Managing HP 3PAR StoreServ III (H9P97S)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This 3-day training covers advanced topics that a storage administrator may encounter after performing the tasks covered in the 3PAR basic courses (HK902 and HK904). Topics included are: Space Explained, Performance, Adaptive Optimization reporting and planning, Alerts, Upgrading, and Configuration Rebalancing. Labs are included to reinforce the course theory.

PREREQUISITES

• Students must have attended HK902S and HK904S and should have managing a 3PAR array for at least 12 months

AUDIENCE

• A storage administrator who has been managing 3PAR StoreServ arrays on a daily basis for at least a year. This training is not for an individual who has no experience managing a 3PAR array

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:

• Name the current HP 3PAR hardware offerings and describe virtualization concepts
• Describe virtualization concepts
• Explain how space is distributed in HP 3PAR storage arrays
• Size Adaptive Optimization and work with AO reports
• Interpret different HP 3PAR performance metrics and how the array’s features can affect performance
• Tune and rebalance HP 3PAR storage arrays
• Perform hardware and software upgrades
• Configure, interpret and handle HP 3PAR alerts and notifications

BENEFITS TO YOU

• Gain the knowledge necessary to understand advanced features of managing a 3PAR StoreServ array

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Product Overview and Concepts

• Management Software Options
• 3PAR Hardware Offerings Review
• Concepts and Terminology Review
• Common Provisioning Group (CPG)
• Virtual Volume (VV)
• Physical disks

Module 2: Space Explained

• Data Layout
• Regions
• Virtual Volumes
• Common Provisioning Group
• System Space
• Logical Disk Types
• Understanding Space Allocation
• Space Mapping
• Space Reclaim

Module 3: Understanding Adaptive Optimization Region Density Reports

• Purpose of Adaptive Optimization
• Adaptive Optimization tiers
• Region I/O Density Reports
• Locality of Data
• Work with AO Using the Management Software
• Generate and Interpret AO Reports
• Adaptive Optimization Improvements
• Sizing an AO Solution

Module 4: Understanding Performance

• Common Terms and Definitions
• CPG Best Practices
• RAID Performance Limitations
• Caching Algorithms
• Adaptive Flash Cache
• 3PAR Thin Deduplication
• Component Metrics
• Interactive Response Time Law
• CLI Counters
• 3PAR Distributed Sparing
• System Reporter
• On-Node System Reporter
• 3PAR Performance Checklist

Module 5: Rebalancing

• Rebalancing Concepts
• Introduction to tunesys
• Tuning phases and algorithms
• Tuning the System Using the Management Console
• Tuning the System Using the CLI
• Tuning and Modifying Virtual Volumes
• Considerations
• Limitations
• Troubleshooting
• Scenarios

Module 6: Upgrading 3PAR

• Steps to perform when upgrading
• Servicing the Storage System
• Service Processor Onsite Customer Care
• Repair/replace Disk Procedures
• Upgrading the Storage System Hardware
• Upgrading Disk Drives
• 7000 Upgrade Best Practice Scenarios
• 7000 Minimum Upgrade Scenarios
• Upgrading the Storage System and Service Processor Software

Module 7: Alerts

• 3PAR Events and Alerts
• Responding to 3PAR Alerts
• Managing Alerts with the GUI and CLI
• Managing Events
• External System Reporter Performance Alerts
• On-Node System Reporter Performance Alerts
• SNMP
• HP 3PAR CIM API
• Service Processor Local Notification Service

For more information about HP training programs in Ukraine visit the web site at http://www8.hp.com/ua/ru/training/index.html

For whom it is intended:

• Presale/consultant
• Solution architect
• Storage administrator
• System administrator
• System architect
• System engineer