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Sun Cluster 3.2 Administration (Advanced)

Course Code: ES-445      Days: 5
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Course Overview

Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators, database administrators, and support personnel with previous experience installing and configuring Sun Cluster 3.2.

Skills Gained

Upon Completion Of This Course, Students Should Be Able To:

  • Upgrade the Solaris OS, Volume Manager, and Sun Cluster Software using Live Upgrade and new Quantum Leap upgrade method
  • Perform advanced data service configuration in Sun Cluster 3.2
  • Add and delete nodes from a running cluster
  • Perform disk replacement in a running cluster
  • Administer failover QFS and shared QFS in Sun Cluster 3.2
  • Administer failover ZFS in Sun Cluster 3.2
  • Administer failover and scalable applications in Solaris zones in Sun Cluster 3.2
  • Configure IPMP, VxVM, and quorum using best practices
  • Secure Sun Cluster 3.2 systems using best security practices and the Solaris Security Toolkit
  • Troubleshoot cluster problems

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

  • Install and configure Sun Cluster 3.2 software
  • Configure supported failover and scalable applications in the Sun Cluster 3.2 Environment
  • Demonstrate knowledge and experience in Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) server administration and maintenance
  • Perform basic network administration
  • Administer virtual volume structures using either VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) or Solaris Volume Manager software (formerly known as Solstice DiskSuite (software)

Course Outline

Module 1 - Upgrades in the Sun Cluster Environment

  • Describe high availability issues when performing upgrades in the Sun Cluster environment
  • Describe the required relationships for upgrading the Sun Cluster software
  • Describe the different upgrade strategies
  • Describe and perform an upgrade of the Solaris OS using the Solaris Live Upgrade software
  • Upgrade the Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) software into the Solaris Live Upgrade environment

Module 2 - Upgrading the Sun Cluster Software

  • Upgrade Sun Cluster software when not using Live Upgrade
  • Use the scinstall options that control the dual-partitioned upgrade method, when not using Live Upgrade
  • Use Live Upgrade to upgrade the Sun Cluster software
  • Upgrade resource types and resource

Module 3 - Advanced Data Service Configuration

  • Understand Sun Cluster data services
  • Write Sun Cluster 3.2 software data services
  • Control RGM behavior through resource group properties andresource properties
  • Use advanced resource group relationships
  • Tune multimaster and scalable applications

Module 4 - Performing Recovery and Maintenance Procedures

  • Add a new node to a running cluster
  • Remove a node from the cluster
  • Replace a failed node in the cluster
  • Uninstall the Sun Cluster 3.2 software from a node
  • Replace failed disks
  • Back up and restore the Cluster Configuration Repository (CCR)

Module 5 - Advanced Features

  • Manage HA-ZFS in the Sun Cluster environment
  • Understand the design and features of the QFS file system
  • Configure a standard QFS file system
  • Configure a shared QFS file system in the cluster using the Solaris OSVolume Manager multiowner diskset devices
  • Configure application agents in Solaris 10 zones
  • Failover applications between Solaris 10 zones on different nodes

Module 6 - Best Practices

  • Define and implement best practices for Internet Protocolmultipathing (IPMP)
  • Define and implement best practices for failover and global file systems using HAStoragePlus
  • Define and implement best practices for boot disk encapsulation and mirroring
  • Define and implement best practices for quorum devices and quorum servers
  • Define and implement best practices for campus clusters

Module 7 - Hardening Cluster Security

  • Identify security vulnerabilities in a Sun Cluster 3.2 softwareenvironment
  • Use the Solaris Security Toolkit software
  • Download and install security software on the cluster nodes
  • Implement the Toolkit software secure cluster driver
  • Provide secure clustered services

Module 8 - Examining Troubleshooting Tips

  • Describe how to troubleshoot clustered services
  • Identify log files for each layer

Module 9 - Troubleshooting the Sun Cluster Software

  • Observe self-induced problems
  • Resolve instructor-induced problems and faults in your cluster
  • Perform node disaster recovery

Follow Up Courses

  • Sun Cluster 3.2 Administration (ES-345)
  • Sun Cluster 3.2 Administration (VC-ES-345)
  • Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (SA-239)
  • System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System Part 1 (SA-200-S10)
  • Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (SA-299)
  • System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System Part 2 (SA-202-S10)
  • Network Administration for the Solaris 9 Operating System (SA-399)
  • VERITAS Volume Manager 4.0 Administration (ES-310)
  • Solaris Volume Manager Administration (ES-222)


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