Build Your Own NetApp Storage Lab, For Free!

How to build a complete NetApp ONTAP lab for free on your laptop.

Created byNeil Anderson

Last updated 8/2021

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What you'll learn

Practice configuring and testing almost all NetApp features using your own free lab.

Course content

3 sections • 16 lectures • 4h 17m total length

Introduction and Lab Topology5:35
Explore the free NetApp OnTap lab, its topology, components, and step-by-step guidance to build two clusters and practice replication with Snapmirror and Snapvault.
Course Material Download0:04
The Udemy Interface2:51
Explore the Udemy interface, including the review system that filters free courses below 4.1 and Q&A for course questions, plus video player controls for resolution, volume, speed, and full screen.

VMware and Network Configuration11:41
Install VMware Workstation Player and enable virtualization in the laptop BIOS. Configure VM Net one on the management network and add a static route to reach lab subnets.
VyOS Router Install and Configuration18:29
Learn to download and install VyOS on a VMware virtual machine, configure seven network adapters, assign VMnet networks, enable SSH, save configuration, and verify connectivity.
NetApp Simulator - Cluster 1 Node 127:08
Install and configure the NetApp OnTap simulator for cluster one node one in VMware Player, including downloading the software, setting up networks and disks, and running the cluster setup wizard.
NetApp Simulator - Cluster 1 Node 220:02
Add a second NetApp OnTap simulator node to cluster one by importing a VM, configuring networking, changing the serial number, and joining the cluster.
NetApp Simulator - Cluster 2 Node 113:20
Build the second on tap simulator cluster (cluster two, node one) for hands-on NetApp lab practice. Configure networking and initialize the cluster to enable snapmirror and snapvault data replication.
NetApp ONTAP Simulator Upgrade24:33
Learn how to upgrade NetApp ONTAP simulator clusters to latest version by downloading the ONTAP image, serving it via an http server, and upgrading each node through the boot menu.
Windows Host and Domain Controller Install and Configuration26:51
Build and configure Windows Server 2016 in a lab. Set Win A as an active directory domain controller and DNS server to access NetApp OnTap storage via SAN and NAS.
Linux Host Install and Configuration14:05
Install Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS and configure Linux clients in VMware for the NetApp OnTap lab, enabling SAN and NAS connectivity on net four and five with 172.23.4.2 and 172.23.5.2.
VMware ESXi1 and VCSA Installation and Configuration47:29
Install ESXi1 on a host and deploy VCSA to manage the VMware environment, following the lab topology and free trial setup for vSphere 6.7.
VMware ESXi2 Installation and Configuration21:54
Install the second ESXi host, configure six NICs across management, storage, and VM networks, and add it to vcsa for the NetApp virtual storage console.
CentOS 'API' Host Installation and Configuration12:23
Install the CentOS Linux client to run on command API services, provisioning vault datastores for VMware ESXi and enabling vvol datastore dashboards and reports.
SuperPutty Install and Configuration10:21
Install putty and super putty to ssh into NetApp OnTap lab VMs, configure sessions and Diffie-Hellman settings, then import and organize them into tabbed windows.

Requirements

A basic knowledge of computer networks.
No previous NetApp experience is necessary.

Description

This course walks you through how to build a fully ready and complete NetApp simulator lab from scratch, using NetApp’s latest operating system ONTAP 9.

The lab features two NetApp simulator clusters with Windows and Linux clients in separate IP subnets to make it as close to a real world environment as possible... and best of all you can build and run the lab completely for free, all you need is a PC to run it on.

We cover step by step where to find all the software for free, how to build the NetApp simulators, the Windows and Linux clients, the VMware setup and how to configure the networking.

Almost all NetApp features can be practised and tested using the lab. You can use it as a study tool or for testing features before deploying them in your production environment.

The lab build outlined in the book is the same one I use for the hands-on demonstrations in my NetApp training videos. You can use the instructions in this course to build your own lab and follow along with me.

I hope you can make use of this course to expand your storage knowledge and further your career.

Who this course is for:

IT professionals or enthusiasts who want hands-on practice with NetApp storage systems.

Build Your Own NetApp Storage Lab, For Free!

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Introduction3 lectures • 9min

Build Your Own NetApp Lab... For Free!12 lectures • 4hr 8min

Bonus!1 lecture • 1min

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