H005G IBM Spectrum Scale Basic Administration for Linux and AIX

3 Days

18 CPD hours

This lecture and exercise-based course is for individuals who want to understand how to install, configure, and manage an IBM Spectrum Scale storage cluster.

After completing this course, you should be able to:
Summarize the key features of IBM Spectrum Scale
Describe IBM ESS and Spectrum Scale RAID
Install IBM Spectrum Scale and configure a cluster
Manage a cluster
Implement information lifecycle management (ILM)
Configure IBM Spectrum Scale high availability features
Back up critical cluster data

This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering an IBM Spectrum Scale storage cluster in environments running Linux and AIX nodes. The course includes information on installing, configuring, and monitoring an IBM Spectrum Scale cluster. Many Spectrum Scale features are described in lecture materials and then implemented in lab exercises. These features include: Storage management, high availability options, cluster management, and information lifecycle management (ILM) tools. Note: Although the lab environment is running the Linux operating system, the differences in Spectrum Scale compared with an AIX environment are minor. Therefore, the skills acquired during the course can be applied in both Linux and AIX environments.

Welcome and course overview

• Unit 1 - IBM Spectrum Scale overview
• Exercise 1 - Cluster node preparation
• Unit 2 - Installation and cluster configuration

Exercise 2 - Installation and cluster configuration

• Unit 3 - Cluster management
• Exercise 3 - Cluster management and configuration

Unit 4 - Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)

• Exercise 4 - Storage pools, filesets, and policies
• Unit 5 - High availability and cluster data backups
• Exercise 5 - Replication and snapshots
• Course wrap-up and evaluation