access
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Storage provisioning
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Volume allocation
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Host integration
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Data reduction technologies
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Easy Tier
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Data migration
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – FlashCopy and Consistency group
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Remote data replication
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize – Administration management
- IBM Storage Insights
Day 1: Welcome
- Unit 1: Introduction to IBM SAN Volume Controller
- Unit 2: SVC hardware architecture
- Unit 3: SVC planning and zoning requirements
- Unit 4: SVC cluster initialization and user authentication
o Exercise 0: Lab environment overview
o Exercise 1: SVC system initialization
o Exercise 2: SVC system configuration
o Exercise 3: Examine the back-end storage system
Day 2: Review
- Unit 5: SVC storage provisioning
- Unit 6: SVC host access
o Exercise 4: Storage provisioning
o Exercise 5: Access SVC storage from Windows and AIX - Unit 7: Spectrum Virtualize advanced features
o Exercise 6: Thin Provisioning and Volume Mirroring
o Exercise 7: Storage access and SDD path selection
Day 3: Review
- Unit 8: Spectrum Virtualize data migration
o Exercise 8: SVC data migration
o Exercise 9: Migrate existing data: Migration Wizard
o Exercise 10: Migrate existing data with Import Wizard GUI
o Exercise 11: Migrate existing data with Import Wizard CLI - Unit 9: Spectrum Virtualize Copy Services
Day 4: Review
o Exercise 12: SVC scripting and I/O group modification
o Exercise 13: Real-time Compression and the IBM Comprestimator
- Unit 10: SVC administration management
o Exercise 14: SVC FlashCopy and consistency groups
o Exercise 15: Assign user roles and access - Class Review and Evaluation
This intermediate lecture and the exercise-based course are for individuals who are assessing and/or planning to deploy networked storage virtualization solutions.
The following courses are required prior to this class:
- Introduction to Storage (SS01G)Â
- Storage Area Networking Fundamentals (SN71G) or (SN71DG) or equivalent experience
- A basic understanding of the concepts of open systems, disk storage systems and I/O operations.