Storage Automation Training Program

5 Years of Repeated Live Training Access

Master end-to-end Storage Automation by automating BAU (Business-As-Usual) tasks across NetApp, Hitachi, Pure, PowerMax storage systems, and Brocade SAN switches using Python and Ansible.

No prior coding experience is required — Python and Ansible fundamentals are covered from scratch.

🛠 What You Will Learn

• Real-world automation of enterprise storage environments

• Python-based REST API integrations

• Ansible playbooks for storage and SAN automation

• Multi-vendor storage automation (NetApp, Hitachi, Pure, PowerMax)

• SAN switch automation using Ansible

• Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO) automation

📅 Training Details

• Class Schedule: 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST

• Total Duration: 35 Hours

• Training Mode: Live, Instructor-led

• Trainer Contact (WhatsApp): +91 9647524712

📘 Course Syllabus

Module 1: ONTAP REST API Overview

• ONTAP REST API Introduction

• REST API Documentation

• ONTAP Python Client Library

Module 2: REST API Use Cases (Python Programming)

• Creating Aggregates, SVMs, and Volumes

• Volume Management

• Snapshot Creation

Module 3: Automation Using Ansible

• Introduction to Ansible

• Basics of YAML (YML)

• Ansible Fundamentals

• Installing Ansible

• Ansible Playbooks & Modules

• Hands-on Playbook Coding Demonstrations

Module 4: CIFS Configuration

• SMB Overview

• CIFS Configuration using Python

• CIFS Configuration using Ansible

Module 5: NFS Configuration

• ONTAP NAS File Access Overview

• NFS Configuration

• NFS Automation using Ansible

Module 6: SAN Configuration

• SAN Fundamentals

• iSCSI Configuration

• FC & NVMe-OF Configuration

• Ansible Playbooks for iSCSI, FC, and NVMe

Module 7: Performance Monitoring

• ONTAP Performance Concepts

• Performance Metrics

• Collecting ONTAP Metrics

• ONTAP System Manager

Module 8: S3 Configuration

• S3 Basics

• Automating S3 Storage Provisioning using Ansible

Module 9: Metrics Collection using AIQUM

• AIQUM Fundamentals

• Gathering Metrics from Multiple NetApp Clusters using Ansible

Module 10

• SnapMirror Creation & Snapshot Automation using Ansible

Module 11

• SVM-DR Setup using Ansible and AWX

Module 12

• Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO) Setup on AWS & GCP using Ansible

Module 13: Hitachi Storage Automation

• Hitachi Administration Concepts

• Ansible Playbooks for VSP Arrays

Module 14: Pure Storage Automation

• Pure Storage Basics

• Automating Pure Storage using Ansible

Module 15: PowerMax Automation

• PowerMax Fundamentals

• Automating Allocations using Ansible

Module 16: Brocade SAN Switch Automation

• Brocade SAN Switch Basics

• Zoning Automation using Ansible

• Fibre Channel SNMP v3 Configuration

• FOS Upgrade Automation

• Logical Switch Configuration

• • Module 17: Git for Storage Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

    Objective: Master version control to manage, track, and collaborate on storage automation playbooks and scripts.

    17.1 Git Fundamentals for Storage Engineers

    • The "Why": Benefits of versioning for storage (Rollbacks, Audit Trails, Collaboration).

    • Git Architecture: Working Directory vs. Staging Area vs. Local Repository.

    • Basic Commands: git init, git clone, git add, git commit, git status.

    • Managing Secrets: Using .gitignore to prevent leaking NetApp/Pure/Hitachi credentials.

    17.2 Branching & Collaborative Development

    • Feature Branching: Creating isolated branches for new automation tasks (e.g., feature/snapmirror-setup).

    • Merging & Conflicts: Handling code conflicts when two engineers edit the same playbook.

    • Pull Requests (PR) / Merge Requests (MR): Implementing peer reviews for storage code before deployment.

    17.3 Remote Repositories & Platforms

    • GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket: Setting up remote origins and SSH keys.

    • Cloning from Central Repos: git remote add, git push, git pull, git fetch.

    • Centralizing Storage Code: Building a "Global Storage Automation Library" for the team.

    17.4 Introduction to GitOps for Storage

    • Declarative vs. Imperative: Moving from "Running a script" to "Updating a Git file to change state."

    • CI/CD Integration Basics: Introduction to GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for automated playbook testing (Linting Ansible code).

    • Infrastructure Drift: Using Git to detect when manual changes were made to an aggregate or volume via System Manager instead of code.

• Module 18: Multi-Cloud Orchestration with Terraform

  • Terraform State Management (Local vs. Remote/S3).

  • Deploying NetApp CVO and Azure NetApp Files (ANF) using Terraform.

  • Terraform Cloud/Enterprise: Automating the automation (CI/CD for storage).

• Module 19: Automated Software Lifecycle

  • ONTAP Upgrades: Using Ansible to perform non-disruptive ONTAP upgrades across 100+ nodes.

  • Automated Health Checks: Creating a Python-based "Daily Health Report" that emails a summary of cluster health, failed disks, and space usage.

  • Storage Decommissioning: A "Safe Delete" playbook that verifies snapshots exist before deleting a volume or LUN.

➕ Additional Benefits

• Guidance for Python Certification (PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer)