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Much of IBM System Storage product education has moved to IBM Training.
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Become an expert at installing, configuring and managing your DS4000 series disk system. These new online sessions cover basic topics such as pre-installation system planning as well as more advanced topics such as tuning your system for maximum performance or using scripting to enable application solutions. These sessions have been designed by the IBM ATS organization and are delivered by leading DS4000 series Systems Architect. These online classes are available in audio or audio-visual format - however you prefer. Get the most out of your DS4000 series disk system and log on today! |
What you will learn in this training:
What's the proper power on power off sequence, How to migrate expansion units or drives, The difference between active/active and active/passive Multipathing, How to Install and Configure TPC on the SAN, When to use the script editor versus the Command Line Interface, The tools and resources available for determining problems on the system, The optimal RAID level for a system, RAID level performance issues, Required sector types in a cache block operation, What number of disks should to utilize, When and why would to add more disks, The differences between SATA and Fibre Channel and when to intermix, How to update firmware and microcode, The difference between in-band and out-of-band management and more!
Review the course descriptions below:
- IBM Systems Storage Overview
- Fundamentals of DS4000 Planning, System Prep and Install
- Selecting Systems
- Planning and Configuring
- Introduction to I/O, Storage Tuning, Performance Tools
- Caching and Optimization
- Failover and Multi-Path
- Drive Migration
- Problem Determination
- CLI and Scripting
- TotalStorage Productivity Center
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Identify each product in the DS4000 Series family
- List the benefits and features of the DS4000
- Describe the DS4000 Storage Manager, SMW and EMW
- Differentiate between in-band and out-of-band management
- Describe the DS4000 premium features: FlashCopy, Volume Copy and Enhanced Remote Mirroring
- Identify two levels of remote support
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Recognize requirements and selection factors in planning for installation
- Locate and activate license keys
- Plan for system installation, rack mounting and locate guides
- Prepare servers for installation
- Implement cabling and installation best practices
- Verify installation
- Update firmware and microcode
- Recognize considerations in creating Hot Spares
- List the advantages and enable partitions
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Distinguish the differences between IOPS and throughput application needs
- Distinguish the differences between SATA and Fibre Channel
- Determine the best disk for a customer's requirement
- Determine when to intermix
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Gather pertinent information for performance planning, before implementation
- Maximize performance for IOPS with host considerations, application requirements, and array configuration.
- Explain when and why a customer would want to add more disks
- Maximize performance for Throughput MB/Sec with host considerations, application requirements, and array configuration.
- Plan for both IOPS and MB/sec.
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- List customer storage requirements
- Restate the 340/30/30 performance rule
- Determine application workloads
- Examine various RAID level performance issues
- Determine the number of disks to utilize
- Apply calculations to formulate the stripe width of a lun
- Summarize tips for maximizing performance
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Distinguish between various cache modes
- Determine required sector types in a cache block operation
- Identify options for RAID level optimization
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Describe Multipathing
- Determine the difference between active/active and active/passive Multipathing
- Discuss RDAC, DS4000 ADT Failover and Non-ADT Failover
- Describe load balancing within the DS4000 series
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- List prerequisites for drive migration
- Discuss how to migrate expansion units or drives
- List considerations for upgrading a DS4000 storage server
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Locate tools and resources available for determining problems on the system
- List items to first examine in predicting problems
- Record symptoms in the problem for determining the issue
- List items to label and save for future trouble shooting
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Apply the script editor commands
- Use the command line interface commands
- Determine when to use the script editor or the Command Line Interface
- List the advantages of the Command Line Interface
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After attending this webcast you should be able to:
- Describe the value and benefits of using TPC with the DS4000 series
- List the options available for TPC
- List the prerequisites for installation
- Install and Configure TPC on the SAN
- Recognize the TPC GUI interface
- Monitor and track the DS4000 series performance through TPC
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