The course prepares students to perform Isilon cluster administration. Topics include the configuration of basic and advanced SmartConnect, SMB and NFS client access; FTP, HTTP configurations; data protection/replication in single and multi-cluster implementations, archive deployment, snapshots and replication, SNMP integration, data protection and caching, analytics and monitoring, auditing and the job engine. This training consists of 8 modules. The total time required to complete this course is approximately 5 days.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is intended for customers.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase/skill set. The student must have an understanding of:
• Networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP, DNS and routing
• An introduction to storage such as NAS/SAN differences and basic storage principles and features
• Installation process of an Isilon cluster.
Students should have completed the following EMC courses:
• Isilon Fundamentals (e-learning)
• Isilon Installation and Initial Configuration (e-learning)
COURSE CONTENT:
• Isilon architecture overview
• Isilon cluster architecture
• Hardware nodes
• Data protection
• Storage types
• Management access
• RBAC
• Data layout and protection
• Protection and overhead
• Sub pools, data layout, and actual protection
• Caching
• Network configuration
• Access to the cluster
• External interface connections
• SmartConnect
• Directory service integration
• Access zones
• File access
• Identity management
• Access utilizing multiple protocols
• Permissions
• Configuring shares and exports
• Alternative platform access
• Storage management
• Node pools and tiers
• Smartpools and file pools
• SmartQuotas
• SnapShotIQ
• SyncIQ
• Deduplication
• SmartLock
• Application Integration
• Hadoop and HDFS
• NDMP and backup
• Auditing
• Monitoring
• Installing InsightIQ
• Using InsightIQ and FSA
• ESRS
• Job Engine
• Job engine architecture
• Built-in jobs
• Data integrity safeguards
• Jobs and job management
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
• Understand the overall Isilon cluster architecture
• Explain the cluster layout and different types of access
• Navigate the details of file access
• Configure cluster features
• Utilize the tools to perform cluster monitoring
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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