+-- Douglas Ritschel Douglas.Ritschel@fnc.fujitsu.com once said: | Has anyone taken the "NetApp 202: Advanced System Administration and | Troubleshooting for Network Appliance Filers class. And if so, was it | useful?
I took it with the 101 class as a package deal. It wasn't useless (in fact, I think it was fairly useful**), but it was expensive (I think both classes we're like $2500/person [4 days for both I think], but I might be remembering incorrectly).
If money isn't a big concern and you're not already a "power user" (i.e. you're regularly using stuff from the rc_toggle_basic command set and are familiar with NetApp internals), I'd recommend it. The 101 class I got very little out of except I learning some of the CIFS stuff which I hadn't previously done (we're a Unix shop).
A bonus to the classes is you may get to play with HW other than what you have. I also liked the fact that I could really get a chance to play with the HW as well. Since the HW we had was production I didn't really get a chance to play with it. :)
Oz
** Ex: I learned how to do a "floppy boot" w/o using an actual floppy which I've used several times since then. Very convienient when you, e.g. bung a password on a filer 3000mi away and need to reset it. I got info on a lot of little stuff like that, some performance optimization tips, etc., etc.