Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.1 Software Administration

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Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.1 Software Administration :: [ES-361]

course schedule			who can benefit
prerequisites			skills gained
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code.

ES-361

length.

3 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

Sun Microsystems

price.

$2,100 :: $1,785 GSA GOV.

The Sun Cluster Geographic Edition course provides students with the essential information and skills needed to install, administer, and troubleshoot the Sun Cluster 3.1 Geographic Edition software. This software runs on top of the Sun Cluster 3.1 software, and controls data replication and application switchover between pairs of clusters that may be geographically separated.

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. If you are interested in this course, request a course date with the links below.

who can benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators and support personnel who will be running and/or supporting the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software.

prerequisites

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

	Install, administer and troubleshoot the Sun Cluster 3.1 Software
	Demonstrate knowledge and experience in Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) server administration and maintenance
	Perform basic network administration
	Administer virtual volume structures using Solaris Volume Manager software, formerly known as Solstice DiskSuite software

skills gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

	Define the architecture of the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software
	Install the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software
	Create partnerships
	Administer data replication on Sun Cluster nodes
	Create and manage protection groups
	Customize Sun Cluster Geographic Edition heartbeats
	Customize and harden security in the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition environment
	Troubleshoot the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software

course content details

	Module 1 - Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Overview

	Identify the goals and limitations of different types of clusters
	Describe Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software requirements
	Describe Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software concepts
	Define the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software architecture

	Module 2 - Installing Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software and Creating Partnerships

	List the prerequisites for installing the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Software
	Install the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software
	Define the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition infrastructure components
	Enable, verify, and disable the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition infrastructure
	Prepare two clusters to enter into partnership by exchanging keys
	Create and verify a partnership

	Module 3 - Configuring Data Replication

	Differentiate between host-based and hardware-based data replication
	Define essential Availability Suite Data Replication concepts
	Discuss AVS integration in the Sun Cluster environment
	Install AVS software
	Manage AVS volume sets
	Discuss the Hitachi TrueCopy architecture

	Module 4 - Protection Groups

	Define the role of a protection group in the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software as the unit of switchover and takeover
	Create and enable protection groups using AVS Data Replication
	Switch applications and data replication between nodes of the same cluster
	Perform a manual, controlled switchover of protection groups to the other cluster
	Perform a forced takeover of a protection group
	Recover from a protection group failover

	Module 5 - Heartbeats

	Understand how heartbeats are defined as containers for heartbeat plug-ins
	Describe the heartbeat requester and responder infrastructure
	List the elements of the default heartbeats
	Display heartbeat configuration and status
	Tune the default heartbeats
	Create a custom plug-in for an existing heartbeat
	Create a new heartbeat for a new partnership

	Module 6 - Security in the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Environment

	Define security issues in the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition environment
	Describe how IPsec can authenticate and encrypt random applications
	Configure IPsec for the default TCP/UDP heartbeat
	Configure IPsec for AVS
	Use role-based access control (RBAC) to configure privileged non-root users

	Module 7 - Troubleshooting

	Debug partnership configuration errors
	Debug protection group configuration errors
	Debug IPsec errors
	Debug AVS errors
	Understand a strategy involving using the point-in-time software for disaster recovery