NetApp University

The following course is a prerequisite to the advanced Fast Track:

• Data ONTAP Fundamentals (DOTF)

• Describe the different server environments
• Identify the appropriate server environment for your storage system to support Windows client users
• Configure the CIFS environment on a storage system by licensing CIFS, setting up CIFS, and configuring files and options
• Administer a storage system in a CIFS environment including creating and managing shares, users, groups and sessions
• Explain how to troubleshoot basic CIFS problems
• Explain NFS protocol overview, NFS versions, and NFS Implementation criteria
• Configure and administer client and server in an NFS environment
• State the rules for exporting resources to hosts, subnets, and netgroups
• Explain the /etc/ exports access options and how they relate to mount permissions
• Analyze NFS performance using sysstat, nfsstat, and other commands
• Collect and analyze data to assist with troubleshooting storage system hardware, operating systems, network connections, NFS configuration files and options
• Define the characteristics of a SAN environment and how LUNs relate to the storage system
• Describe the components of FC and IP SANs
• Describe size planning requirements for LUNs
• Create and manage LUNs on a storage controller for both Windows and UNX hosts
• Explain FC and IP SAN multipathing options for Windows and UNIX operating systems
• Explain how to troubleshoot common SAN issues
• Explain the concept of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)
• Set up and maintain snapshots
• Plan and perform data recovery using SnapRestore
• Configure and administer Asychronous and Synchronous SnapMirror
• Configure and administer SnapVault
• Configure and administer OSSV
• List best practices and perform troubleshooting of SnapMirror, SnapVault and OSSV
• Use NDMP to archive data
• Configure and administer SnapLock and LockVault
• Define High Availability and Network Appliance solutions: active-active configuration, SyncMirror, Stretch MetroCluster, and Fiber-Attached MetroCluster
• Create a SyncMirror aggregate
• Articulate best practices when deploying active-active configurations
• Configure MetroCluster
• Configure SyncMirror

This 5-day intensive, hands-on advanced Fast Track will prepare you for all required NetApp exams to achieve the NCDA certification, assuming you have met the prerequisites. You will be provided with two test vouchers to use to sit the two exams required for the NCDA certification. Should you not pass an exam, we will provide you with one extra voucher to retake an exam.