HITACHI VANTARA GLOBAL LEARNING
Delivery Type
▪ Instructor-Led Training (ILT)
Course Length
▪ 5 days
Course Availability
▪ Employees
▪ Partners
Suggested Audience
▪ Install and Support
Required Knowledge and Skills
▪ Knowledge of basic storage
concepts
Prerequisite Courses
▪ None
Supplemental Courses
▪ TSI2656 - Provisioning Hitachi
Infrastructure Director v1.x
▪ TCI2565 - Operating and
Managing Hitachi Storage with
Hitachi Command Suite v8.x
▪ CSI0147 - Hitachi Enterprise In-
System and TrueCopy Remote
Replications
▪ TCI2626 - Introducing Hitachi
Storage Architecture and Key
Features
THI3667- Installing and Supporting Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform Family
Course Description
This instructor-led course covers the installation, configuration and
maintenance of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) family. The
course describes the specifications, architecture and components of
each system.
The course introduces documentation and tools provided by Hitachi
Vantara for installing, configuring and servicing midrange systems of
the VSP family and guides you through the steps to plan and perform
an installation. You will learn how to use the Service Processor (SVP) to
set up the system and configure Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports for
integration into SAN environments.
You will explore the management tools and software and learn how to
install, enable and use programs. Once familiar with these tools, you
will create RAID groups and LUNs and configure a system to virtualize
external storage.
You will perform maintenance and upgrade activities, including
replacing and adding components and performing a firmware update.
Finally, the course introduces problem determination and incident
resolution tools and techniques for the troubleshooting, installation and
support issues.
This course prepares you for the following Hitachi Vantara Qualified
Professional accreditations:
• Hitachi Vantara Qualified Professional - VSP F/G3x0-F/G700-
F/G900 installation (HQT-4150) Exam
• Hitachi Vantara Qualified Professional VSP G200 to VSP G800
Storage Installation (HQT-4120) Exam
Depending on the location and course delivery format, this closed-book,
proctored accreditation test may be offered and administered by the
instructor at the conclusion of this course, using the Kryterion
Webassessor system. It is also available at Kryterion testing centers.
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 Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
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▪ Describe the architecture of midrange systems of the Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform (VSP) family
▪ Discuss the specifications of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
(VSP) family
▪ Identify the internal components and their function
▪ Describe the back-end design and layout for each model, including
drive trays and disk types
▪ Describe the different management GUIs
▪ Describe the new installation procedures and identify when it is
appropriate for the use
▪ Explain the process that Hitachi Vantara uses for collecting and
documenting pre-installation information
▪ Discuss the different ways of firmware update
▪ Describe how to install and configure Hi-Track Remote Monitoring
system (Hi-Track)
▪ Describe Hitachi Virtual Storage Machines and nondisruptive
migration features of global-active device
▪ Identify documentation and tools provided by Hitachi Vantara for
installing, configuring and servicing
▪ Describe the maintenance functions

Course Outline

Content Modules
▪ Overview
▪ System Architecture
▪ Back-End
▪ Management GUIs
▪ Installation
▪ Maintenance
▪ Change Configuration
▪ Firmware Updates
▪ Hi-Track Remote Monitoring System
▪ Tools
▪ Provisioning
▪ Virtualization
▪ REST API

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Learning Activities — Labs
▪ Technical Documentation
▪ Component Identification
▪ Back-End Architecture
▪ Management GUIs
▪ New Installation
▪ Firmware Upgrade
▪ Change Configuration
▪ Maintenance
▪ Hi-Track Remote Monitoring System
▪ Provisioning
▪ Virtualization (Optional)

To register or for more information, go to:

▪ (customers/partners) Hitachi Vantara Learning Center
▪ (employees) Hitachi University

Hitachi Vantara

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