PowerHA SystemMirror 7 Advanced Configurations
Course code
AN62UA
Duration
5 Days, 40 Acad. Hours
Course Overview
Objectives
Prerequisites
Course Outline
Course Overview
This course is designed to teach experienced PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX professionals the latest features in PowerHA SystemMirror. It covers how to:
Effectively administer and monitor an IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX cluster
Implement PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX’s more complex options
Objectives
- Review fundamental PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX concepts and components
- Create four node clusters with two independent resource groups
- Create and test robust application start and stop scripts
- Create and test custom application monitors
- Create resource group dependencies
- Customize event notifications
- Integrate WPAR and DLPAR with applications under PowerHA control
- Integrate applications into PowerHA using Smart Assists
- Determine the status of the cluster and cluster components using PowerHA/SNMP commands
- Manage the cluster using the IBM Systems Director plug-in
Prerequisites
You should have experience with installing and performing standard PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX configuration functions, which can be obtained through the following course (or equivalent experience):
PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX System Administration I: Planning and Implementation (AN61UA)
You should also be familiar with:
- The AIX operating system
- The IBM server hardware that they are using
- The principles of good system management
- TCP/IP communications concepts and tools, as covered in (AN12UA) or (AN14UA) briefly
- Logical Volume Manager (LVM) concepts and configuration, as covered in (AN12UA) or (AN14UA)
- Good Korn Shell script programming
Course Outline
Day 1
Welcome
Unit 1: PowerHA review with the advanced topology and CSPOC
Exercise 1: Lab setup, cluster review, topology, and CSPOC administration
Day 2
Unit 2: Adding applications
Exercise 2: Adding additional applications
Unit 2: Adding applications
Exercise 2: Adding additional applications
Day 3
Unit 3: Advanced administration: Resources and resource groups
Exercise 3: Application monitors and resource group dependencies
Unit 3: Advanced administration: Resources and resource groups
Exercise 3: Application monitors and resource group dependencies
Day 4
Unit 4: Determining cluster status using the command line interface
Exercise 4: Determining cluster status using command line Unit 5: Advanced administration: Event configuration Exercise 5: PowerHA for AIX event configuration
Unit 4: Determining cluster status using the command line interface
Exercise 4: Determining cluster status using command line Unit 5: Advanced administration: Event configuration Exercise 5: PowerHA for AIX event configuration
Day 5
Unit 6: Advanced administration: DLPAR and WPAR implementation
Exercise 6: Implementing DLPAR and WPAR
Unit 7: Using the PowerHA SystemMirror plug-in for IBM Systems Director (optional)
Open lab time
Unit 6: Advanced administration: DLPAR and WPAR implementation
Exercise 6: Implementing DLPAR and WPAR
Unit 7: Using the PowerHA SystemMirror plug-in for IBM Systems Director (optional)
Open lab time
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PowerHA SystemMirror 7 Advanced Configurations
Course code:
AN62UA
Duration:
5 Days, 40 Acad. Hours
