NetApp® 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.

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 NetApp MetroCluster TieBreaker software

• NetApp Employees
• Partner Professional Service Implementation Engineers
• Customers

• Basic SAN knowledge
• Completion of an ONTAP Professional Compliance Program or equivalent

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

This course supports the NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – Data Protection Specialist certification (NCIE)