Sun Cluster 3.0 Administration

Trainingsziel

Dieser Kurs vermittelt folgende Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten:

• Describe the major Sun Cluster components and functions



• Perform preinstallation configuration verification



• Configure the terminal concentrator



• Configure a cluster administrative console



• Install the Sun Cluster software



• Configure Sun Cluster quorum devices



• Initialize either the Veritas Volume Manager or Solstice DiskSuite product



• Create public network adapter failover (NAFO) groups



• Install Sun Cluster data service software



• Configure global file systems



• Configure resource groups for scalable and failover data service



• Configure the Sun Cluster Highly Available (HA) for NFS failover data service



• Configure the Sun Cluster Apache scalable data service



• Use Sun Cluster administration tools

Teilnehmerkreis

Students who can benefit from this course are Sun Cluster system administrators, database administrators and support personnel.

Voraussetzungen

Um diesen Kurs erfolgreich absolvieren zu können, sollten Sie über folgende Vorkenntnisse verfügen:

• Administer Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) workstations



• Perform basic network administration



• Administer virtual volume structures using either VeritasVolume Manager or Solstice DiskSuite class systems and associated peripherals

Im Vorfeld

SA-239: Solaris 9 OE Systemadministration I

ES-311: VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1-Administration

Überblick über den Inhalt des Trainings

The Sun Cluster 3.0 Administration course provides students with the essential information and skills needed to install, administer, and manage Sun Cluster systems. Students are introduced to Sun Cluster 3.0 5/02 (Update 3) product features, hardware configuration, software installation and configuration, data service configuration, and system operation.

Introducing Sun Cluster Hardware and Software

• List the hardware components that constitute a basic Sun Cluster environment
• List the supported Sun Cluster 3.0 Update 3 software components
• Describe the Sun Cluster high-availability features
• List the supported Sun Cluster 3.0 Update 3 data services
• Describe Sun Cluster high-availability strategies
• Describe domain-based clusters
• List the components of a Sun Cluster high-availability failover service
• Explain the purpose of the cluster configuration repository
• List the components of a Sun Cluster scalable service
• Describe Sun Cluster resource groups
• List Sun Cluster parallel database applications

Configuring the Terminal Concentrator

• Describe the main features of the Sun Cluster administrative interface
• List the main functions of the terminal concentrator
• Configure the terminal concentrator
• Set the terminal concentrator default route
• Describe the purpose of using multiple terminal concentrators
• Describe terminal concentrator troubleshooting

Installing the Administrative Console

• List the Sun Cluster administrative console functions
• Install the Sun Cluster console software on the administrative console
• Describe the Sun Cluster console tools
• Describe the cluster console tools configuration

Preparing for Installation

• Describe cluster topologies
• Describe Sun Fire(TM) system configurations
• List Sun Cluster storage configurations
• Describe the Sun Cluster interconnect configuration
• Identify and eliminate single points of failure
• Describe the Sun Cluster quorum device configuration
• Describe the public network configuration
• Identify storage array firmware

Installing the Cluster Host Software

• List the Sun Cluster software
• Describe configuring the Sun Cluster node environment
• Perform Sun Cluster node patch installation
• Describe the methods for installing the Sun Cluster 3.0 software
• Perform post-installation configuration
• Describe correcting minor configuration errors

Performing Basic Cluster Administration

• List cluster status commands
• List cluster control commands
• Describe monitoring with the Sun(TM) Management Center

Using VERITAS Volume Manager for Logical Volume Management

• Explain the disk space management technique used by VERITAS Volume Manager
• Describe the VERITAS Volume Manager disk initialization process
• Describe the VERITAS Volume Manager disk groups
• List the VERITAS Volume Manager status commands
• List ways to optimize recovery times
• Describe the VERITAS Volume Manager installation process
• Create the rootdg disk group
• Describe the boot disk encapsulation process for Sun Cluster software
• Register VERITAS Volume Manager disk groups

Using Solstice DiskSuite Software for Logical Volume Management

• Describe disk space management with traditional Solstice DiskSuite software
• Describe disk space management with Solstice DiskSuite software soft partitions
• Initialize Solstice DiskSuite software
• Describe Solstice DiskSuite software disk grouping
• Use dual-string mediators
• Enable Solaris OS UNIX(R) File System (UFS) logging
• List Solstice DiskSuite software status commands
• Perform Solstice DiskSuite software installation
• Perform Solstice DiskSuite software post-installation configuration

Describe disk space management with traditional Solstice DiskSuite software

• List the main features of the Sun Cluster Public Network Management (PNM) software
• Configure NAFO groups
• List PNM status commands
• Describe the PNM monitoring process

Introducing Resource Groups

• Describe the function of the Resource Group Manager
• List the available resource types
• List failover data service resources
• List scalable data service resources
• Explain Sun Cluster resource groups configuration
• Administer resource groups with the scrgadm command
• Create resource groups using the scsetup utility

Configuring Data Services

• List the Sun Cluster data service methods
• Describe Sun Cluster storage considerations
• List the requirements for a data service installation
• Install and configure the Sun Cluster HA for NFS failover data service
• Install and configure the Sun Cluster HA for Apache scalable data service
• Describe the advanced resource commands

Using SunPlex Manager

• Describe SunPlex Manager
• Install and configure SunPlex Manager
• Describe the main functions of the SunPlex Manager

Performing the Sun Cluster Administration Workshop

• Describe the Sun Cluster Administration Workshop
• Perform all the steps necessary to install and configure a two-node Sun Cluster environment
• Identify the installation and configuration solutions

Kurssprache deutsch, Unterrichtsmaterial überwiegend in englischer Sprache.