Nimble 2 Remote Replication and Integrations (HJ7C6) - Lab Topology

Lab 1-1: HPE vLabs Access

• Objectives
• Accessing HPE vLabs

Lab 1-2: Environment Preparation

• Task 1: Launch HPE Nimble graphical user interface (GUI)
• Task 2: HPE Nimble array administration
• Task 3: Creating an initiator in HPE Nimble Storage
• Task 4: Working with users of different roles

Lab 2: Using and Understanding Advanced Volume Features

• Task 1: Create a volume
• Task 2: Working with volume pinning—volume performance attribute
• Task 3: Create volumes using volume performance attribute
• Task 4: Connect the server to the FSserver10 and FSserver11 volume
• Task 5: Working with deduplication
• Task 6: Working with volume limits--QoS
• Task 7: Working with encryption

Lab 3: Replication and Disaster Recovery

• Task 1: Configure the upstream array
• Task 2: Configure the downstream array
• Task 3: Create volume, volume collection and replicate
• Task 4: Planned outage scenario—temporary transition to the remote DR site.
• Task 5: Unplanned outage scenario—disaster recovery

Lab 4: Multi-Array Groups and Pools

• Task 1: Review current pool status
• Task 2: Adding an array to the default pool
• Task 3: Observing capacity and volume behavior
• Task 4: Connect the server to the HPE Nimble Storage volume
• Task 5: Understanding how new volumes and data placement is managed
• Task 6: Removing an array from a pool and assigning the array to a new pool
• Task 7: Moving a volume between pools
• Task 8: Merging two pools in a group
• Task 9: Removing or evacuating an array from a pool and group

Lab 6: Working with Linux Integrations

• Task 1: Logging into the Linux server
• Task 2: Installing the HPE Nimble Storage Linux Toolkit (NLT)
• Task 3: Working with HPE Nimble Connection Manager for Linux
• Task 4: Working with settings—Nimbletune

Lab 7-1: Working with VMware Integrations

• Task 1: Register the HPE Nimble plug-in
• Task 2: HPE Nimble Connection Manager
• Task 3: Create an HPE Nimble-backed datastore
• Task 4: Clone an HPE Nimble-backed datastore
• Task 5: Grow an HPE Nimble-backed datastore
• Task 6: Create a virtual machine on an HPE Nimblebacked datastore

Lab 7-2: Working with VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols)

• Task 1: Register the HPE Nimble Storage Protocol Endpoint with VMware vCenter
• Task 2: Create a VMware vVol container on an HPE Nimble Storage array
• Task 3: Create an HPE Nimble-backed vVol datastore
• Task 4: Create a VM storage policy
• Task 5: Create a VM based on a storage policy
• Task 6: Delete and restore a vVol backed VM