SGI® Altix® System Administration II (SLES based)

Course Length: 4.5 Days  |  Price: €2500 / £1700 Payment Information  |  Dates: Current Schedule

This course provides the experienced Linux® user with the skills and information needed to administer the SGI Altix 3000 family of servers and superclusters. Lab exercises are included to prepare students for the actual work environment.

** Note ** This class is specifically for customers who are using the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) based Altix Environment . The class is based on the SLES9 2.6 kernel with the additional SGI ProPack 4 software.

Topics Covered

  • SLES10 installation server configuration
  • SLES10 ia64 and SGI ProPack 5 network installation with XFS® root
  • Autoyast configuration and use
  • Booting a system from a remote server
  • Registration and updating the client system
  • Configuring an update server mirror
  • Using YaST to set up Logical volumes (LVM2)
  • Using the Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS) GUI
  • Mirroring the ia64 system disk with MD
  • Using the command line iptables tools
  • Using sshd in a secure environment
  • Using Pluggable Authentication Modules
  • Monitoring processes and memory
  • Using Comprehensive System Accounting (CSA)

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  • Plan and configure an installation server for the Altix systems
  • Plan and install SGI ProPack and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server over the network
  • Plan and perform a network software update
  • Configure Autoyast and use to install an ia64 default system image
  • Use the SGI YOU server to perform updates
  • Configure a Logical Volume with YaST
  • Configure a Logical Volume with EVMS
  • Mirror the system disk with MD
  • Create a customized firewall with SuSEFirewall2/iptables
  • Set up a secure interactive environment with ssh/PAM
  • Monitor process and memory resources
  • Gather comprehensive process statistics with CSA

Target Audience

Experienced Linux users who wish to administer an SGI Altix 3000 family server or supercluster.

Prerequisites

Class Hours

Class starts at 9:00 AM. The course dates and times will be included in the confirmation notice you receive from SGI after you register.