These e-Learning modules introduce you to the Lenovo V7000
Series product, define key concepts, and provide an overview of related
installation and configuration tasks.
Lenovo Storage V7000 overview e-Learning course
The new Lenovo(R) Storage V7000 system combines hardware and software to control the mapping of storage into volumes in a SAN environment. This system provides many benefits to storage administrators, including simplified storage administration, outstanding flexibility and efficiency, unique hardware accelerated real-time compression, and enterprise-class performance, function, and reliability. In this e-Learning overview, you will learn basic information about the product and how it works.
Lenovo Storage V7000 initial setup e-Learning course
This e-Learning module guides you through the improved, simplified initial setup tasks for the new Lenovo(R) Storage V7000 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 V7000 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(R) Storage V7000 system. This e-Learning module introduces you to the management GUI, and guides you through several system setup tasks, including configuring the system,licensing functions, setting up email event notifications, configuring storage, creating hosts, creating and mapping volumes 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(R) Storage family of products. 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(R) Storage family of products.
Using volumes e-Learning course
In this e-Learning module, we will discuss advanced volumes concepts for the Lenovo(R) Storage family of products. You will learn about thin-provisioned volumes, including data growth characteristics, compressed volumes for select Lenovo Storage family 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(R) Storage family of products consolidates 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(R) Storage family of products consolidates 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 V Series family of products consolidates storage capacity for IBM and non-IBM 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 FlashCopy(R) function, which is a copy service provided with the Lenovo(R) Storage family of products. You will learn about the different types of FlashCopy, how to create and monitor FlashCopy operations using the product management GUI, and how FlashCopy functions can help administrators perform data backup and recovery. Note that the FlashCopy functions only applies to block volumes. For the Lenovo Storage V7000 Unified system, use the snapshot function to copy file volumes. See the Advanced file system management e-Learning module for more information.
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(R) Storage family of 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. For the Lenovo Storage V7000 Unified system, use the snapshot feature to copy file volumes. For more information, see the Storwize V7000 Unified Advanced file system management module.
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(R) Storage family of products. Status information can help you detect problems and verify that tasks have been completed.
Events and notifications e-Learning course
The Lenovo(R) Storage family of products generates 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(R) Storage family of products. You will also learn how to use management GUIs to monitor system performance.Note that in this e-Learning module, example screen shots are of the Lenovo Storage V5000 management GUI, and therefore might vary slightly from other Storage family products.
Storage efficiency with Easy Tier
In today’s challenging business environment, storage administrators are often asked to do more with less. Getting maximum return on a storage investment is key, especially if you are using high-performance flash drives. But, in a typical IT environment, most of the I/O operations are performed on a small subset of the stored data. The challenge lies in matching this high-demand data with high-performing drives.The Easy Tier(R) function, included in the Lenovo Storage family, meets this challenge by automatically and dynamically migrating I/O hotspots to high-performing drives.In the next five minutes, you will learn how Easy Tier can improve storage efficiency for your business.