Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will have the opportunity to acquire hands-on experience integrating VNX unified storage systems with VMware vSphere ESX 5.0 servers.
You will focus on the integration of the unified VNX storage system and VMware vSphere v5 virtualization platform. You will cover the configuration of data connectivity options, array and VMware management options, virtual machine storage provisioning, high availability components, management extension options, business continuance operations, and disaster recovery operations.
This course supports the Proven Expert certification program. It is recommended that you complete all Proven Specialist requirements prior to attending this course.
What You Will Learn
- NIST Cloud Computing definition and how VMware integrates into this paradigm
- VMware vSphere ESXi v5.0 VAAI (vStorage APIs for Array Integration) primitives and VASA (VMware Aware Storage APIs)
- VMware connectivity options for the EMC VNX array
- High availability options of VMware and VNX array
- Integration of VMware with the array protection features of cloning and snaps
- VMware Backup and Recovery options using EMC products
- VMware Disaster Recovery options using EMC products
Audience
Implementation personnel, VMware administrators, storage administrators, business continuance administrators, and backup and recovery administrators, as well as EMC and VMware partners and customers
Prerequistes
- Knowledge and skills associated with:
- VMware vSphere v5 virtualization concepts
- Specialist level knowledge of the unified VNX storage system
- Storage Pool and LUN creation
- LUN to host assignments
- LUN expansion and migration
- File system creation and NFS exports
- Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE, and NFS protocols
- VNX data compression
- VNX FAST and FAST Cache concepts
- PowerPath/VE and VSI management plug-in
- VMware Snapshots and Clone creation and management
Course Outline
1. VMware vSphere VNX Array Integration
- Cloud Computing
- VMware VAAI Primitives
- VMware Aware Storage APIs (VASA)
2. VMware Integration with VNX Fibre Channel Storage Connectivity
- Storage Design Considerations
- ESXi Fibre Channel Connectivity
- Virtual Machine Fibre Channel Connectivity
- Fibre Channel Multipath Options for VMware
- ESXi Management Environment Extension
3. VMware v5 Networking Enhancements
- Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Network Management and Configuration
- Network I/O Control Enhancements
- VNX Environment Network High Availability Options
4. VMware Integration with VNX Systems iSCSI Storage
- VMware iSCSI Solution Architecture
5. VMware Integration with VNX Systems NFS Storage
- VMware NFS Solution Architecture
- VNX Storage Configuration for File
- VMware Integration with NFS Storage
6. VMware Integration with VNX Systems FCoE Storage
- Protocol Convergence
- SAN Virtualization
- VNX Systems Integration with FCoE
- VMware Integration with FCoE
7. VMware High Availability Environment with VNX Systems
- VNX Disks and Supported LUN Types
- VNX Pools
- VNX FAST Cache
- Tiering and VNX FAST VP
- VNX Storage Extension and Compression
- vSphere Storage Management
- vSphere Availability
8. Array Protection Technology Integration with VMware
- ESXi Native Snaps and Clones
- SnapView
- Snapsure
- RecoverPoint/SE CDP
- Contrast VNX and ESXi Local Replication Methods
- VNX Local Replication in ESXi Environments
- Best Practices and Considerations for Local Protection of Virtual Machines
9. VMware Backup and Recovery Integrated with VNX Systems
- VNX Native Backup and Recovery Utilities
- vSphere Native Backup and Recovery Utilities
- EMC Backup and Recovery Solutions for VMware
10. Migration and Disaster Recovery with VMware and VNX Arrays
- ESXi Migration Tools and VNX Replication Software
- MirrorView
- Replicator
- RecoverPoint/SE CRR
- Best Practices and Considerations for Remote Replication of Virtual Machines
Course Labs
