DURATION
5 days
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The VERITAS Cluster Server course is designed for the IT professional tasked with installing, configuring, and
maintaining VCS clusters. This five-day, instructor-led, hands-on class covers how to use VERITAS Cluster
Server to manage applications in a high availability environment. After gaining the fundamental skills that are
needed to manage a highly available application in a cluster, you will deploy VCS in a lab environment to
implement a sample cluster design.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
Manage existing highly available application services using VERITAS Cluster Server.
Install VCS and create a cluster.
Configure service groups and resources.
Implement and verify failover and failback capability for application, storage, and network services.
Configure and optimize cluster behavior.
Protect data in a shared storage environment.
Configure VCS to manage an Oracle database, an NFS share, and other applications.
Analyze, troubleshoot, and correct cluster problems.
Implement four-node clusters.
Configure service group dependencies and workload management.
Implement alternative network configurations.
Who Should Attend
This course is for system administrators, system engineers, network administrators, system integration or
development staff, and technical support personnel who will be working with VERITAS Cluster Server.
Prerequisites
You should have experience as a system and network administrator working in a UNIX environment. Experience
developing shell or Perl scripts is helpful.
Hands-On
This course includes practical exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them into
your working environment.
COURSE OUTLINE
VERITAS Cluster Server, 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
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
Stopping and Recovering Fenced Systems
Troubleshooting
Monitoring VCS
Troubleshooting Guide
Cluster Communication Problems
VCS Engine Problems
Service Group and Resource Problems
Archiving VCS-Related Files
VERITAS Cluster Server, Example Application Configurations
Clustering Applications
Application Service Overview
VCS Agents for Managing Applications
The Application Agent
Clustering Databases
VCS Database Agents
Database Preparation
The Enterprise Agent for Oracle
Database Failover Behavior
Additional Oracle Agent Functions
Clustering NFS
Preparing NFS for High Availability
Testing the NFS Service
Configuring an NFS Service Group
NFS Lock Failover
VERITAS Cluster Server, Implementing Local Clusters
Workshop: Reconfiguring Cluster Membership
Task 1: Removing a System from a Running VCS Cluster
Task 2: Adding a New System to a Running VCS Cluster
Task 3: Merging Two Running VCS Clusters
Service Group Interactions
Common Application Relationships
Service Group Dependency Definition
Service Group Dependency Examples
Configuring Service Group Dependencies
Alternative Methods of Controlling Interactions
Workload Management
Startup Rules and Policies
Failover Rules and Policies
Configuring Startup and Failover Policies
Alternate Network Configurations
Alternative Network Configurations
Additional Network Resources
Example MultiNIC Setup
Data Center Availability
Cluster Management Console
Storage Foundation Management Server
Disaster Recovery
Symantec Data Center Foundation
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.