The Sun StorageTek 5000 NAS Administration course provides students with a foundation of knowledge and skills to work with network attached storage (NAS) systems, including being able to properly cable, configure, and troubleshoot basic problems.

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Students who can benefit from this course are those who will need to support the Sun StorEdge 5x10 NAS appliance and the Sun StorageTek 5x20, including the supporting hardware, software, and customized operating system. Students who will perform administrative tasks using the NAS appliance, configure the NAS appliance to support file access, and troubleshoot issues that may arise with the server will also benefit from this course.

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

• Configure Solaris OS servers to share file systems
• Perform network administrative tasks to allow individuals access to a Solaris server
• Understand the Windows environment and how to maneuver in the environment
• Perform advanced system administration on Solaris servers
• Be aware of event logging
• Set up shares in a Windows environment

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Differentiate between hardware and software problems
• Replace typical FRU components
• Configure NAS software
• Upgrade NAS firmware
• Install and upgrade an existing NAS to a clustered configuration
• Diagnose typical level 1 support problems
• Analyze logs and troubleshoot operational problems
• Cable NAS arrays properly
• Assess configurations to determine if they are valid
• Interpret the compatibility matrices for each product

Module 1 - Features and Technologies of NAS Product Line

• Understanding Network Attached Storage Appliances
• Exploring Sun Microsystems NAS Solutions

• Exploring the NAS OS Architecture
• Navigating the NAS Appliances
• Updating the NAS OS

• NAS File Systems Concepts and Terminology
• Managing RAID Sets, LUNs, and Hot Spares
• Managing File Volumes and Segments
• Sharing File Systems on the Network
• Managing Quotas
• Configuring the StorEdge File Replicator
• Protecting Data from Viruses

• Describe the hardware features of the Sun StorageTek 5320 and 5220 NAS Appliance and back-end storage arrays
• Connecting the Sun StorageTek 5320 and 5220 NAS Appliances to Back-End Storage

• Understanding the Sun StorageTek 5320 Cluster
• Hardware Installation and Configuration Procedures
• Software Configuration for the Sun StorageTek 5320 Cluster
• Failover Definitions and Procedures
• Port Bonding in a Cluster Environment

• Connecting the Sun StorageTek 5320 Gateway to Back-end Storage
• Understanding the Gateway Concept
• Connecting to a Sun StorageTek 6130/6140 Array
• Preparing the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System Configuration

• Configuring an iSCSI Target

• Understanding WORM Files
• Exploring Compliance Auditing

• Diagnosing System Problems
• Securing NFS Access to Files and Directories
• Error Messages
• Upgrading Array Firmware
• Configuring the Compact Flash Cards and Runtime Operation System
• Exploring the NAS CLI commands