Build Your Own NetApp Storage Lab, For Free!

How to build a complete NetApp ONTAP lab for free on your laptop.

4.70 (1368 reviews)
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29,499
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4.5 hours
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Aug 2021
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What you will learn

Practice configuring and testing almost all NetApp features using your own free lab.

Description

This course walks you through how to build a fully ready and complete NetApp simulator lab from scratch, using NetApp’s latest operating system ONTAP 9.

The lab features two NetApp simulator clusters with Windows and Linux clients in separate IP subnets to make it as close to a real world environment as possible... and best of all you can build and run the lab completely for free, all you need is a PC to run it on.

We cover step by step where to find all the software for free, how to build the NetApp simulators, the Windows and Linux clients, the VMware setup and how to configure the networking.

Almost all NetApp features can be practised and tested using the lab. You can use it as a study tool or for testing features before deploying them in your production environment.

The lab build outlined in the book is the same one I use for the hands-on demonstrations in my NetApp training videos. You can use the instructions in this course to build your own lab and follow along with me.

I hope you can make use of this course to expand your storage knowledge and further your career.

Content

Introduction

Introduction and Lab Topology
The Udemy Interface

Build Your Own NetApp Lab... For Free!

VMware and Network Configuration
VyOS Router Install and Configuration
NetApp Simulator - Cluster 1 Node 1
NetApp Simulator - Cluster 1 Node 2
NetApp Simulator - Cluster 2 Node 1
NetApp ONTAP Simulator Upgrade
Windows Host and Domain Controller Install and Configuration
Linux Host Install and Configuration
VMware ESXi1 and VCSA Installation and Configuration
VMware ESXi2 Installation and Configuration
CentOS 'API' Host Installation and Configuration
SuperPutty Install and Configuration

Bonus!

Bonus - More Resources!

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Reviews

Nicholas
May 14, 2023
This was great and a lot of fun! I deviated a bit, for fun, and set up my 2-node cluster in Proxmox instead of VMware. It took a little config tinkering but DOT9.6 runs fine on my system but I don't have the right hardware on it to run newer versions.
Raul
April 14, 2023
My new job requires me to know about NetApp but I needed a testing environment and this course has really helped me set one up and get my hands on Netapp which really helps me learn, can't wait to do the other course on NetApp 9.
Charles
January 19, 2023
Amazing Introduction to Storage. Great teacher, demystifies concepts. Easy to configure, follow along and you pick up Networking concepts along the way. Thanks
Frank
December 10, 2022
The course ended at step 6, Can not download Simulator, ! . Registered 2 accounts(e-mails), I am a Netapp customer but don't have Snr on hand at the moment. Response from Netapp Account Blocked, try to re-register. No way to get the simulator.
Sandip
March 25, 2022
Great work and good contents presented to build the home lab. Found it very helpful and recommends any one interested building NetApp lab go through it. Thanks, Neil for making this tutorial.
Ermond
March 30, 2021
Neil is one of my favorite tech instructors. This course is very well build around the topic and so easy to understand.
Sushanth
December 4, 2020
This lab helped in many ways. It not covers just the storage part but also touches Windows servers (DNS, DHCP and more), Linux and VMWare to get the complete idea.
Ayaz
November 8, 2018
I watched to first session till. The experienced is good.Please put more videos from beginning to advanced in future. Overall awesome Explanation & Good knowledge.
Keith
October 18, 2018
Enjoyed this very much...direct, informative & to the point. Will definitely be taking more of Neil's courses
Da
June 11, 2018
Lab setup worked with no issues. Only recommendation is to update the course using the latest VM's from VyOS and NetApp. Recommend having a troubleshooting section. Do recommend this course if wanting to have a NetApp lab to test and learn in.
Shiva
March 12, 2018
The Lab setup is just so perfect and I just have to follow the instructions with nothing additional from my end. Thank you Neil for your great efforts...
Michael
March 11, 2018
good and fast starter to build a test lab. Would be good to get more details of the setup for example changing the cluster serial of the second cluster node is only mentioned and if a different ONTAP is used you have to change it to get the installation finished
Daniel
March 10, 2018
The course is very well prepared, great guidance, through the video as well as the PDF, I would like to have a little more usage for the lab(exercise) but I understand this was just to create the lab, which I have running as expected. Neil is great, I will possibly purchase the CCNA course from him, I already got NCDA in parts because to his courses.
Adam
February 11, 2018
Nie wiem w jakim celu w szkoleniu jest opis instalacji Windows-ów i Linux-ów. Ten czas warto byłoby przeznaczyć na konfigurację NetApp-ów. Super, że dostępna jest książka dotycząca całego procesu instalacji.
Edson
January 24, 2018
Curso bem coerente ou seja linguagem bem clara de facil entendimento incluindo os exemplos ilustrados aqui

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