About this Course

This course covers the installation, configuration, and administration of an ESX/vSphere Server and focuses on optimal connectivity on NetApp Storage Systems using FCP, iSCSI, and NFS. Backup and Restore of VMware ESX/vSphere Server storage LUNs with ESX and NetApp are also covered, as is the planning and operation of VMware ESX Server and NetApp Storage Systems in a high availability scenario. Provides practical scenarios for implementing ESX/vSphere on NetApp utilizing utilities from both environments.

Audience Profile

• Persons interested in understanding NetApp Storage System technologies and their integration with VMware’s ESX/vSphere environments
• Those responsible for maintaining a constant virtualization infrastructure while communicating with NetApp storage
• Storage administrators with working environments of virtualization or in the process of planning a virtual configuration

At Course Completion

Upon completing the course, students will be able to:

• Give you a better understanding of how to deploy a virtualized infrastructure within a NetApp environment.
• Provide a firm comprehension of VMware services, protocols and connectivity Utilize NetApp virtualization applications to ensure proper functionality and performance for virtual machines

Prerequisites

• Knowledge on NetApp Storage Systems, VMware Virtualization, Linux and Windows Servers.
• Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration (D7ADM)

Course Outline

• Overview of the VMware virtualization concepts
• Basic configuration of the VMware ESX Server and the VMs
• Virtualization concepts for networking in VMware
• Configuration and implementation of Standard and Distributed Virtual Switches within vSphere
• NetApp networking best practices including VIFs and trunking concepts
• Storage concepts and availability in vSphere NetApp environment
• Planning, installation and configuration of FCP, NFS, and iSCSI in the VM Kernel
• Overview and configuration of NetApp ESX/vSphere Host Utility Kit (HUK) for FCP & iSCS
• I Configuration recommendations for VMs running in VMFS Datastores Best practices for vSphere deployment and intelligent caching using NetApp PAM cards
• Backup scenarios including NetApp SnapDrive 2.6, Snap Manager for Virtual Infrastructure, SnapMirror, SnapVault, OSSV and MetroCluster.
• Installation and configuration of NetApp Virtual Console for storage mining and collecting data
• Rapid Cloning Utility for rapid VM deployment on NetApp storage
• High availability scenarios
• Monitoring and system management
• Troubleshooting