Table of Contents

1. Short Summary
2. Duration
3. Content Description
4. Objectives
5. Agenda
6. Audience
7. Skill Level
8. Labs?
9. Keywords
10. Prerequisites
11. Enrollment
12. Errata
13. Follow-on Courses

Short Summary

This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering a Storage Scale cluster consisting of Linux nodes.

Duration in Hours ⌚

24.0

Content Description

The course includes information on the Storage Scale installer toolkit, installer GUI, cluster upgrade scenarios, cluster health monitoring, cluster performance data collection and monitoring, management GUI, file system encryption, cluster security, and call home features. Many of the features are described in lecture materials and implemented in lab exercises.

Objectives

• Use advanced installer tools to install Storage Scale
• Upgrade a cluster to a newer level of Storage Scale
• Monitor cluster health
• Configure cluster performance data collection
• Monitor cluster performance
• Configure cluster security options
• Encrypt file system data
• Configure the Storage Scale call home feature

Agenda

Day 1

• (00:30) Welcome
• (02:00) Unit 1: Advanced installation techniques
• (02:15) Exercise 1: Advanced installation techniques
• (01:30) Unit 2: Upgrading a cluster
• (01:00) Exercise 2: Upgrading a cluster

Day 2

• (02:30) Unit 3: Monitoring cluster health
• (01:00) Exercise 3: Monitoring cluster health
• (03:00) Unit 4: Performance monitoring and tuning
• (00:45) Exercise 4: Monitoring cluster performance

Day 3

• (02:45) Unit 5: Cluster and data security
• (01:30) Exercise 5: Cluster and data security
• (01:00) Unit 6: Storage Scale call home
• (00:30) Exercise 6: Storage Scale call home

Audience

This lecture and exercise-based course is for individuals who want to expand their knowledge of Storage Scale advanced installation and management capabilities.

Skill Level

Advanced

Labs? 💻

Yes

Keywords

GPFS; Spectrum Scale;H006;H006G;Installer toolkit;Health monitoring;Performance Monitoring;Encryption;Call Home

Prerequisites

You should have taken:

• IBM Storage Scale Basic Administration for Linux (H005G)

Enrollment

https://www.ibm.com/training/course/H006G

Errata

None specified.

Follow-on Courses

H008G