Introduction to SANS

Course Code: 16929
Length: 5 days

Partners: To view a schedule of classes and to register online for this course, click here. Or, if you would prefer to register by phone, call 1.800.732.5741 (U.S.) or 1.800.392.7024 (Canada).

HP Employees: To access schedules and register for training in ELMS, click here. The ELMS Catalog Code for this course is 16929

The SAN Fundamentals Instructor-Led Training (ILT) course provides Fibre Channel connectivity fundamentals. It focuses on the SAN infrastructure. Students will be able to connect SAN infrastructure components, install a B-series switch, and use switch management tools to configure and diagnose basic problems with switch functionality.

Students attending this course should have the following knowledge:

• HP-UX or Windows administration
• SCSI, RAID, Fibre Channel and Backup technologies
• Storage Area Network architecture and function

Students attending this course should have attended the following courses or have equivalent field experience:

• SAN Fundamentals WBT

For online / web based courses noted above, please visit the Learning Center.

This course is primarily intended for HP Services field engineers, call center personnel, and other field personnel who provide installation and/or operational support assistance for HP StorageWorks SANs.

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

• Connect nodes to the SAN infrastructure and recognize implications of arbitrated loop and switched fabric topologies.
• Interpret Fibre Channel addressing for HP-UX and Windows operating systems.
• Perform installation and configuration tasks on a B-series switch.
• Determine the switch status using LEDs, CLI and GUI.
• Configure and implement zoning in a SAN.
• Configure switches to operate in a multi-switch fabric.
• Perform a switch firmware upgrade.
• Determine if a switch is functional and devices are logged in.

Registration may be canceled without tuition charge if Hewlett-Packard Training Registration receives notification of cancellation twenty-one business days prior to class. Cancellations made twenty to three business days prior to class will incur a $150 cancellation charge ($210 in Canada, plus applicable taxes). Cancellations made two business days prior or less to class date and/or no-shows will incur the full tuition charge.

All course offerings are dependent on classroom, equipment and instructor availability. Hewlett-Packard reserves the right to cancel or change a class at any time without liability to the attendee for costs incurred due to such cancellations or changes, including, but not limited to, cancellation penalties for transportation or accommodations.