IBM SG24-5131-00 User Manual

IBM Certification Study Guide  AIX HACMP

The following objectives were used as a basis for what is required when the 
certification exam was developed. Some of these topics have been 
regrouped to provide better organization when discussed in this publication.

Section 1 - Preinstallation 
The following items should be considered as part of the preinstallation plan:

  • Conduct a Planning Session. 

  • Set customer expectations at the beginning of the planning session.

  • Gather customer's availability requirements.

  • Articulate trade-offs of different HA configurations.

  • Assist customers in identifying HA applications.

  • Evaluate the Customer Environment and Tailorable Components.

  • Evaluate the configuration and identify Single Points of Failure (SPOF).

  • Define and analyze NFS requirements.

  • Identify components affecting HACMP.

  • Identify HACMP event logic customizations.

  • Plan for Installation.

  • Develop a disk management modification plan.

  • Understand issues regarding single adapter solutions.

  • Produce a Test Plan. 

Section 2 - HACMP Implementation
The following items should be considered for proper implementation:

  • Configure HACMP Solutions. 

  • Install HACMP Code.

  • Configure an IP Address Takeover (IPAT).

  • Configure non-IP heartbeat paths.

  • Configure a network adapter.

  • Customize/tailor AIX.

  • Set up a shared disk (SSA).

  • Set up a shared disk (SCSI).

  • Verify a cluster configuration.