This course is designed to help you understand the tasks that a storage area network (SAN) architect must undertake to develop a SAN architecture solution. These tasks include the steps necessary to architect, plan, design, and implement large complex SAN infrastructures using the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Guide and HP supported SAN product and services offerings.
Topics include:
SAN planning, design, and security
Migrating SAN topologies
Merging and scaling SANs
SAN extensions technologies
The impact of backup, recovery, and replication on SAN architecture
SAN management models and products
Case study and SAN examples
Prerequisites
Completion of the Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions course or equivalent experience.
Audience
This course is intended for:
SWD Technical
Partners and Resellers
Channel Partners
Internal Presales
Course objective
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Define SAN architecture and the role of a SAN architect
Discuss the basic storage security model and access points and describe approaches to planning security in a SAN
Describe HP standard SAN topologies and SAN topology design rules
Identify levels of high availability in SAN architecture
Explain how to merge SAN fabrics and describe SAN scaling, migration, and merging best practices
Explain the need for SAN extension, describe the HP supported long distance products, and compare and contrast HP supported SAN extension
Design a SAN
Perform a SAN implementation
Install and configure the Brocade Fabric Manager for use in a SAN environment
Perform and simplify some common procedures such as:
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Course Code: 23447