COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Symantec Storage Foundation 6.x for UNIX:
Administration Fundamentals course is designed for the
IT professional tasked with installing, configuring, and maintaining Symantec Storage Foundation (SF) environments, including Volume Manager (VxVM) and
File System (VxFS).
This four day, Instructor led, hands-on class covers how to install and configure Symantec Storage Foundation.
You learn how to manage disks, disk groups, and volumes by using a variety of SF user interfaces including the Veritas Operations Manager (VOM) Web console. You can also learn about the basics of online file system administration and how to recover from disk failures.
Delivery Method
Instructor-led training (ILT)
Duration
Four days
Course Objectives
By the completion of this course, you will be able to:
Install and configure Symantec Storage Foundation.
Configure and manage disks, disk groups, and volumes.
Administer file systems.
Monitor VxVM tasks and change volume layouts to improve performance.
Identify types of disk failures and how to resolve them.
Describe the SmartIO feature for caching on SSDs.
Who Should Attend
This course is for UNIX system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, network/SAN administrators and systems integration/development staff who will be installing, operating, or integrating Symantec
Storage Foundation.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of UNIX system administration.
Hands-On
This course includes practical lab exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer those skills into your working environment.
PART 1: Symantec Storage Foundation 6.x for UNIX:
Administration Fundamentals
Virtual Objects
Operating system storage devices and virtual data storage
Volume Manager storage objects
VxVM volume layouts and RAID levels
Installing Storage Foundation and Accessing SF Interfaces
Preparing to install Storage Foundation
Installing Storage Foundation
Storage Foundation resources
Storage Foundation user interfaces
Creating a Volume and File System
Preparing disks and disk groups for volume creation
Creating a volume and adding a file system
Displaying disk and disk group information
Displaying volume configuration information
Removing volumes, disks, and disk groups
Working with Volumes with Different Layouts
Volume layouts
Creating volumes with various layouts
Allocating storage for volumes
Making Configuration Changes
Administering mirrored volumes
Resizing a volume and a file system
Moving data between systems
Renaming VxVM objects
Administering File Systems
Benefits of using Veritas File System
Using Veritas File System commands
Logging in VxFS
Controlling file system fragmentation
Using thin provisioning disk arrays
Managing Devices within the VxVM Architecture
Managing components in the VxVM architecture
Discovering disk devices
Managing multiple paths to disk devices
Resolving Hardware Problems
How does VxVM interpret failures in hardware?
Recovering disabled disk groups
Resolving disk failures
Managing hot relocation at the host level the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications and product offerings are subject to change without notice.
PART 2: Storage Foundation High Availability
for UNIX: What's New
Introduction to the New Features and Enhancements
CPI enhancements
New Features and Enhancements in Storage
Foundation
Support for caching on Solid State Drives (SSDs)
VxVM enhancements
DMP enhancements the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications and product offerings are subject to change without notice.
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.