HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 Service

Course Overview

This instructor-led training course is designed to provide training for the HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 (MSA1000), MSA1500cs, and MSA1510i array systems. The course introduces the student to product positioning, features, benefits, and components of the MSA1XXX systems. Considerations for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting the systems are discussed in the lecture material and practiced in hands-on lab exercises.

The course also includes discussions of supported hardware, software, and firmware and provides background information on array systems; iSCSI networks, concepts, and terms; and the active/active controller capability for the MSA1500cs system.

Additionally, there is discussion of system configuration, management, and monitoring capabilities available through the use of various utilities supported by the array systems. Those utilities include Array Configuration Utility (ACU), Storage Management Utility (SMU), Event Monitoring Service (EMS), and Command Line Interface (CLI). This discussion also includes information on multipathing capabilities provided through HP Secure Path software, Microsoft Multipathing Input/Output (MPIO), and QLogic multipathing drivers.

Audience

This course is primarily intended for HP Services field engineers, call center personnel, and other field personnel who provide installation and/or operational support assistance.

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Explain the product positioning, benefits, and main features of the three array systems
• Identify, locate, and discuss the functions of the MSA1XXX hardware components discussed in the various course modules
• Identify the software applications supported on the MSA products
• Install, navigate, and utilise the ACU and SMU utilities
• Identify the various configurations for the MSA products
• Understand and utilize Command Line Interface commands
• Discuss basic operating procedures and associated considerations
• Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot a variety of problems
• Demonstrate the ability to remove and replace key components
• Implement Secure Path for Windows Workgroup Edition
• Implement Microsoft MPIO/DSM

Course Outline

• Module 1 - Product Overview
• Module 2 - Hardware Components
• Module 3 - MSA1000, MSA1500cs Management Utilities
• Module 4 - MSA1510i Management Utility
• Module 5 - StorageWorks MSA30 Hardware Components
• Module 6 - StorageWorks MSA20 Hardware Components

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