Designing HPE Nimble Solutions (1113228)

This course teaches students how to identify, recommend, and explain HPE Nimble storage solutions. It covers the HPE Nimble hardware and software, initial configuration, Nimble Storage Volumes, snapshots, and replication.
The course uses participant centered learning and hands-on labs.

Data Center Knowledge Credits: 16

A good understanding of storage technology with at least 1 year technical experience in the industry.

Typical candidates for this course are IT, facilities or data center professionals, who work in and around the data center and who have the responsibility to achieve and improve the availability and manageability of the data center. Typical candidate job roles include but are not limited to Pre-sales Architects, Pre-sales Engineers, Enterprise Architects, Solutions Engineers, and Technology Architects.

Module 1: AF-Series introduction
Describe the AF-Series hardware
Explain Scale-to-Fit with the AF-Series

Module 2: The Adaptive Flash Array (CS-Series)
Describe the CSx000 hardware
Explain Scale-to-Fit with the CSx000

Module 3: NimbleOS architecture
Describe the AF-Series Write Operations:
- Deduplication
- Compression
- Sequential stripe writes
- Triple+ Parity with Integrated Spare
- Integrated spare rebuild
- Quick RAID rebuild
- SmartSecure Encryption

Describe the AF-Series Read Operations
- Changed block operations

Describe the CSx000 Write Operations
Describe the CSx000 Read Operations

Module 4: NimbleOS WebUI introduction
Explain how to access and navigate the NimbleOS WebUI
Explain user administration
Describe how to use Microsoft’s Active Directory with user administration
Explain how to monitor the array with the WebUI
Explain how to update NimbleOS

Module 5: Introduction to Support and InfoSight
Explain Nimble Support’s mission statement
Navigate the InfoSight Customer portal
Describe support coverage and logistics

Module 6: Array initialization and setup
Explain an array initialization process
Explain an array configuration process
List port and firewall considerations
Describe SNMP setup
Discuss SYSLOG use
Analyze the NimbleOS event log

Module 7: Working with Nimble Storage Volumes
Explain basic volume concepts
Create performance policies
Configure access control and initiator groups
Create protection templates
Create volume collections
Explain volume pinning
Create a volume using the WebUI

Module 8: Introduction to Nimble SmartSnap
Describe how Nimble snapshots work
Explain snapshot scheduling
Describe the need to add RPO, RTO and Change Rate definitions
Explain how to recover from a snapshot using Zero Copy Clones

Module 9: Introduction to Nimble Storage replication
Describe basic replication concepts
List SmartReplicate components
Explain how replication works
Describe replication process
Discuss the replication considerations
Explain SmartReplicate Disaster Recover

The price for this course excludes any costs for taking an exam. If an exam voucher is taken after the training, an additional invoice will be sent.