Course Code: 926
Length: 5 days

This course presents how to configure install, upgrade, and manage OpenVMS (multi-site and SCSI cluster) cluster environments that have multiple connections via similar and/or different interconnects and/or may include both Alpha and VAX systems. This course features:

• Features and benefits of OpenVMS Cluster systems
• Support issues
• Software tools used for monitoring OpenVMS Cluster systems
• Communications in OpenVMS Cluster systems and interconnect types
• Storage options
• Satellite nodes
• OpenVMS Cluster software components
• Configuring OpenVMS Cluster systems for availability and scalability
• Building a OpenVMS Cluster system
• Managing a OpenVMS Cluster system using software tools

Who Should Attend

System managers, programmers, and analysts

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be able to:

• Install OpenVMS software
• Manage system users
• Monitor and manage system resources
• Create and manage queues
• Troubleshoot OpenVMS systems
• Configure simple clusters
• Manage disk and tape volumes

Benefits of Attending this Class

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Determine if an OpenVMS Cluster system is the appropriate configuration
• Describe communications in OpenVMS Cluster systems
• Describe hardware used in OpenVMS Cluster systems
• Describe software used in OpenVMS Cluster systems
• Use configuration tables to design cluster configurations that meet business need
• Build an OpenVMS Cluster system from a configuration table
• Manage an OpenVMS Cluster system
• Manage a multi-site cluster or SCSI cluster system

Course Contents

• USING AN OPENVMS CLUSTER SYSTEM GENERAL FEATURES
• OPENVMS CLUSTER SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS
• HARDWARE OPTIONS
• OPENVMS CLUSTER SOFTWARE
• CONFIGURATION GUIDELINES
• BUILDING AN OPENVMS CLUSTER SYSTEM
• MANAGING AN OPENVMS CLUSTER SYSTEM
• SCSI OPENVMS CLUSTER CONFIGURATIONS
• MULTIPLE-SITE OPENVMS CLUSTER CONFIGURATION