H41BPSHPHPHP-H41BPS1.0<p>After completing this course, you should be able to: </p> <ul> <li>Present the B-series portfolio</li><li>Perform an out-of-box initial configuration</li><li>Configure initial security</li><li>Verify switch status</li><li>Identify important fabric parameters</li><li>Perform common administrative tasks</li><li>Explain chassis, fabric, and switch names</li><li>Discuss the default port name</li><li>Describe the Fibre channel networking model</li><li>Recall the format of a WWN</li><li>Describe Fibre Channel topologies</li><li>Identify Fibre Channel addressing</li><li>Identify the node and port types</li><li>Identify the different class of service</li><li>Describe the frame structure</li><li>Describe the role of the principal switch</li><li>Identify exchange-based routing</li><li>Describe in-order delivery (IOD)</li><li>Manage interswitch links (ISL)</li><li>Describe the benefits of trunking</li><li>List the fabric services well-known addresses</li><li>Explain zoning</li><li>Explain quality of service (QoS) SID/DID traffic prioritization in the fabric</li><li>Discuss NVMe-oF standard, types, and building blocks</li><li>Discuss SAN extension technologies and implementations</li><li>Explain the use and effects of buffer (BB) credits on distance and speed</li><li>Discuss the different long distance settings and the supported distances for B-series switches</li><li>Identify when a long distance license is required</li><li>Describe the use of long wave SFPs</li><li>Explain the limitations of long distance connection when using trunking</li><li>Describe Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and its role in SAN extension</li><li>Describe FCIP circuits, trunking, and tunnels</li><li>Describe adaptive rate limiting and FCIP QoS</li><li>Configure and verify a VE_Port-to-VE_Port connection</li><li>Discuss FCIP performance and security</li><li>Explain the Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing (FC-FC routing)</li><li>Describe Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing terminology, concepts, and theory</li><li>Explain virtual fabric terminology</li><li>Describe switch connection control (SCC)</li><li>Explain device connection control (DCC)</li><li>Describe fabric configuration server (FCS)</li><li>Explain authentication policy for fabric elements</li><li>Distinguish the difference between the security policies</li><li>Apply policy distribution</li><li>Identify IP filter policies (IPFILTER)</li><li>Explain in-flight encryption</li><li>Describe technologies driving SAN management</li><li>Discuss HPE B-series SAN management today</li><li>List Fabric Vision technologies</li><li>Talk about Flow Vision</li><li>Describe monitoring and alerting policy suite (MAPS)</li><li>Discuss Fabric Vision licensing</li><li>Back up and manage configuration files</li><li>List the steps for performing a successful firmware upgrade</li><li>Describe troubleshooting techniques</li><li>Manage a data gathering process</li><li>List common SAN problems and their solutions</li><li>Outline topology choices and design considerations</li><li>Describe SAN performance factors</li><li>Identify levels of high availability in SAN architecture</li></ul><p>Before attending this course, you should have: </p> <ul> <li>A good technical understanding of networking and storage concepts</li><li>Basic experience in managing Windows systems</li><li>Completed Introduction to SAN (H41BQS) or have knowledge of SAN fundamentals</li></ul><p>This course is ideal for intermediate to advanced IT professionals seeking a learning path that includes knowledge of FC-SAN technologies and experience in HPE B-series SAN environments</p><ul> <li>Module 1: Installation and Configuration</li><li>Module 2: Fibre Channel Theory</li><li>Module 3: FCP Routing and Trunking</li><li>Module 4: Fibre Channel Services</li><li>Module 5: NVMe-oF</li><li>Module 6: Long Distance Connectivity</li><li>Module 7: FCIP</li><li>Module 8: FC-FC Routing and Virtual Fabrics</li><li>Module 9: Security</li><li>Module 10: Management</li><li>Module 11: B-series Performance Monitoring</li><li>Module 12: Maintenance and Troubleshooting</li><li>Module 13: SAN Design</li></ul><h5>Module 1: Installation and Configuration</h5> <ul> <li>HPE B-series SAN portfolio</li><li>Installation and configuration of a new switch</li><li>Switch configuration procedure</li><li>Activate a license feature</li><li>Setting names</li><li>Configuring syslog support</li><li>Checking switch status</li><li>Configuring 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel on supported platforms</li><li>Taking a configuration backup</li><li>Booting a switch</li></ul><h5>Module 2: Fibre Channel Theory</h5><ul> <li>Describe the Fibre Channel networking model</li><li>Different class of service</li><li>FC frame structure</li><li>Flow control</li><li>Recall the format of a WWN</li><li>Fibre Channel topologies</li><li>Port types</li><li>Fibre Channel addressing</li><li>NPIV technology and use-cases</li></ul><h5>Module 3: FCP Routing and Trunking</h5><ul> <li>Fabric terminology</li><li>Principal switch</li><li>Fabric initialization</li><li>Frame routing&mdash;FSPF (Layer 2 routing)</li><li>Exchange-based routing</li><li>ISL Trunking</li><li>Inter-chassis links</li><li>Routing over trunks</li><li>Trunks monitoring</li><li>Deskew parameter</li><li>Types of trunking</li></ul><h5>Module 4: Fibre Channel Services</h5><ul> <li>Link services</li><li>Fabric services</li><li>Well-known addresses</li><li>Simple Name Service</li><li>Fabric login sequence</li><li>Zoning overview and types</li><li>Zoning management and administration</li><li>Default zoning</li><li>Zone fabric locking</li><li>Zoning granularity</li><li>Adding a new B-series switch to a zoned fabric</li><li>Zoning best practices</li><li>Peer Zoning</li><li>Target-driven peer zoning</li><li>QoS zoning</li></ul><h5>Module 5: NVMe-oF</h5><ul> <li>What is NVME?</li><li>Why NVMe over fabrics</li><li>HPE Storage Networking&mdash;how NVMe improves performance</li><li>NVMe over fabrics (NVMe-oF) summary</li><li>NVMe over FC (FC-NVMe)</li><li>NVMe over Ethernet</li></ul><h5>Module 6: Long Distance Connectivity</h5><ul> <li>SAN extension technologies and implementations</li><li>Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) overview</li><li>CWDM</li><li>DWDM</li><li>FC over SONET/SDH</li><li>Fabric OS Extended Fabrics</li><li>Buffer to buffer flow control</li><li>Configuring Extended Fabrics</li><li>Trunking over long distance fabrics</li><li>Protective switching</li><li>Buffer-to-buffer credit allocation and management</li></ul><h5>Module 7: FCIP</h5><ul> <li>Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and its role in SAN extension</li><li>FCIP circuits, trunking, and tunnels</li><li>FCIP performance</li><li>FCIP compression</li><li>FCIP selective acknowledgement</li><li>FastWrite and Open Systems Tape Pipelining</li><li>Adaptive rate limiting and FCIP QoS</li><li>FCIP best practices</li><li>FCIP advantages and disadvantages</li><li>Configure and verify a VE_port-to-VE_Port connection</li><li>FCIP performance and security</li><li>FCIP analysis</li><li>B-Series distance extension product lines</li></ul><h5>Module 8: FC-FC Routing and Virtual Fabrics </h5><ul> <li>Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing (FC-FC routing)</li><li>SAN scaling</li><li>LSAN zones</li><li>Fabrics and EX_Port</li><li>EX_port trunking</li><li>Integration of Fibre Channel routing and FCIP</li><li>Logical fabrics and ISLs</li><li>Virtual fabrics theory</li><li>Fabric and Domain ID</li><li>Virtual fabric configration</li></ul><h5>Module 9: Security</h5> <ul> <li>Connection control (SCC) policy</li><li>Device connection control (DCC) policy</li><li>Fabric configuration server (FCS) policy</li><li>Authentication policy for fabric elements</li><li>Security policy distribution and consistency</li><li>Identify IP filter policies (IPFILTER)</li><li>B-series role-based access control (RBAC)</li><li>Predefined and user-defined roles</li><li>Setting password rules</li><li>Authentication options and multi-factor authentication</li><li>Authentication policy for fabric elements</li><li>Switch and device authentication policy modes</li><li>Setting up the authentication protocol (FCAP)</li><li>Security and encryption</li><li>In-flight compression and encryption</li></ul><h5>Module 10: Management</h5><ul> <li>Technologies driving SAN management</li><li>B-series SAN management interfaces and tools</li><li>Web tools</li><li>SANnav management software</li><li>HPE GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management</li><li>Simple network management protocol (SNMP) overview</li><li>B-series SNMP Fabric OS commands</li><li>REST(ful) API theory and usage</li></ul> <h5>Module 11: B-series Performance Monitoring </h5><ul> <li>Fabric Vision technologies</li><li>Flow Vision overview</li><li>Flow definition and monitoring and management</li><li>SIM port concept</li><li>IO insight and VM Insight</li><li>Monitoring and alerting policy suite (MAPS) introduction</li><li>MAPS rules, policies, and dashboard</li><li>Fabric performance impact (FPI) monitoring</li><li>Configuration and operational monitoring policy automation services suite (COMPASS)</li><li>Other features</li><li>Discuss Fabric Vision licensing</li></ul><h5>Module 12: Maintenance and Troubleshooting </h5><ul> <li>Back up and manage configuration files</li><li>Firmware upgrade</li><li>Troubleshooting techniques</li><li>Common troubleshooting problems and tools</li><li>End-to-end troubleshooting <ul> <li>SAN analytics</li><li>Features and capabilities</li><li>Traffic optimizer</li><li>Self-healing</li><li>Use cases</li><li>Instant visibility of SAN health</li></ul></li></ul><h5>Module 13: SAN Design </h5><ul> <li>Topology choices and design considerations</li><li>HPE standard supported SAN topologies <ul> <li>Single-switch fabric</li><li>Cascaded fabric</li><li>Ring fabric</li><li>Meshed fabrics</li><li>Core-edge fabric</li></ul></li><li>Initial cost of deployment</li><li>SAN performance factors <ul> <li>Topology data access usage</li><li>ISL oversubscription</li><li>Hop latency</li><li>Device attachment points</li><li>Data locality</li><li>Performance guidelines within the SAN</li><li>Recommendations for switch ISL connectivity</li></ul></li><li>Levels of high availability in SAN architecture</li><li>Single point of connectivity knowledge</li><li>HPE SAN Design Reference Guide</li><li>Infrastructure documentation</li></ul>After completing this course, you should be able to: - Present the B-series portfolio - Perform an out-of-box initial configuration - Configure initial security - Verify switch status - Identify important fabric parameters - Perform common administrative tasks - Explain chassis, fabric, and switch names - Discuss the default port name - Describe the Fibre channel networking model - Recall the format of a WWN - Describe Fibre Channel topologies - Identify Fibre Channel addressing - Identify the node and port types - Identify the different class of service - Describe the frame structure - Describe the role of the principal switch - Identify exchange-based routing - Describe in-order delivery (IOD) - Manage interswitch links (ISL) - Describe the benefits of trunking - List the fabric services well-known addresses - Explain zoning - Explain quality of service (QoS) SID/DID traffic prioritization in the fabric - Discuss NVMe-oF standard, types, and building blocks - Discuss SAN extension technologies and implementations - Explain the use and effects of buffer (BB) credits on distance and speed - Discuss the different long distance settings and the supported distances for B-series switches - Identify when a long distance license is required - Describe the use of long wave SFPs - Explain the limitations of long distance connection when using trunking - Describe Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and its role in SAN extension - Describe FCIP circuits, trunking, and tunnels - Describe adaptive rate limiting and FCIP QoS - Configure and verify a VE_Port-to-VE_Port connection - Discuss FCIP performance and security - Explain the Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing (FC-FC routing) - Describe Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing terminology, concepts, and theory - Explain virtual fabric terminology - Describe switch connection control (SCC) - Explain device connection control (DCC) - Describe fabric configuration server (FCS) - Explain authentication policy for fabric elements - Distinguish the difference between the security policies - Apply policy distribution - Identify IP filter policies (IPFILTER) - Explain in-flight encryption - Describe technologies driving SAN management - Discuss HPE B-series SAN management today - List Fabric Vision technologies - Talk about Flow Vision - Describe monitoring and alerting policy suite (MAPS) - Discuss Fabric Vision licensing - Back up and manage configuration files - List the steps for performing a successful firmware upgrade - Describe troubleshooting techniques - Manage a data gathering process - List common SAN problems and their solutions - Outline topology choices and design considerations - Describe SAN performance factors - Identify levels of high availability in SAN architectureBefore attending this course, you should have: - A good technical understanding of networking and storage concepts - Basic experience in managing Windows systems - Completed Introduction to SAN (H41BQS) or have knowledge of SAN fundamentalsThis course is ideal for intermediate to advanced IT professionals seeking a learning path that includes knowledge of FC-SAN technologies and experience in HPE B-series SAN environments- Module 1: Installation and Configuration - Module 2: Fibre Channel Theory - Module 3: FCP Routing and Trunking - Module 4: Fibre Channel Services - Module 5: NVMe-oF - Module 6: Long Distance Connectivity - Module 7: FCIP - Module 8: FC-FC Routing and Virtual Fabrics - Module 9: Security - Module 10: Management - Module 11: B-series Performance Monitoring - Module 12: Maintenance and Troubleshooting - Module 13: SAN DesignModule 1: Installation and Configuration - HPE B-series SAN portfolio - Installation and configuration of a new switch - Switch configuration procedure - Activate a license feature - Setting names - Configuring syslog support - Checking switch status - Configuring 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel on supported platforms - Taking a configuration backup - Booting a switch Module 2: Fibre Channel Theory - Describe the Fibre Channel networking model - Different class of service - FC frame structure - Flow control - Recall the format of a WWN - Fibre Channel topologies - Port types - Fibre Channel addressing - NPIV technology and use-cases Module 3: FCP Routing and Trunking - Fabric terminology - Principal switch - Fabric initialization - Frame routing—FSPF (Layer 2 routing) - Exchange-based routing - ISL Trunking - Inter-chassis links - Routing over trunks - Trunks monitoring - Deskew parameter - Types of trunking Module 4: Fibre Channel Services - Link services - Fabric services - Well-known addresses - Simple Name Service - Fabric login sequence - Zoning overview and types - Zoning management and administration - Default zoning - Zone fabric locking - Zoning granularity - Adding a new B-series switch to a zoned fabric - Zoning best practices - Peer Zoning - Target-driven peer zoning - QoS zoning Module 5: NVMe-oF - What is NVME? - Why NVMe over fabrics - HPE Storage Networking—how NVMe improves performance - NVMe over fabrics (NVMe-oF) summary - NVMe over FC (FC-NVMe) - NVMe over Ethernet Module 6: Long Distance Connectivity - SAN extension technologies and implementations - Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) overview - CWDM - DWDM - FC over SONET/SDH - Fabric OS Extended Fabrics - Buffer to buffer flow control - Configuring Extended Fabrics - Trunking over long distance fabrics - Protective switching - Buffer-to-buffer credit allocation and management Module 7: FCIP - Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and its role in SAN extension - FCIP circuits, trunking, and tunnels - FCIP performance - FCIP compression - FCIP selective acknowledgement - FastWrite and Open Systems Tape Pipelining - Adaptive rate limiting and FCIP QoS - FCIP best practices - FCIP advantages and disadvantages - Configure and verify a VE_port-to-VE_Port connection - FCIP performance and security - FCIP analysis - B-Series distance extension product lines Module 8: FC-FC Routing and Virtual Fabrics - Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel routing (FC-FC routing) - SAN scaling - LSAN zones - Fabrics and EX_Port - EX_port trunking - Integration of Fibre Channel routing and FCIP - Logical fabrics and ISLs - Virtual fabrics theory - Fabric and Domain ID - Virtual fabric configration Module 9: Security - Connection control (SCC) policy - Device connection control (DCC) policy - Fabric configuration server (FCS) policy - Authentication policy for fabric elements - Security policy distribution and consistency - Identify IP filter policies (IPFILTER) - B-series role-based access control (RBAC) - Predefined and user-defined roles - Setting password rules - Authentication options and multi-factor authentication - Authentication policy for fabric elements - Switch and device authentication policy modes - Setting up the authentication protocol (FCAP) - Security and encryption - In-flight compression and encryption Module 10: Management - Technologies driving SAN management - B-series SAN management interfaces and tools - Web tools - SANnav management software - HPE GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management - Simple network management protocol (SNMP) overview - B-series SNMP Fabric OS commands - REST(ful) API theory and usage Module 11: B-series Performance Monitoring - Fabric Vision technologies - Flow Vision overview - Flow definition and monitoring and management - SIM port concept - IO insight and VM Insight - Monitoring and alerting policy suite (MAPS) introduction - MAPS rules, policies, and dashboard - Fabric performance impact (FPI) monitoring - Configuration and operational monitoring policy automation services suite (COMPASS) - Other features - Discuss Fabric Vision licensing Module 12: Maintenance and Troubleshooting - Back up and manage configuration files - Firmware upgrade - Troubleshooting techniques - Common troubleshooting problems and tools - End-to-end troubleshooting - SAN analytics - Features and capabilities - Traffic optimizer - Self-healing - Use cases - Instant visibility of SAN health Module 13: SAN Design - Topology choices and design considerations - HPE standard supported SAN topologies - Single-switch fabric - Cascaded fabric - Ring fabric - Meshed fabrics - Core-edge fabric - Initial cost of deployment - SAN performance factors - Topology data access usage - ISL oversubscription - Hop latency - Device attachment points - Data locality - Performance guidelines within the SAN - Recommendations for switch ISL connectivity - Levels of high availability in SAN architecture - Single point of connectivity knowledge - HPE SAN Design Reference Guide - Infrastructure documentation4 jours3000.003000.00