Plan szkolenia
Module 0: Course Overview • Learning objectives
• Introductions
• Course prerequisites
• Agenda
Module 1: MSA Family Product Overview
• List the current HPE MSA array generations and models
• Explain the use cases for implementing HPE MSA storage solution
• Describe the controller architecture and features that are included with HPE MSA
• Categorize the various HPE MSA controller models and list their supported configurations
• Identify the connectivity options for various MSA controllers
Module 2: MSA Virtual Storage
• Explain the management/monitoring capabilities built-in to the Storage Management Utility (SMU) version 3 and version 4
• Discuss MSA virtual storage terminology that is part of storage provisioning
○ Page
○ Disk group
○ Tier
○ Pool
○ Read cache
• Recall the benefits of MSA-DP+ RAID
• Describe MSA virtual storage automated tiering mechanism
• Implement MSA virtual storage tier affinity
Module 3: Data Protection on MSA Storage
• Explain how MSA fault tolerance is implemented for disk or controller failures
• Discuss the MSA snapshot feature and illustrate the Redirect on Write (RoW) mechanism
• Explain the volume copy feature and its implementation specifics
• List the capabilities that are available through the MSA Remoteb Snapshot Replication feature
Module 4: MSA Maintenance and Support
• Describe the maintenance tasks to be performed on disk groups and volumes
• List the ways to track activities and monitor the health status of the MSA
• Explain the procedure to save log files for troubleshooting complex issues
• Get the URL for the MSA Health Check tool
• Discuss the options to set up notifications from MSA
• Explain the firmware update process on MSA
Lab 0: Accessing the Lab Environment
Lab 1: Configure MSA Virtual Storage with SMU v3
• Task 1: Verify the management IP address of the HPE MSA storage systems
• Task 2: Launch HPE Storage Management Utility (SMU) v3
• Task 3: Create disk groups using SMU v3
• Task 4: Create volumes and map to hosts using SMU v3
• Task 5: Install MPIO and initialize the disks in Windows Disk Management
• Task 6: Map volumes to iSCSI hosts
Lab 2: Configure MSA Virtual Storage with SMU v4
• Task 1: Initialize the MSA Gen6 via Out of Box Experience (OOBE)
• Task 2: Storage Management Utility (SMU) V4
• Task 3: Configure pools and disk groups in SMU v4
• Task 4: Provision volumes and attach to hosts in SMU v4
Lab 3: Data Protection
• Task 1: Create snapshots for data protection using SMU v3
• Task 2: Use snapshots for data recovery in SMU v3
• Task 3: Create snapshots for data protection using SMU v4
• Task 4: Use snapshots for data recovery in SMU v4
• Task 5: Copy volumes or snapshots for data protection
Lab 4: MSA Maintenance and Support
• Task 1: General system health and event logs
• Task 2: Set up alert notifications
• Task 3: Download system logs for troubleshooting
• Task 4: Perform a firmware upgrade
