Implementing VMware vSphere on ONTAP Course Overview

To ensure a successful learning experience in the Implementing VMware vSphere on ONTAP course, participants should meet the following minimum prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of VMware vSphere concepts and administration, including familiarity with ESXi and vCenter Server.
• Knowledge of virtual machine creation, configuration, and management within a VMware environment.
• Fundamental understanding of storage concepts, including SAN, NAS, and different types of datastores (NFS, VMFS, iSCSI).
• Familiarity with IP networking principles and configuration, as it pertains to storage and virtual environments.
• Awareness of general data protection and backup concepts.
• Some experience with NetApp storage solutions would be beneficial, but not mandatory for course participation.

These prerequisites are designed to ensure that participants can fully engage with the course material and hands-on lab exercises. If you have any concerns about meeting these requirements, please contact us for further guidance and potential preparatory resources.

Target Audience for Implementing VMware vSphere on ONTAP

1. The course "Implementing VMware vSphere on ONTAP" is designed for IT professionals seeking expertise in virtualized storage solutions.

   
   

2. Target Audience:

   
   

• System Administrators and Engineers with a focus on storage and virtualization
• VMware Certified Professionals (VCP)
• NetApp Certified Data Administrators (NCDA) or NetApp Certified Implementation Engineers (NCIE)
• IT Professionals responsible for implementing and managing VMware vSphere environments
• Storage Architects designing virtualized storage infrastructure
• Network Administrators overseeing the integration of storage and virtualization
• Data Center Operations staff involved in the deployment and maintenance of virtual infrastructures
• Technical Support Engineers providing backend support for virtualized storage systems
• IT Managers and Directors planning or overseeing virtualization and storage solutions
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineers
• Virtualization Consultants and Integrators
• Professionals seeking to learn about VMware and NetApp integration

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Implementing VMware vSphere on ONTAP?

Brief Introduction to the Course's Learning Outcomes and Concepts Covered

This course equips learners with the skills to implement VMware vSphere on NetApp's ONTAP storage systems, focusing on provisioning datastores, performance monitoring, and data protection in a virtualized environment.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

• Understand the role and advantages of NetApp storage systems within a virtualized environment, enabling efficient storage management.
• Install and configure the NetApp Unified Virtual Appliance (UVA) to integrate with vSphere environments.
• Gain proficiency in using Virtual Storage Console (VSC) to manage storage directly from the VMware vCenter interface.
• Learn to configure ONTAP for optimal VSC operation, ensuring seamless storage management within vSphere.
• Provision NFS, VMFS, and iSCSI datastores using VSC and System Manager to support various storage requirements.
• Grasp the concepts of VMware's Virtual Volumes (VVols) and leverage the NetApp VASA provider for advanced storage management.
• Create and manage storage policies and profiles to ensure proper alignment with performance and capacity needs.
• Utilize VSC performance dashboards to monitor and optimize storage performance, and understand how to implement NetApp's Quality of Service (QoS) features.
• Explore data protection options by using the SnapCenter plug-in for VMware vSphere and integrating third-party solutions like Veeam and Commvault.
• Apply knowledge through hands-on labs that cover configuring clusters, vCenter, and the VSC management interface, as well as provisioning and monitoring datastores and VMs.