Isilon Administration and Management (MR-1CP-ISIAM) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives. The following focus areas are included in this course:

Isilon architecture overview

  • Isilon cluster architecture
  • Hardware nodes
  • Data protection
  • Storage types
  • Management access
  • RBAC

Data layout and protection

  • Protection and overhead
  • Sub pools, data layout, and actual protection
  • Caching
  • Network configuration

Access to the cluster

  • External interface connections
  • SmartConnect
  • Directory service integration
  • Access zones

File access

  • Identity management
  • Access utilizing multiple protocols
  • Permissions
  • Configuring shares and exports
  • Alternative platform access

Storage management

  • Node pools and tiers
  • Smartpools and file pools
  • SmartQuotas
  • SnapShotIQ
  • SyncIQ
  • Deduplication
  • SmartLock

Application Integration

  • Hadoop and HDFS
  • NDMP and backup
  • Auditing

Monitoring

  • Installing InsightIQ
  • Using InsightIQ and FSA
  • ESRS

Job Engine

  • Job engine architecture
  • Built-in jobs
  • Data integrity safeguards
  • Jobs and job management

In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes labs designed to allow practical experience for the participant.