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ONTAP MetroCluster Installation

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ONTAP MetroCluster Installation

Duration: 2 Days

Course Code: MCCIIW

Prerequisite:

•    ONTAP Cluster Administration (ONTAP9ADM) and ONTAP Data Protection Administration (DATAPROT9) OR
•    ONTAP Cluster Administration and Data Protection Bundle (CDOTDP9)
•    Basic SAN knowledge
•    Completion of ONTAP PS Professional Compliance Program or an equivalent program

Course Description:

MetroCluster software is a unique high-availability and disaster-recovery solution. In this course, you learn how to cable and set up a MetroCluster environment. Using active, participatory exercises, you practice the configuration and verification steps. You also learn how to identify component failures and practice recovery steps.

Course Objective:

This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:

•    Describe the major architectural components of a MetroCluster environment
•    Cable nodes, back-end FC switches and FibreBridge devices
•    Set up bridges and back-end FC switches
•    Configure the clusters at both sites in a MetroCluster environment
•    Set up a MetroCluster configuration and serve data to clients
•    Detect and recover from failures in a MetroCluster environment
•    Install and configure Tiebreaker software
 
Intended Audience:

NetApp employees, partner professional service implementation engineers and customers

Course Outline:

Module 1: Overview of MetroCluster
•    Introduction to MetroCluster software
•    Supported configurations
•    Implementation steps
•    Configuration tools and documentation

Module 2: MetroCluster Cabling 
•    Disk requirements
•    Cabling overview
•    Controller cabling
•    Switch cabling

Module 3: Bridge and Switch Configuration
•    ATTO FibreBridge configuration
•    Brocade FC switch configuration
•    IOD and OOD delivery

Module 4: Cluster Configuration
•    Disk assignment
•    Cluster setup

Module 5: MetroCluster Configuration 
•    Setup
•    Verification
•    Monitoring
•    SVM configuration

Module 6: Failure Scenarios 
•    Switchover
•    Switchback
•    Failure scenarios
•    LIF placement

Module 7: TieBreaker Configuration 
•    Introduction to TieBreaker
•    Installation
•    Configuration

Appendix A: Advanced Administration 
•    Transitioning
•    Reallocating free space
•    Performance testing
•    NDU in a MetroCluster environment
•    Integrating with vSphere 6
•    Comparing features
•    Scaling out
•    Controller upgrades
•    NVRAM allocation

Appendix B: Basic MetroCluster Troubleshooting

Appendix C: Front-End FC Fabrics in a MetroCluster Environment

Appendix D: FlexPod in an AFF MetroCluster Environment
•    FlexPod solution
•    MetroCluster FlexPod architecture
•    vMSC Validation: failure scenarios and behavior

Appendix E: The ProLion ClusterLion Solution
•    ClusterLion: alternative to TieBreaker

Appendix F: Brocade Network Advisor

Labs:

•    MetroCluster cabling
•    Bridge and switch verification and configuration
•    Cluster configuration
•    MetroCluster configuration and verification
•    Failover scenarios
•    TieBreaker configuration