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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.
