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Veritas Course Content


Module 1 - Sun Storage Concepts


» Describe the major disk storage administration tasks
» Describe Sun storage interface types
» Describe available Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technologies including:
» Host-based RAID technology
» Controller-based RAID technology
» Describe disk storage concepts that are common to many storage installations, including:
» Hot swapping
» Storage area networking
» Multihost access
» Multipath access
» Identify storage configurations by:
» Conducting a physical inventory
» Displaying storage configurations
» Identifying controller addresses
» Decoding logical device paths
» Verify storage array firmware revisions


Module 2 - Managing Data


» List the advantages of using virtual disk management
» Describe standard RAID terminology
» List the common features of each supported RAID level including:
» Concatenation - RAID 0
» Striping - RAID 0
» Mirroring - RAID 1
» Mirrored Stripe (Striping plus mirroring) - RAID 0+1
» Mirrored Concatenation - RAID 0+1
» Striped Mirror (Mirroring plus striping) - RAID 1+0
» Concatenated Mirror - RAID 1+0
» Striping with distributed parity - RAID 5
» Describe the optimum hardware configuration for each supported RAID level


Module 3 - VERITAS Volume Manager Installation


» Identify the new features of VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1
» List the key elements of preinstallation planning
» Research VxVM software patch requirements
» Install the VxVM software
» Describe the three installation methods:
» The installvm method
» The installer method
» The pkgadd method
» Initialize the VxVM software


Module 4 - VERITAS Volume Manager Basic Operations


» Describe the function of VxVM disk groups
» List disk group administrative operations including:
» Initialize disk drives for VxVM use
» Create disk groups
» Add and remove disk drives for a disk group
» Import and deport disk groups
» Destroy a disk group
» Rename VxVM disk drives
» Administer disk groups using the vxdiskadm utility
» Administer disk groups using command-line programs
» Administer disk groups using the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) GUI


Module 5 - VERITAS Volume Manager Volume Operations


» Interpret volume structure listings
» Describe volume planning activities
» Create volumes using the vxassist command
» Create volumes using the VEA GUI
» Modify volume access attributes
» Add file systems to existing volumes
» Add and remove volume logs
» Use the VEA GUI to analyze volume structures


Module 6 - VERITAS Volume Manager Advanced Operations


» Encapsulate and mirror the system boot disk
» Administer hot spares and hot relocation
» Evacuate all subdisks from a disk drive
» Move a disk drive without preserving data
» Move a populated disk drive to a new disk group
» Back up and restore a disk group configuration
» Describe how to import a disk group after a system crash
» Perform a volume snapshot backup
» Perform an online volume relayout
» Create VxVM layered volumes
» Perform basic Intelligent Storage Provisioning administration
» Replace a failed disk drive


Module 7 - VERITAS File System Basic Operations


» Describe basic VxFS features
» Install the VxFS software
» Create VxFS file systems
» Use extended VxFS mount options
» Perform online VxFS administration tasks
» Modify kernel tunable parameters
» Describe Storage Checkpoints
» Describe VxFS file system quotas


Module 8 - VERITAS Volume Manager Advanced Operations


» Encapsulate and mirror the system boot disk
» Administer hot spares and hot relocation
» Evacuate allSubdisk from a disk drive
» Move a populated disk drive to a new disk group
» Backup and restore a disk group configuration
» Describe how to import a disk group after a system crash
» Perform a volume Snapshot backup
» Perform an online volume relayout
» Create Vxvm Layered volumes
» Replace a failed disk drive


Module9 - VERITAS Volume Manager Performance Management


» Describe performance improvement techniques
» Use the vxstat and vxtrace performance analysis tools
» Describe RAID-5 write performance characteristics


Veritas Cluster 4.1 & 5.1


High Availability Concepts


» High availability concepts
» Clustering concepts
» HA application services
» Clustering prerequisites
» High availability references


VCS Building Blocks


» VCS Terminology
» Cluster Communication
» VCS Architecture


Preparing a Site for VCS Implementation


» Hardware requirements and recommendations
» Software requirements and recommendations
» Preparing installation information
» Preparing to upgrade


Installing VCS


» Using the Veritas Product Installer
» VCS Configuration Files
» Viewing the Default VCS Configuration
» Other Installation Considerations


VCS Operations


» Common VCS tools and operations
» Service group operations
» Resource operations
» Using the VCS Simulator


VCS Configuration Methods


» Starting and Stopping VCS
» Overview of Configuration Methods
» Online Configuration
» Offline Configuration
» Controlling Access to VCS


Preparing Services for High Availability


» Preparing applications for VCS
» Performing one-time configuration tasks
» Testing the application service
» Stopping and migrating an application service
» Collecting configuration information


Online Configuration


» Online Service Group Configuration
» Adding Resources
» Solving Common Configuration Errors
» Testing the Service Group


Offline Configuration


» Offline configuration procedures
» Solving offline configuration problems
» Testing the service group


Cluster Communications


» VCS Communications Review
» Cluster Membership
» Cluster Interconnect Configuration
» Joining the Cluster Membership
» Changing the Interconnect Configuration


Clustering NFS


» Preparing NFS for high availability
» Testing the NFS service
» Configuring NFS resources
» NFS lock failover
» Alternative NFS configurations


System and Communication Faults


» Ensuring data integrity
» Cluster interconnect failures


I/O Fencing


» Data protection requirements
» I/O fencing concepts and components
» I/O fencing operations
» I/O fencing implementation
» Configuring I/O fencing
» Coordination point server


Troubleshooting


» Monitoring VCS
» Troubleshooting Guide
» Archiving VCS-Related Files


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22-08-2013 by Training Support