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| ==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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| ==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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| | style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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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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| '''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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| | 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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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| ====<span style="color:navy">330.3 KVM (weight: 7)</span>====
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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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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| ====<span style="color:navy">330.4 Other Virtualization Solutions (weight: 3)</span>====
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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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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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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| | 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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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| ====<span style="color:navy">331.2 HAProxy (weight: 3)</span>====
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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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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| ====<span style="color:navy">331.3 LinuxPMI (weight: 1)</span>====
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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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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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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| | 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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| <br />
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| ====<span style="color:navy">332.2 Advanced Pacemaker (weight: 3)</span>====
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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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| <br />
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| ====<span style="color:navy">332.3 Red Hat Cluster Suite (weight: 3)</span>====
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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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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| ====<span style="color:navy">332.4 Advanced Red Hat Cluster Suite (weight: 3)</span>====
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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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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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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| | 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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| | 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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| |}
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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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| | 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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| |}
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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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| <br />
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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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