Teaches the skills needed to deploy, configure, performance tune, and troubleshoot a storage area network using Apple’s Xsan 2 tools.   (3 days)

Learn how to implement and administer Xsan 2, Apple’s enterprise file system designed for storage area networks (SAN). Take advantage of Xsan 2′s built-in flexibility and create shared volumes on your SAN compatible with third-party products, maximizing the return on your storage investment. Use the skills, tools and knowledge from this course to set up, manage and monitor the SAN that’s right for your organisation.

The three-day Xsan 2 Administration course focuses on deploying storage area networks. Students configure, performance tune and troubleshoot a storage area network using Apple’s Xsan 2 tools. The course also covers storage resource management and data protection. A combination of lecture and hands-on exercises provides practical real-world experience.

Who Should Attend

This class is for system administrators, network engineers, analysts and IT professionals who are responsible for analyzing business and technical requirements and architecting, implementing, or maintaining storage networking solutions using Xsan 2.
Prerequisites

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

Course Knowledge

Basic storage knowledgePractical working knowledge of computersNetwork and topical knowledge
Basic networking fundamentalsNetworks and layersNetwork communicationNetwork devicesServer basicsBasic file-serving knowledgeDirectory services fundamentals