• Introduction to SNIA & SAN Fundamentals
• Introduction, Overview features and functions of Data ONTAP
• Basic Administration
• Managing Disks and Volumes
• Networking
• NFS Administration
• CIFS Administration in Windows
• Multiprotocol Administration
• SAN Administration
• Installation
• Snapshots
• Quotas Administration
• NDMP
• Vol copy
• SnapRestore
• SnapMirror
• Replication setup
• Cluster mode
• Cluster Configuration and Management
• Differences between x Ontap and 8.x Ontap
• & ONTAP 0
• Difference between 7 mode and C Mode?

OverView

• • Primary function of a storage appliance
  • Identify the protocols supported by a storage appliance
  • Describe the WAFL File System
  • Describe the Snapshot feature
  • Describe how NVRAM is implemented
  • Describe how RAID is implemented

Basic Administration

• • Access and execute commands using the console
  • Navigate and execute commands using FilerView
  • View a storage appliance’s system configuration
  • Access a storage appliance’s configuration files from a remote admin host
  • Setup and test the Autosupport service

Managing Disks and Volumes

• • Describe storage appliance RAID group concepts
  • Design a hot spare disk strategy
  • Describe how disks may be mixed and matched
  • Describe RAID configuration options
  • Configure RAID groups
  • Describe disk drive qualification
  • Identify and recover from insertion of an unqualified disk

Networking

• Describe hostname resolution as it applies to storage appliances
• Manage interface parameters on a storage appliance
• Describe the physical interfaces used by the filer
• Create virtual interfaces (VLANs and VIFs) used by the storage appliance

NFS Administration

• Explain the purpose and format of the /etc/exports file
• List and define the export specification options
• Explain the rules for exports & Describe the use of the exportfs command to modify exports
• Explain the use of the export specifications to grant access privileges
• Describe the syntax for listing options and hosts in the command line
• Detail the limitations for each option

CIFS Administration Windows 2000

• List the prerequisites for running CIFS setup
• Run cifs setup to configure the storage appliance
• Explain the relationship between directories on the storage appliance and access to them from user machines
• Describe the options and required specifications when creating a share
• Use the cifs shares command to create shares

MultiProtocol Administration

• Distinguish a qtree from a volume and list the advantages of using qtrees
• List the limitations of using qtrees
• Create qtrees with the qtree command
• Display qtree information using the qtree status command
• Set the security style of a qtree

SAN Administration

• Define SAN
• Describe and illustrate the supported configurations
• Distinguish between FCP and iSCSI protocols
• Define LUN
• Overview of LUN attributes to specify
• Prepare the storage appliance
• Prepare the host
• Describe how the lun setup program works

Installation

• Identify the location of hardware and software installation information
• List steps to prepare for Installation and info needed to complete the install
• Configure a new storage appliance
• Describe the different types of installation procedures
• Upgrade Data ONTAP via CIFS, NFS and the software command
• Re-purpose a storage appliance

Snapshots

• Describe how snapshots function
• Recognize and perform snapshot commands
• Set and modify snapshot options
• Create a snapshot schedule

Quotas Administration

• Describe how quotas are used to restrict and track disk access
• Determine the function of quotas & Recognize the purpose of the /etc/quotas file
• Interpret the contents of the /etc/quotas file
• Define the function and syntax of quota, quota resize, quota report, and quota logmsg commands
• Turn quotas on for a specific volume & Display a quota report to view current status
• Identify and define the function of two special entries in the /etc/quotas file

NDMP

• Define NDMP, Describe the purpose and function of NDMP
• Identify the types of tape devices that can be used with NDMP
• Turn on NDMP services, Check NDMP status & Terminate an NDMP session

 Vol copy

• Describe the purpose and function of the volume copy feature
• Recognize benefits of using vol copy
• Describe considerations for using vol copy
• Recognize situations where vol copy would be used
• Recognize correct command syntax
• Recognize options and arguments used with the command
• Identify the pre-requisites for performing volume copy operations
• Use the vol copy command to copy a volume

SnapRestore

• Explain how snapRestore works with snapshot copies
• Describe what snapRestore reverts
• Reverts a volume or a file using snapRestore
• Explain how snapRestore works with snapmirror
• Describe the effects of snaprestore on backup operations

SnapMirror

• Explain the snapmirror Async,sync and semi-sync modes of operation
• Describe how volume snapmirror and Qtree SnapMirror replicate data
• Configure SnapMirror
• Perform advanced SnapMirror operations
• Explain SnapMirror performance impact
• Types of vserver
• Types of lifs
• vserver create, modify,delete
• lifs create, modify, delete
• Replication setup (snapmirror) on SVM level and volume level
• Encryption on disk-level and volume level (NSE and NVE)
• Deduplication and compression
• vscan setup
• ONTAP upgrade
• Power cycle activities
• Migrating the data from 7 mode to Cluster mode via 7MTT
• SAN concepts (Brocade & Cisco SAN switches)
• Other concepts (OSI, DNS, Networking basics)
• Core troubleshooting on real-time scenarios
• Awareness of ticketing tools, Daily standup meetings & insights on RCA.