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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="35185" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/netapp-uotfvvs" lastchanged="2026-02-13T11:32:17+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Using NetApp tools for VMware vSphere</title><productcode>UOTFVVS</productcode><vendorcode>NA</vendorcode><vendorname>NetApp</vendorname><fullproductcode>NA-UOTFVVS</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:
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&lt;li&gt;Describe the overall architecture of the integration of ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify the overall concepts of ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain how to deploy and upgrade ONTAP tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and apply best practices to ONTAP tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Illustrate how to protect datastores and VMs by using ONTAP tools and NetApp SnapCenter software&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage datastores, VMs, and ESXi hosts with ONTAP tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Demonstrate how to automate storage infrastructure by using ONTAP tools REST APIs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ONTAP Cluster Administration &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/netapp-ontap9adm&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;ONTAP Cluster Administration &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(ONTAP9ADM)&lt;/span&gt; (9.16)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ONTAP Data Protection &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/netapp-dataprot9&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;ONTAP Data Protection Administration &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(DATAPROT9)&lt;/span&gt; (9.16)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Administrator&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Engineer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Architect&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 1: Introduction to ONTAP tools&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;ONTAP tools architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;High availability for ONTAP tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using ONTAP tools for disaster recovery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ONTAP tools use cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ONTAP tools protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ONTAP tools automation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 2: Deploy and upgrade ONTAP tools&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Interoperability of ONTAP tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ONTAP tools quick start&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Role-based access control&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Renewing an ONTAP self-signed SSL certificate&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 3: Configure ONTAP tools&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Configure ONTAP tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage capability profiles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure traditional datastores with storage capability profiles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and configure vVols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 4: Using ONTAP tools to protect data&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Why NetApp for VMware SRM&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Disaster recovery with SRM&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SnapMirror active sync&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Capabilities and protection policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quorum witness&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Transparent Application Failover&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 5: Managing the use of ONTAP tools&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Dashboard overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Defining storage capability profiles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating VMware vSphere VM storage policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 6: Using SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere to protect VMs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 7: Using automation with ONTAP tools&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Ways to automate&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ONTAP tools API workflow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;vCenter Server API Explorer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:



- Describe the overall architecture of the integration of ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere features
- Identify the overall concepts of ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere
- Explain how to deploy and upgrade ONTAP tools
- Configure and apply best practices to ONTAP tools
- Illustrate how to protect datastores and VMs by using ONTAP tools and NetApp SnapCenter software
- Manage datastores, VMs, and ESXi hosts with ONTAP tools
- Demonstrate how to automate storage infrastructure by using ONTAP tools REST APIs</objective_plain><essentials_plain>- ONTAP Cluster Administration ONTAP Cluster Administration (ONTAP9ADM) (9.16)
- ONTAP Data Protection ONTAP Data Protection Administration (DATAPROT9) (9.16)</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- Administrator
- Engineer
- Architect</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1: Introduction to ONTAP tools



- ONTAP tools architecture
- High availability for ONTAP tools
- Using ONTAP tools for disaster recovery
- SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
- ONTAP tools use cases
- ONTAP tools protocols
- ONTAP tools automation
Module 2: Deploy and upgrade ONTAP tools



- Interoperability of ONTAP tools
- ONTAP tools quick start
- Role-based access control
- Renewing an ONTAP self-signed SSL certificate
Module 3: Configure ONTAP tools



- Configure ONTAP tools
- Storage capability profiles
- Configure traditional datastores with storage capability profiles
- Create and configure vVols
Module 4: Using ONTAP tools to protect data



- Why NetApp for VMware SRM
- Disaster recovery with SRM
- SnapMirror active sync
- Capabilities and protection policies
- Quorum witness
- Transparent Application Failover
Module 5: Managing the use of ONTAP tools



- Dashboard overview
- Defining storage capability profiles
- Creating VMware vSphere VM storage policies
Module 6: Using SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere to protect VMs



- SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
Module 7: Using automation with ONTAP tools


- Ways to automate
- ONTAP tools API workflow
- vCenter Server API Explorer</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1735.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="PL" currency="USD">2224.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1800.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="GB" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CH" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="PL" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue></miles></course>