<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!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="34596" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/netapp-miwci" lastchanged="2025-11-19T15:32:26+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Monitoring Infrastructures with Cloud Insights</title><productcode>MIWCI</productcode><vendorcode>NA</vendorcode><vendorname>NetApp</vendorname><fullproductcode>NA-MIWCI</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe the benefits of Cloud Insights for hybrid cloud infrastructures&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain the Cloud Insights architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure data collectors to monitor hybrid cloud assets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Cloud Insights queries, annotations, and dashboards to manage your hybrid cloud infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Cloud Insights to troubleshoot hybrid cloud performance issues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify unused and underused storage space&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain how to create a dashboard for monitoring risks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the benefits of Cloud Insights for Kubernetes environments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn the processes to transition an OnCommand Insight environment to a Cloud Insights environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cloud Insights Fundamentals&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Some previous knowledge of Cloud Insights&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Extensive knowledge of the cloud IT environment and how to manage the systems that the cloud environment contains&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Systems administrator, operator and architect&lt;/p&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 1: Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;	
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Cloud Insights&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Insights subscription editions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Insights architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Exercises: 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Creating and logging in to an account&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 2: Configuring Cloud Insights	&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Installing data Acquisition Units on Windows and Linux&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Insights data collection overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Installing data agents on the hosts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring infrastructure data collectors&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Exercises:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Adding a Linux host agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adding a Windows host agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adding a network statistics data collector&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Installing the Acquisition Unit software on a Windows server&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Installing the Acquisition Unit software on a Linux host&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adding a data collector for an ONTAP based storage system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 3: Managing the hybrid cloud	&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Visualizing Azure storage with Cloud Insights&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Visualizing on-premises storage with Cloud Insights&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hybrid cloud dashboards&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using hybrid cloud dashboards&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Exercises:	
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Managing the hybrid cloud infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
	
&lt;strong&gt;Module 4: Querying, annotating, and monitoring	&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working with queries&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Working with annotations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring and alerts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Exercises:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Using annotations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Defining a new query&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exploring cloud asset pages&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 5: Workload Security and Active IQ	&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configure NetApp Workload Security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure automated response policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Workload Security alerts and Active IQ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Active IQ risk assessment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Forensic data auditing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore the Workload Security API&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Exercises:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configuring a Workload Security environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring an automated response policy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Analyzing forensics reports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 6: Optimizing Cloud Insights&lt;/strong&gt;	
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configure service levels by using annotations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor alerts for NetApp storage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Optimized dashboards&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Insights and Active IQ integration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Exercises:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Using business entity annotations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Defining an application with a resource&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using expert view charts effectively&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Managing Active IQ identified risks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 7: Subscriptions and user roles	&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Subscribing to Cloud Insights&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Insights accounts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Exercises:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Creating a Cloud Insights environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 8: Managing Kubernetes	&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overview of Cloud Insights for Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Insights Kubernetes Explorer dashboard&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full stack visualization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Node, pod, and workload status&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exercises:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Installing and configuring a Kubernetes Operator agent (for reference only)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exploring your Kubernetes environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting Kubernetes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Appendix AOnCommand Insight to Cloud Insights migration&lt;/strong&gt;	
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe OnCommand Insight to Cloud Insights migration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:



- Describe the benefits of Cloud Insights for hybrid cloud infrastructures
- Explain the Cloud Insights architecture
- Configure data collectors to monitor hybrid cloud assets
- Use Cloud Insights queries, annotations, and dashboards to manage your hybrid cloud infrastructure
- Use Cloud Insights to troubleshoot hybrid cloud performance issues
- Identify unused and underused storage space
- Explain how to create a dashboard for monitoring risks
- Describe the benefits of Cloud Insights for Kubernetes environments.
- Learn the processes to transition an OnCommand Insight environment to a Cloud Insights environment</objective_plain><essentials_plain>- Cloud Insights Fundamentals
- Some previous knowledge of Cloud Insights
- Extensive knowledge of the cloud IT environment and how to manage the systems that the cloud environment contains</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Systems administrator, operator and architect</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1: Introduction	



- Introduction to Cloud Insights
- Cloud Insights subscription editions
- Cloud Insights architecture

Exercises: 



- Creating and logging in to an account
Module 2: Configuring Cloud Insights	



- Installing data Acquisition Units on Windows and Linux
- Cloud Insights data collection overview
- Installing data agents on the hosts
- Configuring infrastructure data collectors

Exercises:



- Adding a Linux host agent
- Adding a Windows host agent
- Adding a network statistics data collector
- Installing the Acquisition Unit software on a Windows server
- Installing the Acquisition Unit software on a Linux host
- Adding a data collector for an ONTAP based storage system
Module 3: Managing the hybrid cloud	



- Visualizing Azure storage with Cloud Insights
- Visualizing on-premises storage with Cloud Insights
- Hybrid cloud dashboards
- Using hybrid cloud dashboards

Exercises:	



- Managing the hybrid cloud infrastructure

	
Module 4: Querying, annotating, and monitoring	



- Working with queries
- Working with annotations
- Monitoring and alerts
- Monitoring

Exercises:



- Using annotations
- Defining a new query
- Exploring cloud asset pages
Module 5: Workload Security and Active IQ	



- Configure NetApp Workload Security
- Configure automated response policies
- Workload Security alerts and Active IQ
- Active IQ risk assessment
- Forensic data auditing
- Explore the Workload Security API

Exercises:



- Configuring a Workload Security environment
- Configuring an automated response policy
- Analyzing forensics reports
Module 6: Optimizing Cloud Insights	



- Configure service levels by using annotations
- Monitor alerts for NetApp storage
- Optimized dashboards
- Cloud Insights and Active IQ integration

Exercises:



- Using business entity annotations
- Defining an application with a resource
- Using expert view charts effectively
- Managing Active IQ identified risks
Module 7: Subscriptions and user roles	



- Subscribing to Cloud Insights
- Cloud Insights accounts

Exercises:



- Creating a Cloud Insights environment
Module 8: Managing Kubernetes	



- Review Kubernetes
- Overview of Cloud Insights for Kubernetes
- Cloud Insights Kubernetes Explorer dashboard
- Full stack visualization
- Node, pod, and workload status
Exercises:



- Installing and configuring a Kubernetes Operator agent (for reference only)
- Exploring your Kubernetes environment
- Troubleshooting Kubernetes
Appendix AOnCommand Insight to Cloud Insights migration	



- Describe OnCommand Insight to Cloud Insights migration</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="3">3 days</duration><pricelist><price country="GB" currency="GBP">2600.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">2700.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">2970.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">2700.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">2700.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="GB" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">36.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">36.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CH" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">36.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">36.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">36.00</milesvalue></miles></course>