COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Veritas InfoScale Availability 7.2 for UNIX/Linux:
Advanced Administration I course is designed for the IT professional tasked with managing, configuring, and using clusters in an enterprise environment.
This five day, instructor-led, hands-on class covers how to set up advanced networking and fencing configurations, as well as disaster recovery solutions.
Note: This course does not teach basic clustering concepts and is a follow-on course from the Veritas
InfoScale Availability 7.2 for UNIX/Linux: Administration course.
Delivery Method
This course is available in the following delivery methods:
Instructor-led training (ILT)
Virtual Academy (VA)
Duration
Five (5) days
Course Objectives
By the completion of this course, you will be able to:
Configure advanced networking environments.
Implement advanced fencing configurations.
Configuring and manage disaster recovery environmenets and campus clusters.
Who Should Attend
This course is for system administrators, architects, and technical support personnel who are responsible for implementing, managing, and supporting clusters in complex enterprise environments.
Prerequisites
You must have administrator-level experience with UNIX or Linux, TCP/IP networking, and clustering using Veritas
Cluster Server.
Hands-On
This course includes practical hands-on exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to use those skills in a working environment.
COURSE OUTLINE
Advanced Networking
Reviewing an Existing VCS Environment
Understanding the VCS architecture
Building the cluster configuration
Configuring VCS
Configuring LLT
LLT over bonded interfaces
LLT over UDP
LLT over RDMA
LLT with different network interfaces
Manually configuring LLT
Using Multiple Public Network Interfaces
Configuring multiple service groups with network resources
Managing multiple public network interfaces
MultiNICB and IPMultiNICB
MultiNICA and IPMultiNIC
Data Protection
Implementing Disk-Based I/O Fencing
Data protection requirements
I/O fencing concepts
I/O fencing operations
I/O fencing implementation
Fencing configuration
Implementing Coordination Point Server
Coordination point concepts
Server-based fencing architecture
CPS operations
Installing and configuring a CP server
Configuring server-based I/O fencing
Coordination point agent
Administering Fencing Configurations
Installing and configuring highly available CP servers
CPS administration
Administering disk-based I/O fencing
Configuring preferred fencing countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Disaster Recovery
Global Clustering Architecture and Concepts
Global cluster architecture
Global cluster components
VCS features for global cluster management
Configuring a Global Cluster
Configuring the Global Cluster Option
Linking clusters
Configuring a global service group
Managing dynamic IP address updates
Managing a Global Cluster
Managing clusters in a global cluster environment
Managing global cluster heartbeats
Managing global service groups
Notification and Failover in a Global Cluster
Notification in a global cluster
Failover behavior of a global service group
Cluster state transitions
Simulating global clusters using the VCS Simulator
Administering Campus Clusters
Disaster recovery solutions with InfoScale
Availability
Preparing to set up a campus cluster configuration
Configuring InfoScale Storage for campus clustering
Configuring a VCS service group for campus clusters
Testing site awareness
Failure scenarios with campus clusters
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.