Course overview

Managing HP 3PAR Disk Arrays (HK902s)

This 3 day course overviews 3PAR hardware and architecture along with giving administrators insight in to the constructs within the 3PAR array family. Students will explore Virtual Volumes and Thin Provisioning along with performing other administrative tasks via both GUI and CLI methods. The class discusses local data copies and space management. Hands-on lab exercises will help illustrate the concepts learned during the course.
Prerequisites
Students should have an understanding of general storage concepts, preferably having studied Fibre Channel theory, and should at least be OS proficient at 'operator' level. Course title: Managing HP 3PAR Disk Arrays HP product number: HK902s Category/Subcategory: Storage Course length: 3 days Level: Basic/Intermediate Delivery language: English To order: You can order this course online at http://www.hp.com/learn. At the site, select a country, then choose "registration" or "Book a course" and fill out the online registration form.

Course objective
Understand the Layout/Structure of 3PAR Training Material List the new features of InForm Release 3.1.1

Next steps
HK904 - Managing HP 3PAR Disk Arrays: Replication and Performance

Detailed course outline

Course Introduction

Hardware Overview

General Information

Explain the basics of 3PARs hardware architecture Know the numbering schemes for the InServ hardware components Understand data flow and communication concepts in a 3PAR Node

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HP P10000 3PAR Storage System

Autonomic Groups

Describe the HP P10000 3PAR Storage System New software products/enhancements Thin Remote Copy Additional software enhancements InFormOs Software Architecture InFormOS RAID concepts Concepts of InServ Chunklets InFormOS Logical Disks (LDs) InFormOS Virtual Volumes Install InForm Management Console Explain the benefits of Thin Provisioning Understand the concepts of Thin Provisioning Set-up a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) Create a Thin Provisioned Virtual Volume (TPVV) Manage Alerts for CPG Understand Best Practices of CPG Online help Use 3PAR Technical Publications for examples on command usage Identify supported operating systems Describe how to prepare a host to access a 3PAR Storage Array Describe how to create hosts in a 3PAR Storage Array Explain Host Personas Explain how to add FC ports to a host Identify how to present Virtual Volume (VV) to a host

Understand the efficiencies of Autonomic Groups Use Autonomic Groups to simplify provisioning storage List the commands which support Autonomic Groups Use 3PAR Technical Publications for examples on command usage Benefits of Dynamic Optimization (DO) Change Volume RAID level Change Volume Availability level Change Volume Service level Reclaim Unused LD Space Space management features Administer Virtual Volumes using the CLI to manage space Explain the benefits of Virtual Copy (VC) Create a Virtual Copy Volume Understand the rules around VC Relationships Use the InForm GUI to manage Virtual Copies Understand the concepts of Virtual Domains Understand Users Privileges for Domains Create a Domain Create a Domain Object Manage Domain Objects Remove a Domain Learn to Demo Virtual Domains in a Lab Exercise

Virtual Volume Overview

Dynamic Optimization

Managing Storage

Space Management/Thin Technologies

Virtual Copy

Managing Storage with CLI

Host Connectivity

Virtual Domains

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