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#REDIRECT [[LPIC-304_Objectives_V2]]
==Introduction==
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The description of the entire [[LPIC-3]] programme is listed [[LPIC-3|here]].
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==Version Information==
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These objectives are version 1.0.0.
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The version [[LPIC-304 Objectives V2|2.x objectives]] can be found [[LPIC-304 Objectives V2|here]].
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==Translations of Objectives==
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The following translations of the objectives are available on this wiki:
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* [[LPIC-304 Objectives V1|English]]
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* [[LPIC-304 Objectives V1(ES)|Spanish]]
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==Objectives==
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===''Topic 330: Virtualization''===
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====<span style="color:navy">330.1 Virtualization Concepts and Theory (weight: 10)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 10
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|-
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should know and understand the general concepts, theory and terminology of Virtualization.  This includes Xen and KVM terminology.
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|}
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Terminology
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* Pros and Cons of Virtualization
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* Variations of Virtual Machine Monitors
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* Hypervisor
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* HVM(HardwareVirtualMachine)
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* PV(Paravirtualization)
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* domains
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* emulation and simulation
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* CPU flags
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====<span style="color:navy">330.2 Xen (weight: 10)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 10
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|-
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should be able to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot Xen installations.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Xen configuration
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* Xen utilities
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* Troubleshooting Xen installations
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* Xen w/Intel VT
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* Xen w/AMD-V
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* Dom0 DomU GuestOS HostOS
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* xm
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* /etc/xen
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* xmdomain.cfg
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* xentop
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====<span style="color:navy">330.3 KVM (weight: 10)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 10
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should be able to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot KVM installations.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* KVM configuration
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* KVM utilities
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* Troubleshooting KVM installations
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* /proc/cpuinfo
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* kernel modules: kvm kvm-intel kvm-amd
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* /etc/kvm/
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* kvm-qemu
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* kvm_stat
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* kvm netwoking
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* kvm monitor
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* kvm storage
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* qemu
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====<span style="color:navy">330.4 Other Virtualization Solutions (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
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|-
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should have some basic knowledge and experience with alternatives to Xen and KVM.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Awareness of other virtualization technologies
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* Basic technical knowledge of other virtualization technologies
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* OpenVZ
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* VirtualBox
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====<span style="color:navy">330.5 Libvirt and Related Tools (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should have some basic knowledge and experience with the libvirt library and commonly available tools.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Basic technical knowledge of libvirt and virsh
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* Awareness of oVirt
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* libvirt
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* virsh
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* oVirt
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===''Topic 331: Load Balancing''===
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====<span style="color:navy">331.1 Linux Virtual Server (weight: 5)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
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|-
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should know how to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot LVS.  This includes the configuration and use of keepalived.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* IPVS
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* VRRP
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* keepalived configuration
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* ipvsadm
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* syncd
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* LVS-NAT/Tun/DR/LocalNode
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* connection scheduling algorithms
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* genhash
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====<span style="color:navy">331.2 HAProxy (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Exam candidates should be able to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot HAProxy.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* HAProxy
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* ACLs
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* load balancing algorithms
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====<span style="color:navy">331.3 LinuxPMI (weight: 1)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 1
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should understand the concepts of LinuxPMI.  Basic experience in the installation of LinuxPMI is also expected.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* kernel patching
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* SSI vs MSI
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* linuxPMI
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===''Topic 332: Cluster Management''===
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====<span style="color:navy">332.1 Pacemaker (weight: 5)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 5
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|-
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 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.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Essential cluster configuration
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* resource agents
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* crmd
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* PEngine
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* CIB ptest
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* cibadmin
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* crmadmin
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* crm_* resource agents (heartbeat v2, LSB, OCF)
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* authkeys
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* /usr/lib/heartbeat/ResourceManager
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* /etc/ha.d/
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====<span style="color:navy">332.2 Advanced Pacemaker (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should have experience in advanced features of the Pacemaker cluster management set of technologies.  This includes the use of OpenAIS and  corosync.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* fencing
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* quorum
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* data integrity
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* integration with file systems
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* STONITHd
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* OCFS2
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* ldirectord
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* softdog
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* OpenAIS and corosync
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====<span style="color:navy">332.3 Red Hat Cluster Suite (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should have experience in the installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Red Hat Cluster Suite cluster management set of technologies.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Essential cluster configuration
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* resource agents
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* ccs
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* OpenAIS
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* rgmanager
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* /etc/ais/
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* /etc/corosync/
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====<span style="color:navy">332.4 Advanced Red Hat Cluster Suite (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 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.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* fencing
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* quorum
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* data integrity
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* integration with file systems
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* integration with LVS
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* qdiskd
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* /etc/lvs.cf
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* Piranha
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* GFS
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* Conga
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===''Topic 333: Cluster Storage''===
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====<span style="color:navy">333.1 DRBD (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates are expected to have the experience and knowledge to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot DRBD devices.  This includes integration with Pacemaker and heartbeat.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* BRBD
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* w/Pacemaker
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* w/heartbeat
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====<span style="color:navy">333.2 Global File System and OCFS2 (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should know how to install, maintain and troubleshoot installations using GFS and OCFS2.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* GFS2
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* OCFS2
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* Distributed Lock Manager
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====<span style="color:navy">333.3 Other Clustered File Systems (weight: 1)</span>====
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{|
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should have an awareness of other clustered filesystems available in a Linux environment.
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Coda
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* AFS
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'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* GlusterFS
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===''Reference Material''===
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'''Virtualization Theory and Concepts:'''
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* Xen: http://www.xen.org/support/documentation.html
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* KVM: http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Documents
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* QEMU: http://wiki.qemu.org
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'''Load Balancing:'''
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* LVS: http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/Documents.html
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* HAProxy: http://haproxy.1wt.eu/#docs
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'''Cluster Management:'''
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* Pacemaker: http://clusterlabs.org/wiki/Documentation
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** including: cluster glue, resource agents: http://www.linux-ha.org/wiki/Main_Page
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* Red Hat Cluster Suite: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/
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** including: OpenAIS/corosync: http://www.corosync.org and http://www.openais.org
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'''Cluster Storage:'''
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* DRBD: http://www.drbd.org/docs/about/
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* GFS: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/
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* OCFS2: http://oss.oracle.com/projects/ocfs2/documentation/
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