H6773S StorageWorks XP 1: Configuration and Management

    

Summary:
This 5-day course introduces students to the XP disk array terminology, function, architecture, and configuration. Students will get configuration practice on our XP’s with LUN and Volume Management, Data Replication using Business Copy and Continuous Access, Performance Advisor, Disk and Cache partitioning and Command View XP Advanced Edition. In addition we will cover the concepts of External Storage, Thin Provisioning, and Snapshot XP. This training incorporates updated releases of Command View XP Advanced Edition and Performance Advisor.

Duration:
5 Days Lecture/Lab

Audience:
Storage administrators responsible for the configuration and management of HP StorageWorks XP disk arrays

Topics:

• Understand the architecture of the HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays
• Use Remote Web Console
• Use XP Command View Advanced Edition
• Set the Fibre Port Topology for the XP ports
• Configure LUNs
• Use the Volume Manager to create LUSE and Custom Size Volumes
• Understand how to implement LUN Security
• Use MPIO or Secure Path/Autopath to handle multiple paths to a LUN
• Understand XP replication products: Business Copy XP, Snapshot XP, and Continuous Access XP
• Understand and use the RAID manager for Business Copy
• Use Performance Advisor software
• Describe the purpose of additional XP software products including External Storage and Thin Provisioning

Prerequisites:
Required

Knowledge of networks and the storage administration tasks for the OS the XP will serve
It is also beneficial to have and understanding of SANs
Recommended

Accelerated SAN Essentials (UC434S)
SAN Fundamentals WBT (U5527aae)

Last Update: May 24, 2013