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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="32104" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/emc-pf36ia" lastchanged="2026-03-31T13:25:54+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>PowerFlex 3.6 Implementation and Administration</title><productcode>PF36IA</productcode><vendorcode>EM</vendorcode><vendorname>Dell EMC</vendorname><fullproductcode>EM-PF36IA</fullproductcode><version>3.6</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to PowerFlex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Install a PowerFlex system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Native asynchronous replication in a PowerFlex cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upgrade PowerFlex cluster from v3.5 to v3.6&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Perform a PowerFlex Cluster Expansion.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage system user accounts and secure the PowerFlex system.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create, map, and protect PowerFlex volumes and manage system capacity.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor and Troubleshoot a PowerFlex System.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;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:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Storage networking infrastructures and concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring and reporting concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Virtualized data center concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PowerFlex product concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;Introduction to PowerFlex&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;PowerFlex Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PowerFlex Storage and Data Organization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PowerFlex Integration and Management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;PowerFlex Installation&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Installation methods&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage Data Replicator (SDR)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adding SDR components to PowerFlex cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Install PowerFlex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;PowerFlex Upgrade&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Upgrade overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upgrade considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upgrade Procedure (ESXi)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Upgrade PowerFlex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;PowerFlex Expansion&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expansion overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Expansion pre-requisites&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Expansion procedure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Expand a PowerFlex System&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Configuring the System&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;User Roles and management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;User Authentication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add Protection Domain&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create a Protection Domain&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add Storage Pool&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create a Storage Pool&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add Acceleration Pool&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create an Acceleration Pool&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add Fault Set&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create a Fault Set&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modify Spare Capacity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Administering Volumes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create and Map a Volume&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Migrate a Volume&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Data Protection Options&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rebuild and Rebalance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Snapshots and Snapshot Policy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create a Secure Snapshot&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create a Consistency Group&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Create a Snapshot Policy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Maintenance Modes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Enter Maintenance Mode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Native Asynchronous Replication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PowerFlex with CloudLink&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Managing System Objects&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Managing the Cluster Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Switching the Primary MDM&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Managing the SDS Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Managing the SDC Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Managing the Volume Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Monitoring and Troubleshooting&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Monitoring tools and activities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab Exercise: Log Collection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting a PowerFlex system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes hands on lab and lab simulations designed to allow practical experience for the participant.&lt;/p&gt;</contents><objective_plain>Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:


- Introduction to PowerFlex
- Install a PowerFlex system
- Implement Native asynchronous replication in a PowerFlex cluster
- Upgrade PowerFlex cluster from v3.5 to v3.6
- Perform a PowerFlex Cluster Expansion.
- Manage system user accounts and secure the PowerFlex system.
- Create, map, and protect PowerFlex volumes and manage system capacity.
- Monitor and Troubleshoot a PowerFlex System.</objective_plain><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:


- Storage networking infrastructures and concepts
- Monitoring and reporting concepts
- Virtualized data center concepts
- PowerFlex product concepts</essentials_plain><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.</audience_plain><contents_plain>Introduction to PowerFlex


- PowerFlex Overview
- PowerFlex Storage and Data Organization
- PowerFlex Integration and Management
PowerFlex Installation


- Installation methods
- Storage Data Replicator (SDR)
- Adding SDR components to PowerFlex cluster
- Lab Exercise: Install PowerFlex
PowerFlex Upgrade


- Upgrade overview
- Upgrade considerations
- Upgrade Procedure (ESXi)
- Lab Exercise: Upgrade PowerFlex
PowerFlex Expansion


- Expansion overview
- Expansion pre-requisites
- Expansion procedure
- Lab Exercise: Expand a PowerFlex System
Configuring the System


- User Roles and management
- User Authentication
- Add Protection Domain
- Lab Exercise: Create a Protection Domain
- Add Storage Pool
- Lab Exercise: Create a Storage Pool
- Add Acceleration Pool
- Lab Exercise: Create an Acceleration Pool
- Add Fault Set
- Lab Exercise: Create a Fault Set
- Modify Spare Capacity
- Administering Volumes
- Lab Exercise: Create and Map a Volume
- Lab Exercise: Migrate a Volume
Data Protection Options


- Rebuild and Rebalance
- Snapshots and Snapshot Policy
- Lab Exercise: Create a Secure Snapshot
- Lab Exercise: Create a Consistency Group
- Lab Exercise: Create a Snapshot Policy
- Maintenance Modes
- Lab Exercise: Enter Maintenance Mode
- Native Asynchronous Replication
- PowerFlex with CloudLink
Managing System Objects


- Managing the Cluster Components
- Lab Exercise: Switching the Primary MDM
- Managing the SDS Components
- Managing the SDC Components
- Managing the Volume Components
Monitoring and Troubleshooting


- Monitoring tools and activities
- Lab Exercise: Log Collection
- Troubleshooting a PowerFlex system
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes hands on lab and lab simulations designed to allow practical experience for the participant.</contents_plain><duration unit="d" days="4">4 days</duration><pricelist><price country="CH" currency="USD">4400.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">4400.00</price><price country="US" currency="USD">4400.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">3947.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">3710.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">4260.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">6075.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">4260.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">4260.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>