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HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS ACADEMY
Delivery Type
Instructor-led Training (ILT) Virtual Instructor-led Training
(vILT)
Course Length
2 Days
Course Availability
Employees Partners Customers
Suggested Audience
Architect Storage Manager Implementation and Support
Required Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform enterprise storage including Dynamic Provisioning
Knowledge of terms and concepts associated with basic storage and open systems operating environments
Prerequisite Courses
CCI1999 – Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Fundamentals
TSI1998 – Managing Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform with Storage Navigator
THI2264 – Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations
Recommended Courses
None
Course Highlights
Learn about the structures, procedures and best practices for designing, implementing and operating Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT) pools on Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) enterprise storage systems
Get practical experience in hands-on labs which include verifying and preparing Virtual Storage Platform for Dynamic Tiering operations
Create, monitor and relocate data in Dynamic Tiering pools Learn and practice how to view and monitor the Dynamic
Tiering pools and migration of data between the storage tiers
Course Description
This 2 day course provides an overview of Dynamic Tiering advanced tiered storage management functionality of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP).
The classroom sessions are supported by lab exercises where you will be given hands-on experience with the hardware. You will learn how to set up, use and manage Hitachi Dynamic Tiering pools using Hitachi Storage Navigator and command line interface (CLI) commands.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of these labs, you should be able to: Describe the components and functions of Dynamic Tiering Identify, locate and use the Dynamic Tiering documentation Describe the differences between Dynamic Tiering and other
tiered storage approaches Identify the configuration requirements for Virtual Storage
Platform to be able to operate a Dynamic Tiering environment Describe the differences between Dynamic Provisioning and
Dynamic Tiering Describe the recommended best practices for Dynamic Tiering
pool design and use List the different storage performance tiers by Hitachi Data
Discovery type Describe and demonstrate the configuration of a Dynamic
Tiering pool using Storage Navigator
CSI2143 — Hitachi Dynamic Tiering Concepts and Operations
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Demonstrate how to display tier properties for a Dynamic Tiering pool
Describe the meaning of data displayed in the tier properties for a Dynamic Tiering pool
Identify the two different types of processing cycles that provide the tier management functionality in Dynamic Tiering pools
Describe and demonstrate the cycle management configuration options using Storage Navigator and CLI raidcom commands
Describe how Dynamic Tiering implements Zero Page Reclaim for disk capacity reclamation and conservation in Dynamic Tiering pools
Describe the impact of Dynamic Tiering pool structure changes
Course Outline
Content Modules
Introduction to Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT) Hitachi Dynamic Tiering Pool Structures and Guidelines Understanding Tier Properties Hitachi Dynamic Tiering Pool Configuration and Operation Hitachi Dynamic Tiering Pool Relocation with Zero Page Reclaim
Lab Activities
Verifying and Preparing for Hitachi Dynamic Tiering Operations — Hitachi VSP and Host
Locating and Using Hitachi Dynamic Tiering Documentation and Reference Materials
Planning and Configuring an HDT Pool Using Storage Navigator Analyzing Pool and V-VOL Tier Properties Hitachi Dynamic Tiering Pool with Manual Tier Management Vdbench Utility Setup Tutorial Sample Results Detail of the Preconfigured Vdbench Workloads
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