IBM SSE1G - IBM Storwize V7000 Implementation Workshop

Course Outline

Day 1

Welcome
Unit 1: Introduction to IBM Storwize V7000
Unit 2: Storwize V7000 hardware architecture
Unit 3: Storwize V7000 planning and zoning requirements
Unit 4: Storwize V7000 system initialization and user authentication
Unit 5: Storwize V7000 storage provisioning
Exercise 1: Storwize V7000 system initialization
Exercise 2: Storwize V7000 system configuration
Exercise 3: Configure user authentication
Exercise 4: Provision internal storage
Exercise 5: Examine external storage resources

Day 2

Review
Unit 6: Storwize V7000 host and volume allocation
Unit 7: Spectrum Virtualize advanced features
Exercise 6: Managing external storage resources
Exercise 7: Host definitions and volume allocations
Exercise 8: Access storage from Windows and AIX
Exercise 9: Hybrid pools and Easy Tier
Exercise10: Access Storwize V7000 through iSCSI host

Day 3

Review
Unit 8: Spectrum Virtualize data migration
Unit 9: Spectrum Virtualize Copy Services: FlashCopy
Unit 10: Spectrum Virtualize Copy Services: Remote Copy
Exercise 11: Volume dependencies and tier migration
Exercise 12: Reconfigure internal storage: RAID options
Exercise 13: Thin provisioning and volume mirroring
Exercise 14: Migrate existing data: Import Wizard

Day 4

Review
Unit 11: Storwize V7000 administration management
Exercise 15: Copy Services: FlashCopy and consistency groups
Exercise 16: User roles and access
Exercise 17: Migrate existing data: Migration Wizard
Exercise 18: Easy Tier and STAT analysis
Class review and evaluation

Objective

After completing this course, you should be able to:

· Outline the benefits of implementing an Storwize V7000 storage virtualization solution.

· Differentiate between the Storwize V7000 2076-524 control enclosure and the 2076-312/324 expansion enclosure models.

· Outline the physical and logical requirements to integrate the Storwize V7000 system solution.

· Implement the Storwize V7000 GUI and CLI system setup to configure the V7000 systems.

· Summarize the symmetric virtualization process to convert physical storage into virtual storage resources.

· Implement volume allocations and map volumes to SAN attached host systems.

· Summarize the advanced system management strategies to maintain storage efficiency, enhance storage performance and reliability.

· Employ data migration strategies to the virtualized Storwize V7000 system environment.

· Implement Copy Services strategies to managed Storwize V7000 system environment remotely

· Employ administration operations to maintain system ability.