Upgrading Veritas Storage Foundation and Veritas Cluster Server for Solaris from 4.x to 5.0
The Upgrading VERITAS Storage Foundation and VERITAS Cluster Server for Solaris from 4.x to 5.0 course from Symantec is designed for the IT professional tasked with installing, upgrading, and using the Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA) 5.0 features. This two-day, virtual academy seminar covers how to upgrade an SFHA environment from 4.x to 5.0 and how to make the best of the available new features. Students also learn how to install and use the new management consoles for Storage Foundation and VCS.
Skills Gained
Install or upgrade a Storage Foundation environment from 4.x to 5.0.
Install and use the Storage Foundation Management Server (SFMS).
Tune DMP/DDL. for enhanced performance and error handling.
Simplify a campus cluster environment by using the new remote mirroring capabilities.
Import LUN snapshots.
Use the new tentative data migration tools.
Implement a data life cycle management solution using the Dynamic Storage Tiering (DST) feature of SF 5.0.
Implement policy based storage provisioning in large environments.
Install or upgrade a VCS cluster from 4.x to 5.0.
Install and use the Cluster Management Console CMC).
Describe the changes in the bundled agents and tart using the new available agents.
Describe the changes in the engine behaviour.
Configure failover capability
Who Can Benefit
This course is for system administrators, system engineers, network administrators, system integration or development staff, and technical support personnel who are currently working with VERITAS Storage Foundation HA 4.x environments.
Prerequisites
You should have experience as a system and network administrator working in a UNIX environment and you should have working knowledge of VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.x for Solaris and VERITAS Cluster Server 4.x for Solaris products.
Hands-On
This seminar does not include any practical exercises. However, the instructor may provide demonstrations of certain product features.
Code:
SF-UPGRADE
Length:
2 days
Type:
Instructor-Led
Certified By:
Symantec :: Veritas
Tuition:
$1,400
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Upgrading VERITAS Storage Foundation for Solaris from 4.x to 5.0: Installing and Upgrading the Software
Installing Storage Foundation 5.0
Upgrading to Storage Foundation 5.0
Changes in Logging During Installation and Upgrade
New Features Overview
Introduction to Storage Foundation Management Server (SFMS)
SFMS Overview
SFMS Architecture
Managed Host Architecture
SFMS Installation
Administering SFMS
DMP/DDL Enhancements
DMP/DDL Changes
Error Recovery Policies
DMP Tunables
Remote Mirroring with SF 5.0
Campus Cluster Scenarios
Site Awareness
Recovering From Failures with Remote Mirrors
Firedrill with Remote Mirroring
Importing LUN Snapshots
Changes in How VxVM Handles LUN Snapshots
Unique Disk Identifier
Disk Tags
Controlling Configuration and Klog Copies
Managing Cloned Disks
Support for Tentative Data Migration
Data Migration Overview
Tentative Move of a Subdisk
Tentative Move of a Volume
Tentative Move of a VxVM Disk
Dynamic Storage Tiering
What is DST?
Why Use DST?
Creating and Managing Volume Sets
Volume Device Visibility in Volume Sets
Creating and Managing Multi Volume File Systems
Using Volume Tags
File Placement Policies
Intelligent Storage Provisioning (ISP)
What is ISP?
ISP Concepts
Why Use ISP?
Configuring and Managing ISP with SF 5.0
Migration and Reverse Migration
Performing Link Break-off Snapshots of ISP Volumes
Upgrading VERITAS Cluster Server for Solaris from 4.x to 5.0: Installing and Upgrading the Software
Installing VCS 5.0
Upgrading a Cluster to SFHA 5.0
Changes in Logging During Installation and Upgrade
New Features Overview
Cluster Management Console
CMC Overview
Installing CMC
Using CMC
Reporting Historical Data
Administering Notifications
Using CMC for Disaster Recovery
Administering CMC
Changes in VCS Bundled Agents
New Agents
The Apache Agent
The Remote Group Agent
Changes in Existing Bundled Agents
Virtual Firedrill
New VCS Engine Features and Enhancements
Pre 5.0 Technique for Saving the VCS Configuration
New Techniques for Saving the VCS Configuration
Customizing Engine Shutdown
NFS Locking Enhancements
NFS Overview
NFS Record Locking Changes
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