Duration

3 days

Overview

This course teaches IBM Spectrum Scale version 4.2.

The course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering an IBM Spectrum Scale system on Linux and AIX environments. This course includes information on installing, configuring, and monitoring an IBM Spectrum Scale cluster. Many features are described and tested on lab activities including: Storage management, High availability options, cluster management, and information lifecycle management (ILM) tools.

Note: Although the lab is created to run on Linux, because the Spectrum Scale differences running on an AIX environment are minor, the skills intended to be acquired during the course include both Linux and AIX.

Learning Journeys or Training Paths that reference this course:

IBM Spectrum Scale

Audience

System administrators and technical personnel wanting to learn IBM Spectrum Scale.

Prerequisites

The student is expected to have a good understanding of UNIX/Linux, SAN, and Storage concepts.

Key topics

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1 system administration introduction

Installation and basic configuration

The IBM Spectrum Scale cluster ILM tools

High availability

Management and monitoring

Tuning, troubleshooting and recovery

Clustered NFS (cNFS)

Multi-cluster

Active File Management

File Placement Optimizer

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1 encryption

IBM Spectrum Scale native RAID

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Present an overview on IBM Spectrum Scale
Install and configure IBM Spectrum Scale
Describe the IBM Spectrum Scale cluster
Detail the ILM tools
Describe high availability
Manage and monitor IBM Spectrum Scale
Troubleshoot and recover IBM Spectrum Scale
Describe cNFS
Set up an IBM Spectrum Scale multi-cluster
Describe Active File Management
Describe IBM Spectrum Scale native RAID

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.