SAN Essentials I: Storage Fundamentals (HM9Q1) - Lab Topology

Lab 1: Accessing vLabs

• Exercise 1: Access the HPE vLabs

Lab 2: B-series Switch Exploration

• Connecting to a fabric switch using web tools
• CLI basics
• Basic switch status commands
• Viewing port status
• Setting the switch domain ID
• Backing up system configuration settings

Lab 3: Administration and Configuration

• Configuring ports
• Persistent port disable
• Configuring a port name
• Deny F-port

Lab 4: Installing and Using the QConverge Utility for QLogic HBAs in Windows

• Installing the QConverge HBA configuration utility
• Login and management

Lab 5: Host Verification and Storage Allocation

• Host verification in SSMC
• Volume provisioning
• Windows multi-pathing/native MPIO
• Windows host configuration formatting and mounting VLUNs

Lab 6: Fabric Zoning

• WWN zoning

Lab 7: HPE Nimble-based iSCSI Configuration [/list] [*] Task 1: Preparation [*] Task 2: Provisioning [*] Task 3: Presenting [*] Task 4: Windows host setup (NCM) [*] Task 5: Return to the Windows host to prepare and mount the volume [/list] Lab 8: Basic Security Administration and Configuration

• Creating a new user account

Lab 9: HPE 3PAR Snapshot Management

• Preparing and creating a snapshot