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 |
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Please Note: Class size is limited to eight (8) students.
Xyratex Certified System Engineer Training
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