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Training Course Summary:

The Veritas Cluster Server course is designed for the IT
professional tasked with installing, configuring, and
maintaining VCS clusters. This five-day, instructor-led,
hands-on class covers how to use Veritas Cluster Server
to manage applications in a high availability environment.
After gaining the fundamental skills that are needed to
manage a highly available application in a cluster, you
will deploy VCS in a lab environment to implement a
sample cluster design.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Manage highly available application services using
Veritas Cluster Server.
• Install VCS and create a cluster.
• Configure service groups and resources.
• Implement and verify failover and failback capability
for application, storage, and network services.
• Configure and optimize cluster behavior.
• Protect data in a shared storage environment.
• Configure VCS to manage SQL Server, Exchange
Server, and other applications.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and correct cluster problems.
• Configure service group dependencies and failover
policies

Pre-Requisites:

You should have experience as a system and network
administrator working in a Windows environment.
Experience developing Perl scripts is helpful.

Who Should Attend:

This course is for system administrators, system
engineers, network administrators, system integration or
development staff, and technical support personnel who
will be working with Veritas Cluster Server.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Veritas Cluster Server, Fundamentals
High Availability Concepts
• High Availability Concepts
• Clustering Concepts
• Clustering Prerequisites
VCS Building Blocks
• VCS Terminology
• Cluster Communication
• VCS Architecture
Preparing a Site for VCS
• Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
• Software Requirements and Recommendations
• Preparing Installation Information
Installing Veritas Cluster Server
• Using the Symantec Product Installer
• VCS Configuration Files
• Viewing the Default VCS Configuration
• Installing the Cluster Manager Java GUI
VCS Operations
• Managing Applications in a Cluster Environment
• Service Group Operations
• Using the VCS Simulator
VCS Configuration Methods
• Starting and Stopping VCS
• Overview of Configuration Methods
• Online Configuration
• Offline Configuration
• Controlling Access to VCS
Preparing Services for VCS
• Preparing Applications for VCS
• One-Time Configuration Tasks
• Testing the Application Service
• Stopping and Migrating an Application Service
Online Configuration
• Online Service Group Configuration
• Adding Resources
• Solving Common Configuration Errors
• Testing the Service Group
Offline Configuration
• Offline Configuration Procedures
• Offline Configuration Practices and Tools
• Solving Offline Configuration Problems
Testing the Service Group
Sharing Network Interfaces
• Parallel Service Groups
• Sharing Network Interfaces
• Using Parallel Network Service Groups
• Localizing Resource Attributes
Configuring Notification
• Notification Overview
• Configuring Notification
• Using Triggers for Notification
Configuring VCS Response to Resource Faults
• VCS Response to Resource Faults
• Determining Failover Duration
• Controlling Fault Behavior
• Recovering from Resource Faults
• Fault Notification and Event Handling
Cluster Communications
• VCS Communications Review
• Cluster Membership
• Cluster Interconnect Configuration
• Joining the Cluster Membership
• Changing the Interconnect Configuration
System and Communication Failures
• Ensuring Data Integrity
• Cluster Interconnect Failures
Troubleshooting
• Monitoring VCS
• Troubleshooting Guide
• Archiving VCS-Related Files
Veritas Cluster Server, Example Application
Configurations
Clustering Applications
• Application Service Overview
• VCS Agents for Managing Applications
• The GenericService Agent
• The ServiceMonitor Agent
Clustering SQL Server 2000
• SQL Server 2000 in the VCS Environment
• Managing Registry Keys
• The SQL Server 2000 Agent
• Installing a SQL Server in the Cluster
• Configuring a SQL Server 2000 Service Group
• Alternative Configurations
Clustering Exchange Server
• Exchange Server in the VCS Environment
• Configuring the Domain Controller
• Installing Exchange Server
• Configuring an Exchange Service Group
Clustering File Shares
• Preparing File Shares for High Availability
• VCS Resources for Managing File Shares
• Using the FileShare Configuration Wizard
Veritas Cluster Server, Implementing Local
Clusters
Workshop: Reconfiguring Cluster Membership
• Task 1: Removing a System from a Running VCS
Cluster
• Task 2: Adding a New System to a Running VCS
Cluster
• Task 3: Merging Two Running VCS Clusters
Configuring Service Group Interactions
• Common Application Relationships
• Service Group Dependencies
• Service Group Dependency Examples
• Configuring Service Group Dependencies
• Alternative Methods of Controlling Interactions
Startup and Failover Policies
• Startup Rules and Policies
• Failover Rules and Policies
• Configuring Startup and Failover Policies
Data Center Availability
• Cluster Management Console
• Storage Foundation Management Server