• Install VCS and create a cluster.
• Configure service groups and resources.
• Implement and verify failover and failback capability for application, storage, and network services.
• Configure and optimize cluster behavior.
• Protect data in a shared storage environment.
• Configure VCS to manage an Oracle database and other applications.
• Describe LLT over RDMA supported connections.
• Observe the benefits of AdaptiveHA.
• Describe Multi-site management

High Availability Concepts

• High availability concepts
• Clustering concepts
• HA application services
• Clustering prerequisites
• High availability references

VCS Building Blocks

• VCS terminology
• Cluster communication
• VCS architecture

Preparing a Site for VCS

• Hardware and software requirements
• Hardware and software recommendations
• Preparing installation information

Installing VCS

• Using the Common Product Installer
• VCS configuration files
• Cluster management tools

VCS Operations

• Common VCS tools and operations
• Service group operations
• Resource operations

VCS Configuration Methods

• Starting and stopping VCS
• Overview of configuration methods
• Online configuration
• Controlling access to VCS

Preparing Services for VCS

• Preparing applications for VCS
• Performing one-time configuration tasks
• Testing the application service
• Stopping and migrating an application service
• Collecting configuration information

Online Configuration

• Online service group configuration
• Adding resources
• Solving common configuration errors
• Testing the service group

Offline Configuration

• Offline configuration examples
• Offline configuration procedures
• Solving offline configuration problems
• Testing the service group

Configuring Notification

• Notification overview
• Configuring notification
• Overview of triggers

Handling Resource Faults

• VCS response to resource faults
• Determining failover duration
• Controlling fault behavior
• Recovering from resource faults
• Fault notification and event handling

Intelligent Monitoring Framework

• IMF overview
• IMF configuration

Cluster Communications

• VCS communications review
• Cluster interconnect configuration
• Joining the cluster membership
• System and cluster interconnect failures
• Changing the interconnect configuration

Protecting Data Using SCSI 3-Based Fencing

• Data protection requirements
• I/O fencing concepts
• I/O fencing operations
• I/O fencing implementation
• Configuring I/O fencing

Clustering Applications

• Application service overview
• VCS agents for managing applications
• The Application agent
• IMF support and prevention of concurrency violation

Clustering Databases

• VCS database agents
• Database preparation
• The database agent for Oracle
• Database failover behavior
• Additional Oracle agent functions

Introduction to New Features and Enhancements

• CPI enhancements

New Features and Enhancements in SFHA

• LLT RDMA enhancements
• AdaptiveHA
• VBS enhancements
• CPS using HTTPS
• Multi-site management