SteelEye Technology Product Education

Description: LifeKeeper Installation and Administration is an instructor-led class lasting three days. Separate versions of the course are offered for Linux and Microsoft Windows Server. (By special arrangement, the basic course material for both operating system platforms will be covered over a four day period.) Topics for the first two days include concepts, installation, configuration, and administration of LifeKeeper and SteelEye Data Replication. Each module includes hands-on lab exercises to reinforce learning objectives. An optional, third day may be devoted to the discussion of specific, complex application solutions and/or custom development. For example on Linux, this discussion could include the Oracle and MySAP solutions. For Microsoft Windows, it could include Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Exchange.

Who Should Attend

• System Administrators
• Support Staff (Level 1-3)
• Sales/Systems Engineers
• Consultants

Pre-requisites

Attendees should have knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Linux or Unix operating system (LifeKeeper for Linux)
• Microsoft Windows Server operating system (LifeKeeper for Windows)
• Basic network configuration
• Fibre channel and/or SCSI disk sub-systems (shared storage experience is helpful)

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the LifeKeeper Installation and Administration course, the student should be able to:

• Describe the key components of a LifeKeeper cluster
• Plan a LifeKeeper cluster configuration
• Understand the SteelEye Technology product licensing process
• Install and configure the LifeKeeper core software
• Install and configure SteelEye Data Replication
• Configure and monitor intra-node communications
• Create, extend, test and delete resources and hierarchies
• Describe the components necessary to create a Generic Application Recovery Kit
• Configure a web server instance (either Apache or IIS), and place it under LifeKeeper protection
• Perform manual node switchover and automatic failover
• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting tasks
• Create, extend, test and monitor a SteelEye Data Replication resource
• Understand LifeKeeper's basic architecture

Course Content

• Overview
• Installation
• Communications Paths
• IP Recovery Kit
• Application Resource Hierarchies
• LifeKeeper Recovery Kits
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting
• LifeKeeper Architecture and Internals
• SteelEye Data Replication

Location and Schedule

SteelEye Technology conducts product education quarterly in its Lexington, SC facility. Instruction at our Palo Alto, CA facility or on-site at your facility is available by arrangement.

The schedule for the fourth quarter of 2007 is:

LifeKeeper for Windows Installation and Administration

• October 2-3, 2007

LifeKeeper for Linux Installation and Administration

• October 9-10, 2007

Registration for each class will close one week prior to the first day of instruction.

For More Information

Please contact your local SteelEye Technology sales representative for a price quote and ordering information. Alternately, you may contact our headquarters Sales department at 1 (866) 318-0108 or 1 (650) 843-0655 option 1.

Advanced topics and customized courses are available upon request. Please contact our Technical Services department at 1 (866) 318-0108 or 1 (650) 843-0655 option 3 for details.