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Subject Matter Topics and Objectives
Topic: Installation
Objectives:
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Install SUSE SLES10SP2 on an SGI Altix system
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Install SGI Foundation 1 SP1 Software
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Install SGI ProPack 6 SP1 Software
Topic: System Setup
Objectives:
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Determine system release levels
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Use the rpm command
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Add user accounts
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Configure the network
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Configure kernel modules
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Configure cron
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Explain logrotate
Topic: SGI Altix Hardware
Objectives:
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Explain the SGI Altix product families
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Describe SGI NUMAlink interconnect fabric
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Describe the CPU / memory / PCI brick configurations
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List the system topology
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List the CPU / memory brick configurations
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List the PCI expansion bricks and peripheral devices
Topic: SGI Altix PROM Layers
Objectives:
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Describe the SGI Altix PROM layers: PAL, SAL, EFI
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Describe firmware restrictions
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Describe EFI shell functions
Topic: Startup - Shutdown
Objectives:
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Power up and startup an SGI Altix from System Console
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Explain the boot process and /etc/inittab
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Understand how /etc/init.d scripts run
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Use the chkconfig command
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Explain the insserv syntax in a /etc/init.d script and to change run levels
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Shutdown / power down an SGI Altix from the System Console
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Boot in rescue mode to repair a root filesystem
Topic: ESP - Embedded Support Partner
Objectives:
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Configure network access for the ESP utilities
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Configure server access for the ESP utilities
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Setup specific monitor events
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Create a summary report of ESP activities
Topic: Device Naming
Objectives:
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Explain the sysfs hierarchy
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Describe the udev implementation
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Use the SGI /dev/xscsi path conventions
Topic: Disk Partitioning
Objectives:
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Recognize the 3 disk partition table types: msdos (mbr), gpt, dvh
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Use parted to partition a boot disk with parted
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Use parted to remove a GPT partition table with parted
Topic: XFS Filesystem
Objectives:
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Describe filesystem components inode, directory and superblock
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Explain how XFS allocates file space
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Explain what file extents are
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Explain what allocation groups are
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Explain what metadata is and what journalling does
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Explain how to measure and prevent fragmentation
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Explain some mount options
Topic: XVM Volume Manager
Objectives:
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Use the xvm show command to show the topology
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List the /dev/lxvm volume convention
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List the XVM object name conventions
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Describe phys, volume, subvolume, and slice objects
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Configure concat, stripe, and mirror logical volumes
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Create local filesystems on XVM logical volumes
Topic: Performance Co-Pilot
Objectives:
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Describe the purpose of Performance Co-Pilot
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Configure pmcd on
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Use pminfo to determine available metrics
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Configure pmlogger on
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Configure archive metrics to collect
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Use pmchart to view live and archived data
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Configure pmie on
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Check pmieconf rules
Topic: Module Environment
Objectives:
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Configure /usr/share/modules/modulefiles
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Edit the file /usr/share/modules/init/.modulespath
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Use the module command to show current products
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Use the module command to list available products
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Use the module command to load optional products
Topic: KDB Environment
Objectives:
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Describe KDB, POD, and SysRq
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Enable KDB and SysRq
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Start KDB and POD mode interactive interfaces
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Enter KDB, SysRq, and POD commands
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Collect information for debugging operating system crashes
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Obtain MCA files
Topic: LKCD - Icrash
Objectives:
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Describe the Linux Kernel Crash Dump (LKCD) feature
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Describe crash dumps
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Configure the LKCD facility
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Extract basic dump information with lcrash
