SGI InfiniteStorage Maintenance and Administration II

At course completion, the student will be able to install, configure, administrate, maintain and perform fault isolation to the field replaceable unit (FRU) level using a variety of managment tools, interfaces and utilities. This course also introduces the student to performance tuning and evaluation by testing a configuration utilizing techniques such as filesystem RAID stripe alignment, command tagged queuing, altering storage system parameters, and configuring multi-pathing.

Prerequisites

• Students should have SGI Linux -series based server experience
• It is recommended but not required that students should have successfully completed the ISMA or TPSSA course.

Skills Addressed:

• Describe the features of the various storage arrays
• Describe the hardware components of the storage arrays
• Correctly cable storage systems to servers and storage area networks (SANs)
• Use graphical user interface, command line interface, shell commands, and the script editor to configure, monitor, and manage the array
• Install and configure storage array premium features
• Interpret Interpret Read Link Status (RLS) and Switch On Chip (SOC) statistical information for fault isolation.
• Configure a filesystem and storage array for optimal performance

Delivery Options:

• Standard classroom and lab at the scheduled training center
• On-site classes available on request

Site and Material Requirements:
An SGI Linux-based server configured with a dual-port Host Bus Adapter (HBA) or Host Channel Adapter (HCA) for Fibre Channel, SAS, or Infiniband RAID Controllers and an fore-mentioned EBOD and RAID storage syatem with appropriate cables per student group. Optionally, a Fibre Channel and/or InfiniBand switch is recommended to demonstrate SAN and cluster-based configurations. Each student group will require a workstation to run the management tools and utilities.

Course Schedule:

• Day 1 :
  • Lecture:
    • Introduction
    • Storage Array Overview and Features
    • EBOD and RAID Storage Systems Hardware Overview
    • EBOD and RAID System Maintenance tools
    • EBOD and RAID Storage Systems Hardware Overview
  • Lab:
    • EBOD Management Software Installation
    • EBOD Field Replaceable Unit Procedures
    • EBOD Storage Array Hardware Installation
    • EBOD Configuration and Administration
• Day 2 :
  • Lecture:
    • RAID Storage Systems Hardware
  • Lab:
    • Continuation of Day 1 Labs
    • RAID Management Software Installation
    • RAID Field Replaceable Unit Procedures
    • RAID Storage Array Hardware Installation
    • SMEEGUI
• Day 3 :
  • Lecture:
    • Introduction to the Command Line Interfaces
    • Introduction to the Script Editor
    • Introduction to the Controller Shell
  • Lab:
    • Continuation of Day 2 Lab
    • SMEECLI
    • Script Editor
    • Controller Shell Basics
• Day 4:
  • Lecture:
    • Real Link Status and Switch On Chip
    • Advanced Storage Array Recovery Procedures
  • Lab
    • Continuation of Day 3 Lab
    • Evaluating RLS and SOC
• Day 5:
  • Lecture
    • Storage Array Performance Tuning Basics
    • RAID Strip Alignment
    • Command Tagged Queuing
    • Multi-pathing Configurations
  • Lab
    • Continuation of Day 4 Lab
    • Performance Tuning and Evaluation