Veritas InfoScale 8.0 Fundamentals for UNIX/Linux: Administration
Course Overview
Many administrators first meet InfoScale when they join a team that already depends on it. The clusters are running, the volumes are in place, and the new team member is expected to support them. InfoScale training gives those administrators a structured start. The Veritas InfoScale 8.0 Fundamentals for UNIX/Linux Administration course explains what each part of the product does and how to perform the core tasks safely.
It helps that InfoScale builds on skills Linux administrators already have. Disks, file systems, services, and networking are familiar ground. InfoScale adds a layer of control on top. Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) turns physical disks into flexible volumes, Veritas File System (VxFS) runs on those volumes, and Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) keeps applications running across several servers.
The five-day course combines the basics of two longer administration courses, InfoScale Storage 8.0 and InfoScale Availability 8.0. In the storage part, learners install and license InfoScale, review the product suite and its cloud support, create disk groups, volumes and file systems, and resize and mirror storage. In the availability part, they learn high availability concepts, cluster communication, and day-to-day VCS operations. They build a service group for an application and configure notifications. They also study how the cluster reacts to faults.
The course does not try to cover every advanced feature. Instead, it gives administrators a clear mental model and the confidence to handle routine changes and to recognise when a problem needs escalation.
Course Objectives
- Identify the components of the InfoScale product suite and the role each one plays.
- Install and license InfoScale on UNIX/Linux systems.
- Explain how VxVM storage objects relate to the operating system’s disks.
- Create, display, and remove disk groups, volumes, and file systems.
- Resize volumes and file systems, and rename VxVM objects.
- Describe VCS terminology, architecture, and cluster communication.
- Start and stop VCS, and control access to cluster administration.
- Configure a basic service group and test that the application fails over correctly.
- Recognise common fault conditions and the steps used to recover from them.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of and hands-on experience with UNIX/Linux systems administration is required.
Hands-On
This course includes practical lab exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer those skills into your working environment.
Target Audience
- This course is designed for UNIX/Linux system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, network/SAN administrators, and systems integration/development staff, who will install, configure, manage, and integrate InfoScale Storage and InfoScale Availability.
Course Content
3 modules · 178 topics01PART 1: Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0 for UNIX/Linux: Administration68 topics
- Storage Foundation Basics, Installing and Licensing InfoScale
- Introducing the Veritas InfoScale Product Suite
- Tools for Installing InfoScale Products
- InfoScale Cloud Offerings
- Installing Veritas InfoScale Storage
- Installing Veritas InfoScale Availability
- Upgrading Veritas InfoScale Enterprise
- Labs: Introduction
- Exercise A: Viewing the Virtual Machine Configuration
- Exercise B: Displaying Networking Information
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Verifying that the System Meets Installation Requirements
- Exercise B: Installing InfoScale Storage and Configuring Storage Foundation
- Exercise C: Performing Post-Installation and Version Checks
- Virtual Objects:
- Operating System Storage Devices and Virtual Data Storage
- Volume Manager (VxVM) Storage Objects
- VxVM Volume Layouts and RAID Levels
- Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM): Overview
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Using Text-based VxVM Menu Interface
- Exercise B: Accessing CLI Commands
- Exercise C: Adding Managed Hosts to the VIOM Management Server
- Exercise D: Working with the VIOM GUI Dashboard and Inventory Information
- Exercise E: Exploring the VIOM GUI Licensing Option
- Exercise F: Working with the VIOM GUI Settings Option
- Creating a Volume and File System:
- Preparing Disks and Disk Groups for Volume Creation
- Creating a Volume and Adding a File System
- Displaying Disk and Disk Group Information
- Displaying Volume Configuration Information
- Removing Volumes, Disks, And Disk Groups
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Creating Disk Groups, Volumes, and File Systems (CLI)
- Exercise B: Removing Volumes and Disks (CLI)
- Exercise C: Destroying Disk Data Using Disk Shredding (CLI)
- Exercise D: (Optional) Creating Disk Groups, Volumes, and File Systems (VIOM)
- Exercise E: (Optional) Removing Volumes, Disks, and Disk groups (VIOM)
- Working with Volumes with Different Layouts:
- Volume Layouts
- Creating Volumes with Various Layouts
- Allocating Storage for Volumes
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Creating Volumes with Different Layouts (CLI)
- Exercise B: Creating Erasure Coded Volume for Object Store (CLI)
- Exercise C: (Optional) Creating Volumes with User Defaults (CLI)
- Making Configuration Changes:
- Administering Mirrored Volumes
- Resizing a Volume and a File System
- Moving Data Between Systems
- Renaming VxVM Objects
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Administering Mirrored Volumes
- Exercise B: Resizing a Volume and File System
- Exercise C: Renaming a Disk Group
- Exercise D: Moving Data Between Systems
- Exercise E: (Optional) Resizing Only the File System
- Administering File Systems:
- Veritas File System: Benefits
- Using Veritas File System Commands
- Veritas File System: Logging
- Controlling File System Fragmentation
- Using Thin Provisioning Disk Arrays
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Preparing to Defragment the Veritas File System
- Exercise B: Defragmenting a Veritas File System
- Exercise C: Working with SmartMove
- Exercise D: Observing Thin Reclamation
02PART 2: Veritas InfoScale Availability 8.0 for UNIX/Linux: Administration82 topics
- Cluster Server Basics, High Availability Concepts:
- High Availability Concepts
- Clustering Concepts
- High Availability Applications
- Clustering Prerequisites
- Labs: Introduction:
- Exercise A: Viewing Virtual Machine Configuration Details
- Exercise B: Verifying Network Connectivity
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Performing a CPI Pre-installation Verification
- Exercise B: Performing a SORT Pre-installation Verification
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Installing InfoScale Enterprise Using the Common Product Installer (CPI)
- Exercise B: Running a Post-Installation Check
- Exercise C: Adding Managed Hosts to the VIOM Management Server
- VCS Building Blocks:
- VCS Terminology
- Cluster Communication
- VCS Architecture
- Multi-version Cluster
- Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM): Overview
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Working with the VIOM GUI Dashboard and Inventory Information
- Exercise B: Exploring the VIOM GUI License Options
- Exercise C: Working with the VIOM GUI Settings Option
- VCS Operations:
- Common VCS Tools and Operations
- Service Group Operations
- Resource Operations
- VCS Custom Scripts: Operations
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Displaying Cluster Information
- Exercise B: Displaying Status and Attributes
- Exercise C: Performing Service Group Operations
- Exercise D: Manipulating Resources
- VCS Configuration Methods:
- Starting and Stopping VCS
- Configuration Methods: Overview
- Online Configuration
- Controlling Access to VCS
- VCS Password Encryption
- Labs:
- Exercise A: VCS Configuring the State and Stopping VCS
- Exercise B: Configuring Automatic Backup of VCS Configuration
- Exercise C: Setting Non-default VCS Stop Options
- Preparing Services for VCS:
- Preparing Applications for VCS
- Performing One-time Configuration Tasks
- Testing the Application Service
- Stopping and Migrating a Service
- Collecting Configuration Information
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Configuring and Examining Storage for a Service
- Exercise B: Examining the Application
- Exercise C: Manually Starting and Stopping the Application
- Online Configuration:
- Online Service Group Configuration
- Adding Resources
- Solving Common Configuration Errors
- Testing the Service Group
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Creating a Service Group for the Loopy Application
- Exercise B: Configuring Resources for the Loopy Application
- Exercise C: Performing a Virtual Fire Drill (VFD) on the Service Group Exercise D: Testing the Service Group
- Exercise E: Setting Resources to Critical
- Exercise F: (Optional) Examining Veritas File System Locking by VCS
- Offline Configure:
- Offline Configuration Examples
- Offline Configuration Procedures
- Solving Offline Configuration Problems
- Testing the Service Group
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Editing a Copy of the main.cf File Using a System Editor
- Exercise B: Stopping VCS
- Exercise C: Restarting VCS Using the Edited main.cf File
- Configuring Notification:,/b>
- Notification: Overview
- Configuring Notification
- Triggers: Overview
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Configuring and Testing Notifier Using VIOM
- Exercise B: Configuring Trigger Scripts
03Cluster Server Additions28 topics
- Handling Resource Faults:
- VCS Response to Resource Faults
- Determining Failover Duration
- Controlling Fault Behavior
- Recovering from Resource Faults
- Fault Notification and Event Handling
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Observing Non-Critical Resource Faults
- Exercise B: Observing Critical Resource Faults
- Exercise C: (Optional) Observing Faults in Frozen Service Groups
- Exercise D: (Optional) Observing ManageFaults Behavior
- Exercise E: (Optional) Observing RestartLimit Behavior
- Intelligent Monitoring Framework:
- Intelligent Monitoring Framework: Overview
- Intelligent Monitoring Framework: Configuration
- Faults and Failover with Intelligent Monitoring
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Examining IMF Monitoring on a Resource
- Exercise B: (Optional) Examining IMF Default Configuration
- Cluster Communications:
- VCS Communications: Overview
- Cluster Interconnect Configuration
- Cluster Startup
- System and Cluster Interconnect Failure
- Changing the Interconnect Configuration
- Labs:
- Exercise A: Reconfiguring LLT
- Exercise B: Observing Jeopardy Membership
Schedule Dates
4 upcoming batches| Batch Dates | Duration | Batch Options | Language | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 December 2026 - 11 December 2026 | 5 Days | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic | |
| 08 March 2027 - 12 March 2027 | 5 Days | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic | |
| 14 June 2027 - 18 June 2027 | 5 Days | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic | |
| 20 September 2027 - 24 September 2027 | 5 Days | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic |
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FAQs
Is InfoScale Fundamentals suitable for administrators new to InfoScale?
Yes, the course is designed for IT professionals who need an overview of InfoScale, so no previous InfoScale experience is required. It does assume solid UNIX/Linux administration skills, because the labs run on those systems. Administrators who already manage Linux servers but have never used InfoScale are the main audience.
How much Linux knowledge do I need for the InfoScale course?
You need practical, hands-on UNIX/Linux system administration experience. That includes using the shell, managing disks and partitions, mounting file systems, checking logs, and starting and stopping services. Basic networking knowledge also helps for the cluster lessons. Our Linux administration fundamentals course is a good first step for anyone who needs to build those skills.
What does Veritas Volume Manager do?
Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) groups physical disks into disk groups and presents them as flexible virtual volumes. Administrators can then mirror, stripe, resize, or move those volumes without being tied to the layout of the physical disks. This flexibility makes storage easier to manage and helps protect data when a disk fails.
What are the benefits of Veritas File System?
Veritas File System (VxFS) is designed for large, busy systems. It uses logging to recover quickly after a crash, supports online resizing, and includes tools to control fragmentation. It also supports thin provisioning, which helps organisations use storage capacity more efficiently. The course covers these features alongside the commands used to administer them.
Who benefits from InfoScale training in Addis Ababa?
UNIX/Linux system administrators, system engineers, and technical support staff gain the most, particularly in organisations that run InfoScale for critical applications. Network and SAN administrators benefit from the storage and cluster communication topics. Systems integration and development staff who deploy applications onto clustered platforms also find the service group lessons useful.
How long is the InfoScale 8.0 Fundamentals course?
The course runs for five days. It condenses the basics of two separate five-day courses, InfoScale Storage 8.0 and InfoScale Availability 8.0, into a single programme. That makes it a practical option for administrators who need a working overview of both products without attending ten days of training.
What is the next course after InfoScale Fundamentals?
Administrators who want deeper knowledge can continue to the full InfoScale Storage 8.0 or InfoScale Availability 8.0 administration course, depending on their role. Storage specialists usually choose the first, and cluster administrators the second. Progress in any role still depends on experience and employer needs, so training works best alongside hands-on project work.
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