Learn Enterprise Data Storage with IBM Storage Scale Specialization

Name: Learn Enterprise Data Storage with IBM Storage Scale
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Launch Your Career in Data Storage. Through three courses, you will learn a range of concepts from how to get started with IBM Storage Scale, to administering clustered storage nodes, to performing remote data access to your clustered storage environment.

Instructor: Upendra Rajan

What you'll learn

Fundamentals of enterprise data storage
Storage administration of clustered nodes
Remotely accessing your clustered data storage environment

Skills you'll gain

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Specialization - 3 course series

This specialization is open to all interested learners seeking to develop skills on managing an enterprise storage environment. Through three courses, you will learn a range of concepts from how to get started with IBM Storage Scale, to administering clustered storage nodes, to performing remote data access to your clustered storage environment. This will prepare you for a career in data storage. Brought to you by IBM!

Applied Learning Project

There will be 19 exercises throughout this specialization where you will work on a real data center lab environment to perform various tasks on cluster preparation, management, storage configuration, advanced installation, monitoring, security, and various file system access and protocol configurations.

Data Storage Fundamentals with IBM Storage Scale

Course 113 hours

What you'll learn

This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering an IBM Storage Scale storage cluster in environments running Linux and AIX nodes. The course includes information on installing, configuring, and monitoring an IBM Storage Scale cluster. Many Storage Scale features are described in lecture materials and then implemented in lab exercises. These features include: Storage management, high availability options, cluster management, and information lifecycle management (ILM) tools.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Systems

Category: Systems Design

Category: Scalability

Category: Document Management

Category: Records Management

Category: File Management

Category: Information Technology

Category: Databases

Category: Data Storage Technologies

Category: Data Management

Category: File Systems

Category: Computer Systems

Category: Data Storage

Category: Information Management

Category: Data Infrastructure

Category: Operating Systems

Category: System Software

IBM Storage Scale Administration

Course 213 hours

What you'll learn

This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering a Storage Scale cluster consisting of Linux nodes.

We will discuss the Storage Scale installer toolkit, installer GUI, cluster upgrade scenarios, cluster health monitoring, cluster performance data collection and monitoring, management GUI, file system encryption, cluster security, and call home features. Many of the features are described in lecture materials and implemented in lab exercises. Upon completion of this course, you will earn a digital badge that recognizes your skills and knowledge in this area.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Systems Administration

Category: System Monitoring

Category: Performance Tuning

Category: Information Technology Operations

Category: System Configuration

Category: System Implementation

Category: System Design and Implementation

Category: Application Performance Management

Category: Cybersecurity

Category: Operating Systems

Category: Computer Systems

Category: Information Systems Security

Category: System Software

Category: Enterprise Security

Category: Network Monitoring

Category: Event Monitoring

Category: Data Storage

Category: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Category: File Systems

Category: Data Security

IBM Storage Scale Remote Data Access

Course 317 hours

What you'll learn

This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering a Storage Scale storage cluster consisting of Linux nodes. The course includes information on various Storage Scale features that enable remote access to data that is stored in a cluster file system. This includes: multi-cluster support, clustered NFS, cluster export services (CES) and protocol support (NFS, SMB, and Object), Active File Management (AFM), and AFM-based Asynchronous Disaster Recovery (AFM DR). The features are described in lecture materials and implemented in lab exercises.