Course description: IBM Power HA for i, Clustering, and Independent Disk Pools Implementation

Note: This course is a replacement for System i High Availability Clusters (HASM) and Independent Disk Pools (IASP) (AS540). This AS541 course will be available for delivery and scheduling in August, 2008.

High Availability (HA) in an i environment is achieved with the implementation of an i independent disk pool (Independent Auxiliary Storage Pool (IASP*) and the newly announced V6R1 function 5761-HAS i High Availability Solutions Manager. After creating an independent disk pool, data and applications are migrated from system disk space to the independent disk pool. Then, using Cross-site mirroring (XSM) with geographic mirroring or IBM System Storage Copy Services, the disk pool can be made highly available. Successfully implementing a continuously available environment requires knowledge of the application, data, and end-user requirements. Examine the considerations for a well-coordinated continuously available environment using i cluster support. Learn about many of the concepts from a series of presentations and gain practical experience through hands-on lab exercises. Learn to:

• Create disk pools (IASP) and place highly available objects into them
• Use the methods that allow users to access information in a disk pool
• Manage an environment with multiple disk pools (server consolidation)
• Define an availability Environment using 5761-HAS Power HA for i.
• Compare and contrast the different options available for implementation under 5761-HAS Power HA for i: (Cross-site mirroring(XSM) using Geographic Mirroring, Metro Mirror using IBM System Storage Copy Services, and Global Mirror using IBM System Storage Copy Services.
• Make data and applications continuously available
• Create and manage an i family cluster
• Use the fundamentals of problem determination and correction in an i cluster
• Create a geographic mirror disk pool
• Establish and manage an environment with continuously available application objects using a geographic mirror disk pool
• Maintain consistent copies of key system objects like user profiles through operating system cluster resource services

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Training Paths that reference this course are:

• Virtualization
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IBM Education Advantage Program eligibility:

• Yes - IBM Education Pack - Online Account

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This is an intermediate course for service professionals and other individuals, who implement an i cluster for high availability.

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A working knowledge of an i system is benefical, but is not required.

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• Create, use, and manage disk pools
• Plan, implement, and manage a i family cluster
• Implement a highly available application using geographic mirroring
• Troubleshooting a variety of cluster errors
• High availability options available with IBM System Storage disk technology

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• Disk pool uses
• Creating disk pools
• Accessing information contained in a disk pool
• Cluster architecture i commands, IBM Systems Director Navigator for i and i Navigator interfaces for clusters
• Cluster management
• Problem determination and correction

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