Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: MetroCluster Overview
- Introduction to MetroCluster
- MetroCluster configuration components
- Supported hardware
- MetroCluster Implementation steps
- Configuration tools
Module 2: MetroCluster Cabling
- Disk requirements
- Fabric MetroCluster cabling overview
Module 3: Bridge and Switch Configuration
- ATTO BibreBridge configuration
- Brocade FC switch configuration
- In-order-delivery (IOD)
- out-of-order delivery (OOD)
Module 4: Cluster Configuration
- Disk ownership configuration
- Cluster setup
Module 5: MetroCluster Configuration
- MetroCluster setup
- Verification
- Monitoring
- SVM configuration
- Unmirrored aggregate
- SnapLock aggregates
- NetApp volume encryption (NVE)
Module 6: Failure Scenarios
- Recognize and respond to failures
- Switchover
- Switchback
Module 7: TieBreaker Configuration
- TieBreaker software introduction
- Installation
- Configuration
Appendix A: Advanced Administration
- Transitioning
- Reallocating free space
- Performance testing
- Nondisruptive upgrade in a MetroCluster environment
- Integrating with vSphere 6
- Comparing features
- Scaling out
- Controller upgrades
- NVRAM allocation
Appendix B: Basic MetroCluster Troubleshooting
Appendix C: Front-End FC Fabrics in a MetroCluster Environment
Appendix D: FlexPod Solution in an All Flash FAS MetroCluster Environment
- FlexPod solution
- MetroCluster FlexPod full-stack architecture
- vMSC validation: failure scenarios and behavior
Appendix E: The ProLion ClusterLion Solution
- ClusterLion: an alternative to TieBreaker
Appendix F: Brocade Network Advisor