Symantec High Availability Fundamentals for Solaris with Veritas Cluster Server 5.0
The Symantec High Availability Fundamentals course describes how to manage storage in a high availability environment, perform cluster management, and practice basic file system administration This 5-day, instructor-led, hands-on class covers how to use VERITAS high availability technology to meet data availability goals of your operations by implementing VERITAS Cluster Server and VERITAS Storage Foundation, which
includes VERITAS Volume Manager and VERITAS File System.
Skills Gained
Manage cluster services with VERITAS Cluster Server and perform troubleshooting techniques
Describe cluster communications, identify faults, and configure failover behavior
Configure and manage disks, disk groups, and volumes by using VERITAS Volume Manager
Protect your boot disk and VERITAS Volume Manager configuration
Perform online file system administration by using VERITAS File System tools and commands.
Who Can Benefit
This course is for UNIX system or network administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and system integration/development staff who will be installing, operating, or integrating VERITAS Storage Foundation and VERITAS Cluster Server.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of UNIX system administration.
Hands-On
This course includes practical exercises that allow you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them into your working environment.
Code:
VCS-HAFUND
Length:
5 days
Type:
Instructor-Led
Certified By:
Symantec :: Veritas
Tuition:
$3,500
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PART 1: VERITAS Storage Foundation 5.0: Virtual Objects
Physical Data Storage
Virtual Data Storage
Volume Manager Storage Objects
Volume Manager RAID Levels
Installation and Interfaces
Installation Prerequisites
Adding License Keys
VERITAS Software Packages
Installing VxVM
VxVM User Interfaces
Installing and Starting VEA
Managing the VEA Server
Managing Disks and Disk Groups
Naming Disk Devices
Disk Configuration Stages
Creating a Disk Group
Viewing Disk and Disk Group Information
Managing Disks
Managing Disk Groups
Creating Volumes
Selecting a Volume Layout
Creating a Volume
Displaying Volume Layout Information
Creating a Layered Volume
Removing a Volume
Configuring Volumes
Administering Mirrors
Adding a Log to a Volume
Changing the Volume Read Policy
llocating Storage for Volumes
Resizing a Volume
Administering File Systems
Adding a File System to a Volume
Using VERITAS File System Commands
Comparing the Allocation Policies of VxFS and Traditional File Systems
Upgrading the VxFS File System Layout
Controlling File System Fragmentation
Logging in VxFS
Point-in-Time Copies: Standard
What Is a Point-in-Time Copy?
Creating and Managing Traditional Volume Snapshots
Creating and Managing File System Snapshots
Recovery Essentials
Maintaining Data Consistency
Hot Relocation
Managing Spare Disks
Replacing a Disk
Unrelocating a Disk
Recovering a Volume
Protecting the VxVM Configuration
Accessing the Technical Support Web Site
PART 2: VERITAS Cluster Server 5.0: Fundamentals - High Availability Concepts
High Availability Concepts
Clustering Concepts
Clustering Prerequisites
VCS Building Blocks
VCS Terminology
Cluster Communication
VCS Architecture
Preparing a Site for VCS Implementation
Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
Software Requirements and Recommendations
Preparing Installation Information
Installing VCS
Using the VERITAS Product Installer
VCS Configuration Files
Viewing the Default VCS Configuration
Other Installation Considerations
VCS Operations
Managing Applications in a Cluster Environment
Service Group Operations
Using the VCS Simulator
VCS Configuration Methods
Starting and Stopping VCS
Overview of Configuration Methods
Online Configuration
Offline Configuration
Controlling Access to VCS
Preparing Services for High Availability
Preparing Applications for VCS
One-Time Configuration Tasks
Testing the Application Service
Stopping and Migrating an Application Service
Online Configuration
Online Service Group Configuration
Adding Resources
Solving Common Configuration Errors
Testing the Service Group
Offline Configuration
Offline Configuration Procedures
Offline Configuration Practices and Tools
Solving Offline Configuration Problems
Testing the Service Group
Sharing Network Interfaces
Parallel Service Groups
Sharing Network Interfaces
Using Parallel Network Service Groups
Localizing Resource Attributes
Configuring Notification
Notification Overview
Configuring Notification
Using Triggers for Notification
Configuring VCS Response to Resource Faults
VCS Response to Resource Faults
Determining Failover Duration
Controlling Fault Behavior
Recovering from Resource Faults
Fault Notification and Event Handling
Cluster Communications
VCS Communications Review
Cluster Membership
Cluster Interconnect Configuration
Joining the Cluster Membership
Changing the Interconnect Configuration
System and Communication Faults
Ensuring Data Integrity
Cluster Interconnect Failures
I/O Fencing
Data Protection Requirements
I/O Fencing Concepts and Components
I/O Fencing Operations
I/O Fencing Implementation
Configuring I/O Fencing
Troubleshooting
Monitoring VCS
Troubleshooting Guide
Archiving VCS-Related Files
Troubleshooting
Monitoring VCS
Troubleshooting Guide
Archiving VCS-Related Files
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