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Course Overview This course replaces TEI05 Gain an understanding of IBM eServer xSeries DS4000 (formerly FAStT) Fibre Storage Solutions and Technologies Audience IBM Business Partner and customer technical personnel involved with planning, installation, configuration and upgrading of xSeries servers. Skills Gained You'll learn how to install, configure and manage and carry out Problem Determination on IBM DS4000 (formaerly FAStT) storage solutions in conjunction with xSeries. Prerequisites XTR01GB or XTW01 or equivalent knowledge is required Course Outline Topic 1: Course Introductions and Fibre Channel Basics - Introduce the course agenda and content
- Discuss the development of Fibre Channel
- Describe what Fibre Channel is
- Discuss fibre-attached storage devices
- Disk drives
- Tapes
- Describe where Fibre Channel should be used
Topic 2: IBM Fibre Channel Products - Understand how a basic Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop configuration is connected
- Describe IBM xSeries Fibre Channel products and options
- Describe product configuration settings
Topic 3: Managing Fibre Controllers - Define power on sequence
- Define connection methods
- Define steps to install Storage Manager
- Define Storage Manager components
- Describe the user management interface of Storage Manager
- Describe IBM Storage Manager 8 Enhancements
- Describe FlashCopy
- Describe 2048 Logical Drive Support
- Describe CLI Enhancements
- Describe Diagnosis and Recovery
- Describe creation of arrays and logical drives
- Define steps to partition logical drives
Topic 4 - Storage Manager 8.2 & Remote Mirroring - SM8 Storage Manager 8.20 (Sonoran2)
- Remote Mirroring
- CLI Enhancements
- Storage Partitioning Changes
Topic 5 IBM Storage Area Network Design and Zoning - Define a SAN What is a Storage Area Network
- Describe the benefits of SANs
- Identify the IBM products needed to implement a SAN
- Consider the design requirements of a number of SAN solutions using IBM Fibre Channel products
Topic 6 - SANavigator - Functions of SAN Navigator
- How SAN Navigator works
- Pros and Cons of discovery
Topic 7 - Fibre Channel Problem Determination
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