Sun Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software

Overview

The Sun Certified System Administrator for Sun Cluster 3.2 Software exam is for system administrators who install, support and administer Sun Cluster 3.2. Sun Certification recommends that test candidates attend the course ES-345: Sun Cluster 3.2 Administration and have a minimum of 6-12 months of Sun Cluster installation and administration experience, basic network administration and ability to perform Volume Management using both Solaris Volume Manager softwware (SVM) and VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM). The exam includes scenario-based multiple-choice questions and drag-and-drop questions requiring knowledge of Sun Cluster 3.2 topics including: Sun Cluster hardware and software product features, software framework planning and installation, cluster administration, as well as performing, installing, and configuring volume management and applications.

The goal of Sun certification is to test on a particular job role. This exam certifies learners as a system administrator managing cluster environments. This exam does not waive Sun's requirement for Sun to validate any cluster installation by a Certified Sun Cluster Installer before offering Sun Support services. Information on additional Sun Cluster programs and services can be viewed at the links below.

 Details

• Prerequisites: Minimum of 6-12 months of Sun Cluster installation and administration experience, basic network administration and ability to perform Volume Management using both Solaris Volume Manager softwware (SVM) and VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM).
• Other exams/assignments required for this certification: None
• Exam type: Multiple choice
• Number of questions: 62
• Pass score: 66%
• Time limit: 105 minutes

Prerequisites

Minimum of 6-12 months of Sun Cluster installation and administration experience, basic network administration and ability to perform Volume Management using both Solaris Volume Manager softwware (SVM) and VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM).

 
Exam Objectives

Section 1: Product Introduction

• Describe various aspects of Sun Cluster 3.2 hardware including nodes, storage, and private and public networks
• Describe the various layers of cluster software, including the cluster framework, agents, and applications
• Describe Solaris 10 cluster-specific features such as zones, ZFS and SMF

Section 2: Plan and Install Sun Cluster 3.2 Software Framework

• Configure console connectivity and the cluster console software and describe requirements, installation, and configuration of cluster servers and storage connections
• Plan and install software, configure quorum devices, and describe quorum votes and cluster amnesia prevention
• Describe the necessary tools, resources, and steps required to install Sun Cluster
• Differentiate between alternate methods of configuring Sun cluster software

Section 3: Manage Sun Cluster Framework

• Perform basic cluster operations, including cluster node startup and modification of basic cluster properties
• Perform more advanced cluster operations, including administering quorum devices, disk paths, and interconnect components
• Show how to utilize Sun Cluster Manager, control clusters, and modify private network addresses and netmasks

Section 4: Perform Volume Management in Sun Cluster Software

• Explain and implement Solaris Volume Manager, including describing SVM disk space management and disksets
• Manage SVM database replicas, and create local metadbs and shared disksets
• Build volumes and disksets, and create local and global filesystems
• Explain and implement VERITAS Volume Manager including describing VxVM disk groups, disk organization, and volume requirements in the Sun Cluster software environment
• Install and configure VxVM in the Sun Cluster environment, and create shared storage disk groups and volumes with VxVM
• Manage VxVM device groups, register disk groups, and build global and local filesystems on VxVM devices
• Configure the ZFS volume management and filesystem layers

Section 5: Configure Applications in Sun Cluster Software

• Describe how to utilize IPMP within Sun Cluster software including operation, uses, configuration, and failover/failback
• Explain how to define and configure resources and resource groups for failover applications in the cluster
• Explain how to configure scalable services and advanced resource group relationships, including the use of SharedAddress and Resource group affinities
• Configure Oracle HA and Oracle RAC in Sun Cluster software