Integrating NetApp with AWS FSxN (INAFS)

Module 1: AWS Networking

Lessons

• Amazon VPC Fundamentals
• VPC Peering
• AWS Direct Connect
• AWS Site-to-Site VPN
• AWS Transit Gateway
• Security Groups

Labs

• Explore and interact with the AWS Management Console
• Build your Amazon VPC Infrastructure
• Configure high availability in your Amazon VPC

Objectives

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concept of a VPC
• Explain the difference between a private and public subnet
• Understand route tables, Internet Gateway and NAT Gateway pertaining to subnets
• Describe Elastic IP Addresses and deploy an Elastic Network Interface
• Deploy a VPC across multiple AZs
• Explain and configure VPC peering
• Understand and apply AWS Direct Connect to customer environments
• Understand and apply AWS Site-to-Site VPNs
• Deploy an AWS Transit Gateway and describe how to scale networks
• Apply Security groups to filter inbound and outbound traffic

Module 2: AWS Services Overview

Lessons

• Cloud Computing
• AWS Global Infrastructure
• AWS Identity and Access Management
• AWS Storage Overview

Lab

• Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management

Objectives

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

• Define and explain the key benefits of cloud computing
• Describe the AWS global infrastructure
• Explain regions, availability zones, edge locations
• Describe Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Understand the role of the Root User
• Explain IAM Policy and application to IAM users and groups
• Explain Multi-Factor Authentication
• Describe Elastic Block Store
• Describe Elastic File Store
• Describe Amazon S3 buckets, security and policies
• Understand S3 storage classes and lifecycle policies
• Explain Amazon FSx Storage

Module 3: AWS Management and Monitoring

Lessons

• Amazon CloudWatch
• AWS Backup
• AWS Systems Manager
• AWS Parameter Store
• AWS Secrets Manager
• AWS Organisations

Labs

• Auditing your AWS Resources with AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
• Monitoring Applications and Infrastructure

Objectives

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

• Use Amazon CloudWatch and explore logs
• Use Amazon CloudTrail
• Explain VPC Flow Logs
• Configure CloudWatch alarms
• Explain Amazon EventBridge
• Discuss AWS Backup and Recovery Strategies
• Explain and use AWS Systems Manager
• Explain AWS Parameter Store and AWS Config
• Use AWS Secrets Manager to manage credentials and API keys
• Use AWS Organisations for optimal policy assignment

Module 4: Optimising NetApp Hybrid Operations

Lessons

• Flexible Volumes and FlexCache
• SnapMirror
• NetApp Networking

Objectives

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

• Describe the ONTAP storage architecture
• Describe FlexVol volumes and volume types
• Explain files, LUNs and aggregates
• Explain FlexGroup volumes
• Explain FlexCache volumes
• Understand SnapMirror and SnapMirror topologies
• Discuss SnapMirror deployment ooptions
• Explain and apply SnapMirror policies, network complression
• Explain NetApp physical and virtual ports
• Describe Interface Groups and LIFs
• Describe IPSpace, broadcast domains and subnets
• Explain NetApp routing management

Module 5: Amazon FSxN

Lessons

• FSxN Overview
• Data Migration
• Data Protection
• VMWare Cloud on AWS with FSxN

Lab

• Deploy Amazon FSxN in an AWS instance

Objectives

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

• Explain Amazon FSxN concepts and use cases
• Understand the Amazon FSxN ecosystem and components
• Discuss supported endpoints for accessing data
• Discuss supported clients
• Explain how data can be accessed withing AWS
• Explain how data can be accessed from on-premises
• Monitoring Amazon FSxN
• Apply FSxN Quotas
• Explain FSxN storage tiers
• Discuss FSxN high availability
• Explain data migration using SnapMirror
• Explain data migration using AWS DataSync
• Discuss data protection options
• Discuss VMWare Cloud on AWS with FSxN solutions