FL-NAVMW

VMware ESX on NetApp Storage Systems (NAVMW)

Audience

System administrators and system engineers who are responsible for the integration, administration and management of VMware ESX server in a NetApp storage environment

Course Objectives

This course covers the installation, configuration and administration of an ESX Servers and focuses on optimal connectivity to NetApp storage systems using FCP, iSCSI, CIFS and NFS. Backup and restore of VMware ESX Server storage LUNs with ESX and NetApp means are also covered, as is the planning and operation of VMware© ESX Server and NetApp storage systems in a high availability scenario.

Course Content

Overview of the VMware virtualisation concepts Basic configuration of the VMware ESX Server and the VMs Networks in VMWare

Planning, installation & configuration of CIFS/SMB, NFS & iSCSI within a VM
Planning, installation & configuration of CIFS/SMB & NFS in the service console of VMWare ESX server
Planning, installation & configuration of FCP, NFS & iSCSI in the VMkernel
Backup scenarios
High availability scenarios
Monitoring & system management
Troubleshooting