Training and Certification

Xyratex Certified System Engineer Training - Agenda

The table below shows the day by day agenda along with breaks and Lab exercises. As you can see the student must be present all the way into the final day of training in order to be certified.

Times
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
9:00 to 10:15 Introduction and Admin:30
Xyratex storage products:20
StorView software:20
FRUs:5
Review:30
Configure a Storage Solution discussion:45
Review:30
Firmware updates discussion:30
Labs 11 & 12 – Update 2U & 4U firmware:15
10:15 to 10:30 Break Break Break
10:30 to 12:00 Multipathing:10
Optimal Performance 2U:10
Optimal Performance 4U:10
Dual Independent Mode:10
Dual Active Modes:20
SATA Command Forwarding:15
Locate Xyratex materials & Compatibility Matrix:15
Lab 5 – Configure a Storage Solution
Create Array:30
Create Spares:20
Create Logical Drives:20
Multipathing discussion:20
Labs 11 & 12 – Update 2U & 4U firmware:60
Diagnose system failures discussion:20
Lab 13 - Diagnose system failures:10
12:00 to 13:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch
13:00 to 14:15 Caching:20
Nomenclature:20
Documentation and support services:15
XCR:5
Snapshots, VDS & VSS:15
Lab 6 – Install & Configure Multipathing:15
Test Multipathing:20
Install Switch:25
Verify OS configuration:10
Archive configuration:5
Lab 13 - Diagnose system failures (continued):20
Lab 14 – Perform FRU:30
Troubleshooting Techniques discussion:15
14:15 to 14:30 Break Break Break
14:30 to 15:45 Lab 1 – Install hw 5404:30
Lab 2 – Install hw 5412:30
Lab 3 – Connect host systems to RAID chassis and power on:15
SAN LUN Mapping Discussion:20
Lab 7 – SAN LUN Mapping:20
Configure Global StorView discussion:20
Lab 8 – Configure Global StorView:15
Lab 15 – Troubleshooting Techniques:30
Lab 16 – Perform Array maintenance:45
15:45 to 16:00 Break Break Break
16:00 to 17:00 Install Software discussion:30
Lab 4 – Install software & prepare Host Install Host-based StorView:10
Enable Global StorView:10
Verify HBA & Switch:10
Advanced Settings discussion:20
Lab 9 – Advanced Settings:10
System Maintenance discussion:10
Lab 10 – System Maintenance:20
Certification Test:60


Please Note:
Class size is limited to eight (8) students.