Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 for Solaris (HA0444)
In this course, you will learn to integrate, operate, and make the most of VERITAS Storage Foundation, including VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) and VERITAS File System (VxFS), in a UNIX environment. You will learn to install and configure VERITAS Volume Manager and how to manage disks, disk groups, and volumes by using the graphical user interface and from the command line. You will also learn system troubleshooting and recovery, online file system administration, cross-platform data sharing, and offline and off-host processing using volume snapshots and storage checkpoints.
Skills Gained
By the end of this course, you should be able to: • Install and configure VxVM and VxFS. • Configure and manage disks, disk groups, and volumes. • Administer file systems. • Perform cross-platform data sharing. • Perform basic VxVM recovery operations. • Manage the dynamic multipathing feature. • Identify types of disk failure and resolve disk failures. • Interpret plex, volume, and kernel states, and fix plex and volume failures. • Place the root disk under VxVM control. • Monitor VxVM. • Create and manage point-in-time copies using VERITAS FlashSnap.
Who Can Benefit
This course is for UNIX system or network administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and system integration/development staff who will be installing, operating, or integrating VERITAS Storage Foundation.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of UNIX system administration.
Syllabus
COURSE OUTLINE
PART 1: Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 MP3: Install and
Configure
Virtual Objects
Physical Data Storage
? Virtual Data Storage
? Volume Manager Storage Objects
? Volume Manager RAID Levels
Installing Storage Foundation and Accessing SF Interfaces
? Preparing to Install Storage Foundation
? Installing Storage Foundation
? Storage Foundation Resources
? Storage Foundation User Interfaces
? Managing the VEA Software
Creating a Volume and File System
? Preparing Disks and Disk Groups for Volume Creation
? Creating a Volume
? Adding a File System to a Volume
? Displaying Disk and Disk Group Information
? Displaying Volume Configuration Information
? Removing Volumes, Disks, and Disk Groups
Working with Volumes with Different Layouts
? Volume Layouts
? Creating Volumes with Various Layouts
? Creating a Layered Volume
? Allocating Storage for Volumes
Making Configuration Changes
? Administering Mirrored Volumes
? Resizing a Volume and a File System
? Moving Data Between Systems
? Renaming Disks and Disk Groups
? Managing Disk Group Versions and Formats
Administering File Systems
? Benefits of Using Veritas File System
? Using Veritas File System Commands
? Logging on to VxFS
? Controlling File System Fragmentation
Resolving Hardware Problems
? How Does VxVM Interpret Failures in Hardware?
? Recovering Disabled Disk Groups
? Resolving Disk Failures
? Managing Hot Relocation at the Host Level
PART 2: Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 MP3:
Manage and Administer
Managing Devices Within the VxVM Architecture
? Managing Components in the VxVM Architecture
? Discovering Disk Devices
? Managing Multiple Paths to Disk Devices
? Using Thin Provisioning Disks
Managing the Boot Disk with Storage Foundation
? Placing the Boot Disk Under VxVM Control
? Creating an Alternate Boot Disk
? Administering the Boot Disk
? Removing the Boot Disk from VxVM Control
Using Full-Copy Volume Snapshots
? Understanding and Selecting Snapshot Technologies
? Creating and Managing Full-Copy Volume Snapshots
? Using Volume Snapshots for Off -Host Processing
Using Copy-on-Write SF Snapshots
? Creating and Managing Space-Optimized Volume
Snapshots
? Creating and Managing Storage Checkpoints
? Examples of Using SF Snapshot Technologies for
Different Application Needs
Importing LUN Snapshots
? How Volume Manager Detects Hardware Snapshots
? Managing Clone Disks
? Using Disk Tags
Using Site-Awareness with Mirroring
? What Is Remote Mirroring and Site Awareness?
? Configuring Site Awareness
? Recovering from Failures with Remote Mirrors
? Verifying a Site-Aware Environment
Implementing Dynamic Storage Tiering (DST)
? What Is Dynamic Storage Tiering?
? Dynamic Storage Tiering Concepts
? Creating and Managing Volume Sets
? Creating and Managing Multi-Volume File Systems
? Creating Storage Tiers
? Implementing File Placement Policies
Getting Started with Storage Foundation Manager
(SFM)
? Storage Foundation Manager Overview
? Installing Storage Foundation Central Management
Server
? Changing an SF Server to a Managed Host
? Administering Users in the Central Management Server
Optional Lesson: Administering Volume Manager
? Introduction to Performance Monitoring with Storage
Foundation
? Changing Volume Layouts
? Managing Volume Tasks
