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DRBD Basics Training


Description
Learn the ins and outs of DRBD

The DRBD Basics training course is designed to give Linux IT administrators the basic understanding of high availability (HA) and software-defined storage (SDS) setups using DRBD. Prerequisites for this course include the ability to use Bash and familiarity with basic Linux commands. Familiarity with using virtual machines is helpful but not required.

LINBIT DRBD Basics trainees will:
- Understand the options and configurations of DRBD block devices
- Install and deploy DRBD 9.x HA clusters
- Use a DRBD resource to back an HA file system and web page example use case
- Have an introduction to using LINSTOR to manage DRBD resources and create an SDS solution in a cluster
Content
  • DRBD Basics Introduction
  • 1.1 An Overview of the DRBD Basics Training
  • 1.1 An Overview of the DRBD Basics Training
  • 1.2 Understanding the DRBD Kernel Module
  • 1.2 Understanding the DRBD Kernel Module
  • DRBD Internals
  • 2.1 Understanding Cluster Types
  • 2.1 Understanding Cluster Types
  • 2.2 DRBD Metadata and Synchronization
  • 2.2 DRBD Metadata and Synchronization
  • Building the Training Lab Environment
  • 3.1 Creating the DRBD Lab Environment part 1/3
  • 3.1 Creating the DRBD Lab Environment part 2/3
  • 3.1 Creating the DRBD Lab Environment part 3/3
  • 3.1 Creating the DRBD Lab Environment
  • Manually Configuring DRBD Clusters
  • 4.1 Configuring DRBD
  • 4.1 Configuring DRBD
  • 4.2 Configuring DRBD Resources
  • 4.2 Configuring DRBD Resources
  • 4.3 Initializing DRBD Resources
  • 4.3 Initializing DRBD Resources
  • 4.4 Using DRBD Resources
  • 4.4 Using DRBD Resources
  • Software-Defined Storage with LINSTOR and DRBD
  • 5.1 An Introduction to LINSTOR
  • 5.1 An Introduction to LINSTOR
  • 5.2 Adding Nodes to a DRBD Cluster by Using LINSTOR
  • 5.2 Adding Nodes to a DRBD Cluster by Using LINSTOR
  • 5.3 Creating Storage Resources by Using LINSTOR part 1/2
  • 5.3 Creating Storage Resources by Using LINSTOR part 2/2
  • 5.3 Creating Storage Resources by Using LINSTOR
  • 5.4 Understanding LINSTOR and DRBD
  • 5.4 Understanding LINSTOR and DRBD
  • 6.1 DRBD Training Closing Comments
  • 6.1 DRBD Basics Training Conclusion
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever