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.