PowerHA SystemMirror 7 Advanced Configurations

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PowerHA SystemMirror 7 Advanced Configurations

Course Code: AN62G

Duration: 5 Days

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 (AN61G)

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 (AN12G) or (AN14G) briefly (or in (AN21G) extensively)
•    Logical Volume Manager (LVM) concepts and configuration, as covered in (AN12G) or (AN14G)
•    Good Korn Shell script programming

Course Description:

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

Course 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

Intended Audience:

This course is designed for experienced AIX system administrators and support personnel who are responsible for the administration, maintenance, and implementation of PowerHA SystemMirror clusters on IBM Power p systems running AIX. This audience includes:
•    Students who want to learn to work with the PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 for AIX
•    Students who want to learn about how to implement PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX in complex configurations
•    Technical leaders responsible for designing PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX clustering solutions

Course Outlines:

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

Day 3

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

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