Introduction to HPE Nimble Storage (with extended lab time) (H9TH5S)
This course teaches students how to perform common management tasks, including: array installation, creating volumes, and protecting/recovering data with snapshots and replication. This course also covers system monitoring using Nimble Storage’s InfoSight. This course provides 4 consecutive days of extended lab time immediately after the class finishes.
Audience
Customers, Administrators and Channel Partner Sales or Technical Sales
Recommended Prerequisites
- NS-101-E: Introduction to Nimble Storage
- NTS 101-E: Introduction to Nimble Storage Technology
Course Objectives
By the completion of this course, the learner will be able to complete the following tasks using Nimble Operating System:
- Perform initial configuration of a new array with NSM & GUI
- Perform post-installation tests
- Create volumes and zero-copy clones
- Attach and verify volumes/clones to Windows
- Create and modify data protection polices for volumes
- Restore volumes and individual files from a snapshots
- Set up replication and perform basic DR operations
- Use the Nimble GUI to monitor array capacity/performance
- Navigate Nimble’s InfoSight to identify longterm trends
- Manage multi-array (scale-out) groups
Certifications and related examinations
- NTS-2001-I Exam
Detailed Course Outline
- Module 1: AF-Series and HF Hardware
- Module 2: Scaling with HPE Nimble Storage
- Module 3: NimbleOS Introduction
- Module 4: Nimble WebUI Introduction
- Module 5: Introduction to Support and HPE InfoSight
- Module 6: Pre-Installation, Racking, and Cabling
- Module 7: Initial Configuration of the Unified Flash Fabric Overview
- Module 8: Working with HPE Nimble Storage Volumes
- Module 9: Introduction to HPE Nimble Storage Snapshots
- Module 10: Introduction to HPE Nimble Storage Replication
- Appendix 1: AF-Series Introduction
- Appendix 2: CS and AFA Series Pre-installation, Racking and Cabling
Detailed Lab Outline
- Lab 0: vLabs Access
- Lab 1: Initialize an Array
- Lab 2: Basic Volume Creation
- Lab 3: Windows Host SetUp (NCM) Background
- Lab 4: Snapshots and Data Recovery Background
- Lab 5: Replication Partner Configuration Background
