{"course":{"productid":32104,"modality":6,"active":true,"language":"en","title":"PowerFlex 3.6 Implementation and Administration","productcode":"PF36IA","vendorcode":"EM","vendorname":"Dell EMC","fullproductcode":"EM-PF36IA","courseware":{"has_ekit":false,"has_printkit":true,"language":""},"url":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/course\/emc-pf36ia","objective":"<p>Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to PowerFlex<\/li><li>Install a PowerFlex system<\/li><li>Implement Native asynchronous replication in a PowerFlex cluster<\/li><li>Upgrade PowerFlex cluster from v3.5 to v3.6<\/li><li>Perform a PowerFlex Cluster Expansion.<\/li><li>Manage system user accounts and secure the PowerFlex system.<\/li><li>Create, map, and protect PowerFlex volumes and manage system capacity.<\/li><li>Monitor and Troubleshoot a PowerFlex System.<\/li><\/ul>","essentials":"<p>To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase\/skill set. The student must have an understanding of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Storage networking infrastructures and concepts<\/li><li>Monitoring and reporting concepts<\/li><li>Virtualized data center concepts<\/li><li>PowerFlex product concepts<\/li><\/ul>","audience":"<p>This course is intended for those who will be involved in installing, expanding and upgrading a PowerFlex solution. It is also intended for those who will be involved in configuring, managing, administering, and provisioning a PowerFlex solution.<\/p>","contents":"<h5>Introduction to PowerFlex<\/h5><ul>\n<li>PowerFlex Overview<\/li><li>PowerFlex Storage and Data Organization<\/li><li>PowerFlex Integration and Management<\/li><\/ul><h5>PowerFlex Installation<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Installation methods<\/li><li>Storage Data Replicator (SDR)<\/li><li>Adding SDR components to PowerFlex cluster<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Install PowerFlex<\/li><\/ul><h5>PowerFlex Upgrade<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Upgrade overview<\/li><li>Upgrade considerations<\/li><li>Upgrade Procedure (ESXi)<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Upgrade PowerFlex<\/li><\/ul><h5>PowerFlex Expansion<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Expansion overview<\/li><li>Expansion pre-requisites<\/li><li>Expansion procedure<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Expand a PowerFlex System<\/li><\/ul><h5>Configuring the System<\/h5><ul>\n<li>User Roles and management<\/li><li>User Authentication<\/li><li>Add Protection Domain<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create a Protection Domain<\/li><li>Add Storage Pool<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create a Storage Pool<\/li><li>Add Acceleration Pool<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create an Acceleration Pool<\/li><li>Add Fault Set<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create a Fault Set<\/li><li>Modify Spare Capacity<\/li><li>Administering Volumes<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create and Map a Volume<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Migrate a Volume<\/li><\/ul><h5>Data Protection Options<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Rebuild and Rebalance<\/li><li>Snapshots and Snapshot Policy<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create a Secure Snapshot<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create a Consistency Group<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Create a Snapshot Policy<\/li><li>Maintenance Modes<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Enter Maintenance Mode<\/li><li>Native Asynchronous Replication<\/li><li>PowerFlex with CloudLink<\/li><\/ul><h5>Managing System Objects<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Managing the Cluster Components<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Switching the Primary MDM<\/li><li>Managing the SDS Components<\/li><li>Managing the SDC Components<\/li><li>Managing the Volume Components<\/li><\/ul><h5>Monitoring and Troubleshooting<\/h5><ul>\n<li>Monitoring tools and activities<\/li><li>Lab Exercise: Log Collection<\/li><li>Troubleshooting a PowerFlex system<\/li><\/ul><p>In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes hands on lab and lab simulations designed to allow practical experience for the participant.<\/p>","summary":"<p>This course provides a complete view of installing, upgrading, expanding a PowerFlex and Ready Node system. Installation methods for Linux and ESXi environments are introduced and you will perform hands-on installation and upgrade of a PowerFlex cluster. It also includes working with the MDM, SDS, SDC, volumes, adjusting cache, and administrating the system. A deeper understanding of the architecture and components will be introduced. Labs, simulations, and video demonstrations are also provided for a complete learning experience.<\/p>","objective_plain":"Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:\n\n\n- Introduction to PowerFlex\n- Install a PowerFlex system\n- Implement Native asynchronous replication in a PowerFlex cluster\n- Upgrade PowerFlex cluster from v3.5 to v3.6\n- Perform a PowerFlex Cluster Expansion.\n- Manage system user accounts and secure the PowerFlex system.\n- Create, map, and protect PowerFlex volumes and manage system capacity.\n- Monitor and Troubleshoot a PowerFlex System.","essentials_plain":"To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase\/skill set. The student must have an understanding of:\n\n\n- Storage networking infrastructures and concepts\n- Monitoring and reporting concepts\n- Virtualized data center concepts\n- PowerFlex product concepts","audience_plain":"This course is intended for those who will be involved in installing, expanding and upgrading a PowerFlex solution. It is also intended for those who will be involved in configuring, managing, administering, and provisioning a PowerFlex solution.","contents_plain":"Introduction to PowerFlex\n\n\n- PowerFlex Overview\n- PowerFlex Storage and Data Organization\n- PowerFlex Integration and Management\nPowerFlex Installation\n\n\n- Installation methods\n- Storage Data Replicator (SDR)\n- Adding SDR components to PowerFlex cluster\n- Lab Exercise: Install PowerFlex\nPowerFlex Upgrade\n\n\n- Upgrade overview\n- Upgrade considerations\n- Upgrade Procedure (ESXi)\n- Lab Exercise: Upgrade PowerFlex\nPowerFlex Expansion\n\n\n- Expansion overview\n- Expansion pre-requisites\n- Expansion procedure\n- Lab Exercise: Expand a PowerFlex System\nConfiguring the System\n\n\n- User Roles and management\n- User Authentication\n- Add Protection Domain\n- Lab Exercise: Create a Protection Domain\n- Add Storage Pool\n- Lab Exercise: Create a Storage Pool\n- Add Acceleration Pool\n- Lab Exercise: Create an Acceleration Pool\n- Add Fault Set\n- Lab Exercise: Create a Fault Set\n- Modify Spare Capacity\n- Administering Volumes\n- Lab Exercise: Create and Map a Volume\n- Lab Exercise: Migrate a Volume\nData Protection Options\n\n\n- Rebuild and Rebalance\n- Snapshots and Snapshot Policy\n- Lab Exercise: Create a Secure Snapshot\n- Lab Exercise: Create a Consistency Group\n- Lab Exercise: Create a Snapshot Policy\n- Maintenance Modes\n- Lab Exercise: Enter Maintenance Mode\n- Native Asynchronous Replication\n- PowerFlex with CloudLink\nManaging System Objects\n\n\n- Managing the Cluster Components\n- Lab Exercise: Switching the Primary MDM\n- Managing the SDS Components\n- Managing the SDC Components\n- Managing the Volume Components\nMonitoring and Troubleshooting\n\n\n- Monitoring tools and activities\n- Lab Exercise: Log Collection\n- Troubleshooting a PowerFlex system\nIn addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes hands on lab and lab simulations designed to allow practical experience for the participant.","summary_plain":"This course provides a complete view of installing, upgrading, expanding a PowerFlex and Ready Node system. Installation methods for Linux and ESXi environments are introduced and you will perform hands-on installation and upgrade of a PowerFlex cluster. It also includes working with the MDM, SDS, SDC, volumes, adjusting cache, and administrating the system. A deeper understanding of the architecture and components will be introduced. Labs, simulations, and video demonstrations are also provided for a complete learning experience.","skill_level":"Intermediate","version":"3.6","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},"US":{"country":"US","currency":"USD","taxrate":null,"price":4400},"FR":{"country":"FR","currency":"EUR","taxrate":19.6,"price":3947},"GB":{"country":"GB","currency":"GBP","taxrate":20,"price":3710},"DE":{"country":"DE","currency":"EUR","taxrate":19,"price":4260},"CA":{"country":"CA","currency":"CAD","taxrate":null,"price":6075},"AT":{"country":"AT","currency":"EUR","taxrate":20,"price":4260},"SI":{"country":"SI","currency":"EUR","taxrate":20,"price":4260}}},"lastchanged":"2026-03-31T13:25:54+02:00","parenturl":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/en\/json-courses","nexturl_course_schedule":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/en\/json-course-schedule\/32104","source_lang":"en","source":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/en\/json-course\/emc-pf36ia"}}