Brocade Education Learning Paths: Fundamentals

OPEN SYSTEMS
Intro to Brocade Brocade Associate SAN Administrator (BASA-200) BNA for SAN (BNA-200)
Network Advisor
OR OR
(BNA-101)
Brocade 16G Fibre Channel Product Training (SAN-140) BNA Overview (BNAOV-220)

Intro to Brocade Gen 6 Hardware (HWG5-120) BNA Installation (BNAIN-220)

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Fibre Channel Fundamentals (FC-120) BNA Server Configuration (BNASE-220)
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Installation & Configuration (INST-120) BNA Discovery (BNADI-220)
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Firmware (FW-120) BNA Zoning (BNAZO-220)
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Zoning (ZONE-120) BNA Switch Configuration File (BNACF-220)
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Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF-120) BNA Firmware (BNAFW-220)
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Trunking (TRUNK-120) BNA Virtual Fabrics (BNAVF-220)
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Long Distance (LD-120) BNA Monitoring Tools (BNAMT-220)
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BNA Logs & Reports (BNALR-220)
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BNA Troubleshooting Tools (BNATR-220)
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FICON
COMPLETE THE FUNDAMENTALS/OPEN SYSTEMS PATH Intro to FICON (FICON-101)
Brocade Education Learning Paths: Core
OPEN SYSTEMS

COMPLETE Brocade Fabric Vision Technologies (FV-200) Brocade Professional SAN Administrator (BPSA-300)
FUNDAMENTALS PATH
OR OR

Monitoring Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS-220) Fibre Channel Routing (FCR-220)

Fabric Performance Impact (FPI) (FPI-220) Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP-220)

COMPASS (COMP-220) Virtual Fabrics (VF-220)

Dashboards (DASH-220) Access Gateway (AG-220)

Flow Vision (FLVIS-220)

VM Insight (VMI-220)

ClearLink Diagnostics (D_Port) (DPORT-220)

FICON

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS/FICON PATH Brocade Professional Mainframe Storage Network Architect (BPMSNA-300)

IP EXTENSION

Brocade 7840/SX6 IP Extension (IPEX-300)

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OPEN SYSTEMS & FICON

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS & CORE PATHS SAN Troubleshooting (SAN-TS 300)

OR

Troubleshooting Fundamentals (TSOVER-320)

Data Gathering for Troubleshooting (TSDATA-320)

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Troubleshooting Device Connectivity (TSDEV-320)
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Troubleshooting Switch Connectivity (TSSW-320)
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Performance Troubleshooting (TSPERF-320)

Troubleshooting Using PortLog (TSPLOG-320)

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ANALYTICS MONITORING

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS, CORE & ADVANCED PATHS Introduction to Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP-200)

AUTOMATION & MONITORING

COMPLETE FUNDAMENTALS & CORE PATHS Intro to Brocade RESTCONF API (API-220)

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Access Gateway (AG-220)
(1.5 hours) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the technical and
process information needed to configure and deploy the
Brocade Access Gateway (AG) feature in Brocade Fibre
Channel storage area networks including N_Port ID
Virtualization (NPIV).
Recommended prerequisites:
• FC-120
• Six months experience with storage area networks.
Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP-200)
(4 hours) Enroll Now
This course provides introductory training on Analytics
Monitoring Platform (AMP). Features and functions covered
in this course include hardware architecture, CLI setup
configuration, and Network Advisor administration and
monitoring support. Lab demonstrations are included to
support topics covered in this course.
Recommended prerequisites:
• BASA 200
• BPSA 300
Introduction to the Brocade RESTCONF API (API-220)
(1 hour) Enroll Now
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This course provides an overview of the Brocade REST API
for SAN automation and partner application management
integration. Topics include binding REST API and PyFOS,
allowing easier implementation and adoption. The Ansible
tool is also introduced as a reference for DevOps using the
PyFOS infrastructure.
Recommended prerequisites:
• Six months experience with storage and storage area
networks
Brocade Associate SAN Administrator (BASA-200)
(8 hours) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills
needed to help them become proficient with Brocade Gen 6
and Gen 5 Fibre Channel products and Fabric OS v8.0.1
features. Topics include an introduction to Fibre Channel,
switch installation and configuration, zoning, MAPS, Inter-
Switch Links (ISLs), Long Distance ISLs, ISL Trunking,
Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs), Layer 2 routing, updating switch
firmware, backing up switch configurations, and basic
troubleshooting. Students will learn to perform switch
management tasks using the CLI and Brocade Network
Advisor v14.0.1.
Recommended Prerequisites:
• FC 120
• BNA 101
• 6 months experience with storage technologies

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Introduction to Brocade Network Advisor (BNA-101)
(1 hour) Enroll Now
This course provides an introduction to the features and
functions in Brocade Network Advisor.
Recommended prerequisites:
• A basic understanding of networking concepts and
principles may be helpful.
Brocade Network Advisor for SAN (BNA-200)
(6 hours) Enroll Now
This course explores the configuration, management, and
monitoring of Brocade Fibre Channel Storage Area
Networks (FC SANs), using the Brocade Network Advisor
management application. Topics include discovering and
configuring SAN devices, as well as configuring Monitoring
Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) and Flow Vision.
Recommended prerequisites:
• BASA 200
• BPSA 300
Brocade Network Advisor Overview (BNAOV-200)
(30 minutes) Enroll Now
This course provides a high-level overview of Brocade
Network Advisor (BNA). After completing this course,
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students should be able to explain the role of Brocade
Network Advisor in monitoring and managing a Brocade
Fibre Channel SAN.
Recommended prerequisites:
• Familiarity with Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products
• SAN fundamentals including fabrics, port types, device
types and ISLs
• Brocade switch administration concepts including switch
configuration and monitoring, RASLogs, fabric
monitoring and zoning
Brocade Professional Mainframe Storage Networking
Administrator (BPMSNA-300)
(17 hours) Enroll Now
This course provides the technical and process information
needed to design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot
Brocade products in a FICON environment. Topics include
IBM z Systems I/O concepts, FICON Express, FICON
cascading, Brocade FICON, and Brocade Gen 5/Gen 6
hardware and software.
Recommended prerequisites:
• BASA 200
• BPSA 300
• Prior experience with Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 Fibre
Channel products
• Six months work experience with FICON

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Brocade Professional SAN Administrator (BPSA-300)
(9 hours) Enroll Now
This advanced online course provides students with the
knowledge and skills needed to help them become
proficient with advanced Fabric OS v8.0.1 features. Topics
include Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel Routing (FC-FC
Routing), Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP),
Access Gateway, Virtual Fabrics (VF), Monitoring and
Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS), Flow Vision and Brocade
management tools. Switch management tasks are
performed using Telnet and Brocade Network Advisor
v14.0.1.
Recommended prerequisites:
• FC 120
• BASA 200
• Six months experience with storage and storage area
networks.
COMPASS (COMP-220)
(54 minutes) Enroll Now
This course explains the COMPASS feature in Brocade
Network Advisor.
Recommended prerequisites:
• Familiarity with Gen 5 and Gen 6 products
• Working knowledge of SAN features and functions
including fabrics, device and port types, ISLs
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• Experience with administration of Brocade Fibre Channel
switches including configuration, RASLogs, switch and
fabric monitoring and zoning.
• Familiarity with Brocade Network Advisor
Dashboard (DASH-220)
(1 hour) Enroll Now
This course provides an overview and explanation of the
Dashboard feature in Brocade Network Advisor.
Recommended prerequisites:
• Prior experience with Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6
products
• Familiarity with common SAN topics such as fabrics, port
and device types, ISLs, etc.
• Brocade switch administration experience including
configuration, RASlogs, switch and fabric monitoring and
zoning.
• Basic familiarity with Brocade Network Advisor
ClearLink Diagnostics (DPORT-220)
(40 minutes) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the process and
technical information needed to utilize the Brocade
ClearLink Diagnostics features in Brocade Fibre Channel
SANs, based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 16
& 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products.
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Course Catalog

Recommended prerequisites include knowledge of the • FC-120

following: • Six months experience with storage and storage area
• Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products networks
• Fibre Channel protocol (port and WWN addressing, port
types, ISLs and frame flow) Introduction to Fibre Channel Routing (FCR-220)
• Brocade switch administration using CLI and Network (2 hours) Enroll Now
Advisor
This course provides students with the technical and
Fibre Channel Basics (FC-120) process information needed to configure and deploy the
(45 minutes) Enroll Now Brocade Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) feature in Brocade
Fibre Channel storage area networks (SAN)
This course provides fundamental training on the role and
functionality of Fibre Channel in a Brocade Storage Area Recommended prerequisites:
Network (SAN). • FC-120
• Six months experience with storage and storage area
This is a baseline course for all Fibre Channel-based networks
Brocade products and is designed to provide a solid Fibre
Channel base for everyone. Introduction to FICON (FICON-101)
(2 hours) Enroll Now
Recommended prerequisites: None
This course provides an introduction to FICON. Topics
Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP-220) include mainframe terminology and architecture, Open
(2 hours) Enroll Now Systems, FICON/FCP intermixed environments, and an
overview of the functions of FICON CUP and RMF to
This course provides students with the technical and manage FICON implementations.
process information needed to configure and deploy the
Brocade Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) feature in Brocade Recommended prerequisites:
Fibre Channel storage area networks (SAN). • Basic IT experience

Recommended prerequisites:

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Flow Vision (FLVIS-220)
(3.75 hours) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the process and
technical information needed to utilize the Brocade Flow
Vision features in Brocade Fibre Channel storage area
networks (SAN), based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with
Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products.
Recommended prerequisites: Working knowledge of the
following:
• Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products
• Fibre Channel Protocol (Examples - frame format, port
& WWN addressing, port types, FSPF, Fibre Channel
services, ISLs, and frame flow through a fabric)
• Brocade switch administration using the CLI and
Network Advisor (examples - switch installation &
configuration, trunking, zoning and MAPS)
• Basic virtual machine (VM) host administration including
VM identifiers (UUID)
• Basic fabric performance including latency and buffer-
to-buffer credit management
Fabric OS Update Training (FOS-110)
(3 hours) Enroll Now
This course is an introduction to features and functions
introduced in Fabric OS v7.x and later.
Recommended prerequisites:
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• Working knowledge of Brocade Gen 5 SAN products
Fabric Performance Impact (FPI-220)
(1 hour) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the technical and
process information needed to utilize the Fabric
Performance Impact feature in Brocade Fibre Channel
Storage Area Networks (SAN), based on Brocade Fabric
OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel
products.
Recommended prerequisites: Working knowledge of the
following:
• Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products
• Storage Area Networking (fabrics, port types, device
types and ISLs)
• Brocade switch administration (switch configuration,
RASLogs, switch monitoring, fabric monitoring, zoning
and QoS)
• Fabric performance (latency, slow drain devices and
buffer-to-buffer credit management),
• Fabric OS MAPS features and Brocade Network Advisor
Introduction to Brocade SAN Fabric Resiliency (FR-100)
(3 hours) Enroll Now
This course provides a high-level overview of Fabric
Resiliency and the most commonly-experienced device
behaviors. Topics include an overview of, and best

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practices for implementing advanced Brocade Fabric OS
features which identify, monitor, and protect Fibre Channel
SANs from problematic device and media behavior.
Recommended prerequisites:
• BASA-200
• BPSA-300
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF-120)
(30 minutes) Enroll Now
This course explains how frame routing works in a Brocade
Fibre Channel SAN.
Recommended prerequisites: None
Brocade Fabric Vision Technologies (FV-200)
(7 hours) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills
needed to become proficient with Brocade Fabric Vision
technologies in Brocade Fibre Channel SANs (FC-SANs),
based on Fabric OS v8.1.x and later, 16 & 32G Brocade
products and Brocade Network Advisor v14.2.x and later.
Recommended prerequisites: Prior experience with the
following:
• Brocade switch and director hardware
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• Fibre Channel concepts in Brocade products (such as
fabrics, zoning, ISLs, port types, port buffer credit
management, link errors, etc.)
• Brocade Fabric OS commands, features and tools (CLI,
Webtools, switch configuration, trunking, long distance
ISLs, etc.)
• Management of fabrics, switches and directors using
Brocade Network Advisor
Firmware Management (FW-120)
(30 minutes) Enroll Now
This course explains how the firmware upgrade process
works for Brocade switches and directors using both CLI
and Network Advisor.
Recommended prerequisites:
• Basic knowledge of Brocade switches and Fabric OS
Introduction to Brocade Gen5 Hardware (HWG5-120)
(45 minutes) Enroll Now
This course provides a general overview of Brocade
industry-leading Gen5, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel products.
Topics include Gen5 directors, core blades, port blades,
extension blade and the Gen5 family of Fibre Channel
switches.
Recommended prerequisites:
• FC-120
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• Six months experience with storage and storage area • FC-120

networks • INST-120
• TRUNK-120
Installation & Configuration (INST-120)
(1 hour) Enroll Now Monitoring Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS-220)
(2.5 hours) Enroll Now
This course explains the basics of installing and initial
configuration of Brocade SAN switch. This course provides students with the technical and
process information needed to utilize the Brocade
Recommended prerequisites: None Monitoring Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) feature in Brocade
Fibre Channel SANs based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0
Brocade 7840/SX6 IP Extension (IPEX-300) with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products.
(3.5 hours) Enroll Now
Recommended prerequisites:
This course explains the Brocade IP Extension solution • SAN-130
using the Brocade 7840 switch and/or the SX6 blade. • SAN-140
Topics include use cases, components, configuration, and • Working experience with storage area networking,
troubleshooting techniques. Brocade switch administration and Brocade Network
Advisor
Recommended prerequisites:
• Working knowledge of basic IP features Brocade 16G Fibre Channel Products (SAN-140)
(6 hours) Enroll Now
Long Distance (LD-120)
(35 minutes) Enroll Now This course provides the technical and process information
needed to provide on-site FRU maintenance and Level 1
This course explains the functionality and configuration of Support of Brocade 16 Gbps Fibre Channel switches and
Long Distance ISLs in a Brocade Fibre Channel SAN Directors, including basic troubleshooting and information
environment. capturing to assist remote support personnel in the
performance of problem determination activities.
Recommended prerequisites:

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Recommended prerequisites: Performance Troubleshooting (TSOVER-320)

• FC-120
• Familiarity with Brocade SAN features
SAN Troubleshooting (SAN-TS-300)
(3 days) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the technical and
process information needed to perform troubleshooting and
data gathering tasks in Brocade Fibre Channel Storage
Area Networks (FC SAN), based on Fabric OS and 16 & 32
Gbps Brocade products. This course utilizes prerecorded
lab demonstrations.
(45 minutes) Enroll Now
This course provides students with the basic data gathering
and analysis steps required to perform SAN
troubleshooting. Topics include how to identify common
problems, what data needs to be gathered, as well as the
troubleshooting process and tactics.
Recommended prerequisites:
• Six months experience with storage and Storage Area
Networks (SAN)
• Fibre Channel Basics (FC-120)

Recommended prerequisites: Performance Troubleshooting (TSPERF-320)

• BASA 200 or equivalent core SAN knowledge (fabrics,
zoning, MAPS, trunking, long distance ISL, etc.)
• BPSA 300 or equivalent advanced SAN knowledge
(Flow Vision, advanced MAPS, Virtual Fabrics, FC-FC
routing, FCIP, etc.)
Trunking (TRUNK-120)
(25 minutes) Enroll Now
This course explains the concept of trunking, based on
Brocade Fibre Channel SANs.
Recommended prerequisites: None
(2.75 hours) Enroll Now
This advanced course provides students with the process
and technical information needed to utilize the Brocade
ClearLink Diagnostics features in Brocade Fibre Channel
storage area networks (SAN), based on Brocade Fabric OS
v8.1.0 with Brocade 16 & 32 Gbps Fibre Channel products.
Topics include FC fabric performance issues such as
congestion, insufficient buffer credits, slow draining devices,
marginal links, host and storage queue depth, FPI, SDDQ
and Port Toggle, Flow Vision, IO Insight, CLI
troubleshooting commands.

Recommended prerequisites:

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• Working knowledge of Gen 5 and Gen 6 products Recommended prerequisites: Working knowledge of the
• Familiarity with the Fibre Channel Protocol (Frame following:
format, port and WWN addressing, etc.) • Brocade Gen 5 and Gen 6 products
• Fibre Channel Protocol
Introduction to Virtual Fabrics (VF-220) • Brocade switch administration
(45 minutes) Enroll Now • Virtual machine (VM) host administration including VM
identifiers (UUID)
This course provides students with the technical and • Fabric performance (latency, slow drain devices and
process information needed to configure and deploy the buffer-to-buffer credit management)
Brocade Virtual Fabric (VF) feature in Brocade Fibre • Fabric OS Flow Vision technologies including MAPS,
Channel SANs. Flow Monitor and IO Insight (optional but recommended)

Topics include user account management, FC-FC Routing, Zoning (ZONE-120)

implementing VFs with FCIP, and utilizing both CLI and (1.5 hours) Enroll Now
Brocade Network Advisor to configure VFs.
This course explains the concepts, tools and technologies
Recommended prerequisites: related to fabric zoning.
• FC-120
• Six months’ experience with storage and storage area Recommended prerequisites: None
networks

VM Insight (VMI-220)
(45 minutes) Enroll Now

This course provides students with information needed to

utilize the VM Insight feature in Brocade Fibre Channel
SANs, based on Brocade Fabric OS v8.1.0 with Brocade 32
Gbps Fibre Channel products.

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