Brocade Education Learning Paths: Fundamentals

OPEN SYSTEMS

Intro to Brocade Brocade Associate SAN Administrator (BASA-200) BNA for SAN (BNA-200)

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Brocade 16G Fibre Channel Product Training (SAN-140) BNA Overview (BNAOV-220)

Intro to Brocade Gen 6 Hardware (HWG5-120) BNA Installation (BNAIN-220)

Fibre Channel Fundamentals (FC-120) BNA Server Configuration (BNASE-220)

Installation & Configuration (INST-120) BNA Discovery (BNADI-220)

Firmware (FW-120) BNA Zoning (BNAZO-220)

Zoning (ZONE-120) BNA Switch Configuration File (BNACF-220)

Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF-120) BNA Firmware (BNAFW-220)

Trunking (TRUNK-120) BNA Virtual Fabrics (BNAVF-220)

Long Distance (LD-120) BNA Monitoring Tools (BNAMT-220)

BNA Logs & Reports (BNALR-220)

BNA Troubleshooting Tools (BNATR-220)

FICON

COMPLETE THE FUNDAMENTALS/OPEN SYSTEMS PATH Intro to FICON (FICON-101)

Network Advisor (BNA-101)

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Brocade Education Learning Paths: Core

OPEN SYSTEMS

COMPLETE Brocade Fabric Vision Technologies (FV-200) Brocade Professional SAN Administrator (BPSA-300)

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Monitoring Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS-220) Fibre Channel Routing (FCR-220)

Fabric Performance Impact (FPI) (FPI-220) Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP-220)

COMPASS (COMP-220) Virtual Fabrics (VF-220)

Dashboards (DASH-220) Access Gateway (AG-220)

Flow Vision (FLVIS-220)

VM Insight (VMI-220)

ClearLink Diagnostics (D_Port) (DPORT-220)

FICON

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS/FICON PATH Brocade Professional Mainframe Storage Network Architect (BPMSNA-300)

IP EXTENSION

Brocade 7840/SX6 IP Extension (IPEX-300)

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Brocade Education Learning Paths: Advanced

OPEN SYSTEMS & FICON

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS & CORE PATHS SAN Troubleshooting (SAN-TS 300)

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Troubleshooting Fundamentals (TSOVER-320)

Data Gathering for Troubleshooting (TSDATA-320)

Troubleshooting Device Connectivity (TSDEV-320)

Troubleshooting Switch Connectivity (TSSW-320)

Performance Troubleshooting (TSPERF-320)

Troubleshooting Using PortLog (TSPLOG-320)

ANALYTICS MONITORING

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS, CORE & ADVANCED PATHS Introduction to Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP-200)

AUTOMATION & MONITORING

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS & CORE PATHS Intro to Brocade RESTCONF API (API-220)

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Access Gateway (AG-220) (1.5 hours) Enroll Now This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to configure and deploy the Brocade Access Gateway (AG) feature in Brocade Fibre Channel storage area networks including N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV). Recommended prerequisites: • FC-120 • Six months experience with storage area networks.

Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP-200) (4 hours) Enroll Now This course provides introductory training on Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP). Features and functions covered in this course include hardware architecture, CLI setup configuration, and Network Advisor administration and monitoring support. Lab demonstrations are included to support topics covered in this course. Recommended prerequisites: • BASA 200 • BPSA 300

Introduction to the Brocade RESTCONF API (API-220) (1 hour) Enroll Now

This course provides an overview of the Brocade REST API for SAN automation and partner application management integration. Topics include binding REST API and PyFOS, allowing easier implementation and adoption. The Ansible tool is also introduced as a reference for DevOps using the PyFOS infrastructure. Recommended prerequisites: • Six months experience with storage and storage area

networks Brocade Associate SAN Administrator (BASA-200) (8 hours) Enroll Now This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to help them become proficient with Brocade Gen 6 and Gen 5 Fibre Channel products and Fabric OS v8.0.1 features. Topics include an introduction to Fibre Channel, switch installation and configuration, zoning, MAPS, Inter-Switch Links (ISLs), Long Distance ISLs, ISL Trunking, Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs), Layer 2 routing, updating switch firmware, backing up switch configurations, and basic troubleshooting. Students will learn to perform switch management tasks using the CLI and Brocade Network Advisor v14.0.1. Recommended Prerequisites: • FC 120 • BNA 101 • 6 months experience with storage technologies

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Introduction to Brocade Network Advisor (BNA-101) (1 hour) Enroll Now This course provides an introduction to the features and functions in Brocade Network Advisor. Recommended prerequisites: • A basic understanding of networking concepts and

principles may be helpful. Brocade Network Advisor for SAN (BNA-200) (6 hours) Enroll Now This course explores the configuration, management, and monitoring of Brocade Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (FC SANs), using the Brocade Network Advisor management application. Topics include discovering and configuring SAN devices, as well as configuring Monitoring Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) and Flow Vision. Recommended prerequisites: • BASA 200 • BPSA 300

Brocade Network Advisor Overview (BNAOV-200) (30 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides a high-level overview of Brocade Network Advisor (BNA). After completing this course,

students should be able to explain the role of Brocade Network Advisor in monitoring and managing a Brocade Fibre Channel SAN. Recommended prerequisites: • Familiarity with Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products • SAN fundamentals including fabrics, port types, device

types and ISLs • Brocade switch administration concepts including switch

configuration and monitoring, RASLogs, fabric monitoring and zoning

Brocade Professional Mainframe Storage Networking Administrator (BPMSNA-300) (17 hours) Enroll Now This course provides the technical and process information needed to design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Brocade products in a FICON environment. Topics include IBM z Systems I/O concepts, FICON Express, FICON cascading, Brocade FICON, and Brocade Gen 5/Gen 6 hardware and software. Recommended prerequisites: • BASA 200 • BPSA 300 • Prior experience with Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 Fibre

Channel products • Six months work experience with FICON

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Brocade Professional SAN Administrator (BPSA-300) (9 hours) Enroll Now This advanced online course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to help them become proficient with advanced Fabric OS v8.0.1 features. Topics include Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel Routing (FC-FC Routing), Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP), Access Gateway, Virtual Fabrics (VF), Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS), Flow Vision and Brocade management tools. Switch management tasks are performed using Telnet and Brocade Network Advisor v14.0.1. Recommended prerequisites: • FC 120 • BASA 200 • Six months experience with storage and storage area

networks. COMPASS (COMP-220) (54 minutes) Enroll Now This course explains the COMPASS feature in Brocade Network Advisor. Recommended prerequisites: • Familiarity with Gen 5 and Gen 6 products • Working knowledge of SAN features and functions

including fabrics, device and port types, ISLs

• Experience with administration of Brocade Fibre Channel switches including configuration, RASLogs, switch and fabric monitoring and zoning.

• Familiarity with Brocade Network Advisor Dashboard (DASH-220) (1 hour) Enroll Now This course provides an overview and explanation of the Dashboard feature in Brocade Network Advisor. Recommended prerequisites: • Prior experience with Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6

products • Familiarity with common SAN topics such as fabrics, port

and device types, ISLs, etc. • Brocade switch administration experience including

configuration, RASlogs, switch and fabric monitoring and zoning.

• Basic familiarity with Brocade Network Advisor ClearLink Diagnostics (DPORT-220) (40 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides students with the process and technical information needed to utilize the Brocade ClearLink Diagnostics features in Brocade Fibre Channel SANs, based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products.

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Recommended prerequisites include knowledge of the following: • Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products • Fibre Channel protocol (port and WWN addressing, port

types, ISLs and frame flow) • Brocade switch administration using CLI and Network

Advisor Fibre Channel Basics (FC-120) (45 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides fundamental training on the role and functionality of Fibre Channel in a Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN). This is a baseline course for all Fibre Channel-based Brocade products and is designed to provide a solid Fibre Channel base for everyone. Recommended prerequisites: None Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP-220) (2 hours) Enroll Now This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to configure and deploy the Brocade Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) feature in Brocade Fibre Channel storage area networks (SAN). Recommended prerequisites:

• FC-120 • Six months experience with storage and storage area

networks Introduction to Fibre Channel Routing (FCR-220) (2 hours) Enroll Now This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to configure and deploy the Brocade Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) feature in Brocade Fibre Channel storage area networks (SAN) Recommended prerequisites: • FC-120 • Six months experience with storage and storage area

networks Introduction to FICON (FICON-101) (2 hours) Enroll Now This course provides an introduction to FICON. Topics include mainframe terminology and architecture, Open Systems, FICON/FCP intermixed environments, and an overview of the functions of FICON CUP and RMF to manage FICON implementations. Recommended prerequisites: • Basic IT experience

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Flow Vision (FLVIS-220) (3.75 hours) Enroll Now This course provides students with the process and technical information needed to utilize the Brocade Flow Vision features in Brocade Fibre Channel storage area networks (SAN), based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products. Recommended prerequisites: Working knowledge of the following: • Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products • Fibre Channel Protocol (Examples - frame format, port

& WWN addressing, port types, FSPF, Fibre Channel services, ISLs, and frame flow through a fabric)

• Brocade switch administration using the CLI and Network Advisor (examples - switch installation & configuration, trunking, zoning and MAPS)

• Basic virtual machine (VM) host administration including VM identifiers (UUID)

• Basic fabric performance including latency and buffer-to-buffer credit management

Fabric OS Update Training (FOS-110) (3 hours) Enroll Now This course is an introduction to features and functions introduced in Fabric OS v7.x and later. Recommended prerequisites:

• Working knowledge of Brocade Gen 5 SAN products Fabric Performance Impact (FPI-220) (1 hour) Enroll Now This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to utilize the Fabric Performance Impact feature in Brocade Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN), based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products. Recommended prerequisites: Working knowledge of the following: • Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products • Storage Area Networking (fabrics, port types, device

types and ISLs) • Brocade switch administration (switch configuration,

RASLogs, switch monitoring, fabric monitoring, zoning and QoS)

• Fabric performance (latency, slow drain devices and buffer-to-buffer credit management),

• Fabric OS MAPS features and Brocade Network Advisor Introduction to Brocade SAN Fabric Resiliency (FR-100) (3 hours) Enroll Now This course provides a high-level overview of Fabric Resiliency and the most commonly-experienced device behaviors. Topics include an overview of, and best

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practices for implementing advanced Brocade Fabric OS features which identify, monitor, and protect Fibre Channel SANs from problematic device and media behavior. Recommended prerequisites: • BASA-200 • BPSA-300

Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF-120) (30 minutes) Enroll Now This course explains how frame routing works in a Brocade Fibre Channel SAN. Recommended prerequisites: None Brocade Fabric Vision Technologies (FV-200) (7 hours) Enroll Now This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to become proficient with Brocade Fabric Vision technologies in Brocade Fibre Channel SANs (FC-SANs), based on Fabric OS v8.1.x and later, 16 & 32G Brocade products and Brocade Network Advisor v14.2.x and later. Recommended prerequisites: Prior experience with the following: • Brocade switch and director hardware

• Fibre Channel concepts in Brocade products (such as fabrics, zoning, ISLs, port types, port buffer credit management, link errors, etc.)

• Brocade Fabric OS commands, features and tools (CLI, Webtools, switch configuration, trunking, long distance ISLs, etc.)

• Management of fabrics, switches and directors using Brocade Network Advisor

Firmware Management (FW-120) (30 minutes) Enroll Now This course explains how the firmware upgrade process works for Brocade switches and directors using both CLI and Network Advisor. Recommended prerequisites: • Basic knowledge of Brocade switches and Fabric OS

Introduction to Brocade Gen5 Hardware (HWG5-120) (45 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides a general overview of Brocade industry-leading Gen5, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel products. Topics include Gen5 directors, core blades, port blades, extension blade and the Gen5 family of Fibre Channel switches. Recommended prerequisites: • FC-120

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• Six months experience with storage and storage area networks

Installation & Configuration (INST-120) (1 hour) Enroll Now This course explains the basics of installing and initial configuration of Brocade SAN switch. Recommended prerequisites: None Brocade 7840/SX6 IP Extension (IPEX-300) (3.5 hours) Enroll Now This course explains the Brocade IP Extension solution using the Brocade 7840 switch and/or the SX6 blade. Topics include use cases, components, configuration, and troubleshooting techniques. Recommended prerequisites: • Working knowledge of basic IP features

Long Distance (LD-120) (35 minutes) Enroll Now This course explains the functionality and configuration of Long Distance ISLs in a Brocade Fibre Channel SAN environment. Recommended prerequisites:

• FC-120 • INST-120 • TRUNK-120

Monitoring Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS-220) (2.5 hours) Enroll Now This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to utilize the Brocade Monitoring Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) feature in Brocade Fibre Channel SANs based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products. Recommended prerequisites: • SAN-130 • SAN-140 • Working experience with storage area networking,

Brocade switch administration and Brocade Network Advisor

Brocade 16G Fibre Channel Products (SAN-140) (6 hours) Enroll Now This course provides the technical and process information needed to provide on-site FRU maintenance and Level 1 Support of Brocade 16 Gbps Fibre Channel switches and Directors, including basic troubleshooting and information capturing to assist remote support personnel in the performance of problem determination activities.

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Recommended prerequisites: • FC-120 • Familiarity with Brocade SAN features

SAN Troubleshooting (SAN-TS-300) (3 days) Enroll Now This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to perform troubleshooting and data gathering tasks in Brocade Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (FC SAN), based on Fabric OS and 16 & 32 Gbps Brocade products. This course utilizes prerecorded lab demonstrations. Recommended prerequisites: • BASA 200 or equivalent core SAN knowledge (fabrics,

zoning, MAPS, trunking, long distance ISL, etc.) • BPSA 300 or equivalent advanced SAN knowledge

(Flow Vision, advanced MAPS, Virtual Fabrics, FC-FC routing, FCIP, etc.)

Trunking (TRUNK-120) (25 minutes) Enroll Now This course explains the concept of trunking, based on Brocade Fibre Channel SANs. Recommended prerequisites: None

Performance Troubleshooting (TSOVER-320) (45 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides students with the basic data gathering and analysis steps required to perform SAN troubleshooting. Topics include how to identify common problems, what data needs to be gathered, as well as the troubleshooting process and tactics. Recommended prerequisites: • Six months experience with storage and Storage Area

Networks (SAN) • Fibre Channel Basics (FC-120)

Performance Troubleshooting (TSPERF-320) (2.75 hours) Enroll Now This advanced course provides students with the process and technical information needed to utilize the Brocade ClearLink Diagnostics features in Brocade Fibre Channel storage area networks (SAN), based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products. Topics include FC fabric performance issues such as congestion, insufficient buffer credits, slow draining devices, marginal links, host and storage queue depth, FPI, SDDQ and Port Toggle, Flow Vision, IO Insight, CLI troubleshooting commands. Recommended prerequisites:

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• Working knowledge of Gen 5 and Gen 6 products • Familiarity with the Fibre Channel Protocol (Frame

format, port and WWN addressing, etc.) Introduction to Virtual Fabrics (VF-220) (45 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to configure and deploy the Brocade Virtual Fabric (VF) feature in Brocade Fibre Channel SANs. Topics include user account management, FC-FC Routing, implementing VFs with FCIP, and utilizing both CLI and Brocade Network Advisor to configure VFs. Recommended prerequisites: • FC-120 • Six months’ experience with storage and storage area

networks VM Insight (VMI-220) (45 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides students with information needed to utilize the VM Insight feature in Brocade Fibre Channel SANs, based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products.

Recommended prerequisites: Working knowledge of the following: • Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products • Fibre Channel Protocol • Brocade switch administration • Virtual machine (VM) host administration including VM

identifiers (UUID) • Fabric performance (latency, slow drain devices and

buffer-to-buffer credit management) • Fabric OS Flow Vision technologies including MAPS,

Flow Monitor and IO Insight (optional but recommended) Zoning (ZONE-120) (1.5 hours) Enroll Now This course explains the concepts, tools and technologies related to fabric zoning. Recommended prerequisites: None