244 -- SCO OpenServer Release 5 Administration III: Enterprise Configuration
Table of Contents
Course Overview
Critical business systems require higher levels of reliability, availability,
and scalability than low end file and print systems. For these systems,
technologies such as RAID and symmetric multiprocessing are key to achieving
exceptional performance and reliability. System administrators can utilize
the network to manage and deploy multiple servers and associated patches.
This course can help you get the most out of your SCO OpenServer system.
The SCO System Administration III: Enterprise Configuration course is
designed for technically-oriented individuals who need to enhance the functionality
of their SCO OpenServer(TM) Release 5 Enterprise System. This course is
invaluable for any administrator of the system who wants to perform operating
system network installations, perform software patch management, install
and use SCO layered products, and troubleshoot their systems using the
crash(ADM) command. The target audience includes support technicians, developers,
engineers, system administrators, and other technical users who require
in-depth knowledge of administering Enterprise Systems.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
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Perform Software Patch Management and Network Installations
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Install, Configure, Tune, and Troubleshoot the SCO Virtual Disk Manager
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Install, Configure, Monitor, and Tune SCO Symmetrical Multi-Processing
(SMP)
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Troubleshoot the SCO Open Server Enterprise system using the crash(ADM)
command
Prerequisites
Students must have mastered the content of the following courses before
attending this course:
241 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Administration I:
User Services
242/243 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Administration
II: System Installation, Configuration and Maintenance
325 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Network Administration
Course Series
This course is often taken as part of the following course sequence:
244 - SCO OpenServer Release 5 Administration III:
Enterprise Configuration
380 - Systems Management using SCO Doctor
610 - Shell Programming for System Administrators
Course Topics
Patch Management and Network Installation
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Describing software patch management
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Downloading release supplements (software patches)
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Performing software patch management
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Performing network operating system installations
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Performing SCO layered products network installations
SCO Virtual Disk Manager
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Describing Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) storage systems
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Planing your system layout
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Installing the Virtual Disk Manager
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Mirroring the primary disk
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Mirroring the /u filesystem
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Replacing the primary disk
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Implementing RAID 5
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Configuring concatenated disks
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Maintaining virtual disks
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Tuning virtual disk performance
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Troubleshooting virtual disks
SCO Symmetrical Multiprocessing
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Describing multiprocessing
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Describing SCO Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP) features
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Configuring SCO Symmetrical Multiprocessing software
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Examining and tuning SCO Symmetrical Multiprocessing performance
Using crash(ADM)
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Describing the crash(ADM) command
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Using crash on a currently running system
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Analyzing a kernel panic
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Saving and retrieving a kernel memory image
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Using crash to examine a kernel memory image
