EMC CLARiiON Host Integration and Management + SnapView

OverviewThis Specialist level course provides a thorough exposure to the CLARiiON CX4 seriesplatform with Flare 30 and EMC Unisphere. Focus areas include CLARiiON integrationwith Windows and Linux for both Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Other topics include AccessLogix, Storage Provisioning and Management, Advanced Storage Pool and LUN concepts,Alerts and Event Monitoring, Unisphere Analyzer, Unisphere Quality of Service Managerand SnapView snapshots and clones. The course is comprised of in-depth discussions andextensive hands on lab exercises.

AudienceThis course is intended for any person who presently or plans to:
 Manage CLARiiON storage
 Architect and position customer solutions with CLARiiON storage

Prerequisite Knowledge/SkillsTo understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student shouldhave knowledge and skills associated with the following:
 CLARiiON models, components, management options and features
 Data integrity and availability features found in a CLARiiON storage platform
 CLARiiON performance, storage configuration and provisioning concepts
 PowerPath performance, transparent recovery and availability features in an opensystems host environment
 SAN terminology, features, architecture, theory of operations, and managementincluding Fibre Channel and IP Storage networks concepts and EMC Connectrixswitches
A list of specific prerequisite courses can be found in EMC Education Services LearningManagement System.

Course ObjectivesUpon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
 Revise and reinforce concepts related to CLARiiON hardware features
 Revise and reinforce concepts related to CLARiiON software features
 Integrate open systems hosts into CLARiiON environments
 Use EMC Navisphere Manager and other components of the EMC Navispheresuite in a practical environment
 Successfully complete the lab exercises ModulesThese modules are designed to support the course objectives. The followingmodules are included in this course:
 CLARiiON Overview
 CLARiiON Security and Basic Management
 CLARiiON Storage Provisioning and Management
 Host Integration Basics
 Host Integration - Windows
 Host Configuration – Linux
 ESX Server Storage Provisioning
 Advanced Storage Pool and LUN Concepts
 Alerts and Event Monitor
 Navisphere Analyzer
 Navisphere Quality of Service Manager (NQM)
 SnapView Principles
 SnapView Snapshots
 SnapView Clones LabsLabs reinforce the information you have been taught. Labs for this course include:
 Configuring CLARiiON Security with EMC Unisphere
 Introduction to EMC Unisphere
 CLARiiON Storage System Configuration
 Create Storage Pools on a CLARiiON
 Create RAID Group LUNS with EMC Unisphere
 Verify Host Connectivity
 Create Storage Groups
 Configuring Host Access to CLARiiON LUNs
 Advanced Storage Pool LUN Operations
 Create an Event Monitor Template
 Examining and Displaying Alerts
 Configure Unisphere Analyzer
 Capture CLARiiON Performance Data
 Display CLARiiON Performance Information
 Unisphere Quality of Service Management (UQM)
 Configure a Storage System for SnapView Snapshots
 Create and Test a SnapView Snapshot
 Test Persistence of a SnapView Session
 Rollback a SnapView Session
 Create and test Multiple Source LUN SnapView Sessions
 Test the RLP Mechanism
 Allocate Clone Private LUNs
 Create and Test Clones

AssessmentsAssessments validate that you have learned the knowledge or skills presentedduring a learning experience. Completion of the courses labs will supplement thefunctional assessment to be completed at the end of the course.