IBM N series Data ONTAP Fundamentals (DOTFN)

An individual who provides basic support and administrative functions of the IBM N series Data ONTAP operating system.

Introduction to N series Products Web Based Training (WBT)

Data ONTAP® 7.3 Fundamentals is an instructor-led course designed for those who provide support and administration on IBM N series storage systems running the Data ONTAP operating system. The course covers Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) file system, volumes, aggregates, qtrees, and quotas. Hands-on labs for the course focus on the basic administrative use of Data ONTAP in NAS and IP-SAN environments.

At the end of this course you should be able to:

• Describe the basic functions of the Data ONTAP operating system
• Access the IBM Support site to obtain software and hardware documentation
• Set up console access for a storage system
• Configure a storage system with the setup command
• Access FilerView and the command line to manage a storage system
• Configure and manage the AutoSupport service for a FAS storage system
• Define and create virtual interfaces (vifs) and VLANs
• Describe Data ONTAP RAID technology
• Calculate usable disk space of disks
• Define and create an aggregate and volume
• Define FlexClone volume
• Configure the storage system as an NFS server and CIFS server
• Configure a multiprotocol environment
• Configure a LUN for SAN environments
• Configure, create and restore Snapshot copies
• Describe the WAFL file system, including consistency points, tetris creation, RAID management, and storage levels
• Collect performance data
• Use FlexShare
• Configure an Active-Active configuration