Detailed Course Outline
Veritas Replicator 6.0 for UNIX
Disaster Recovery Overview
- Disaster recovery
- Benefits of a disaster recovery solution
- Disaster recovery concepts
- Symantec disaster recovery technology overview
Replication Overview
- Defining replication
- Replication options and technologies
- Veritas Volume Replicator overview
VVR Components
- Comparing volume replication with volume management
- Volume Replicator components
- Volume Replicator data flow
Replication Control
- Replication mode and SRL overflow
- Latency protection
- Bandwidth throttling
- How VVR detects failure of a secondary RVG
Installation and Tuning
- VVR installation
- Tuning VVR
- VVR interfaces
Establishing Replication
- Replication setup
- Preparing for an initial synchronization of data
- Methods for synchronizing a secondary RVG
- Assessing the status of the replication environment
VVR Administration
- Volume, RVG, and RLINK administration
- Validating replicated data
VVR Recovery after Failures
- Recovery overview
- Migration, takeover, and fast failback
- Recovery from volume errors
Bunker Replication
- What is bunker replication?
- Setting up bunker replication
- Administering bunker replication
Off-Host Processing
- Off-host processing with VVR
- In-band control messaging
- Using fire drill operation for disaster recovery testing
Planning a VVR Environment
- Satisfying business needs when planning a VVR installation
- SRL planning
- Network planning
- The VRAdvisor tool
VVR Troubleshooting
- What you need to know to troubleshoot VVR
- Common VVR trouble areas
Veritas Cluster Server 6.0 for UNIX, Global Clustering
Global Cluster Architecture and Concepts
- Global cluster architecture
- Global cluster components
- VCS features for global cluster management
- Intercluster communication failure in a global cluster
Configuring a Global Cluster
- Configuring the Global Cluster Option
- Linking clusters
- Configuring global cluster heartbeats
- Configuring a global service group
- Managing dynamic IP address updates
Managing a Global Cluster
- Managing clusters in a global cluster environment
- Managing global cluster heartbeats
- Managing global service groups
- Using VOM for disaster recovery
Notification and Failover Behavior in a Global Cluster
- Notification in a Global Cluster
- Failover behavior of a global service group
- Cluster state transitions
- Simulating global clusters using the VCS Simulator
Veritas Cluster Server 6.0 for UNIX, Implementing Clusters with Veritas Replicator 6.0
Replication support in VCS
- Cluster topologies using replication
- Veritas Volume Replicator overview
- VCS agents for VVR
Integrating Replication into a Global Cluster
- Configuring replication using VVR in a global cluster
- Failover behavior of a replicated global service group
- Managing replication in a global cluster
Off-Host Processing Under VCS Control
- Off-host processing in a VCS cluster
- Configuring and using the fire drill
Optional Lesson: Implementing a Replicated Data Cluster
- Replicated data cluster architecture
- Implementing a replicated data cluster using VVR
- Managing a replicated data cluster