Introduction to SANH41BQSHPHPHP-H41BQS1.0<p>After completing this course, you should be
able to:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Define a storage area network (SAN)</li><li>Describe SAN benefits</li><li>Discuss data access methods</li><li>Identify SAN hardware components</li><li>Describe HPE Storage Networking elements and benefits</li><li>Recall the format of a WWN</li><li>Explain Fibre Channel (FC) terminology and port types</li><li>Describe FC topologies</li><li>Identify FC addressing</li><li>List the steps for port initialization</li><li>Identify the node and port types</li><li>Describe the role of Simple Name Service</li><li>Describe concepts associated with zoning</li><li>Explain the data center bridging (DCB) standard</li><li>Describe the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard</li><li>Discuss the Non-Volatile Memory Express over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) standard, types, and building blocks</li><li>Discuss host connectivity</li><li>Discuss N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support and products based on it</li><li>Explain the function of multipathing and load balancing</li><li>Discuss the need for SAN management</li><li>Discuss technologies driving SAN management</li><li>Describe HPE SAN management today</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>Describe approaches to planning security in a SAN</li><li>Outline the core components for securing a SAN</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>Basic technical understanding of concepts and terminology related to networking and storage</li><li>Basic experience in managing Windows systems</li></ul><p>This course is ideal for new or entry-level
technical professionals seeking a learning path
that includes conceptual knowledge of SAN
technologies.</p><p>Module 0: Course Overview
Module 1: SAN Introduction
Module 2: Fibre Channel
Module 3: iSCSI
Module 4: NVMe-oF
Module 5: Host
Module 6: SAN Management
Module 7: Long Distance Connectivity
Module 8: SAN Security
Module 9: SAN Design</p><h5>Module 0: Course Overview </h5><ul>
<li>Course topics</li></ul><h5>Module 1: SAN Introduction</h5><ul>
<li>What is a SAN?</li><li>HPE Storage Networking: Enables systems for critical workloads</li><li>Business continuance</li><li>High availability</li><li>Server and storage consolidation</li><li>Centralized management</li><li>Basic methods of storage connectivity</li><li>SAN considerations</li><li>DAS versus NAS versus SAN</li><li>SAN components</li><li>HPE Storage Networking: Hardware positioning</li><li>Fibre Channel and Ethernet—Decoded and positioned</li></ul><h5>Module 2: Fibre Channel </h5><ul>
<li>Fibre channel introduction</li><li>World Wide Name (WWN)</li><li>Nodes, ports, and links</li><li>SAN topologies</li><li>Fibre Channel port types</li><li>Fibre Channel addressing</li><li>Basic Fibre Channel services
<ul>
<li>Simple Name Service</li><li>Zoning</li></ul></li><li>Fabric segmentation</li><li>Fibre Channel networking products portfolios</li></ul><h5>Module 3: iSCSI </h5><ul>
<li>Overview of iSCSI protocol</li><li>iSCSI maps SCSI onto a network</li><li>iSCSI stack</li><li>iSCSI initiators</li><li>iSCSI target discovery</li><li>iSCSI operations</li><li>iSCSI authentication</li><li>Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)</li><li>iSCSI advantages and disadvantages</li><li>M-series switches</li></ul>
<h5>Module 4: NVMe-oF</h5><ul>
<li>Data center bridging (DCB)
<ul>
<li>Data Center Bridging vs other technologies</li><li>Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)</li></ul></li><li>Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
<ul>
<li>FCoE integrated with FC SAN fabric</li><li>FCoE encapsulation</li><li>Converged network adapters</li></ul></li><li>Non-Volatile Memory Express over Fabrics (NVMe-oF)
<ul>
<li>What is NVME?</li><li>Why NVMe over fabrics</li><li>NVMe based storage end-to-end</li><li>NVMe over the network—Fabric transport options</li><li>Deciding between the NVMe-oF options</li></ul></li></ul>
<h5>Module 5: Host</h5>
<ul>
<li>Host role within the SAN</li><li>Host and adapters</li><li>N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) overview</li><li>HPE Virtual Connect</li><li>Boot from SAN</li><li>Host preparation and install</li><li>Multipath concepts and load balancing</li></ul><h5>Module 6: SAN Management </h5><ul>
<li>SAN management categories</li><li>B-series SAN management interfaces and tools
<ul>
<li>Web tools</li><li>SANnav management software</li><li>C-Series/Cisco Data Center Network Manager</li><li>HPE GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management</li></ul></li><li>Management protocols and APIs
<ul>
<li>Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)</li><li>REST(ful) API</li></ul></li></ul><h5>Module 7: Long Distance Connectivity </h5><ul>
<li>Why extend the SAN?</li><li>SAN extension technologies</li><li>Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) options</li><li>Fibre Channel over SONET/SDH</li><li>Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)</li><li>IP network considerations</li><li>FCIP security and encryption</li><li>Buffer-to-buffer flow control</li></ul><h5>Module 8: SAN Security</h5><ul>
<li>Basic security model</li><li>Attacks and exposures</li><li>Mitigation of risk</li><li>Storage security model
<ul>
<li>Data access</li><li>Management security</li></ul></li><li>B-Series fabric security access control lists
<ul>
<li>SCC</li><li>DCC</li><li>FCS</li><li>IP Filter</li></ul></li><li>B-Series role-based access control (RBAC)</li><li>B-Series authentication options</li><li>Data path and management path security summary</li></ul><h5>Module 9: SAN Design </h5><ul>
<li>Topologies
<ul>
<li>HPE standard supported SAN topologies</li><li>Design using HPE supported SAN topologies
<ul>
<li>Single-switch fabric</li><li>Cascaded fabric</li><li>Ring fabric</li><li>Meshed fabric</li><li>Core-edge fabric</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Performance
<ul>
<li>Topology data access usage</li><li>ISL oversubscription</li><li>ISL bandwidth aggregation</li><li>Hop latency</li><li>Device attachment points</li><li>Performance guidelines within the SAN</li><li>Backup performance considerations</li></ul></li></ul>After completing this course, you should be
able to:
- Define a storage area network (SAN)
- Describe SAN benefits
- Discuss data access methods
- Identify SAN hardware components
- Describe HPE Storage Networking elements and benefits
- Recall the format of a WWN
- Explain Fibre Channel (FC) terminology and port types
- Describe FC topologies
- Identify FC addressing
- List the steps for port initialization
- Identify the node and port types
- Describe the role of Simple Name Service
- Describe concepts associated with zoning
- Explain the data center bridging (DCB) standard
- Describe the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard
- Discuss the Non-Volatile Memory Express over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) standard, types, and building blocks
- Discuss host connectivity
- Discuss N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support and products based on it
- Explain the function of multipathing and load balancing
- Discuss the need for SAN management
- Discuss technologies driving SAN management
- Describe HPE SAN management today
- Discuss SAN extension technologies and implementations
- Explain the use and effects of buffer (BB) credits on distance and speed
- Describe approaches to planning security in a SAN
- Outline the core components for securing a SAN
- Outline topology choices and design considerations
- Describe SAN performance factors
- Identify levels of high availability in SAN architectureBefore attending this course, you should have:
- Basic technical understanding of concepts and terminology related to networking and storage
- Basic experience in managing Windows systemsThis course is ideal for new or entry-level
technical professionals seeking a learning path
that includes conceptual knowledge of SAN
technologies.Module 0: Course Overview
Module 1: SAN Introduction
Module 2: Fibre Channel
Module 3: iSCSI
Module 4: NVMe-oF
Module 5: Host
Module 6: SAN Management
Module 7: Long Distance Connectivity
Module 8: SAN Security
Module 9: SAN DesignModule 0: Course Overview
- Course topics
Module 1: SAN Introduction
- What is a SAN?
- HPE Storage Networking: Enables systems for critical workloads
- Business continuance
- High availability
- Server and storage consolidation
- Centralized management
- Basic methods of storage connectivity
- SAN considerations
- DAS versus NAS versus SAN
- SAN components
- HPE Storage Networking: Hardware positioning
- Fibre Channel and Ethernet—Decoded and positioned
Module 2: Fibre Channel
- Fibre channel introduction
- World Wide Name (WWN)
- Nodes, ports, and links
- SAN topologies
- Fibre Channel port types
- Fibre Channel addressing
- Basic Fibre Channel services
- Simple Name Service
- Zoning
- Fabric segmentation
- Fibre Channel networking products portfolios
Module 3: iSCSI
- Overview of iSCSI protocol
- iSCSI maps SCSI onto a network
- iSCSI stack
- iSCSI initiators
- iSCSI target discovery
- iSCSI operations
- iSCSI authentication
- Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
- iSCSI advantages and disadvantages
- M-series switches
Module 4: NVMe-oF
- Data center bridging (DCB)
- Data Center Bridging vs other technologies
- Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- FCoE integrated with FC SAN fabric
- FCoE encapsulation
- Converged network adapters
- Non-Volatile Memory Express over Fabrics (NVMe-oF)
- What is NVME?
- Why NVMe over fabrics
- NVMe based storage end-to-end
- NVMe over the network—Fabric transport options
- Deciding between the NVMe-oF options
Module 5: Host
- Host role within the SAN
- Host and adapters
- N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) overview
- HPE Virtual Connect
- Boot from SAN
- Host preparation and install
- Multipath concepts and load balancing
Module 6: SAN Management
- SAN management categories
- B-series SAN management interfaces and tools
- Web tools
- SANnav management software
- C-Series/Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- HPE GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management
- Management protocols and APIs
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- REST(ful) API
Module 7: Long Distance Connectivity
- Why extend the SAN?
- SAN extension technologies
- Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) options
- Fibre Channel over SONET/SDH
- Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)
- IP network considerations
- FCIP security and encryption
- Buffer-to-buffer flow control
Module 8: SAN Security
- Basic security model
- Attacks and exposures
- Mitigation of risk
- Storage security model
- Data access
- Management security
- B-Series fabric security access control lists
- SCC
- DCC
- FCS
- IP Filter
- B-Series role-based access control (RBAC)
- B-Series authentication options
- Data path and management path security summary
Module 9: SAN Design
- Topologies
- HPE standard supported SAN topologies
- Design using HPE supported SAN topologies
- Single-switch fabric
- Cascaded fabric
- Ring fabric
- Meshed fabric
- Core-edge fabric
- Performance
- Topology data access usage
- ISL oversubscription
- ISL bandwidth aggregation
- Hop latency
- Device attachment points
- Performance guidelines within the SAN
- Backup performance considerations2 jours1500.001500.00