Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Installation and Maintenance

Course Overview

The Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Installation and Maintenance course provides students with the information needed to install, configure and troubleshoot problems for the Sun StorageTek 6140array and associated expansion arrays.

Audience

Students who can benefit from this course are storage integrators, architects, field support, and administrators who are responsible for the implementation or administration of storage enviroments.

Skills Gained

Upon Completion Of This Course, Students Should Be Able To:

• Describe the features, functions and terminology of the Sun Storagetek 6140 array
• Describe the customer benefits and requirements to migrate to/use the Sun StorageTek 6140 array
• Describe the architecture of the Sun Storagetek 6140 array
• Install and configure the Sun Storagetek 6140 array
• Install the management softwares
• Configure the array
• Attach production hosts to the Sun Storagetek 6140 array
• Configure storage on the Sun Storagetek 6140 array mirroring
• Configure storage on the Sun Storagetek 6140 array replication
• Diagnose problems using available tools

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

• Perform system and network administration
• Configure RAID storage
• Use storage tools, including the storage command line interface, SCCS
• Troubleshoot common storage array problems

Course Outline

Module 1 - Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Product Overview

• Provide an overview of the Sun StorageTek 6140 and its associated management software
• Describe the hardware for the controller and expansion trays
• Describe the overall architecture of the controller and SBODs

Module 2 - Hardware Installation of the Sun StorageTek 6140 Array

• List the basic steps for installing the Sun StorageTek 6140
• Employ proper cabling techniques and methodologies
• Follow proper power on/off sequence
• Set a static IP address for the controller
• Connect to the Serial Port Service Interface
• Utilize hardware compatibility matrix to evaluate system set-up
• Cable hosts directly or through a Fibre Channel (FC) switch to the storage system

Module 3 - Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Introduction

• Describe the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager (CAM)
• Describe the features for the Common Array Manager
• Describe Common Array Manager configuration components
• Navigate the interface of the Common Array Manger
• Install the Common Array Manger
• Perform the Initial Common Array Manager Setup

Module 4 - Array Configuration Using Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager

• Describe how to provision the Sun StorageTek6140 Array with Common Array Manager
• Describe additional provisioning components and how they relate to volumes

Module 5 - SANtricity Overview and Installation

• Explain the function of the main components in SANtricity
• List the advantages and disadvantages of the in-band and out-of-band methods of managing your storage system
• Install SANtricity Storage Manager
• Add devices to the SANtricity Enterprise Management Window with auto-discovery and add device option

Module 6 - Configuring the Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Using SANtricity

• List the functions available in the Array Management Window (AMW)
• Configure storage system capacity into volumes
• Describe global hot spare functionality
• Create storage partitions

Module 7 - Integrated Data Services - Snapshot

• Identify the available data services for the Sun StorageTek 6140 array
• Provide an overview and list the benefits of Snapshot
• Describe different ways in which Snapshot is applied
• Create Snapshots

Module 8 - Integrated Data Services - Volume Copy

• List the benefits and application of volume copy
• Explain the functions of the copy manager
• Create a Volume Copy

Module 9 - Integrated Data Services - Remote Replication

• Define Remote Replication
• Identify the technical aspects and capabilities of Remote Replication
• Create Remote Replication sets

Module 10 - Maintaing the Sun StorageTek 6140 Array

• Run Media Scan
• Upgrade firmware on the controllers, drives and IOMs
• Use the SANtricity command line interface (SMcli)

Module 11 - Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Problem Determination

• Configure email and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) alerts
• Diagnose and troubleshoot system faults
• Interpret system support data
• Replace failed components

Follow Up Courses

Before:

• Disk Subsystems Fundamentals (ES-215)

Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Installation and Maintenance / NWS-3303