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Revision as of 07:51, 3 April 2014
Contents
Introduction
The description of the entire LPIC-3 programme is listed here.
Version Information
These objectives are version 2.0.0 DRAFT.
The version 1.x objectives can be found here.
Translations of Objectives
The following translations of the objectives are available on this wiki:
Objectives
Topic 330: Virtualization
330.1 Virtualization Concepts and Theory (weight: 10)
| Weight | 10 |
| Description | Candidates should know and understand the general concepts, theory and terminology of Virtualization. This includes Xen and KVM terminology. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- Terminology
- Pros and Cons of Virtualization
- Variations of Virtual Machine Monitors
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- Hypervisor
- HVM(HardwareVirtualMachine)
- PV(Paravirtualization)
- domains
- emulation and simulation
- CPU flags
330.2 Xen (weight: 10)
| Weight | 10 |
| Description | Candidates should be able to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot Xen installations. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- Xen configuration
- Xen utilities
- Troubleshooting Xen installations
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- Xen w/Intel VT
- Xen w/AMD-V
- Dom0 DomU GuestOS HostOS
- xm
- /etc/xen
- xmdomain.cfg
- xentop
330.3 KVM (weight: 7)
| Weight | 7 |
| Description | Candidates should be able to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot KVM installations. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- KVM configuration
- KVM utilities
- Troubleshooting KVM installations
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- /proc/cpuinfo
- kernel modules: kvm kvm-intel kvm-amd
- /etc/kvm/
- kvm-qemu
- kvm_stat
- kvm netwoking
- kvm monitor
- kvm storage
- qemu
330.4 Other Virtualization Solutions (weight: 3)
| Weight | 3 |
| Description | Candidates should have some basic knowledge and experience with alternatives to Xen and KVM. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- Awareness of other virtualization technologies
- Basic technical knowledge of other virtualization technologies
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- OpenVZ
- VirtualBox
Topic 331: Load Balancing
331.1 Linux Virtual Server (weight: 5)
| Weight | 5 |
| Description | Candidates should know how to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot LVS. This includes the configuration and use of keepalived. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- IPVS
- VRRP
- keepalived configuration
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- ipvsadm
- syncd
- LVS-NAT/Tun/DR/LocalNode
- connection scheduling algorithms
- genhash
331.2 HAProxy (weight: 3)
| Weight | 3 |
| Description | Exam candidates should be able to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot HAProxy. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- HAProxy
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- ACLs
- load balancing algorithms
331.3 LinuxPMI (weight: 1)
| Weight | 1 |
| Description | Candidates should understand the concepts of LinuxPMI. Basic experience in the installation of LinuxPMI is also expected. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- kernel patching
- SSI vs MSI
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- linuxPMI
Topic 332: Cluster Management
332.1 Pacemaker (weight: 5)
| Weight | 5 |
| Description | Candidates should have experience in the installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Pacemaker cluster management set of technologies. This includes the use of heartbeat version 2. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- Essential cluster configuration
- resource agents
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- crmd
- PEngine
- CIB ptest
- cibadmin
- crmadmin
- crm_* resource agents (heartbeat v2, LSB, OCF)
- authkeys
- /usr/lib/heartbeat/ResourceManager
- /etc/ha.d/
332.2 Advanced Pacemaker (weight: 3)
| Weight | 3 |
| Description | Candidates should have experience in advanced features of the Pacemaker cluster management set of technologies. This includes the use of OpenAIS and corosync. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- fencing
- quorum
- data integrity
- integration with file systems
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- STONITHd
- OCFS2
- ldirectord
- softdog
- OpenAIS and corosync
332.3 Red Hat Cluster Suite (weight: 3)
| Weight | 3 |
| Description | Candidates should have experience in the installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Red Hat Cluster Suite cluster management set of technologies. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- Essential cluster configuration
- resource agents
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- ccs
- OpenAIS
- rgmanager
- /etc/ais/
- /etc/corosync/
332.4 Advanced Red Hat Cluster Suite (weight: 3)
| Weight | 3 |
| Description | Candidates should have experience in advanced features of the Red Hat Cluster Suite cluster management set of technologies. This includes the use and integration with LVS and GFS. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- fencing
- quorum
- data integrity
- integration with file systems
- integration with LVS
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- qdiskd
- /etc/lvs.cf
- Piranha
- GFS
- Conga
Topic 333: Cluster Storage
333.1 DRBD (weight: 3)
| Weight | 3 |
| Description | Candidates are expected to have the experience and knowledge to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot DRBD devices. This includes integration with Pacemaker and heartbeat. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- BRBD
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- w/Pacemaker
- w/heartbeat
333.2 Global File System and OCFS2 (weight: 3)
| Weight | 3 |
| Description | Candidates should know how to install, maintain and troubleshoot installations using GFS and OCFS2. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- GFS2
- OCFS2
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- Distributed Lock Manager
333.3 Other Clustered File Systems (weight: 1)
| Weight | 1 |
| Description | Candidates should have an awareness of other clustered filesystems available in a Linux environment. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
- Coda
- AFS
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- GlusterFS
Reference Material
Virtualization Theory and Concepts:
- Xen: http://www.xen.org/support/documentation.html
- KVM: http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Documents
- QEMU: http://wiki.qemu.org
Load Balancing:
Cluster Management:
- Pacemaker: http://clusterlabs.org/wiki/Documentation
- including: cluster glue, resource agents: http://www.linux-ha.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Red Hat Cluster Suite: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/
- including: OpenAIS/corosync: http://www.corosync.org and http://www.openais.org
Cluster Storage:
