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SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Planning and Implementation Workshop

4 Days

Description

Plan and implement IBM SAN Volume Controller in your data center!

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Distinguish the concepts of IBM Spectrum virtualization
  • Recall the history for IBM SAN Volume Controller
  • Classify the characteristics and components of the IBM SAN Volume Controller system and SAS attached expansion enclosures
  • Outline setups required to integrate an SVC system solution
  • Summarize the SVC systems’ ability to scale for capacity and performance
  • Summarize the virtualization process converting physical storage space into virtual resources
  • Recall the process to create host access storage on an SVC system
  • Differentiate the advanced software features designed to simplify data management, reclaim storage  space, and preserve storage investments
  • Differentiate methods in which to migrate data to and from the virtualized system environment
  • Summarize the methods of remote data replications to improve availability and support for disaster recovery
  • Employ administrative operations to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot the system environment
  • Summarize the characteristics of IBM Storage Insights’ ability to identify, troubleshoot and minimize potential system downtime
  • Summarize 3-Site Replication and Safeguarded Copy

Audience

This intermediate lecture and exercise-based course is for individuals who are assessing and/or planning to deploy networked storage virtualization solutions.

Upcoming Classes

Virtual Classroom Live
July 07, 2025

$3,200.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
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Virtual Classroom Live
August 04, 2025

$3,500.00
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Virtual Classroom Live
September 29, 2025

$3,500.00
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Virtual Classroom Live
October 27, 2025

$3,500.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
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Course Overview

Day 1:

Unit 1: Introduction to IBM SAN Volume Controller

Unit 2: IBM SAN Volume Controller Hardware Architecture

Unit 3: IBM SVC SAS-Attached Storage

Unit 4: IBM SVC System Scaling

Unit 5: IBM SVC System Installation and Management Access

Exercise 0: Lab environment overview

Exercise 1: System user authentication

Day 2:

Unit 6: IBM Spectrum Virtualize: Storage Provisioning

Unit 7: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Volume Allocation

Unit 8: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Host Integration

Unit 9: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Data Reduction Technologies

Exercise 2: Manage external storage resources

Exercise 3: Provision external storage resources

Exercise 4: Windows host definitions and volume allocations

Exercise 5: AIX host definitions and volume allocations

Exercise 6: iSCSI host definitions and volume allocations

Exercise 7: Thin Provisioning and Volume Mirroring

Day 3:

Unit 10: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Easy Tier

Unit 11: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Data Migration

Unit 12: IBM Spectrum Virtualize FlashCopy and Consistency Groups

Unit 13: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Remote Data Mirroring

Exercise 8: Data pool migration

Exercise 9: Migrate existing data with Import Wizard

Exercise 10: Migrate existing data with Migration Wizard

Exercise 11: Migrate existing data with Import Wizard CLI

Exercise 12: System scripting

Day 4:

Unit 14: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Administration Management

Unit 15: IBM Storage Insights

Unit 16: IBM Spectrum Virtualize 3-Site Replication

Unit 17: IBM Spectrum Virtualize Safeguarded Copy

Exercise 13: IBM Real-time Compression and IBM Comprestimator

Exercise 14: FlashCopy and consistency groups

Exercise 15: Volume expansion

Exercise 16: Monitoring user roles and access

Upcoming Classes

Virtual Classroom Live
July 07, 2025

$3,200.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
August 04, 2025

$3,500.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
September 29, 2025

$3,500.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
October 27, 2025

$3,500.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Private Training Available
No date scheduled, don’t see a date that works for you or looking for a private training event, please call 651-905-3729 or submit a request for further information here.
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Prerequisites

Upcoming Classes

Virtual Classroom Live
July 07, 2025

$3,200.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
August 04, 2025

$3,500.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
September 29, 2025

$3,500.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
October 27, 2025

$3,500.00
4 Days    9 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Private Training Available
No date scheduled, don’t see a date that works for you or looking for a private training event, please call 651-905-3729 or submit a request for further information here.
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