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ONTAP SMB Administration (SMB)
ONTAP SMB Administration is a one day course that extends the CIFS information found in the ONTAP Cluster Administration course. You will review and explore SMB 3.x and the features of ONTAP 9...
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$900 USD
Duration
1 day
Course Code
NA-SMB
Available Formats
Classroom
Overview
ONTAP SMB Administration is a one day course that extends the CIFS information found in the ONTAP Cluster Administration course. You will review and explore SMB 3.x and the features of ONTAP 9 software that support the SMB protocol. Hands-on labs are completed using ONTAP 9 software.
Skills Gained
- Explain the CIFS and SMB protocol
- Demonstrate the Windows PowerShell CLI
- Configure SMB features using ONTAP 9 software
- Create and manage SMB shares and sessions
- Secure SMB sessions
- Configure ONTAP for multiprotocol data access
- Discuss SMB advanced topics, such as opportunistic locks (oplocks), BranchCache, auditing, group policy, automatic home shares, symbolic links (symlinks), and widelinks
Who Can Benefit
- Engineers
- Channel Partners
- NetApp Customers
Prerequisites
- ONTAP 9 Cluster Administration (ONTAP9ADM)
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Familiarity with Microsoft Active Directory
Course Details
Module 1: SMB Overview
- Data fabric
- Data fabric layers
- CIFS and SMB protocols
- NT LAN manager
- Kerberos authentication
- Active Directory
- Workgroup environments
- NetApp PowerShell toolkit
Module 2: SMB Setup
- SMB implementation
- Licensing CIFS
- SVM for SMB access
- FlexVol volumes
- DNS entries for the SVM
- SMB share access
Module 3: SMB Shares and Sessions
- SMB share
- Creating a share
- Client access
- SMB automatic referrals
- SMB sessions
- Session administration
- SMB encryption
- Offline folders
- Offloaded data transfer
Module 4: Access Control
- Share permission administration
- Access-based enumeration
- Dynamic access control
- File blocking policies
- Local users
- Workgroup authentication
- Multiprotocol access
Module 5: Advanced Topics
- Microsoft opportunistic Lock (oplock) features
- Automatic home share
- Group policy object (GPO)
- Symlinks
- Widelinks
Appendix A: BranchCache
- Versions
- BranchCache environment configurations
- ONTAP 9 BranchCache
- BranchCache installation on Windows Servers
- BranchCache configuration on Windows clients
Appendix B: Auditing
- Auditing concepts
- Terminology
- ONTAP 9 auditing process
- Implemtent auditing
- Output file format
Labs:
- Install NetApp PowerShell Toolkit and configure for use
- Create a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) and configure it for SMB access
- Create an SMB share, connect to the share from your Windows client, and manage SMB sessions
- Create a domain user, restrict share-level permissions
- Create a local user group and give share-level permissions
- Create a multiprotocol configuration and enable a root Linux user to be mapped to the Windows domain administrator
- Configure home directories and symbolic links on the SVM
Schedule
FAQ
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Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
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