Veritas Cluster Server 5.1 for Windows
5 Day Course
Hands On
Official Symantec Curriculum
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Modules
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High Availability Concepts (134 topics)
- High Availability Concepts
- Clustering Concepts
- High Availability Application Services
- Clustering Prerequisites
- VCS Building Blocks
- VCS Terminology
- Cluster Communication
- VCS Architecture
- Preparing a Site for VCS
- Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
- Software Requirements and Recommendations
- Preparing Installation Information
- Installing VCS
- Using the Symantec Product Installer
- VCS Configuration Files
- Viewing the Default VCS Configuration
- Installing the Cluster Manager Java GUI
- 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 VCS
- Preparing Applications for VCS
- Performing One-Time Configuration Tasks
- Testing the Application Service
- Stopping and Migrating an Application Service
- 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
- Configuring Notification
- Notification Overview
- Configuring Notification
- Using Triggers for Notification
- Handling Resource Faults
- VCS Response to Resource Faults
- Determining Failover Duration
- Controlling Fault Behavior
- Recovering from Resource Faults
- Fault Notification and Event Handling
- Cluster Communications
- VCS Communications Review
- Cluster Membership
- Cluster Interconnect Configuration
- Joining the Cluster Membership
- Changing the Interconnect Configuration
- System and Communication Failures
- System Failures
- Cluster Interconnect Failures
- Troubleshooting
- Monitoring VCS
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Archiving VCS-Related Files
- Part II: Veritas Cluster Server 5.1 - Manage and
- Administer
- Example Application Configurations
- Clustering Applications
- Application Service Overview
- VCS Agents for Managing Applications
- The GenericService Agent
- The ServiceMonitor Agent
- Clustering SQL Server
- SQL Server in the VCS Environment
- Managing Registry Keys
- The SQLServer2005 Agent
- Installing SQL Server in the Cluster
- Configuring a SQL Server 2005 Service Group
- SQLServer2005 Detail Monitoring
- Clustering Exchange Server
- Exchange Server in the VCS Environment
- Configuring the Domain Controller
- Installing Exchange Server
- Configuring an Exchange Service Group
- Clustering File Shares
- Preparing File Shares for High Availability
- VCS Resources for Managing File Shares
- Using the FileShare Configuration Wizard
- Cluster Management Workshop - Reconfiguring Cluster Membership
- Task 1: Removing a System from a Running VCS
- Cluster
- Task 2: Adding a New System to a Running VCS
- Cluster
- Task 3: Merging Two Running VCS Clusters
- Service Group Dependencies
- Common Application Relationships
- Service Group Dependencies
- Service Group Dependency Examples
- Configuring Service Group Dependencies
- Alternative Methods of Controlling Interactions
- Startup and Failover Policies
- Startup Rules and Policies
- Failover Rules and Policies
- Limits and Prerequisites
- Modeling Startup and Failover Policies
- Data Center Availability
- VCS Management Console
- Storage Foundation Management Server
- Disaster Recovery
- Enterprise Messaging Management
VCS Building Blocks (3 topics)
- VCS Terminology
- Cluster Communication
- VCS Architecture
Preparing a Site for VCS (3 topics)
- Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
- Software Requirements and Recommendations
- Preparing Installation Information
Installing VCS (4 topics)
- Using the Symantec Product Installer
- VCS Configuration Files
- Viewing the Default VCS Configuration
- Installing the Cluster Manager Java GUI
VCS Operations (4 topics)
- Common VCS Tools and Operations
- Service Group Operations
- Resource Operations
- Using the VCS Simulator
VCS Configuration Methods (5 topics)
- Starting and Stopping VCS
- Overview of Configuration Methods
- Online Configuration
- Offline Configuration
- Controlling Access to VCS
Preparing Services for VCS (4 topics)
- Preparing Applications for VCS
- Performing One-Time Configuration Tasks
- Testing the Application Service
- Stopping and Migrating an Application Service
Online Configuration (4 topics)
- Online Service Group Configuration
- Adding Resources
- Solving Common Configuration Errors
- Testing the Service Group
Offline Configuration (7 topics)
- Offline Configuration Procedures
- Solving Offline Configuration Problems
- Testing the Service Group
- Configuring Notification
- Notification Overview
- Configuring Notification
- Using Triggers for Notification
Handling Resource Faults (5 topics)
- VCS Response to Resource Faults
- Determining Failover Duration
- Controlling Fault Behavior
- Recovering from Resource Faults
- Fault Notification and Event Handling
Cluster Communications (5 topics)
- VCS Communications Review
- Cluster Membership
- Cluster Interconnect Configuration
- Joining the Cluster Membership
- Changing the Interconnect Configuration
System and Communication Failures (2 topics)
- System Failures
- Cluster Interconnect Failures
Troubleshooting (3 topics)
- Monitoring VCS
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Archiving VCS-Related Files
Clustering Applications (4 topics)
- Application Service Overview
- VCS Agents for Managing Applications
- The GenericService Agent
- The ServiceMonitor Agent
Clustering SQL Server (6 topics)
- SQL Server in the VCS Environment
- Managing Registry Keys
- The SQLServer2005 Agent
- Installing SQL Server in the Cluster
- Configuring a SQL Server 2005 Service Group
- SQLServer2005 Detail Monitoring
Clustering Exchange Server (4 topics)
- Exchange Server in the VCS Environment
- Configuring the Domain Controller
- Installing Exchange Server
- Configuring an Exchange Service Group
Clustering File Shares (3 topics)
- Preparing File Shares for High Availability
- VCS Resources for Managing File Shares
- Using the FileShare Configuration Wizard
Cluster Management Workshop - Reconfiguring Cluster Membership (3 topics)
- Task 1: Removing a System from a Running VCS Cluster
- Task 2: Adding a New System to a Running VCS Cluster
- Task 3: Merging Two Running VCS Clusters
Service Group Dependencies (5 topics)
- Common Application Relationships
- Service Group Dependencies
- Service Group Dependency Examples
- Configuring Service Group Dependencies
- Alternative Methods of Controlling Interactions
Startup and Failover Policies (4 topics)
- Startup Rules and Policies
- Failover Rules and Policies
- Limits and Prerequisites
- Modeling Startup and Failover Policies
Data Center Availability (4 topics)
- VCS Management Console
- Storage Foundation Management Server
- Disaster Recovery
- Enterprise Messaging Management
Prerequisites
You should have experience as a system and network administrator working in a Windows environment. Experience developing Perl scripts is helpful.