IBM N series Protection Software Administration (NPSAN)

Storage administrators and support personnel who use IBM N series® SnapMirror®, SnapRestore®, SnapVault®, Open Systems SnapVault, SnapLock®, and LockVault™ to manage mission-critical data in the enterprise. Basic information on SnapMirror for Open Systems® and Protection Manager and Provisioning Manager are presented. A mixture of lecture and hands-on activities teach concepts and techniques needed to effectively use these solutions.

The following pre-requisites or equivalent knowledge are required for this course:

IBM N series Data ONTAP Fundamentals (DOTFN)

Learn how to protect your mission-critical data using IBM N series® data protection software. A mixture of lecture and hands-on activities will show you how to implement SnapVault®, SnapMirror®, and SnapRestore® to protect your enterprise data from corruption and outages. Learn how to integrate Protection Manager and Provisioning Manager to enhance the manageability of your IBM N series® data protection solution.

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

• Set up and maintain Snapshot™ copies
• Revert a file system to a previous version using SnapRestore
• Describe SnapMirror, SnapVault, and Open Systems SnapVault features and functions
• Process basic backup and restore operations with SnapMirror, SnapVault, and Open Systems SnapVault
• Troubleshoot common issues and optimize mirror solution performance
• Describe functionality for the Protection Manager and the Provisioning Manager application that run in the IBM N series® App Management Console
• Describe SnapMirror for Open Systems® features, operating concepts and components and how they work together to provide reliable system-wide data consistency for data migration, replication and disaster recovery
• Protect your data with SnapLock