Provide an overview of storage network and data center networking technology.

• Summarize the storage infrastructure challenges and the various storage architectures such as DAS, SAN and NAS
• Classify SAN terminology including trunking, zoning, multipathing and fabric merging
• Recognize b-type Data Center Management tools such as Data Center Fabric Manager and Network Advisor (NA)
• Classify the various tabs in the Network Advisor Tool
• Recall the Cisco MDS management tools
• Recognize the importance of Converged Enhanced Ethernet
• Compare the features of iSCSI and FCoE

• Summarize the storage infrastructure challenges and the various storage architectures such as DAS, SAN and NAS
• Classify SAN terminology including trunking, zoning, multipathing and fabric merging
• Recognize b-type Data Center Management tools such as Data Center Fabric Manager and Network Advisor (NA)
• Classify the various tabs in the Network Advisor Tool
• Recall the Cisco MDS management tools
• Recognize the importance of Converged Enhanced Ethernet
• Compare the features of iSCSI and FCoE

This intermediate course is for personnel who are assessing and planning to deploy a storage area network.

This course assumes that you understand basic SAN knowledge.

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1 - Evolution of storage area networks
• Unit 2 - Fibre Channel

Day 2

• Unit 3 - Fibre Channel switches and directors: Brocade (b-type)
• Unit 4 - Brocade DCFM and Network Advisor

Day 3

• Exercise 0 - Lab setup and preliminary instructions
• Exercise 1 - Brocade switch 2109: Initial configuration
• Exercise 2 - Management software installation
• Exercise 3 - Brocade Fabric Manager
• Exercise 4 - Brocade switch: Zoning configuration
• Exercise 5 - V3700 storage provisioning using iSCSI
• Exercise 6 - Brocade VDX fabric merging
• Unit 5 - Fibre Channel switches and directors: Cisco MDS

Day 4

• Unit 6 - Converged Enhanced Ethernet
• Unit 7 - Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• Unit 8 - iSCSI
• Exercise 7 - Basic configuration
• Exercise 8 - Management tools installation
• Exercise 9 - VSAN creation
• Exercise 10 - Zoning configuration on Cisco
• Exercise 11 - Configuring the DS3500 storage subsystem

Prior to enrolling, IBM Employees must follow their Division/Department processes to obtain approval to attend this public training class. Failure to follow Division/Department approval processes may result in the IBM Employee being personally responsible for the class charges.

GBS practitioners that use the EViTA system for requesting external training should use that same process for this course. Go to the EViTA site to start this process: https://b25acidbw07.con.can.ibm.com/BCS/BCSVTEnrl.nsf/Billing%20Info?OpenPage

Once you enroll in a GTP class, you will receive a confirmation letter that should show:

• The current GTP list price
• The 20% discounted price available to IBMers. This is the price you will be invoiced for the class