HP PolyServe Matrix for Windows Administration

Course overview

This 3-day, hands-on class covers HP PolyServe Matrix Server for Windows in great detail and includes lab time focused on product installation, administration, troubleshooting and our Utility solutions.

Prerequisites

• Rudimentary knowledge of clustering technologies
• A working knowledge of SAN technologies In-depth knowledge of Windows OS administration
• In-depth knowledge of Windows OS administration
• A working knowledge of Microsoft IIS, CIFS and SQL Server 2000 and 2005

Audience

• System administrators responsible for the configuration and day-to-day management of the PolyServe Matrix Server shared data clustering software

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Course objectives

• A thorough understanding of HP’s PolyServe product
• Enough hands-on experience to enable the successful deployment and administration of the product in their own data center
• Knowledge of best practices and solutions for deploying applications running on top of HP’s PolyServe product

Next steps

• Accelerated SAN Essentials (UC434S)
• EVA 1: Managing HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (UC420S)

Course outline

• PolyServe Overview
• PolyServe Features
• PolyServe Components
• PolyServe Config Limits
• PolyServe Design Guidelines

Installation and Configuration

• PolyServe Installation Overview
• Configuring the Network and Cluster
• Other Procedures

Storage Configuration

• Server Fencing
• Membership partitions
• Cluster-wide device naming
• Matrix Server disk usage
• CVM Overview

Additional Storage Topics

• Quota Overview
• Multi-path I/O
• Hardware Snapshots
• Configuring Snapshots
• Shadow Copies of Shared Folders
• Storage View
• CDSLs
• Reparse Points
• Online Storage Insertion

Matrix Management

• User Authentication – single sign-on
• Management Console UI and CLI
• Role Based Access Control
• Error Logging, Notification and SNMP
• SCOM 2007 Integration

Matrix Server Clusterware

• Creating and Managing Virtual Hosts
• Creating and Managing Service Monitors
• Creating and Managing Device Monitors
• Custom Scripts

File Serving Utility

• Web Serving
• CIFS File Serving
• File Serving Performance Considerations

Database Utility for SQL Server

• Microsoft SQL Server with MxS
• Installing the Database Utility
• Configuring the Database Utility
• Upgrading SQL Server Instances
• Instance Aliasing
• Database Utility upgrade v3.4 to v3.6
• SQL Server Migration Tool

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

• Matrix Server Internals
• Network and SAN issues
• Membership Partition Maintenance
• Other troubleshooting issues