1.2 Certification Exam Objectives
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
•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
•Configure a network adapter.
•Customize/tailor AIX.
•Set up a shared disk (SSA).
•Set up a shared disk (SCSI).
•Verify a cluster configuration.
