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Master VPLEX concepts, installation, storage provisioning, volume management, data mobility, and monitoring for engineers deploying distributed storage federation across data centers.

VPLEX Metro VPLEX Local Distributed Volumes Storage Provisioning Data Mobility Cross-Connect RecoverPoint VMware SRM Volume Management WAN Optimization EMC Unisphere Distributed Cache

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D-VPX-DY-A-24 — VPLEX Distributed Storage Federation

Modules

Full D-VPX-DY-A-24 scope

25+ hrs

Duration

Hands-on deploy labs

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Level

Advanced level

24/7

Support

Expert guidance

What You Will Learn

Five VPLEX Deploy Modules

Build expertise across VPLEX concepts, installation, storage provisioning, volume management and data protection, and VPLEX monitoring.

Module 01

VPLEX Concepts

›VPLEX family models: VPLEX Local (single site), VPLEX Metro (dual active-active), VPLEX Geo (long-distance async); selection criteria per use case
›Architecture: front-end directors (FC/iSCSI), back-end directors (array ports), distributed cache (DIMM Write Aside Cache), cross-connect modules
›Data path: host I/O to front-end, cache lookup, back-end array I/O, cache coherency across sites via cross-connect; distributed volume invalidation protocol
›VPLEX data services: TP awareness, tiering pass-through, RecoverPoint integration for CDP/CRR journal replication, VMware SRM support for DR

Module 02

VPLEX Installation and Setup

›VPLEX hardware: VS2 or VS6 engine, director modules, cross-connect cabling, management station; rack and power requirements
›Software setup: VPLEX configuration wizard; IP addressing; GeoSynchrony firmware selection and installation sequence
›Management station: deploy Unisphere for VPLEX (GUI); configure vcli; connect management station to engine management ports
›Back-end storage: present array LUNs to VPLEX back-end directors; discover and claim extents; verify all four directors to arrays
›Front-end config: FC zone between VPLEX FE ports and host HBAs; configure VPLEX storage views (masking views)

Module 03

VPLEX Storage Provisioning

›Building blocks: Extent (portion of LUN) → Local Device → Distributed Device (RAID-1 across two sites) → Virtual Volume (exported to hosts)
›Create local device: claim extent, create local device from extent, promote to virtual volume, verify in Unisphere
›Create distributed device: claim extents at both sites, create distributed device from both extents, promote to virtual volume, present to hosts
›Storage views: create initiator group (HBA WWNs), target port group (VPLEX FE ports), add virtual volume, map storage view
›Expand and reconfigure volumes: thin provisioning expansion on array; migrate volumes between storage views with zero downtime

Module 04

Volume Management and Data Protection

›VPLEX Mobility (LiveMigration): non-disruptive migration between back-end storage arrays within same cluster; monitor migration jobs
›Consistency groups: create CG for related virtual volumes; write-order fidelity across distributed volumes; use with RecoverPoint
›RecoverPoint integration: configure splitter on VPLEX FE ports; RP intercepts I/O for journal-based CDP/CRR; configure RPO protection
›VMware SRM integration: VPLEX as SRM storage replication adapter; site recovery for Metro/Geo deployments; test failover workflows
›Best practices: cross-connect redundancy; director N+1; cache protection (mirrored DIMM); back-end array resiliency config

Module 05

VPLEX Monitoring and Troubleshooting

›Monitoring tools: Unisphere health dashboard; performance statistics views; EMC Health Monitor (EHM) for event alerting; VPLEX CLI diagnostics
›Key vcli commands: system status, director/CG/storage view status, extent and device listing; log collection for support cases
›Alerting and events: configure SMTP/SNMP forwarding; interpret event severity; common events: director unavailable, WAN link degraded, cache error
›Performance monitoring: FE IOPS/throughput per director; BE per-LUN latency; cache hit rate; cross-site write latency; bottleneck analysis
›Troubleshooting: host cannot see volume (zoning/storage view); distributed volume degraded (cross-connect/site link); performance (cache/BE bottleneck)

Full Curriculum

5-Module D-VPX-DY-A-24 Programme

Complete VPLEX deploy curriculum — architecture, installation, provisioning, protection, and monitoring.

›VPLEX Local, Metro, Geo — use cases and selection
›Architecture: FE/BE directors, distributed cache, cross-connect
›Data path: host I/O, cache coherency, distributed volume protocol
›Data services: TP, tiering pass-through, RP and SRM integration

›Hardware: VS2/VS6 engine, directors, cross-connect, rack/power
›Initial config: wizard, IP addressing, GeoSynchrony firmware
›Management station: Unisphere, vcli, engine management port connectivity
›Back-end/front-end: claim extents, FC zoning, storage views

›Building blocks: Extent → Local Device → Distributed Device → Virtual Volume
›Create local and distributed devices across sites (cross-site RAID-1)
›Storage views: initiator/target groups, virtual volume mapping
›Expand and reconfigure with zero downtime

›VPLEX Mobility: LiveMigration between arrays without host impact
›Consistency groups + RecoverPoint splitter for CDP/CRR protection
›VMware SRM: SRA config, site recovery, test failover
›Best practices: cross-connect redundancy, N+1 directors, cache DIMM

›Unisphere dashboard, EHM alerting, SMTP/SNMP config
›vcli: status, CG listing, log collection for support
›Performance: IOPS, throughput, cache hit rate, cross-site latency
›Common issues: host visibility, degraded distributed volume, bottlenecks

Live Training

Live Instructor

Mon–Fri · Weekend batches

Recording

Live class recording included

30 Days

1.5 hrs/day weekday · 3 hrs weekend

Course Materials

Study notes and resources

Tech Support

Call / WhatsApp support

Working Hours

Mon–Fri · 9 AM – 6 PM

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