I’ve produced a ‘How to Build a NetApp ONTAP Lab… For Free’ eBook which you could find useful if you want to mimic enterprise grade storage in your home lab. It includes completestep-by-step instructions, with screenshots, about how to build a fully ready and complete NetApp simulator lab from scratch, using NetApp’s latest operating system ONTAP 9.
It explains where to find all the software for free, how to build the NetApp simulators, the Windows and Linux clients, the VMware setup and how to configure the networking. Tweaks to get the most out of the simulator like adding virtual SSD disks and additional storage capacity are also covered.
The lab features two NetApp simulator ONTAP 9 clusters, Windows and Linux clients and separate IP subnets to make it as close to a real world environment as possible.
You can build the lab at no cost, all you need is a PC to run it on.
Download here: NetApp Simulator 9 Free eBook - Build Your Own NetApp ONTAP 9 Lab! - FlackBox
I also have NetApp training videos you can follow along with using the lab:
NetApp Training Videos Tutorials - FlackBox
Please let me know if you see a way I can improve it.