Veritas Cluster
Course Overview
– Preparation of environment for creation of clusters: Evaluate a particular environment for its suitability for Veritas Cluster Server (VCS).
– Configuration of service groups for high availability of applications: Evaluate, determine, configure, and customize service groups and resources for VCS application high availability.
– Modifying and maintaining clusters: Configure and reconfigure cluster notifications, cluster communications, cluster attributes, data protection and maintenance techniques in VCS environments.
– Understanding complex configuration: Manage service groups and their relationships while also explaining triggers.
– Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot communication and system faults that occur in VCS.
Course details
Clustering concepts and terminology
– Introducing Veritas Cluster Server
– About cluster topologies
– VCS configuration concepts
Administration – Putting VCS to work
– About the VCS user privilege model
– Administering the cluster from Cluster Manager (Java console)
– Configuring applications and resources in VCS
VCS communication and operations
– About communications, membership, and data protection in the cluster
– Administering I/O fencing
– Controlling VCS behavior
– The role of service group depenencies
Administration – Beyond the basics
– VCS event notification
– VCS event triggers
– Virtual Business Services
Cluster configurations for disaster recovery
– Connecting clusters–Creating global clusters
– Administering global clusters from Cluster Manager (Java console)
– Setting up replicated data clusters
– Setting up campus clusters
Troubleshooting and performance
– VCS performance considerations
– Troubleshooting and recovery for VCS
Prerequisites
– Veritas Volume Manager Administration
– UNIX/Solaris Experience
– Any candidate with basic knowledge of Unix/Solaris, Veritas volume manager & Veritas cluster server.