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Red Hat High Availability Clustering

RH436LSCourseEnterprise Linux 4 days

Deploy reliable, available critical production services in a high availability cluster

What you'll learn

  • Install and configure a Pacemaker-based high availability cluster.
  • Create and manage highly available services.
  • Troubleshoot common cluster issues.
  • Work with shared storage (iSCSI) and configure multipathing.
  • Implement Logical Volume Manager (LVM) in cluster-aware configurations.
  • Configure GFS2 file systems on storage shared by multiple nodes.
  • Senior Linux system administrators who use high-availability clustering and fault-tolerant shared storage technologies to maximize resiliency of production services.
  • Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.

Course Outline

01Creating high availability clusters
02Create a basic high availability cluster.Managing cluster nodes and quorumManage node membership in the cluster and describe how it impacts cluster operation.Isolating malfunctioning cluster nodesIsolate unresponsive cluster nodes to protect data and recover services and resources after a failure.Creating and configuring resourcesCreate basic resources and resource groups to provide highly available services.Troubleshooting high availability clustersIdentify, diagnose, and fix cluster issues.Automating cluster and resource deployment Deploy a new high availability cluster and cluster resources using Ansible automation.Managing two-node clusters Operate two-node clusters while identifying and avoiding issues specific to a two-node cluster configuration.Accessing iSCSI storageConfigure iSCSI initiators on your servers to access block-based storage devices provided by network storage arrays or Ceph storage clusters.Accessing storage devices resiliently Configure resilient access to storage devices that have multiple access paths.Configuring LVM in clustersSelect, configure, and manage the correct LVM configuration for use in your cluster.Providing storage with the GFS2 cluster file systemUse the GFS2 cluster file system to simultaneously pProvide tightly coupled shared storage that can be accessed by multiple nodes.Eliminating single points of failureIdentify and eliminate single points of failure in your cluster to decrease risk and increase average service availability.
03*Note: Course outline is subject to change with technology advances and as the nature of the underlying job evolves. For questions or confirmation on a specific objective or topic, please contact a training specialist.

Prerequisites

  • Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200) and associated courses.
  • Red Hat Cerfitied Engineer (RHCE) exam (EX294) and associated courses.

Who should attend

  • Senior Linux system administrators who use high-availability clustering and fault-tolerant shared storage technologies to maximize resiliency of production services.
  • Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200) and associated courses.
  • Red Hat Cerfitied Engineer (RHCE) exam (EX294) and associated courses.
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