Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 for Oracle 10g RAC for Solaris (VT-1535)

Objective

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe cluster concepts and the SFRAC architecture
• Install and configure SFRAC
• Describe basic Oracle transactions and recovery principles
• Configure resources to manage storage, networking, and databases
• Perform administrative operations in SFRAC
• Configure I/O fencing
• Troubleshoot common operational issues in SFRAC

Overview

In the Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 for Oracle 10g RAC for Solaris course you will learn how to use Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC (SFRAC) with Oracle 10gR2 (10.2.0.1). In this instructor-led training, you are introduced to the general features of Storage Foundation and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RACs). You are provided with a detailed description of the components and core architecture of SFRAC. You also perform hands-on practice on how to install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot SFRAC.

Who can benefit

This course is for database administrators, system engineers, help desk personnel, and system integration staff who will be installing, operating, or integrating with Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle 10g RAC.

Prerequisites

You should be familiar with the installation, configuration, and administration of Solaris operating systems and networks. You should also be familiar with Oracle fundamentals, as well as Volume Manager, File System, and Cluster Server configurations.

Content

Lesson 1: Cluster Concepts

• Cluster Terminology
• Cluster Communication
• Storage Foundation for Oracle 10g RAC
• Course Lab Design

Lesson 2: SFRAC Architecture

• SFRAC Product Overview
• Communication Infrastructure
• Low-Level Communication
• Shared Storage Management
• Veritas Cluster Server
• Oracle Clusterware/RAC Extensions
• SFRAC Component Relationships

Lesson 3: Installing SFRAC

• SFRAC Contents
• Installation Requirements
• Preparing to Install
• Installation Procedure
• Viewing the Installed Configuration
• Configuring I/O Fencing

Lesson 4: Configuring CVM and CFS

• Cluster Volume Manager
• CVM Configuration Differences
• CVM Startup and Recovery
• Cluster File System
• CFS Configuration Differences
• Cluster File System Recovery
• Coordinating CVM and CFS Configuration

Lesson 5: Oracle Database Concepts

• Database Concepts
• Oracle Operations
• Oracle Recovery
• Oracle in a Storage Foundation Environment

Lesson 6: Oracle RAC Concepts

• Oracle RAC Concepts and Terminology
• Cache Fusion
• Oracle RAC Instance Recovery
• Oracle RAC Infrastructure Requirements

Lesson 7: Installing Oracle RAC

• Oracle Clusterware Overview
• Determining Oracle File Locations
• Installation Overview
• Preparing the Environment
• Installing Oracle 10g CRS and RAC
• Postinstallation Tasks
• Creating and Testing the Oracle Database

Lesson 8: Cluster Management Using VCS

• VCS in an Oracle 10g RAC Environment
• Resources for Managing CRS Components
• Oracle 10g RAC Service Groups
• VCS Configuration Review

Lesson 9: Managing Oracle Using VCS

• The Oracle Resource Type
• Configuring Fault Management
• Manual Administration

Lesson 10: I/O Fencing

• Understanding the Data Protection Problem
• Data Protection Requirements
• I/O Fencing Concepts and Components
• I/O Fencing Implementation