{"course":{"productid":30083,"modality":6,"active":true,"language":"en","title":"Dell Connectrix SAN Administration","productcode":"DCSA","vendorcode":"EM","vendorname":"Dell EMC","fullproductcode":"EM-DCSA","courseware":{"has_ekit":false,"has_printkit":true,"language":""},"url":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/course\/emc-dcsa","objective":"<p>Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe the components of a Fibre Channel fabric.<\/li><li>Perform configuration and management tasks on Dell Connectrix BSeries and MDS-Series switches.<\/li><li>Manage zoning on B-Series and MDS-Series switches.<\/li><li>Configure virtualization features including VSANs, Virtual Fabrics, NPIV, NPV, and Access Gateway.<\/li><li>Expand fabrics by merging switches.<\/li><li>Perform basic troubleshooting using SAN Management tools.<\/li><\/ul>","essentials":"<p>To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase\/skill set. Students would benefit from an understanding of:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Storage Area Network (SAN) protocols and devices<\/li><li>Fibre channel concepts<\/li><li>Familiarity with host operating systems and storage array administration<\/li><\/ul>","audience":"<p>This course is intended for anyone planning to manage SANs in a Dell Technologies environment.<\/p>","contents":"<h5>SAN Management Concepts<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Designing a Fabric<\/li><li>Fibre Channel SAN Environment<\/li><li>Manage the SAN<\/li><\/ul><h5>B-Series Administration<\/h5><ul>\n<li>B-Series Management<\/li><li>B-Series SAN Environment and Virtual Fabrics<\/li><li>B-Series Switch Maintenance<\/li><li>B-Series Zoning<\/li><li>B-Series Merging<\/li><\/ul><h5>MDS-Series Administration<\/h5><ul>\n<li>MDS-Series Management<\/li><li>MDS-Series SAN Environment and VSANs<\/li><li>MDS-Series Switch Maintenance<\/li><li>MDS-Series Zoning<\/li><li>MDS-Series Merging<\/li><\/ul>","outline":"<h5>SAN Management Concepts<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Designing a Fabric<\/li><li>Fibre Channel SAN Environment<\/li><li>Manage the SAN<\/li><\/ul><h5>B-Series Administration<\/h5><ul>\n<li>B-Series Management<\/li><li>B-Series SAN Environment and Virtual Fabrics<\/li><li>B-Series Switch Maintenance<\/li><li>B-Series Zoning<\/li><li>B-Series Merging<\/li><\/ul><h5>MDS-Series Administration<\/h5><ul>\n<li>MDS-Series Management<\/li><li>MDS-Series SAN Environment and VSANs<\/li><li>MDS-Series Switch Maintenance<\/li><li>MDS-Series Zoning<\/li><li>MDS-Series Merging<\/li><\/ul>","summary":"<p>This course is intended for individuals who will perform SAN management activities using vendor-specific tools in a Dell Technologies environment. Connectrix SAN switches are administered through CLI and UI management tools for configuration in a multi-switch fabric to enable communication between hosts and storage. The concepts of SAN design, configuration, and management for B-Series switches from Broadcom and MDS-Series switches from Cisco is provided. Classroom activities and lab\nexercises are included to reinforce the lecture portion of the course.<\/p>","objective_plain":"Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:\n\n\n\n- Describe the components of a Fibre Channel fabric.\n- Perform configuration and management tasks on Dell Connectrix BSeries and MDS-Series switches.\n- Manage zoning on B-Series and MDS-Series switches.\n- Configure virtualization features including VSANs, Virtual Fabrics, NPIV, NPV, and Access Gateway.\n- Expand fabrics by merging switches.\n- Perform basic troubleshooting using SAN Management tools.","essentials_plain":"To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase\/skill set. Students would benefit from an understanding of:\n\n\n\n- Storage Area Network (SAN) protocols and devices\n- Fibre channel concepts\n- Familiarity with host operating systems and storage array administration","audience_plain":"This course is intended for anyone planning to manage SANs in a Dell Technologies environment.","contents_plain":"SAN Management Concepts\n\n\n- Designing a Fabric\n- Fibre Channel SAN Environment\n- Manage the SAN\nB-Series Administration\n\n\n- B-Series Management\n- B-Series SAN Environment and Virtual Fabrics\n- B-Series Switch Maintenance\n- B-Series Zoning\n- B-Series Merging\nMDS-Series Administration\n\n\n- MDS-Series Management\n- MDS-Series SAN Environment and VSANs\n- MDS-Series Switch Maintenance\n- MDS-Series Zoning\n- MDS-Series Merging","outline_plain":"SAN Management Concepts\n\n\n- Designing a Fabric\n- Fibre Channel SAN Environment\n- Manage the SAN\nB-Series Administration\n\n\n- B-Series Management\n- B-Series SAN Environment and Virtual Fabrics\n- B-Series Switch Maintenance\n- B-Series Zoning\n- B-Series Merging\nMDS-Series Administration\n\n\n- MDS-Series Management\n- MDS-Series SAN Environment and VSANs\n- MDS-Series Switch Maintenance\n- MDS-Series Zoning\n- MDS-Series Merging","summary_plain":"This course is intended for individuals who will perform SAN management activities using vendor-specific tools in a Dell Technologies environment. Connectrix SAN switches are administered through CLI and UI management tools for configuration in a multi-switch fabric to enable communication between hosts and storage. The concepts of SAN design, configuration, and management for B-Series switches from Broadcom and MDS-Series switches from Cisco is provided. Classroom activities and lab\nexercises are included to reinforce the lecture portion of the course.","skill_level":"Intermediate","version":"1.0","duration":{"unit":"d","value":4,"formatted":"4 days"},"pricelist":{"List Price":{"CH":{"country":"CH","currency":"USD","taxrate":8.1,"price":4400},"AE":{"country":"AE","currency":"USD","taxrate":5,"price":4400},"FR":{"country":"FR","currency":"EUR","taxrate":19.6,"price":3950},"DE":{"country":"DE","currency":"EUR","taxrate":19,"price":4200},"AT":{"country":"AT","currency":"EUR","taxrate":20,"price":4200},"SI":{"country":"SI","currency":"EUR","taxrate":20,"price":4200}}},"lastchanged":"2026-02-23T15:46:57+01:00","parenturl":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/en\/json-courses","nexturl_course_schedule":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/en\/json-course-schedule\/30083","source_lang":"en","source":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/en\/json-course\/emc-dcsa"}}