Symmetrix Integration with VMware vSphere

$5,000.00


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Duration: 5 Days

In this instructor-led course, you will acquire hands-on experience integrating EMC Symmetrix V-MAX storage systems with VMware vSphere vCenter and ESXi 5.0 host. You will learn to provision, manage, migrate, replicate, and protect the VMware vSphere/Symmetrix V-MAX environment. You will also cover new integration technologies between VMware and EMC technologies, including storage pool management, Storage I/O Control, vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI), EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI), PowerPath/VE, and EMC SRDF technology.

What You Will Learn

 

  • Prepare EMC Symmetrix V-MAX Storage system for VMware ESXi 5.0 host
  • Install and configure EMC PowerPath/VE on ESXi 5.0 for FC failure protection and load balancing
  • Install and configure an SMC Server (VM)
  • Deploy and configure an SMC virtual appliance
  • Install and configure EMC Virtual Storage Integrator for VMware vSphere: Storage Viewer, SPM, and PP/VE
  • Storage best practices for ESXi host in a Symmetrix V-Max environment
  • Provision storage from a Symmetrix V-Max to an ESXi host and to a virtual machine
  • Use Storage vMotion to migrate a virtual machine to Symmetrix V-Max storage
  • Provision storage to the ESXi host and to the virtual machine using EMC Storage Pool Management
  • Demonstrate VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) features with Symmetrix-VMAX

Audience

 

  • This course is intended for any person who presently or plans to: Support various Symmetrix storage, array management, and business continuance configurations with ESXi 5.0 hosts
  • Administer IT or lab environments supported by Symmetrix storage and ESXi 5.0 hosts
  • Participate in the development or qualification of Symmetrix hardware or software for ESXi 5.0hosts

Prerequistes

 

Solid understanding of:

  • Symmetrix V-Max configuration, administration, business continuity
  • EMC SAN technology
  • Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Basic network administration

Course Outline

 

1. VMware vSphere and Symmetrix VMAX Integration

  • Cloud Computing
  • VMware vSphere
  • EMC Symmetrix VMAX Array
  • VMware vSphere and Symmetrix VMAX Integration

2. VMware ESXi Host and Symmetrix VMAX Connectivity

  • Symmetrix VMAX and ESXi Connectivity
  • ESXi Host and VM Booting from a Symmetrix VMAX Array
  • VMware vSphere: Multipathing NMP
  • Multipathing with PowerPath/VE

3. Symmetrix Management and Visualization

  • SMC Virtual Appliance
  • Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI)
  • Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI): Storage Viewer
  • EMC VSI for Multipath Control Operations

4. VMware vSphere and Symmetrix VMAX Storage Provisioning

  • Symmetrix Storage Options
  • Storage Design Considerations
  • Provisioning Symmetrix VMAX Storage
  • EMC VSI for VMware vSphere: Storage Pool Management

5. VMware vSphere with Symmetrix VMAX Data Replication and Optimization

  • Data Replication and Optimization
  • Replication Consideration and Best Practices

Course Labs