COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System High
Availability 6.0.1: Administration course provides instructions on how to install, configure, verify, and troubleshoot Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File
System High Availability configurations. You will learn how the core component products of SFCFSHA, such as
Veritas Cluster Volume Manager, Veritas Cluster File
System, and Veritas Cluster Server are combined to manage volumes and file systems in a shared configuration.
Delivery Method
Instructor-Led Training
Duration
Three days
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Install Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File
System High Availability.
Configure a CFS cluster according to a specified sample design.
Configure shared disk groups and volumes.
Configure shared file systems.
Describe how Group Lock Manager ensures file system coherency.
Manage shared resources with Veritas Cluster
Server (VCS).
Place application instances under VCS control.
Configure I/O fencing for data protection.
Create and use point-in-time copies.
Cluster NFS shares.
Troubleshoot common cluster failures.
Who Should Attend
This course is for customers, support engineers, consultants, and partners who need to maintain and troubleshoot Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File
System.
.
Prerequisites
Participants must have previous experience as Red Hat
Linux system administrator. Participants must also have experience with Storage Foundation and Veritas Cluster
Server, equivalent to the administration courses on the following products:
Veritas Storage Foundation 6.0 for UNIX:
Administration
Veritas Cluster Server 6.0 for UNIX: Administration
Hands-On
This course includes practical, hands-on lab exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to use those skills in a working environment.
COURSE OUTLINE
Storage Foundation and High Availability Concepts
Storage Foundation Concepts
High availability concepts
Cluster communication
VCS architecture
SFCFSHA basics
Installing and Configuring SFCFSHA
SFCFSHA editions and licensing methods
Preparing to install SFCFSHA
Installing and configuring SFCFSHA
Upgrading to SFCFSHA 6.0.1
Verifying SFCFSHA configuration
Administrative interfaces
SFCFSHA Architecture
Characteristics of shared data clusters
SFCFSHA architectural overview
Applications for SFCFSHA
Cluster Volume Manager
VxVM and CVM overview
CVM concepts
CVM configuration
Cluster File System
Cluster file system concepts
Data flow in CFS
Group Lock Manager
Administering CFS
SFCFSHA Recovery
Configuration changes and master failover
Recovery in a CVM cluster
High Availability in SFCFSHA
Role of VCS in an SFCFSHA cluster
Placing shared resources under VCS control
Configuring shared resources
Managing an SFCFSHA cluster using VCS
I/O fencing
Data protection requirements
I/O fencing concepts and components
I/O fencing operations
I/O fencing implementation 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.
Configuring I/O fencing
Recovering fenced systems
Troubleshooting
SFCFSHA cluster startup and shutdown
Troubleshooting SFCFSHA clusters
Collecting diagnostic information
Troubleshooting I/O fencing
Troubleshooting SFCFSHA installation and upgrade
Point-in-time Copies in SFCFSHA
Reviewing the point-in-time copy solutions provided by SF
Using the point-in-time copy solutions in an
SFCFSHA environment
Clustered NFS
Overview of file serving solutions
CNFS concepts
VCS components for CNFS
Configuring clustered NFS shares
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.