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Deployment Training Track
Audience
This track is designed for partner engineers who deploy Fusion SMB — running proof-of-concept engagements, designing clustered and highly available architectures, and sizing and tuning production systems.
Learning Objectives
After completing this track, you will be able to:
- Design and run a proof-of-concept — plan and execute a PoC covering Active Directory integration, share management, security configuration, and access control.
- Architect production deployments — design active-active and active-passive clustering topologies with shared storage, networking, and high availability.
- Size environments accurately — estimate hardware requirements from performance benchmarks, tuning parameters, and workload characteristics.
- Tune a deployment — apply VFS, transport and crypto thread settings, and know which parameters are already at a sensible default.
- Answer technical questions confidently — address common questions about protocol support, platform compatibility, management tooling, and known issues.
Prerequisites
- Hands-on Linux system administration experience (package management, systemd, file systems)
- Familiarity with SMB/CIFS protocol concepts and Windows networking
- Understanding of Active Directory, Kerberos, and LDAP fundamentals
- Access to a Linux server and Windows client for lab exercises
- Completion of the Pre-Sales Training Track is recommended — it covers the technical overview and demo environment this track builds on
Track Contents
| # | Page | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PoC Guide | Active Directory, share management, and security configuration |
| 2 | Architecture & Integration | Clustering, high availability, and scale-out topologies |
| 3 | Sizing & Requirements | Hardware, performance benchmarks, and tuning parameters |
| 4 | FAQ | Common technical questions and known issues |
How to Use This Track
Start with the PoC Guide to get a working evaluation in front of a prospect, then use Architecture & Integration and Sizing & Requirements when designing the production deployment that follows. The FAQ collects the questions that come up most often during both stages.
For product positioning and qualification, see the Pre-Sales Training Track. For post-deployment diagnostics, see the Support Training Track.