IBM SPECTRUM SCALE BASIC ADMINISTRATION FOR LINUX AND AIX Training

This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering an IBM Spectrum Scale storage cluster in environments running Linux and AIX nodes. The course includes information on installing, configuring, and monitoring an IBM Spectrum Scale cluster. Many Spectrum Scale features are described in lecture materials and then implemented in lab exercises. These features include: Storage management, high availability options, cluster [..]

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Summarize the key features of IBM Spectrum Scale
Describe IBM ESS and Spectrum Scale RAID
Install IBM Spectrum Scale and configure a cluster
Manage a cluster
Implement information lifecycle management (ILM)
Configure IBM Spectrum Scale high availability features
Back up critical cluster data

Audience

This lecture and exercise-based course is for individuals who want to understand how to install, configure, and manage an IBM Spectrum Scale storage cluster.

Prerequisites

The student is expected to have a good understanding of UNIX/Linux, SAN, and Storage concepts.

Duration

Three days.

Outline for IBM SPECTRUM SCALE BASIC ADMINISTRATION FOR LINUX AND AIX Training

Chapter 1. IBM Spectrum Scale overview

Exercise 1 Cluster node preparation

Chapter 2. Installation and cluster configuration

Exercise 2 Installation and cluster configuration

Chapter 3. Cluster management

Exercise 3 Cluster management and configuration

Chapter 4. Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)

Exercise 4 Storage pools, filesets, and policies

Chapter 5. High availability and cluster data backups

Exercise 5 Replication and snapshots