Module 1: Introduction to Sun Storage Devices

Describe the major disk storage administration tasks List the disk storage concepts common to many storage arrays List the main features of the Sun Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) interfaces List the main features of the Sun fiber-optic interfaces List the general features of current Sun disk storage models List the main features of a Sun storage area network (SAN) Decode logical storage device paths Identify storage configurations Verify storage array firmware revisions

Module 2 Introduction to Managing Data

List the primary focus of software RAID management List commonly implemented RAID levels Identify common RAID terminology List the common features of each supported RAID level Identify the primary advantage of each supported RAID level Identify a primary limitation of each supported RAID level Describe the optimum hardware configuration for each supported RAID level

Module 3 - VERITAS Volume Manager Installation

List the key elements of pre-installation planning Identify the best policies for a successful patch installation List the basic steps of a VxVM installation process Describe the purpose of the VxVM private and public regions List the features of the two VxVM disk initialization methods Describe the different methods of excluding disk drives from VxVM usage Describe a preferred configuration for boot disk encapsulation List the difference between the vxinstall quick and custom installations Describe common post-encapsulation error messages List the VxVM changes to the boot environment Identify the purpose of the VxVM system processes Identify the location of the VxVM software Describe the relationship between the vxio driver and the vxconfigd daemon Install and initialize the VxVM

Module 4 - VERITAS Volume Manager Basic Operation

Describe the function of VxVM disk groups

List disk group administrative operations including: Initialize disk drives for VxVM use Create disk groups Add and remove disk drives for a disk group Import and deport disk groups Destroy a disk group Rename VxVM disk drives Administer disk groups using the vxdiskadm utility Administer disk groups using command-line programs Administer disk groups using the VEA GUI

Module 5 - VERITAS Volume Manager Volume Operations

Describe the relationship of VxVM objects List common VxVM command-line status commands Interpret command-line status output Describe the Volume Manager Storage Administrator (VMSA) client/server relationship Identify the function of major VMSA graphical user interface (GUI) components Identify the function of basic command-line programs Use both VMSA and command-line programs to perform basic operations Initialize a disk drives for VxVM use Create and remove disk groups Add and remove disks for a disk group Rename a VxVM disk drive Remove disks from VxVM control Display properties of VxVM objects Install the VMSA software

Module 6 - VERITAS Volume Manager Performance Management

Describe data assignment planning activities List volume performance improvement configurations List volume performance monitoring commands Describe the three types of RAID-5 write procedures Perform a RAID-5 performance test

Module 7 - VERITAS Volume Manager Advanced Operations

Describe a best-practice boot disk configuration process Describe hot-device failure behavior Describe hot-device administration procedures Identify layered volume administrative differences Perform an online volume relayout Evacuate all subdisks from a disk drive Move a populated disk to a new disk group Import a disk group to another system Perform a snapshot backup Create a Striped-Pro volume with a file system Identify disk media failures Replace a failed disk drive