Course Overview
This course is designed to prepare you to install and configure a highly available cluster using PowerHA SystemMirror.
Audience
This course is for those who are experienced AIX system administrators with TCP/IP networking and AIX Logical Volume
Manager (LVM) experience who are responsible for the planning and installation of a PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 and later cluster on an IBM Power Systems server running AIX 5L V5.3 or later. The lab exercises are conducted on an AIX 6.1
TL6 -level system.
Pre-requisites
You should be AIX system administrators and have TCP/IP, LVM storage, and disk hardware implementation skills. These skills are addressed in the following courses or can be obtained through equivalent education and experience:
TCP/IP for AIX Administrators (AN21MY)
Course Objective
Explain what high availability is
Outline the capabilities of PowerHA SystemMirror
Design and plan a highly available PowerHA cluster
Install and configure PowerHA SystemMirror in the following modes of operation:
Single resource group on a primary node with standby node (active/passive)
Two resource groups in a mutual takeover configuration (active/active)
Configure resource group startup, fallover, and fallback policies
Perform basic system administration tasks for PowerHA
Perform basic customization for PowerHA
Perform basic problem determination and recovery
Course Outline :: AN61MY ::
Key topics
Welcome and course introduction
Exercise 1: Lab setup, cluster planning, and exploring fallover
Exercise 2: Preparing the AIX environment for PowerHA SystemMirror
Exercise 3: Preparing an application for integration with SystemMirror
Exercise 4: Initial cluster configuration
Exercise 5: Cluster validation and testing
Exercise 6: Extending the configuration
Exercise 7: Events
Exercise 8: PowerHA SystemMirror problem determination
Exercise 9: Install and maintain PowerHA SystemMirror
Open lab
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.