SUN Microsystems:
Course Completion Certificate
Course Completion Certificate
This course provides students with the essential information and skills to install and administer Sun Enterprise Cluster systems. Students will be introduced to Sun Enterprise Cluster (SEC) product features, hardware configuration, software installation and configuration, data service configuration, system operation, and system recovery.Course Content
Module 1: Sun Cluster Overview
* List the hardware elements that comprise a basic Sun Enterprise Cluster system
* List the hardware and software components that contribute to the availability of a Sun Enterprise Cluster system
* List the types of redundancy that contribute to the availability of a Sun Enterprise Cluster system.
* Identify the configuration differences between a high availability cluster and a parallel database cluster
* Explain the purpose of logical host definitions in the Sun Enterprise Cluster environment
* Describe the purpose of the cluster configuration databases
* Explain the purpose of each of the Sun Enterprise Cluster fault monitoring mechanisms.
Module 2: Terminal Concentrator
* Describe the Sun Enterprise Cluster administrative interface
* Explain the TC hardware configuration
* Verify the correct TC cabling
* Configure the TC IP address
* Configure the TC to self-load
* Verify the TC port settings
* Verify that the TC is functional
* Use the terminal concentrator help, who, and hangup commands
* Describe the purpose of the telnet send brk command
Module 3: Administration Workstation Installation
* Summarize the Sun Cluster administration workstation functions
* Use the scinstall script features
* Install the client software on the administration workstation
* Set up the administration workstation environment
* Configure the Cluster Administration tools
Module 4: Preinstallation Configuration
* Configure any supported cluster topology
* List the appropriate applications for each topology
* Configure the cluster interconnect system
* Explain the need for a simple quorum device
* Estimate the number of quorum devices needed for each cluster topology.
* Describe the purpose of the public network monitor feature
* Describe the purpose of a mirrored CCD volume
* Explain the purpose of the terminal concentrator node locking port
Module 5: Cluster Host Software Installation
* Install the Sun Cluster host system software
* Correctly interpret configuration questions during Sun Clustersoftware installation on the cluster host systems
* Perform post-installation configuration
Module 6: System Operation
* Use the cluster administration tools
* Use the Sun Cluster Manager (SCM) Graphical User Interface (GUI)
* Use the hastat status command
* List the SNMP features
Module 7: Volume Management Using CVM and SSVM
* Explain the disk space management technique used by CVM and SSVM
* Describe the initialization process necessary for CVM and SSVM
* Describe how CVM and SSVM group disk drives
* List the basic status commands for CVM and SSVM
* Describe the basic software installation process for CVM and SSVM
* List the major post-installation issues relevant to CVM and SSVM
* Install and configure either CVM or SSVM
Module 8: Cluster Configuration Database
* Describe the Cluster Database (CDB) and its operation
* Describe the Cluster Configuration Database (CCD) and its operation
* List the advantages of a shared CCD volume.
* Manage the contents of the cluster configuration files
Module 9: Public Network Management
* Explain the need for Public Network Management (PNM)
* Describe how PNM works
* Configure a network adapter failover (NAFO) group
* Disable the Solaris operating system Interface Groups feature
Module 10: Logical Hosts
* Describe the function of each component of a logical host
* Describe the purpose of the logical host administrative file system
* Configure logical hosts
* Create the administrative file system for a logical host
* Switch logical hosts between physical nodes
Module 11: HA-NFS Data Service
* Describe the function of the HANFS support files
* List the primary functions of the HA-NFS start and stop methods
* List the primary functions of the HA-NFS fault monitoring probes
* Configure HA-NFS in a Sun Cluster environment
* Add and remove HA-NFS file systems
* Switch a HA-NFS logical host between systems
Module 12: System Recovery
* List the functions of Sun Cluster control software
* List the events that can trigger a cluster reconfiguration
* Explain the failfast concept
* Describe the general priorities during a cluster reconfiguration
* Describe the recovery process for selected cluster failures
* Recover from selected cluster failures
* Understand how to identify and recover from the following failures:
- Failed cluster interconnect
- Partitioned cluster
- A NAFO group interface failure
- A logical host fault monitor giveaway or takeaway
- A failfast
Module 13: Sun Cluster High Availability Data Services API
* Describe the data services methods that are available
* Describe when each method is called
* Describe how to retrieve cluster status information
* Describe how to retrieve cluster configuration information
* Describe how the fault methods work and how to request a failover
Module 14: HA-DBMS
* List the major components of each supported HA-DBMS data service
* Describe the function of each HADBMS major component
* Describe the relationship between the HA-DBMS fault monitors and action files
* List the configuration files associated with each supported HA-DBMS data service
* List the configuration issues for a highly available DBMS instance
* Describe the general installation and configuration process for an HA-DBMS data service
Appendix A: Cluster Configuration Forms
Appendix B: Multi-Initiator SCSI Configuration
Appendix C: Sun Storage Array Overviews
Appendix D: Oracle Parallel Server
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Describe the major Sun Enterprise Cluster components and functions
* Verify disk storage cabling
* Configure the Terminal Concentrator
* Configure the cluster interconnect system (Ethernet and SCI).
* Install the Sun Cluster 2.2 software
* Troubleshoot software installation and configuration errors
* Configure environmental variables for correct SEC operation
* Use SEC administration tools
* Initialize either the Sun StorEdge Volume Manager or Cluster Volume Manager
* Describe the differences between Sun StorEdge Volume Manager and Cluster Volume Manager
* Describe the SEC failure recovery mechanisms
* Configure the Sun Cluster 2.2 Highly Available NFS data service
* Create public network adapter backup groups with the public network management utility (PNM)
* Identify and recover from selected SEC failures
* Identify cluster-specific issues relating to parallel database installation.
