IBM Storage Scale Remote Data Access

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IBM Storage Scale Remote Data Access

This course is part of Learn Enterprise Data Storage with IBM Storage Scale Specialization

Instructor: Upendra Rajan

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10 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

10 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

10 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Taught in English

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There are 10 modules in this course

This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering a Storage Scale storage cluster consisting of Linux nodes. The course includes information on various Storage Scale features that enable remote access to data that is stored in a cluster file system. This includes: multi-cluster support, clustered NFS, cluster export services (CES) and protocol support (NFS, SMB, and Object), Active File Management (AFM), and AFM-based Asynchronous Disaster Recovery (AFM DR). The features are described in lecture materials and implemented in lab exercises.

Welcome to IBM Storage Scale: Remote Data Access. Please complete the reading to understand the purpose and audience for this course.

What's included

1 reading

Unit one is all about familiarizing yourself with multi-cluster support. In this unit, you will complete three videos, one quiz, and one lab exercise.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 23 minutes

Describe multi-cluster architecture4 minutes
Configure a cluster environment to allow remote file system access10 minutes
Mount a file system from a home cluster9 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 1: Configuring multi-cluster file system access5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 1 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Exercise 1: Configuring multi-cluster file system access60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 5 minutes

Did you access the lab?5 minutes

In unit two, you'll explore active file management by watching three videos, passing one quiz, and completing one lab exercise.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 33 minutes

Architecture and summary of AFM terminology including home and cache filesets5 minutes
Differentiate AFM cache modes and distinguish application and gateway nodes8 minutes
Create and manage an AFM relationship20 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 2: Configuring Active File Management (AFM)5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 2 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Copy of Exercise 1: Configuring multi-cluster file system access60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Copy of Let's talk!10 minutes

In unit 3, we are sticking with AFM. However, this time, we are focusing on disaster recovery.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item

4 videosTotal 19 minutes

AFM DR architecture and summary of AFM DR terminology4 minutes
Differentiate AFM DR and AFM3 minutes
Create primary and secondary filesets7 minutes
Describe the failover and failback procedures5 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 3: Configuring AFM-based Asynchronous Disaster Recovery (AFM DR)5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 3 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Copy of Copy of Exercise 1: Configuring multi-cluster file system access60 minutes

Clustered NFS or CNFS for short are our topic for unit 4. We've broken up the unit into three videos and a graded quiz.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item

3 videosTotal 23 minutes

CNFS architecture and its advantages4 minutes
Static and aliased IP address configurations8 minutes
CNFS failover, and designing, implementing and managing a CNFS cluster11 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 4: Configuring Clustered NFS (CNFS)5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 4 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Exercise 4: Configuring Clustered NFS (CNFS)60 minutes

Next up is CES or configuring export services. When you are ready, watch this unit's videos to learn about CES, open-source software, and node status.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item

3 videosTotal 27 minutes

Cluster Export Services (CES)4 minutes
Open-source software and CES requirements8 minutes
CES cluster and node status15 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 5: Configuring Cluster Export Services (CES)5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 5 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Exercise 5: Configuring Cluster Export Services (CES)60 minutes

What's included

1 reading1 assignment1 app item3 plugins

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 6: Configuring CES NFS protocol exports5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 6 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Exercise 6: Configuring CES NFS protocol exports60 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 22 minutes

Describe and enable the CES NFS protocol service6 minutes
Configure and manage CES NFS protocol exports13 minutes
Summary of NFS vs. CNFS and configuration3 minutes

What's included

1 reading1 assignment1 app item3 plugins

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 7: Configuring CES SMB protocol shares5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 7 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Exercise 7: Configuring CES SMB protocol shares60 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 13 minutes

Samba and the CES SMB protocol service5 minutes
Configure and manage CES SMB protocol shares3 minutes
CES SMB configuration steps5 minutes

What's included

1 reading1 assignment1 app item1 discussion prompt5 plugins

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Open Exercise 8: Configuring CES object protocol storage5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 8 quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Exercise 8: Configuring CES object protocol storage60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Let's talk!10 minutes

5 pluginsTotal 25 minutes

Object storage and addressing concepts4 minutes
Introduction to object storage in Storage Scale 6 minutes
Configure Storage Scale object protocol support5 minutes
Unified file and object access7 minutes
Object multi-region and S3 considerations3 minutes

To pass the course, you must receive a passing grade of 80% or higher on the final quiz. The quiz covers information from all units and videos.

What's included

1 assignment

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