GPFS 3.1 System Administration

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Description:

Learn to install, configure, and monitor a GPFS cluster. Through lectures and hands-on labs, learn about storage management, cluster management, high availability features, and information lifecycle tools.

Audience:

This advanced course is designed for IT professionals who would like to learn about GPFS or administer a GPFS system.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course you should be able to:

• install and configure GPFS
• use administration and monitoring tools
• implement a highly availble GPFS cluster
• describe and use the ILM tools

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, you should have a good understanding of UNIX/Linux, SAN and Storage concepts.

Topics:

Day 1

• Unit 1 - Course introduction
• Unit 2 - Installation and basic configuration
• Exercise 1 - Install GPFS and create a file system
• Unit 3 - The GPFS cluster
• Exercise 2 - Cluster and storage management

Day 2

• Unit 4 - ILM tools
• Exercise 3 - Pools and policies
• Unit 5 - High availability
• Exercise 4 - Snapshots and replication

Day 3

• Unit 6 - Management and monitoring
• Unit 7 - Multi-cluster