Managing EVA

Prerequisites:

Students should have a good understanding of SCSI, RAID and Fibre Channel technologies.

Course Description:

This 3-day theory and lab-based course explores the technology of the EVA, configuration, management and troubleshooting methods and options. The format of this course is 50% lecture and 50% hands-on.

On completion of this course, delegates will have an understanding of:

• Virtualisation in the EVA
• Operating system support, XCS code dependencies, hardware configurations and licensing requirements.
• Component configurations, FRUs and cabling including SAN connectivity guidelines.
• Performance monitoring of the EVA.
• Configuring and managing the array including:
• Disk group, LUN and replication options from Command View EVA
• Selective presentation of LUNs to hosts and OS specifics
• Disk levelling, distributed sparing, vRAID and sizing considerations
• Troubleshooting the array including performance and environmental considerations

This course includes the following modules:

Day 1

• Course Introduction
• Introduction to the EVA family models and options
• EVA Hardware Power supply options
• EVA Hardware Environmental Monitoring Unit
• EVA Hardware HSV Controllers in-depth architecture
• EVA Hardware M5314 and M6412 FC drive enclosures
• EVA Hardware Drive technologies FC and FATA
• Theory FC-SW, FC-PP, FC-AL, SPI
• Theory Virtualisation concepts Disk Groups
• Theory Virtualisation concepts RSS and Leveling
• Theory Virtualisation concepts Sparing
• Theory Virtualisation concepts Vdisks
• Hands On Introduction to Command View EVA

Day 2

• Theory Adding a new Host to a SAN
• Theory Fibre Channel Fabric
• Theory Fibre Channel Zoning
• Hands On Adding a new Host to the SAN
• Hands On MultiPathing failover/failback
• Theory Snapshot technologies
• Hands On Snapahots/Snapclones
• Theory Scripting operations - SSSU
• Hands On Scripting Operations SSSU

Day 3

• Hands On Replication Solutions Manager
• Theory deep dive Command View EVA
• Theory Continuous Access
• Objectives Review Q & A
• Feedback forms and close