Module 1 - Introducing
Sun Cluster Hardware and Software |
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Define the concept of
clustering |
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Describe the Sun Cluster
3.1 hardware and software environment |
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Introduce the Sun Cluster
3.1 hardware environment |
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View the Sun Cluster
3.1 software support |
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Describe the types of
applications in the Sun Cluster 3.1 software environment |
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Identify the Sun Cluster
3.1 software data service support |
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Explore the Sun Cluster
3.1 software high availability framework |
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Define global storage
services differences |
Module 2 - Exploring
Node Console Connectivity and the Cluster Console
Software |
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Describe the difference
in node access between domain- based cluster nodes
and traditional standalone cluster nodes |
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Describe the different
access methods for accessing a console in a traditional
node |
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Connect to the console
for a domain-based cluster node |
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Set up the administrative
console environment |
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Configure the Sun Cluster
console software on the administration workstation |
Module 3 - Preparing
for Installation and Understanding Quorum Devices |
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List the Sun Cluster
software boot disk requirements |
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Identify typical cluster
storage topologies |
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Identify the quorum devices
needed for selected cluster topologies |
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Describe persistent quorum
reservations and cluster amnesia |
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Configure a supported
cluster interconnect system |
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Physically configure
a public network group |
Module 4 - Installing
the Sun Cluster Host Software |
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Install the Sun Cluster
host system software |
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Interpret configuration
questions during the Sun Cluster software installation |
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Describe the Sun Cluster Software
node patches |
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Perform the interactive installation
process for the Sun Cluster 3.1 software |
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Perform post-installation configuration |
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Verify the general cluster status
and cluster configuration information |
Module 5 - Performing Basic
Cluster Administration |
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Identify the cluster daemons |
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Verify cluster status from the command
line |
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Perform basic cluster startup and
shutdown operations, |
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including booting nodes in non-cluster
mode and placing nodes in a maintenance state |
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Describe the Sun Cluster administration
utilities |
Module 6 - Using VERITAS
Volume Manager for Volume Management |
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Describe the most important concepts
of VERITAS Volume |
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Manager (VxVM) and issues involved
in using VxVM in the Sun |
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Cluster 3.1 software environment |
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Differentiate between rootdg and
shared storage disk groups |
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Explain VxVM disk groups |
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Describe the basic objects in a disk
group |
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Describe the types of volumes that
will be created for Sun |
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Cluster 3.1 software environments |
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Describe the general procedures for
installing and administering VxVM in the cluster |
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Describe the DMP restrictions |
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Install and initialize VxVM using
the scvxinstall command |
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Use basic commands to put disks in
disk groups and build volumes |
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Describe the two flags used to mark
disks under the normal hot relocation |
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Register VxVM disk groups with the
cluster |
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Resynchronize VxVM disk groups with
the cluster |
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Create global and local file systems |
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Describe the procedure used for mirroring
the boot drive |
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Describe disk repair and replacement
issues |
Module 7 - Managing Volumes
Using Solaris Volume Manager Software (Solstice
DiskSuite Software) |
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Explain Solaris Volume Manager software
disk space management |
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Describe the most important concepts
of Solaris Volume Manager software |
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Describe Solaris Volume Manager software
soft partitions |
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Differentiate between shared disksets
and local disksets |
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Describe volume database (metadb)
management issues and |
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the role of Solaris Volume Manager
software mediators |
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Install the Solaris Volume Manager
software |
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Create the local metadbs |
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Add disks to shared disksets |
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Use shared diskset disk space |
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Build Solaris Volume Manager software
mirrors with soft partitions in disksets |
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Use Solaris Volume Manager software
status commands |
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Use hot spare pools in the disk set |
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Perform Sun Cluster software level
device group management |
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Perform cluster-specific changes
to Solaris Volume Manager software device groups |
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Create global file systems |
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Mirror the boot disk with Solaris
Volume Manager software |
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Perform disk replacement and repair |
Module 8 - Managing the Public
Network With IPMP |
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Define the purpose of IPMP |
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Define the requirements for an IPMP
group |
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List examples of network adapters
in IPMP groups on a single Solaris OS server |
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Describe the operation of the in.mpathd
daemon |
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List the new options to the ifconfig
command that support IPMP, and configure IPMP with
/etc/hostname.xxx files |
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Perform a "forced failover" of
an adapter in an IPMP group |
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Configure IPMP manually with IPMP
commands |
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Describe the integration of IPMP
into the Sun Cluster software environment |
Module 9 - Introducing Data
Services, Resource Groups, and HA-NFS |
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Describe how data service agents
enable a data service in a cluster to operate properly |
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List the components of a data service
agent |
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Describe data service packaging,
installation, and registration |
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Describe the primary purpose of resource
groups |
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Differentiate between failover and
scalable data services |
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Configure and run NFS in the cluster |
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Describe how to use special resource
types |
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List the components of a resource
group |
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Differentiate standard, extension,
and resource group properties |
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Describe the resource group configuration
process |
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List the primary functions of the
scrgadm command |
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Use the scswitch command to control
resources and resource groups |
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Use the scstat command to view resource
and group status |
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Use the scsetup utility for resources
and resource group operations |
Module 10 - Configuring Scalable
Services |
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Describe the characteristics of scalable
services |
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Describe the function of the load
balancer |
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Create the failover resource group
for the SharedAddress resource |
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Create the scalable resource group
for the scalable service |
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Use important resource group and
resource properties for scalable services |
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Describe how the SharedAddress resource
works with scalable services |
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Use the scrgadm command to create
these resource groups |
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Use the scswitch command to control
scalable resources and resource groups |
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Use the scstat command to view scalable
resource and group status |
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Configure and run Apache as a scalable
service in the cluster |
Module 11 - Performing Supplemental
Exercises for Sun Cluster 3.1 Software |
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Configure HA-LDAP in a Sun Cluster
3.1 software environment |
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Configure HA-ORACLE in a Sun Cluster
3.1 software environment |
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Configure ORACLE Real Application
Cluster (RAC) in Sun |
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Cluster 3.1 software environment |