what are the preferred books for Basic NetApp Configuration and Administration

[madhav_VM]

Hi guys,

I am looking forward to learn about Basic NetApp Configuration and Administration but i can't find any books in online and moreover no institute is providing the training for NetApp directly. Plz suggest me the preferred sources to get more info about NetApp.

Thanks,

M

[scott28tt]

I'd suggest that you're more likely to find what you're looking for on netapp.com rather than vmware.com

I did a quick google search for "netapp training" and found this: https://communities.netapp.com/community/netapp_university/getting_started

[JoshuaAndrewsVM]

http://www.flane.com/

offers NetApp classes

[admin]

If you are a NetApp partner or customer you will also have access to their simulator.

https://communities.netapp.com/docs/DOC-1034

As already advised by Scott the NetApp communities would probably the best point of contact for documentation as well.

[Gav0]

This is by far the best free document you will find to familiarize yourself with the various fundamental technologies on offer:

http://www.netapp.com/us/system/pdf-reader.aspx?m=ncda-cert-study-guide.pdf&cc=us

As already mentioned, grab yourself a copy of the simulator and then work through the topics in this PDF.

2 x sim, 1 x windows, 1 x linux and you can have some fun! 

Although its rolled into a single exam now (for 7 Mode) the topics were all still relevant when I did my NCDA on DOT 8 if you are looking at getting this certification.

I looked at books available to purchase at the time but I dont think there is a big enough market for them tbh.

You get some pretty good books from the courses which I used together with the above PDF for my cert.

I can recommend both these courses from experience:

Data ONTAP 7-Mode Fundamentals

Accelerated NCDA Boot Camp Data ONTAP 7-Mode

Good luck!