Designing High-End Storage Platform Solutions, Rev. 18.11

Topics

Module 1: Introduction to HPE high-end storage

• Explain the HPE storage portfolio
• Understand the buyer and product positioning
• Explain features of HPE high-end storage (HPE XP7, HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9450, 20000 R2)

Module 2: Customer challenges with global IT infrastructure

• Understand the challenges in a hybrid world
• Define Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives
• Identify what type of recovery customer needs

Module 3: Determine RPO and RTO, data availability strategies

• Describe how HPE storage solutions combine all block, file and object storage requirements into a single platform
• Describe how RPO and RTO are used when deciding the type of solution

Module 4: Architecting the multi-array storage solution

• Describe how HPE storage solutions optimize back-end storage capacity utilization and front-end storage services to hosts and applications
• Describe how HPE storage solutions perform workload-balancing, creating a private, highly-available, intelligent storage cloud
• Describe how HPE storage solutions use different platforms to integrate and create an intelligent end-to-end data availability and
• data protection solution
• Describe and design HPE StoreServ integration with StoreOnce (RMC-V/RMC-X/ Veeam)
• Describe HPE StoreServ and RMC solution integration with File Persona

Module 5: Define the solution and perform SWOT analysis

• Review the customer case study, identify the challenges, and design a new enhancement or new recommendation using either the 3PAR
• StoreServ 9000 or 20000 solution
• Use NinjaSTARS and other tools or resources available
• Define the solution values based on your new design or recommendation
• Identify the SWOT against competing products or solutions
• Prepare the customer presentation