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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="33637" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/suse-hae311v15" lastchanged="2025-08-29T17:57:20+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 High Availability Deployment</title><productcode>HAE311V15</productcode><vendorcode>SU</vendorcode><vendorname>SUSE</vendorname><fullproductcode>SU-HAE311V15</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;During this course you will learn to: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Plan and prepare to implement a SLE HA cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Install SLE HA and create a Corosync/Pacemaker cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the administration tools available to administer a cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure node fencing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy and configure an arbitrator system to provide additional votes to the quorum system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add an additional node to an existing cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Students require a good knowledge of SLES15. Some familiarity with the basic concepts of clustering for HA would be useful but not required.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is designed for existing Linux administrators who want to deploy a highly availability cluster using the SUSE Linux Enterprise HA Extension. This course provides a foundation for deploying SAP on SLE 15 HA.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;Section 1: Introduction &lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Course Objectives and Audience&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Course Lab Environment Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Certification Options&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Additional SUSE Training&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Section 2: Introduction to the SUSE Linux Enterprise High availability Extension&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of the SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cluster Terminology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overview of the High Availability Extension&amp;rsquo;s Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SLE HA in the Public Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Section 3: Cluster Implementation planning&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of SLE15 HA Implementation Process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Collect the Required Parameters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SetExpectations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Planning Storage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2 Node Clusters, a Special Case&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Designing Test Cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Testing and Documentation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Section 4: Cluster Node Preparation&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Local Filesystems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Preparing the Infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cluster Networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bonding Configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Time Synchronization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Name Resolution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;User Management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Software Management for the HA Environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Section 5: Cluster Deployment&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prepare the Infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy the First Cluster Node&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy the Second Cluster Node&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure Fault Tolerance for corosync Communications&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advanced Quorum Configuration with Qdevice and QNetd&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Section 6: Introduction to the Cluster Administration Tools&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of the Cluster Administration Tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Hawk&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Command Line Tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and Synchronize files with csync2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Section 7: Fencing Concepts and Configuration&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of Split Brain in a Cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Fencing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STONITH - Shoot the other Node in the Head&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Fencing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Section 8: Deploy Additional Cluster Nodes&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prepare a System to become a Cluster Node&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prepare the Cluster for the New Node&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add a Node to the Cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Update the Cluster Configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><objective_plain>During this course you will learn to: 


- Plan and prepare to implement a SLE HA cluster
- Install SLE HA and create a Corosync/Pacemaker cluster
- Use the administration tools available to administer a cluster
- Configure node fencing
- Deploy and configure an arbitrator system to provide additional votes to the quorum system
- Add an additional node to an existing cluster</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Students require a good knowledge of SLES15. Some familiarity with the basic concepts of clustering for HA would be useful but not required.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is designed for existing Linux administrators who want to deploy a highly availability cluster using the SUSE Linux Enterprise HA Extension. This course provides a foundation for deploying SAP on SLE 15 HA.</audience_plain><contents_plain>Section 1: Introduction 


- Course Objectives and Audience
- Course Lab Environment Overview
- Certification Options
- Additional SUSE Training
Section 2: Introduction to the SUSE Linux Enterprise High availability Extension


- Overview of the SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension
- Cluster Terminology
- Overview of the High Availability Extension’s Components
- SLE HA in the Public Cloud
Section 3: Cluster Implementation planning


- Overview of SLE15 HA Implementation Process
- Collect the Required Parameters
- SetExpectations
- Planning Storage
- 2 Node Clusters, a Special Case
- Designing Test Cases
- Testing and Documentation
Section 4: Cluster Node Preparation


- Local Filesystems
- Preparing the Infrastructure
- Cluster Networking
- Bonding Configuration
- Time Synchronization
- Name Resolution
- User Management
- Software Management for the HA Environment
Section 5: Cluster Deployment


- Prepare the Infrastructure
- Deploy the First Cluster Node
- Deploy the Second Cluster Node
- Configure Fault Tolerance for corosync Communications
- Advanced Quorum Configuration with Qdevice and QNetd
Section 6: Introduction to the Cluster Administration Tools


- Overview of the Cluster Administration Tools
- Introduction to Hawk
- Command Line Tools
- Configure and Synchronize files with csync2
Section 7: Fencing Concepts and Configuration


- Overview of Split Brain in a Cluster
- Understand Fencing
- STONITH - Shoot the other Node in the Head
- Implement Fencing
Section 8: Deploy Additional Cluster Nodes


- Prepare a System to become a Cluster Node
- Prepare the Cluster for the New Node
- Add a Node to the Cluster
- Update the Cluster Configuration</contents_plain><duration unit="d" days="3">3 days</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">2400.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">3310.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1950.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>