Overview

The IBM Storage Scale System (previously called Elastic Storage Server or ESS) is a big data storage system that combines Power servers, storage enclosures, and disks along with IBM Storage Scale and RAID technology, providing analytical and technical computing storage and data services. This online course provides an overview of the IBM Storage Scale Server. It reviews benefits, features for protection from data loss, storage terms, hardware components, software components, and network considerations. 

The course details the monitoring tasks to manage the IBM Storage Scale System environment including working with the command line interface, working with graphical user interface, and to manage both file systems and Filesets. It also reviews ESA support, disk replacement procedures, update procedures, and the data collection and contact procedures for IBM service and support.

This is a digital course with interactive digital labs.

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Audience

Prerequisites

The following courses or equivalent knowledge is recommended prior to this course: 

• Introduction to Storage (SS01G) 

• IBM Storage Scale Fundamentals (H010DG)

Objective

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Discuss the benefits of the IBM Storage Scale System
• Assess the recoverability features of IBM Storage Scale RAID
• Define the IBM Storage Scale System storage structure and terms
• Paraphrase how data is protected in the IBM Storage Scale System
• Summarize the Storage Scale System hardware
• Summarize the Storage Scale System software
• Identify the Storage Scale System network requirements
• Illustrate the CLI status commands for ESS hardware and configuration
• Recognize how to manage ESS using the GUI
• Identify the 'mmvdisk' command categories and their purpose
• Summarize how to manage Storage Scale System file systems
• Summarize how to manage Storage Scale System filesets
• Summarize the call home support for Storage Scale System
• Recognize the Storage Scale System disk replacement procedure
• Summarize the Storage Scale System update procedure 
• Summarize IBM service tools for Storage Scale System

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