Sun - Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software
A Firebrand Training
3
Day Course
Sun - Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software - Overview
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Sun Cluster is a multi-system, multi-site disaster recovery solution that manages the availability of applications services and data across local, regional and vastly dispersed datacenters. In the event that your applications, systems or datacentre experiences a catastrophic failure, Sun Cluster can ensure 24/7 access to all services running on your SPARC and x86/x64-based systems.
Firebrand Training’s accelerated 3 day Sun Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software course is for system administrators who install, support and administer Sun Cluster 3.2. Students are introduced to Sun Cluster hardware and software product features, hardware configuration, and software installation along with configuration, data service configuration, and system operation.
Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators, database administrators, and support personnel.
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the major Sun Cluster hardware and software components and functions
- Configure different methods of connecting to node consoles
- Configure a cluster administrative workstation
- Install and configure the Sun Cluster 3.2 software
- Configure Sun Cluster 3.2 quorum devices
- Configure VERITAS Volume Manager in the Sun Cluster software environment
- Configure Solaris Volume Manager software in the Sun Cluster software environment
- Create Internet Protocol Multipathing (IPMP) failover groups in the Sun Cluster 3.2 software environment
- Understand resources and resource groups, configure a failover data service resource group (Network File System [NFS]), and resource group (Apache)
- Configure failover between Solaris 10 zones, failover ORACLE, and ORACLE Real Application Clusters (RAC) in the Sun Cluster software environment
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Sun - Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software - Benefits
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.
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Sun - Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software - Curriculum
Module 1 - Introducing Sun Cluster Hardware and Software
- Define the concept of clustering
- Describe the hardware and software environment
- Identify the data service support
- Explore the high availability (HA) framework
- Define global storage services differences
Module 2 - Exploring Node Console Connectivity and the Cluster Console Software
- Access the Node consoles on domain-based servers
- Configure the Sun Cluster console software
- Use the Cluster console tools
Module 3 - Preparing for Installation and Understanding Quorum Devices
- List the Sun Cluster software boot disk requirements and restrictions
- Identify typical cluster storage topologies
- Describe quorum votes and quorum devices
- Configure a quorum server
- Describe persistent quorum reservations and cluster amnesia
- Describe data fencing
- Configure a supported cluster interconnect system
- Identify public network adapters
- Configure shared physical adapters
Module 4 - Installing and Configuring the Sun Cluster Software Framework
- Install the Sun Cluster packages using the Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) installer
- Describe the Sun Cluster Framework configuration
- Describe the files and settings that are automatically configured by scinstall
- Perform automatic quorum configuration
- Describe the manual quorum selection
Module 5 - Performing Basic Cluster Administration
- Identify the cluster daemons
- Perform basic cluster startup and shutdown operations
- Describe the Sun Cluster administration utilities
Module 6 - Using VERITAS Volume Manager for Volume Management
- Describe the most important concepts of VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM)
- Initialize a VERITAS Volume Manager disk
- Install VxVM 5.0 software
- Use basic commands to put disks in disk groups and build volumes
- Register and resynchronize VxVM disk groups with the cluster
Module 7 - Managing Volumes With Solaris Volume Manager
- Describe the most important concepts of Solaris Volume Manager
- Describe Solaris Volume Manager soft partitions
- Explain shared disksets, local disksets and multiowner disksets
- Describe volume database (metadb) management issues
- Install and configure the software
- Create the local metadbs
- Add disks to shared disksets
- Perform device group management
- Perform cluster-specific changes to device groups
- Create global file systems
- Mirror the boot disk
Module 8 - Managing the Public Network With IPMP
- Define the concepts for an IPMP group
- List examples of network adapters in IPMP groups
- Describe the operation of the in.mpathd daemon
- List the new options to the ifconfig command that support IPMP, and configure IPMP with /etc/hostname.xxx files
- Perform a forced failover of an adapter in an IPMP group
- Configure IPMP manually
- Describe the integration of IPMP into the Sun Cluster software environment
Module 9 - Introducing Data Services, Resource Groups, and HA-NFS
- List the components of a data service agent
- Describe the primary purpose of resource groups
- Differentiate between failover and scalable data services
- Use the clrg and clres command to control resources and resource groups
- Use the rg and clres cstat command to view resource and group status
- Use the clsetup utility for resources and resource group operations
Module 10 - Configuring Scalable Services and Advanced Resource Group Relationships
- Describe scalable services
- Create the failover resource group
- Create the scalable resource group
- Describe the SharedAddress resource
- Use the clrg and clres commands
Module 11 - Performing Supplemental Exercises for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software
- Configure a failover applications that fails over between zones
- Configure HA-ORACLE in a Sun Cluster 3.2 software environment as a failover application
- Configure ORACLE Real Application Cluster (RAC) 10g in a Sun Cluster 3.2 software environment
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Sun - Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software - Exam Track
This course prepares you for, and tests you in the following exam:
- Sun Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software (CX-310-345)
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Sun - Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software - What's Included
With Firebrand, you benefit from top-quality education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so you can focus solely on your studies and certification goals.
You’ll get a robust set of course materials that cater to each of our three key individual learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactile) - critical for a successful learning experience.
Our Certification Programmes include:
- Daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions
- Intensive hands-on training utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM delivery
- Comprehensive study materials and courseware - we adapt official curriculum to address the demands of accelerated learners
- Self-testing software and/or mock exam papers*
- Fully instructor-led programme with 24-hour lab access
- Exam vouchers*
- On-site testing*
- Accommodation, all meals, drinks and snacks*
- Our Certification Guarantee - because we're sure you'll pass first time, if you don’t pass your exams, come back to the course within a year and you only pay for accommodation and exam vouchers - everything else is free
* Please note:
- Our ISC(2) CISSP CBK Review programme differs from normal course delivery. For more details, speak to us on 080 80 800 888.
- Practice tests are not available for the Microsoft MCTS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 course
- Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2, ISACA or PMI certifications need to be purchased directly from the vendor ahead of the course. You will still sit your (ISC)2 exam on-site as part of the course.
- On-site testing is not included in our Scrum, ISACA or PMI certifications. You will sit your PMI exam at a nearby academic open Prometric Test Centre on the final day of the five-day course.
Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
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Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training programme without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that programme for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodation and vendor exam fees.
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Sun - Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software - Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate Some experience with Relational Databases and SQL.
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We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.
Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.
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Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software - Course Dates
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