Basic NetApp Configuration and Administration (BNCA)

Module 1: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Clusters
· Cluster components
· ONTAP 9 software
o Cluster
o Nodes
o High-Availability pairs
o Networks
o Ports and logical interfaces
· ONTAP storage architecture
o Physical Storage
o Aggregates
o Logical storage
o SVM with FlexVol volumes
· Cluster configurations
· ONTAP 9 software deployments
o All Flash FAS and FAS
o FlexPod solution
o FlexArray virtualization
o ONTAP Select
o NetApp Provate Storage (NPS)
o ONTAP Cloud
· Supported cluster configuration
o Single node
o 2-note switchless
o Multimode switched
o MetroCluster
· Create a cluster

Module 2: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Management
· Administrators
o Cluster administrators
o SVM administrators
· Accessing the cluster
o Command line interface (CLI)
o OnCommand System Manager
· Managing clusters
· Clustershell
· System manager dashboard
· OnCommand Management portfolio
· Configuring clusters
· Managing cluster access
o User accounts
o Access method
o User role
· Predefined SVM roles
· Monitoring clusters
o AutoSupport
o OnCommand portfolio

Module 3: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Networking
· Management and data networks
· Ports and logical interfaces
o Physical ports
o Interface groups
o VLANs
o Network ports
· IPspaces
o Components
o Broadcast domains
o Subnets
· Network interfaces
o Data LIFs

Module 4: ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals: Storage Virtual Machines
· Data SVM
o Benefits
o Considerations
o SVM with FlexVol volumes
o FlexGroup volume
o Root volume
o Administration
· FlexVol volumes
· Snapshot technology
· Volume efficiency
o Deduplication
o Data compression
o Inline data compaction
· Moving volumes
· Cloning volumes
· SVM setup workflow
· Editing an SVM
· Configuring SVMs

Module 5: ONTAP NAS Fundamentals
· NAS
o Overview
o FlexVol volme
o Controlling file acess
· SVM namespace
o Root volume and junctions
o Namespace architecture
o Namespace protection
· NFS protocol
o Overview
o Configure NFS file access
o UNIX file permissions
· SMB protocol
o Overview
o Configure SMB file access

Module 6: ONTAP SAN Fundamentals
· SAN
o Overview
o Protocols: FC, iSCSI FCoE
· SCSI concepts
· LUN
· IP SAN nodes and ports
· Implementing a SAN
o Steps
o Interoperability matrix tool
o Host utilities
· IP SAN
o Architecture
o Configurations
· IP SAN target configuration
· IP SAN initiator configuration
· LUN access steps
o Preparation
o Thick provisioning
o Thin provisioning
o Configuration decision
o Create a LUN
o Initiator group
o Map a LUN
o Verification
· Window multipath driver overview

Labs:
· Navigating the NetApp OnCommand System Manager
· Updating NetApp Oncommand System Manager administration settings
· Synchronize the system time for Windows domain
· Assign an NTP server to the cluster
· Networking ports
· IPspaces
· Network interfaces
· Components and features
· FlexVol volumes
· Volume move
· Creating and managing SVMs
· Explore ONTAP NAS configuration
· Explore SMB client configuration
· Explore the NFS client configuration
· Explore ONTAP IP SAN configuration
· Explore the iSCSI client configuration