These e-Learning modules introduce you to the Lenovo V
series products, define key concepts, and provide an overview of related
installation and configuration tasks.
Lenovo Storage V series overview e-Learning course
The Lenovo Storage V series system combines hardware and software to control the mapping of storage into volumes and provides many benefits to storage administrators. These benefits include an easy-to-use management GUI, improved storage utilization, and data backup and migration. In this e-Learning overview, you will learn basic information about the product and how it works.
Lenovo Storage V series initial setup e-Learning course
This e-Learning module guides you through the initial setup tasks for the Lenovo Storage V series system. You will learn about setting up the system hardware and initializing the system. You need to complete these steps before you can launch the management GUI.
Getting started with Lenovo Storage V series e-Learning course
After you have completed all the initial tasks of setting up the system, you are ready to launch the management GUI, and configure the Lenovo Storage V series system. This e-Learning module introduces you to the management GUI, and guides you through several system setup tasks, including configuring the system, migrating and configuring storage, configuring iSCSI, creating hosts, creating and mapping volumes, setting up email notifications, and other configuration tasks.
A tour of the user interface e-Learning course
This e-Learning module will introduce you to the management GUI that helps you to monitor, manage, and configure the systems in the Lenovo Storage V series product. You will learn how to go through the panels and view some of the features and functions before you begin working with the interface.
Introduction to volumes e-Learning course
This e-Learning module will explain several important concepts you should understand before working with volumes, including the different methods for creating volumes. This information applies to the Lenovo Storage V series products.
Using volumes e-Learning course
In this e-Learning module, we will discuss advanced volumes concepts for the Lenovo Storage V series products. You will learn about thin-provisioned volumes, including data growth characteristics, compressed volumes for select Lenovo Storage V series products, and mirrored volumes. You will also learn about creating, migrating, and moving volumes.
Attaching hosts using Fibre Channel and FCoE e-Learning course
The Lenovo Storage V series products consolidate storage capacity for Lenovo and non-Lenovo application host systems using the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, or FCoE, protocols. In this e-Learning module, you will learn about the role hosts play within your environment, the steps to configure hosts, troubleshooting tips, and additional resources you can use to find more detailed information.
Attaching hosts using iSCSI e-Learning course
The Lenovo Storage V series products consolidate storage capacity for Lenovo and non-Lenovo application host systems using the iSCSI protocol. In this e-Learning module, you will learn about the role hosts play within your environment, the steps to configure hosts, troubleshooting tips, and additional resources you can use to find more detailed information.
Attaching hosts using SAS e-Learning course
The Lenovo Storage V series products consolidate storage capacity for Lenovo and non-Lenovo application host systems using the Serial Attached SCSI, or SAS, protocol. In this e-Learning module, you will learn about the role SAS hosts play within your environment, the steps to configure hosts, troubleshooting tips, and additional resources you can use to find more detailed information.
FlashCopy overview e-Learning course
This e-Learning module introduces you to the IBM(R) FlashCopy(R) feature, which is a copy service provided with the Lenovo Storage V series products. You will learn about the different types of FlashCopy, how to create and monitor FlashCopy operations using the product management GUI, and how the FlashCopy service can help administrators perform data backup and recovery. Note that the FlashCopy service only applies to block volumes.
Metro Mirror and Global Mirror overview e-Learning course
This e-Learning module will help you learn more about Metro Mirror and Global Mirror, which are two types of copy services offered with the Lenovo Storage V series products. These copy services help administrators migrate, back up, and recover data by creating synchronous and asynchronous copies of volumes. You will also learn how to use Metro Mirror and Global Mirror for disaster recovery, and some best practices. Note that the Metro Mirror and Global Mirror services only apply to block volumes.
User authentication and roles e-Learning course
In this e-Learning module, you will be introduced to user groups and roles. User groups and roles control access to various system functions. You will also learn how to configure authentication for local and remote users. We begin with user groups.
Viewing status information e-Learning course
This e-Learning module will help you learn how to view system status information for the Lenovo Storage V series products. Status information can help you detect problems and verify that tasks have been completed.
Events and notifications e-Learning course
The Lenovo Storage V series products generate events that indicate task completion, unexpected conditions, and errors. In this e-Learning module, you will learn about the different types of events, how to interpret the event log, how to run a fix procedure for an event, and how to establish event notifications.
Hardware monitoring e-Learning course
In this e-Learning module, we will discuss how to monitor hardware to help diagnose and troubleshoot problems for the Lenovo Storage V series products. You will also learn how to use the products' management GUIs to monitor system performance.