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Dell EMC PowerMax and VMAX All Flash Performance

  • Course Code ESSTGS02756
  • Duration 3 days

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£2,490.00

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This course is available in the following formats:

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

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Course Overview

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This course introduces participants to the methodology for analyzing the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash family of storage arrays. Unisphere for PowerMax is used to analyze the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays. Metrics that are relevant for analysis of each of the components in the arrays are presented. Participants learn to identify bottlenecks for performance and provide recommendations to remedy the problem. Hands-on lab exercises using performance archives reinforce the concepts and methodology presented in the lecture.

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

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Target Audience

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This course is intended for Dell Technologies Personnel, Partners, and
Customers to assist in troubleshooting and managing the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays.

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Course Objectives

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

  • Identify best practices for optimal performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays
  • Monitor and analyze performance of arrays using Unisphere for PowerMax
  • Illustrate the correlation between workloads and Service Levels, and how they affect performance
  • Devise a strategy to analyze key metrics to investigate performance issues and provide remediation recommendations
  • Apply analysis information to future planning
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Course Content

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The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.

Array Architecture

  • Architecture and configurations
  • Features
  • Best practices

Performance Analysis Basics

  • Methodology
  • Measurements
  • Workload profiles and characterization

Performance Analysis with Unisphere for PowerMax

  • Administrative Tasks
  • Monitoring performance
  • Performance reports
  • Offline Performance Viewer

Performance Analysis of Front-End

  • Front-End metrics and analysis strategy
  • Storage Group planning

Performance Analysis of Cache

  • Overview of cache
  • I/O flow
  • Cache performance analysis strategy

Performance Analysis of Back-End

  • Back-end overview
  • Back-end metrics and analysis strategy
  • Data Reduction

End-to-End Analysis

TimeFinder and SRDF

  • SRDF considerations and performance analysis
  • TimeFinder SnapVX considerations

In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes lab exercises designed to allow practical experience for the participant.

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Course Prerequisites

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Participants should have a good understanding of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash array architecture, configuration, and components. Familiarity with features such as Service Level based provisioning, SRDF, and TimeFinder SnapVX is expected. Basic knowledge of Unisphere for PowerMax for management and monitoring of arrays is required.

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