RHEL Clustering and Storage Management (HK967)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course covers the high availability clustering and storage management technologies found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6+. Each student is assigned 3 dedicated systems and builds a cluster that conforms to industry best practices and offers a variety of services. Students configure their cluster with multipath connections to iSCSI SAN storage and use cLVM and GFS2. Clusters are configured and managed using both GUI and command line tools. Cluster configuration includes advanced topics such as dual-ring Corosync, failover domains, and QDisk with heuristics.

AUDIENCE

Linux systems administrators

SUPPORTED DISTRIBUTIONS

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

PREREQUISITES

This course requires an advanced knowledge of Linux system administration. These skills are taught in the u8583 “Linux Fundamentals” and h7091 “Enterprise Linux Systems Administration” courses.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this course you will be able to:

• Build and manage a cluster offering highly available services
• Configure the cluster with multipath connection to iSCSI SAN storage
• Use cLVM and GFS2
• Configure and manage clusters using both GUI and command line tools

BENEFITS TO YOU

• Know how to design, install, and configure clusters
• Streamlined purchase and management of training with HP Care Pack Services for Education
• Unmatched technical expertise and support for HP products and technologies

NEXT STEPS

U8630S – Enterprise Linux Security Administration

DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE

This class includes the following:

Introduction to Clustering and Storage Management

• Storage Technologies
• iscsi
• Kernel Device Management
• Device Mapper and Multipathing
• Logical Volume Management
• Global File System (GFS) 2
• Quorum and the Cluster Manager
• Fencing and Failover
• Resource Group Manager

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For whom it is intended:

• System administrator