Kurs informasjon: Implementing a cloud with xcat and moab

This is an advanced course that incorporates lecture material on IBM cloud architecture and hands-on lab exercises using the Extreme Cloud Administration Toolkit (xCAT) and the Moab Adaptive Computing Suite by Adaptive Computing. The student will gain a thorough understanding of IBM cloud architectures, xCAT, Moab, and their use in creating and managing a cloud infrastructure.

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Enrollment in this course is not restricted. However, typical students taking this course include technical IBM personnel from the Field Technical Support Services (FTSS), Advanced Technical Support (ATS), and Techline organizations as well as business partner technical personnel involved in the planning, installation, configuration, and upgrading of System x servers and the use of IBM Systems Director systems management software.

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Students should have:

• Some experience with Intel-based computer hardware and Windows or Linux operating systems

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• Define what cloud computing is
• Recognize what cloud computing is not
• List the benefits of cloud computing in the enterprise
• Describe the service and delivery models of cloud computing
• Recognize some of the IBM Cloud Computing Solutions currently offered
• Explain the benefits of the IBM CloudBurst solution
• List the features and benefits of the IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
• List the benefits of the Extreme Cloud Administration Toolkit (xCAT)
• Define how xCAT assists in rapid cloud deployment
• Define and list the benefits of stateless provisioning
• Define the pre-installation steps of the Extreme Cloud Administration Toolkit (xCAT)
• List the steps required to install xCAT
• Define the steps necessary to configure a Management node using xCAT tables
• Explain the types of provisioning xCAT supports
• Describe the hands-on lab hardware and software environment including best practices
• List the features and functions of the Moab Adaptive Computing Suite
• Explain how custom triggers and workflows assist in automating common tasks
• Describe how Moab, along with xCAT, provides a total cloud management solution
• List some of the diagnostic commands provided by Moab
• Describe the Moab hands-on lab exercises

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Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1: IBM cloud computing overview
• Lab exercises 1 and 2

Day 2

• Unit 2: Extreme Cloud Administration Toolkit
• Lab exercises 3 through 14

Day 3

• Lab exercises 3 through 14 (continued if needed)
• Unit 3: Moab Adaptive Computing Suite (Adaptive Computing)
• Lab exercises 15 through 18

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