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SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Planning and Implementation Workshop
Plan and implement IBM SAN Volume Controller in your data center! After completing this course, you should be able to: Distinguish the concepts of IBM Spectrum virtualizationRecall the history for...
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$3,695 USD
GSA
$3,164.48
Duration
4 days
Course Code
SNV1G
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Course Eligible for IBM Digital Badge
Overview
Plan and implement IBM SAN Volume Controller in your data center!
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Distinguish the concepts of IBM Spectrum virtualization
- Recall the history for IBM SAN Volume Controller
- Classify the characteristics and components of the IBM SAN Volume Controller system and SAS attached expansion enclosures
- Outline setups required to integrate an SVC system solution
- Summarize the SVC systems- ability to scale for capacity and performance
- Summarize the virtualization process converting physical storage space into virtual resources
- Recall the process to create host access storage on an SVC system
- Differentiate the advanced software features designed to simplify data management, reclaim storage space, and preserve storage investments
- Differentiate methods in which to migrate data to and from the virtualized system environment
- Summarize the methods of remote data replications to improve availability and support for disaster recovery
- Employ administrative operations to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot the system environment
- Summarize the characteristics of IBM Storage Insights- ability to identify, troubleshoot and minimize potential system downtime
- Summarize 3-Site Replication and Safeguarded Copy
Skills Gained
- Distinguish the concepts of IBM Spectrum virtualization
- Recall the history for IBM SAN Volume Controller
- Classify the characteristics and components of the IBM SAN Volume Controller system and SAS attached expansion enclosures
- Outline setups required to integrate an SVC system solution
- Summarize the SVC systems- ability to scale for capacity and performance
- Summarize the virtualization process converting physical storage space into virtual resources
- Recall the process to create host access storage on an SVC system
- Differentiate the advanced software features designed to simplify data management, reclaim storage space, and preserve storage investments
- Differentiate methods in which to migrate data to and from the virtualized system environment
- Summarize the methods of remote data replications to improve availability and support for disaster recovery
- Employ administrative operations to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot the system environment
- Summarize the characteristics of IBM Storage Insights- ability to identify, troubleshoot and minimize potential system downtime
- Summarize 3-Site Replication and Safeguarded Copy
Who Can Benefit
This intermediate lecture and exercise-based course is for individuals who are assessing and/or planning to deploy networked storage virtualization solutions.
Prerequisites
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Course Details
Course Outline
- Day 1:
- Unit 1: Introduction to IBM SAN Volume Controller
- Unit 2: IBM SAN Volume Controller Hardware Architecture
- Unit 3: IBM SVC SAS-Attached Storage
- Unit 4: IBM SVC System Scaling
- Unit 5: IBM SVC System Installation and Management Access
- Exercise 0: Lab environment overview
- Exercise 1: System user authentication
- Day 4:
- Unit 14: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Administration Management
- Unit 15: IBM Storage Insights
- Unit 16: IBM Spectrum Virtualize 3-Site Replication
- Unit 17: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Safeguarded Copy
- Exercise 13: IBM Real-time Compression and IBM Comprestimator
- Exercise 14: FlashCopy and consistency groups
- Exercise 15: Volume expansion
- Exercise 16: Monitoring user roles and access
Schedule
2 options available
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Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 17, 2025 (4 days)
Live Virtual | 9:30AM – 5:30PM EDT Language English Select from 1 options below Live Virtual |9:30AM – 5:30PM EDT- Enroll
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Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 12, 2025 (4 days)
Live Virtual | 9:30AM – 5:30PM EDT Language English Select from 1 options below Live Virtual |9:30AM – 5:30PM EDT- Enroll
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Reviews
this class was informative, made me think about certifying for the suse manager cert.
They are very good and made sure we had all the appropriate materials for class.
It was very informative and covered all the required materials along with handson labs for practice.
Course was great and the instructor had an answer for anything that was asked during the course.
Some Labs are very good but some steps it ask to update but its already updated, but overall its very good training.
