IBM DS8000 Implementation Workshop for Open Systems

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IBM DS8000 Implementation Workshop for Open Systems

Course code: SSF0G

Duration: 4 Days

Prerequisite:

Recommended:
Introduction to Storage - (SS01G)
Planning and Implementation a SAN - (SN71G)
More details are available at www.ibm.com/training

Course Description:

This course is designed to help you understand, install, and monitor the DS8000 for the Open Systems environment. The exercises enable you to perform a step-by-step implementation.

Course Objectives:

• Recall the DS8000 models and features
• Remember the architecture and hardware associated with the DS8000
• Classify the DS8000 virtualization concepts
• Summarize the DS8000 DS8000 command-line interface
• Summarize the DS8000 graphical user interface
• List the Copy Services features
• Classify the features associated with performance, tuning, and monitoring
• List the steps required to configure the DS8000 for Open Systems environment
• Recognize the IBM DS8000 solutions for Business Continuity    

Intended Audience:

This intermediate course is for System administrators and technical personnel who need to install a DS8000 in their environment.

Course Outline:

Day 1
•    Welcome and introduction
•    Unit 1: IBM DS family, DS8000 overview
•    Unit 2: Architecture and hardware overview
•    Unit 3: Virtualization concepts

Day 2
•    Unit 4: DS command-line interface (DS CLI)
•    Unit 5: DS8000 Storage Manager GUI
•    Unit 6: Host system attachment
•    Exercise 0: Lab setup and preliminary instructions
•    Exercise 1: DS8000 DS CLI: Installation and configuration
•    Exercise 2: DS8000 DS CLI: DDMs, array sites, arrays, ranks, and extent pools
•    Exercise 3: Windows Server preparation

Day 3
•    Exercise 4: Windows Server attachment to the DS8000
•    Exercise 5: AIX Server attachment to the DS8000
•    Exercise 6: DS8000 Storage Manager: Arrays, ranks, and extent pools
•    Exercise 7: DS8000 Storage Manager: FB volumes, volume groups, and hosts
•    Exercise 8: DS8000 Storage Manager: Other functions
•    Exercise 9: DS8000 Easy Tier: Dynamic Volume Relocation
•    Exercise 10: DS8000 Easy Tier: Dynamic Extent Pool Merge

Day 4
•    Unit 7: Performance, tuning, and monitoring
•    Unit 8: Business Continuity: Copy Services
•    Unit 9: Summary
•    Exercise 11: DS8000 Storage Manager: Thin provisioning
•    Open lab sessions