RH436 provides intensive hands-on experience with the emerging Shared Storage technology delivered by Red Hat Global File System (GFS). This 4-day course focuses on the implementation of native Red Hat Enterprise Linux technologies included in Cluster Suite and GFS. RH436 has a strong emphasis on hands-on lab activities using enterprise-class storage, server, and auxiliary equipment. The final day of class is entirely given over to additional lab time so that course participants have ample time to practice Cluster Suite and GFS skills in a realistic environment before returning to production systems.

Audience:

RH436 is aimed at senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators and other IT professionals working in enterprise environments and mission-critical systems.

Participants in RH436 should already be familiar with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Recommended minimum competency level is completion of the RHCE or equivalent knowledge.

$3,998

4 days

1. Review Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management Technologies

2. Linux Dynamic Device Management

· udev Features

· udev Rule Configuration

3. iSCSI

· iSCSI as a Shared Storage Device

· Configuring an iSCSI initiator

· Authentication

4. Advanced Software RAID

· Types and Differences

· Monitoring

· Optimization Techniques

· Growth and High Availability

5. Device Mapper and Multipathing

· Mapping Targets

· LVM2 Snapshots

· Multipath Device Configuration

6. Cluster Technology

· Common Cluster Hardware

· Shared Storage Alternatives

7. Cluster Suite Overview

· Design and Elements of Clustering

· Cluster Configuration Tools

· Clustered Logical Volumes and Lock Management

8. Quorum and the Cluster Manager

· Intracluster Communication

· Cluster Tools

9. Fencing and Failover

· Fencing Components

· Failover Domains

10. Quorum Disk

· Heuristic Configuration

11. Service Manager

· Resource Groups and Recovery

· Hierarchical Resource Ordering

· High Availability Services

12. Global File System (GFS)

· Implementation and Configuration

· Lock Management

· Planning For and Growing On-line GFS

· Monitoring Tools

· Journal Configuration and Management