What You'll Learn

• Recognize performance terminology and basic methodology and use tools to collect performance data
• Describe the Data ONTAP architecture and the benefits of features such as NVRAM and WAFL® (Write Anywhere File Layout) file system
• Use knowledge about how data flows through the network and protocol layers of Data ONTAP to monitor and analyze storage system performance
• Examine command output from case studies to identify performance bottlenecks
• Perform basic software configuration and recognize diagnostic operations for the Performance Acceleration Module and FlexScale
• Use FlexCacheTM to improve NFSv2 and NFSv3 read performance
• Use the reallocate command to measure volume or file layout and optimize the layout when appropriate
• Implement configuration for best practices for resiliency and performance

Who Needs to Attend

Administrators and support personnel who administrate NetApp storage systems running Data ONTAP 7.3 and who wish to have a deeper understanding of the system performance

Pre-requisites

• Introduction to NetApp Products
• Data ONTAP Fundamentals
• High Availability