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May 6th, 2014 08:00
Coming back to Symetrix
The last time I worked with Symetrix I was a CE and the year was 2005. I worked mostly with the Sym 5.5 and the DMX line.
In 2009 I made the transition to Storage Admin for a mid-sized company and worked with Centera, Celera, Atmos Clariion, and VNX. Today I'm on a new contract with a much larger company and Symetrix is back in the mix, we have virtually everything in the Sym line. I don't have access to paid training until I go full time in three months and I want to get a head start.
Can someone please suggest some good sites I might be able to review and start refreshing my Sym knowledge.
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
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Jason_Zhou
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May 6th, 2014 19:00
Hi Chris, I am moving your post to the Symmetrix Support Forum space where your inquiry can be better seen and addressed. This ECN Help Forum space, where your post was originally created, is just for asking questions regarding the usage and functionalities of the EMC Community Network (ECN) platform itself rather than specific EMC products or solutions. Thanks.
rawstorage
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May 7th, 2014 08:00
Chris,
First off welcome back to Symmetrix Land. Firstly I'd start out by downloading the Solutions Enabler complete documentation set, it's a great reference to have and I refer to it daily. Nobody knows all in this game. The array controls guide will guide you through the concepts from provisioning a host, Masking, Virtual Provisioning and FAST as well as much more.
You'll note the major changes around masking (way easier) and Virtual Provisioning/FAST VP/VLUN migrations. Once you've got a grasp of what's changed you'll have some specific questions. We're a friendly bunch on here. Pretty much everything you can do on CLI can also be achieved in Unisphere so things have got a lot easier and the help on Unisphere is pretty good. Most tasks are wizard based so you will be guided thorough.
As for sites, depends what you are looking for
Cody Hosterman has a good blog,
Sean Cummins blog Sean Cummins
Mark May Virtual Storage Zone | Learning, Teaching, and Sharing in the world of backup, storage, and virtualization
Also my Buddy Dave Ring has a blog out there About | Dave Ring
http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/solution-overview/h2529-vmware-esx-svr-w-symmetrix-wp-ldv.pdf
Cody Hosterman | Updated Symmetrix with VMware TechBook for vSphere 5.5
Come back with specific questions. we'll be glad to help.