EMC Clariion Storage course for freshers by Career Key

AIX in a SAN Environment
Describe IBM SAN product offerings
Discuss basic aspects of SAN interaction with Power systems
Describe course lab environment
Use AIX commands to identify system resources

AIX Device Management
Discuss VIO server architecture as it relates to Fibre Channel
Describe how to configure virtual Fibre Channel adapters
Utilize VIO server commands to identify Fibre Channel resources
Differentiate between physical and virtual Fibre Channel resources

SAN Boot
Interpret AIX boot strategies using SAN
Identify resources required to complete a SAN boot
Configure a SAN attached hdisk as a boot device

Storage Server Design Concepts
Define storage server architecture models
Active/Passive
Active/Active
Discuss common terminology used with storage servers
Identify storage manager functions

SAN Fabric Concepts and Operations
Summarize SAN fabric design elements
Describe SAN addressing
Discuss virtual FC resources

Fibre Channel Switching Configuration
Describe basic FC switch configuration elements
Navigate switch environment
Define zoning process

Virtual I/O Server
Discuss VIO server architecture as it relates to Fibre Channel
Describe how to configure virtual Fibre Channel adapters
Utilize VIO server commands to identify Fibre Channel resources
Differentiate between physical and virtual Fibre Channel resources

SAN Performance Monitoring Considerations
Identify the I/O layers where queuing is handled
View and change a FC disk and FC disk adapter s tuning attributes
Monitor and tune the queue depth of disks and disk adapters
Identify the filemon reports that display I/O activity
Test I/O throughput using:
The time and dd commands
The ndisk program (part of the nstress package)

SAN Problem Determination
Describe the FC problem determination process
Identify the FC path selection algorithms
Use the iostat -m command to display path priorities
List the attributes that are used for FC health checking
Define the FC reservation policies that can be used
Explain the purpose of fast I/O failure and dynamic tracking