SnapCenter Administration (SCADMIN)

This course covers the deployment of the SnapCenter Software 4.0 release. In this course you learn how to install, monitor, and manage SnapCenter Server and SnapCenter Plug-ins. You learn how to install licenses, configure role-based access control (RBAC), and install the SnapCenter Plug-ins for Windows, Linux, and Oracle. You learn how to prepare hosts and connect to the NetApp ONTAP storage system. You also learn how to back up and restore Windows file system data and configure SnapMirror and SnapVault relationships for use with SnapCenter software. The course materials include a guide for hands-on exercises that you perform in a lab setting.


Who should attend

  • NetApp and NetApp partner Professional Services
  • System Engineers
  • NetApp Customers


Prerequisites

  • ONTAP Cluster Administration
  • Data Protection Administration
  • SnapCenter Fundamentals


Course Objectives

  • Describe the features of the SnapCenter Software 4.0 solution
  • Install the SnapCenter Server software
  • Configure SnapCenter role-based access control (RBAC), add licenses, and connect to storage virtual machines (SVMs)
  • Configure hosts and SnapCenter Plug-in packages
  • Prepare data protection relationships for SnapCenter
  • Use the SnapCenter Plug-in for Windows to back up, restore, and clone data
  • Monitor and manage data protection tasks in SnapCenter Server
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Course Modules

Module 1: SnapCenter Software Review

  • Introduction to the SnapCenter Suite
  • Server architecture
  • Plug-in Packages
  • licensing
  • Management Interfaces
  • Integration with ONTAP features


Module 2: SnapCenter Server Deployment

  • Server Installation Workflow
  • Server Requirements
  • Additional Installation Options


Module 3: SnapCenter Server Configuration

  • License Management
  • Server Connections to the Storage System
  • Server RBAC


Module 4: Preparing Hosts for SnapCenter

  • Add Hosts to the SnapCenter Server
  • Installing Plug-in Packages


Module 5: Assigning NetApp Storage to Windows Hosts

  • Configuring LUN storage on Windows
  • Windows Disk Management
  • Working with SMB Shares


Module 6: Preparing Data Protection Relationships for SnapCenter

  • Data protection relationships with SnapCenter
  • Preparing the storage systems for replication


Module 7: Data Backup and Restore

  • Backup of Windows file systems
  • Restore of Windows file systems
  • Cloning Windows file system backups


Module 8: Monitoring and Managing with the SnapCenter server

  • Managing the SnapCenter Repository
  • Monitoring Activities
  • Understanding SnapCenter Reporting Features


Labs:

  • Storage configuration
  • SnapCenter server configuration
  • Plug-in configuration, installation and monitoring
  • Storage configuration
  • SnapMirror and SnapVault configuration
  • SnapCenter backup, restore and clone fundamentals
  • Monitoring and managing SnapCenter software