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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="18536" language="de" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/xml-course/emc-emcvbam" lastchanged="2025-09-09T11:11:40+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/xml-courses"><title>VxBlock Administration</title><productcode>EMCVBAM</productcode><vendorcode>EM</vendorcode><vendorname>Dell EMC</vendorname><fullproductcode>EM-EMCVBAM</fullproductcode><version>1.0</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;Discuss VxBlock Systems, their building block components, and how the VxBlock integrates into a datacenter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Capture and backup the VxBlock System configuration baseline&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor VxBlock System status, health, and performance using component element managers and Dell EMC Vision Intelligent Operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create, expand and provision VxBlock System compute, network, storage, and virtualization resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Validate the configuration compliance against the Dell EMC Release Certification Matrix (RCM) and the Dell EMC Security Guide&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;VMware ESX Server installation, configuration, and management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Microsoft Windows and UNIX/Linux administration and operation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Specialist knowledge of EMC storage array technology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Concept of server, storage, and access path virtualization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of Fibre Channel SAN zoning and virtualization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;System management and monitoring concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is intended for professionals who will be administering and managing a VxBlock System.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;System Administration Overview&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VxBlock System overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;System administration overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Advanced Management Platform (AMP)&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Element Managers introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dell EMC Vision intelligent operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advanced Management Platform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Managing Network Resources&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Network paths and components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAN configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SAN configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Common VxBlock Storage Concepts&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VxBlock storage systems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage provisioning&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;File storage concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Managing Unity Storage&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unity models and features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unity NAS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unity management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Managing XtremIO Storage&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;XtremIO models and features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;XtremIO management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Managing VMAX Storage&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VMAX models and features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VMAX embedded NAS (eNAS)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VMAX management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Managing Compute Resources&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Managing Virtualization Resources&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VMware concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Virtualization management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VxBlock System Monitoring&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configuring Syslog and SNMP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VxBlock system health checks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VxBlock System Protection&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Backing Up VxBlock system data&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Protecting VxBlock production data&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VxBlock System Assurance&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;RCM information, scan and prepositioning&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;RCM upgrade&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VxBlock System Security&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Security concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;UCS management tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><objective_plain>Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:


- Discuss VxBlock Systems, their building block components, and how the VxBlock integrates into a datacenter
- Capture and backup the VxBlock System configuration baseline
- Monitor VxBlock System status, health, and performance using component element managers and Dell EMC Vision Intelligent Operations
- Create, expand and provision VxBlock System compute, network, storage, and virtualization resources
- Validate the configuration compliance against the Dell EMC Release Certification Matrix (RCM) and the Dell EMC Security Guide</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:


- VMware ESX Server installation, configuration, and management
- Microsoft Windows and UNIX/Linux administration and operation
- Specialist knowledge of EMC storage array technology
- Concept of server, storage, and access path virtualization
- Knowledge of Fibre Channel SAN zoning and virtualization
- System management and monitoring concepts</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is intended for professionals who will be administering and managing a VxBlock System.</audience_plain><contents_plain>System Administration Overview


- VxBlock System overview
- System administration overview
Advanced Management Platform (AMP)


- Element Managers introduction
- Dell EMC Vision intelligent operations
- Advanced Management Platform
Managing Network Resources


- Network paths and components
- LAN configuration
- SAN configuration
Common VxBlock Storage Concepts


- VxBlock storage systems
- Storage provisioning
- File storage concepts
Managing Unity Storage


- Unity models and features
- Unity NAS
- Unity management
Managing XtremIO Storage


- XtremIO models and features
- XtremIO management
Managing VMAX Storage


- VMAX models and features
- VMAX embedded NAS (eNAS)
- VMAX management
Managing Compute Resources

Managing Virtualization Resources


- VMware concepts
- Virtualization management
VxBlock System Monitoring


- Configuring Syslog and SNMP
- VxBlock system health checks
VxBlock System Protection


- Backing Up VxBlock system data
- Protecting VxBlock production data
VxBlock System Assurance


- RCM information, scan and prepositioning
- RCM upgrade
VxBlock System Security


- Security concepts
- UCS management tools</contents_plain><duration unit="d" days="5">5 Tage</duration><pricelist><price country="DE" currency="USD">5000.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">5000.00</price><price country="AT" currency="USD">5000.00</price><price country="SI" currency="USD">5000.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>