OVERVIEW

The Dell Compellent Administrator Training Pack includes online, self-paced sessions to jump start the Storage Administrator on managing the Compellent Storage Center. The 4 day Instructor led course which includes a combination of Administration, Management, and Advanced Administration coursework is augmented with additional online sessions. The course concentrates on utilizing Enterprise Manager and the Storage Center GUI to educate Compellent Administrators on how to perform key administrative tasks for a Compellent Storage Center and effectively manage all tools associated with Storage Center operations.

Module 1: Storage Center Architecture

Functional Overview

Deployment Architectures

User Interfaces

Module 2: Storage Center Hardware

Controller Components

Enclosure Components

Communication Links

Module 3: Storage Center Front-End Cabling

Legacy Mode

Virtual Port Mode

Multipathing

Fabric Zoning

Module 4: Storage Center Administration

Volume and Server Creation

Data Instant Replay

Data Progression

Storage Profiles

Module 5: Boot From SAN

Considerations and Usage

Setup and Configuration

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Module 6: Replay Manager

Requirements and Config Options

Transportable and Persistent Snapshots

Managing Backup Jobs

Module 7: Storage Center Management

Monitoring Tools

Disk Drive Sparing

Managing Users

Upgrades

Module 8: Enterprise Manager

Components and Requirements

Configuration and Setup

Windows Space Recovery

Module 9: Replication & Disaster Recovery

Remote Instant Replay

Asynchronous vs Synchronous

Replication Configuration

Disaster Recovery Deployment

Module 10: Enterprise Manager Reporting

Report Options and Automation

Threshold Alerts and Chargeback

Course Details

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Features Administration Training Pack

Type of Course ∞ 1 Self-paced online course

∞ 1 Instructor Led training course

Class

Length

∞ 4 hour online self-paced course

∞ 4-day Instructor Led training course

Number of

Students per

Class

∞ 1 year access per student to online course

∞ Up to 10 students at customer site

∞ Varies up to 12 students at Dell locations

Who Should

Attend

∞ Storage Administrators

∞ IT Professionals

∞ Technical Support

Skill Level ∞ Intermediate to Advanced

Suggested

Prerequisites

∞ Modules 1-4 of the self-paced online

course are recommended to completed

prior to attending the Instructor led class.

You will learn: The Dell Compellent Storage Center Architecture

Deployment Options

Detailed functions of hardware components

Storage Center core software benefits

Storage Center applications functions and usage

Creating/Modifying Servers and Server folders

Creating/Modifying Volumes and Volume folders

Mapping Volumes to Servers

Copy, Mirror, and Migrate Volumes

Expand Volumes

Create and Manage Replays

Create and Manage Replay Profiles

Configure Consistency Groups

Data Progression Best Practices

Create and Manage Storage Profiles

Create and Restore Backup Sets with Replay Manager

Manage Storage Center Performance

Manage Disk and Disk Folders

User Group setup

User Management and Security

Management Viewers

Phone Home Tool

Disk Drive Sparing and Replacing a failed drive

Configure SNMP and SMTP

Upgrade Storage Center license and software

Enterprise Manager Configuration

Remote Instant Replay—Replication Setup

Disaster Recovery Activation and Recovery

Enterprise Manager Reporting tools

Configure Threshold Alerts and Queries

Chargeback Setup

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