SnapCenter Administration

Boost your expertise in deploying and managing NetApp SnapCenter Server 4.4 with our comprehensive course, perfect for systems engineers and NetApp partner professionals looking to enhance their skills in storage system integration and data protection solutions.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Install and monitor SnapCenter Server 4.4 for optimal performance

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Manage licenses and configure role-based access control effectively

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Prepare hosts and install SnapCenter Plug-ins for seamless integration

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Perform data backup and restore operations in Windows environments

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 3 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • NetApp and NetApp Partner Professional Services
  • Systems Engineers
  • NetApp Customers

Description

This course focuses on the deployment of NetApp® SnapCenter® Server 4.4. You learn how to install, monitor, and manage SnapCenter Server. The course also discusses installation and use of licenses and role-based access control. You learn how to prepare hosts, install SnapCenter Plug-ins, and connect to NetApp ONTAP® AFF and FAS storage systems. You also review backup and restore of Windows file system data and the configuration of SnapMirror® and SnapVault® relationships for use with SnapCenter software. The course materials include an exercise workbook that serves as an on-the-job reference guide.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: SnapCenter Software Review

  1. Introduction to the SnapCenter Suite

  2. Server architecture

  3. Plug-in Packages

  4. Licensing

  5. Management Interfaces

  6. Integration with ONTAP features

Module 2: SnapCenter Server Deployment

  1. Server Installation Workflow

  2. Server Requirements

  3. Additional Installation Options

Module 3: SnapCenter Server Configuration

  1. License Management

  2. Server Connections to the Storage System

  3. Server RBAC

Module 4: Preparing Hosts for SnapCenter

  1. Add Hosts to the SnapCenter Server

  2. Installing Plug-in Packages

Module 5: Assigning NetApp Storage to Windows Hosts

  1. Configuring LUN storage on Windows

  2. Windows Disk Management

  3. Working with SMB Shares

Module 6: Preparing Data Protection Relationships for SnapCenter

  1. Data protection relationships with SnapCenter

  2. Preparing the storage systems for replication

Module 7: Data Backup and Restore

  1. Backup of Windows file systems

  2. Restore of Windows file systems

  3. Cloning Windows file system backups

Module 8: Monitoring and Managing with the SnapCenter server

  1. Managing the SnapCenter Repository

  2. Monitoring Activities

  3. Understanding SnapCenter Reporting Features

Labs

  1. Storage configuration

  2. SnapCenter server configuration

  3. Plug-in configuration, installation and monitoring

  4. SnapMirror and SnapVault configuration

  5. SnapCenter backup, restore and clone fundamentals

  6. Monitoring and managing SnapCenter software

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