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NetApp ONTAP Cluster Basics

Name: NetApp ONTAP Cluster Basics
Rating: 4.6 (161 reviews)

An introduction to the basic concepts, functions and features of an ONTAP cluster using ONTAP 9.9.1

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Created byPeter van der weerd

Last updated 11/2021

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What you'll learn

In this course you will learn about the basic concepts of a NetApp ONTAP cluster.
You will get familiar with setting up networking and storage at a basic level.
You will feel comfortable on the command line of the Clustershell.
You will have enough luggage to carry on for a deeper dive in ONTAP.

Course content

8 sections • 24 lectures • 1h 58m total length

Overview part 16:05
Explore the architecture of an untapped NetApp ONTAP cluster, from single-node to 24-node configurations, with high availability, cluster interconnects, nvram mirroring, and disk and storage concepts.
Overview part 24:41
Learn NetApp ONTAP networking basics, including physical and virtual ports, interface groups, and LIFs, and how cluster interconnect, data, and management networks support secure admin access and data traffic.
Overview part 35:16
Explore how physical storage is grouped into raid groups and aggregates with automatic failover. Understand how logical storage creates flexible volumes inside aggregates for access via san and nas protocols.

Preparing for a LAB setup4:23
Prepare a NetApp ontap cluster lab by selecting supported platforms and hypervisors, downloading the simulator, deploying two nodes, joining the cluster, and creating snapshots.
Downloading the Simulator and setting up the first node7:22
Download and deploy the NetApp ONTAP simulator (version 9.9.1) via VMware Fusion, then create a multi-node cluster with node management and cluster management IPs on private interconnects, and verify health.
Adding the second node to the Cluster8:34
Update the second node serial to match the license, join the cluster via the first node interconnect IP, and prevent vol zero by deleting snapshots.

System Manager and the Command Line Interface3:53
Explore managing a NetApp ONTAP cluster using the browser system manager and the cluster, node, and system shells, and learn mode switching from admin to advanced and Diek mode.
Interfacing DEMO5:46
Explore NetApp ONTAP cluster interfaces and shell modes, including admin, advanced, and system manager, to manage networks, disks, aggregates, and node access.

Disks and Aggregates4:27
Disks and Aggregates Demo4:10
Learn to create data aggregates by assigning disks to nodes, forming a 16-disk aggregate with two rate groups of eight, and distinguish system aggregates from user data.
Managing Aggregates5:34
Manage aggregates by tracking disks in containers and spares, with automatic replacement of broken disks to preserve data. Grow raid groups by adjusting group size within limits per disk type.
Managing Aggregates Demo2:38
Offline and delete an aggregate, zero spares, then create a new node two aggregate with two rate groups of six disks; raise rate size to seven and add seven disks.

Getting started with Logical Storage4:24
Explore logical storage concepts by examining flexible volumes, aggregates, and namespaces, and learn how storage virtual machines manage volumes, provisioning, mounting, and junction paths for NFS and SMB protocols.
Getting started with Logical Storage DEMO2:08
Create a story for each machine and configure a root volume and a five gigabyte data volume named blue data one on first data aggregate of node one, SVM Blue.
Moving and Rehosting Volumes3:17
Learn to move volumes within a NetApp ONTAP cluster: data is replicated between aggregates with automatic destination creation and cutover, while hosting volumes is disruptive and changes the SVM namespace.

Networking (Ports and Lifs)6:02
Configure ports and logical interfaces to enable management and data traffic in a NetApp ONTAP cluster, creating lifs on Ethernet ports, assigning IP addresses, and applying licenses for data protocols.
Networking (LIF failover and migration)3:51
Explore LIF failover and manual migration across nodes and ports, and learn to revert or migrate with home node and home port adjustments for high availability.

Storage Protocols Overview4:00
Compare block level access via direct attached storage and SAN (fibre channel and iSCSI) with file level access using NFS and SMB in NetApp environments.
NFS8:49
Discover how NFS on NetApp ONTAP shares data via mount points and junction paths, with export policies, client match rules, and read/write permissions guiding access to root and data volumes.
CIFS5:32
Explore how cifs/smb enables Windows clients to access a NetApp ONTAP storage volume via a share, after licensing, dns, and Active Directory integration, then map a drive to the share.
iSCSI5:23
Create an iSCSI setup by forming an AI group and a target, then map a LUN to Windows and Linux clients. Log in and mount the NTFS disk.

Snapshots overview5:26
Explore how snapshots provide point-in-time, read-only copies of the active file system to restore files or volumes. Learn about creating snapshots manually, through a policy, or via schedule.
Snapshots Demonstration3:03
Create and restore snapshots on the blue data one volume, recover file one and file two, restore the entire volume, and list or delete snapshots for data protection.
Final Summary3:54
Master the NetApp ONTAP cluster basics, from untap cluster architecture and two-node simulator setup to physical and logical storage, aggregates, flexible volumes, and snapshots.

Requirements

This is a beginner level of NetApp ONTAP.
If you want to follow along with the demonstrations (and there are quite a few), you should be familiar with VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion to a certain extent.
Explicit knowledge of storage solutions or operating systems is not required.

Description

Welcome to NetApp ONTAP Part 1.

This concise training, will help you to get started with NetApp ONTAP administration. No prior NetApp knowledge is required. It is not an in depth training, but it does contain lots of useful demonstrations to clarify the basic concepts and features of a cluster. This training may be useful to technicians who want to start working with ONTAP or to others who need to be able to converse with technicians regarding NetApp Storage environments.

If you want to move your career into the Storage direction, this training might be for you because NetApp is one of the leading Storage/Datamanagement companies, for on-premises as well as cloud solutions.

In 8 separate modules with short theoretical videos followed by demonstrations, you will set your first steps in getting familiar with NetApp ONTAP.

The 8 different modules:

1. The training starts with a module on what a NetApp ONTAP cluster is.

2. You will setup an ONTAP cluster using the NetApp simulator using ONTAP 9.9.1

3. Interfacing with ONTAP discusses the ways to connect to your cluster, using the command line interface and System Manager.

4. Physical storage deals with disks, raidgroups and aggregates.

5. Logical storage discusses flexible volumes and storage virtual machines.

6. Networking will focus on ports and logical interfaces.

7. The dataprotocol module deals with the relevant NAS and SAN protocols.

8. The training ends with an explanation and demonstration of working with Snapshots.

Who this course is for:

Beginner Storage Administrators of NetApp ONTAP.
Non storage people who have to be able to understand ONTAP terminology in order to be able to participate in storage discussions.

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 16min

Setting up a LAB using the NetApp ONTAP simulator3 lectures • 20min

Interfacing with NetApp ONTAP2 lectures • 10min

Physical Storage4 lectures • 17min

Logical Storage3 lectures • 10min

Networking basics2 lectures • 10min

Storage Protocols4 lectures • 24min

Snapshots3 lectures • 12min

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