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This 4-day course provides an introduction, including hands-on exercises, to the new Independent Product version of RDF. After a brief review of Transaction Monitoring Facility (TMF) operation and audit trails, there will be an overview of RDF operational features and functions.

Concepts and Facilities for NonStop Systems (U4147S)
NonStop Transaction Manager/MP Operations and Management (U4186S)

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in receiving an introduction to RDF

Understanding of the proper use and integration of RDF in the customer's Disaster Recovery Plan
Understanding of RDF's basic software process, file, and performance requirements
Defining an effective environment for RDF operation
Understanding RDF installation and management
Commands and procedures needed to run RDF
Recognition of (and planning for) various failure scenarios
Use of various RDF-related utility programs designed to monitor RDF operations and the associated databases

Module 1 — Introduction to the Remote Database
Facility

RDF purpose and features
RDF system requirements
RDF volume, file and network considerations

Module 2 — RDF System Description

TMF concepts
RDF processing tasks
RDF processes
RDF Process Functions:

Monitor
Extractor
Receiver
Updater
Purger

RDF modes of operation
Report generation on backup database

Module 3 — RDF Installation and Characteristics

RDF product family
RDF/IMPX product architecture
Overview of RDF installation
Security attributes
RDF control files
Performance and sizing considerations
Optimizing expand line performance for RDF
Lab exercise:
Installing RDF software

Module 4 — Introduction to RDFCOM Commands

RDF command interface
RDF command categories
RDFCOM utility commands:

HELP
OBEY and HISTORY
FIX
OPEN
OUT

The STATUS command
Status RTD calculation

Module 5 — Configuring an RDF Environment

Preparing RDF for the first time test
The INITIALIZE RDF command
RDF configuration commands:
- SET
  SHOW and RESET
  ADD
RDF global configuration parameters
Receiver and purger configuration parameters
Image-Trail parameter
Volume (Updater) configuration parameters
The INFO command
The VALIDATE CONFIGURATION command
The ALTER command
The DELETE IMAGETRAIL command
The DELETE VOLUME command
RDF configuration sample
Lab exercises:
Creating an RDF configuration for the Master Audit Trail (MAT)
Initializing RDF and activating the configuration

Module 6 — Running an RDF Environment

Starting RDF
Controlling the application of updates
Stopping RDF processes
Database synchronization concepts
Synchronization methods
Overview of online database synchronization
Planned primary system switchover to backup system
Plan for controlled switchover, controlled switchover procedure
Lab exercise: Starting the RDF environment

Module 7 — RDF Working with NonStop SQL

Summary of RDF Working with NonStop SQL/MP
NonStop SQL/MP objects defined, NonStop SQL/MP objects protected by RDF
Configuring the replication of Enscribe purges
Enscribe purge replication
Planning the backup database
Index replication
Program object files
Recommended procedure for RDF database structure changes
NonStop SQL/MX considerations
Lab exercises:
Understanding RDF features
Online database synchronization
Creating an RDF configuration for an auxiliary audit trail
Understanding various RDF features with an auxiliary audit trail

Module 8 — Takeover Processing

The TAKEOVER command
Tasks not performed by RDF following a takeover
Switching back to the primary system
Lab exercise: RDF takeover and reversal

Module 9 — RDF Failure Scenarios and Utilities

Communications and process failures
File resynchronization considerations and procedures
NonStop TMF volume crash, NonStop TMF system crash
FileIncomplete, FileComplete audit records, and the problem with FileIncomplete records
RDF health checks, problem escalation
RDF utilities: RDRCHEK, RDFSNOOP
Lab exercise: RDF utilities

Module 10 — RDF Advanced Topics

RDF versions:
1.1, 1.3, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7
Configuring RDF with SMF
SMF catalogs
Interactions between RDF and SMF
File placement of new files
Adding and removing disks in the SMF pools
RDFCOM validation changes
Errors and troubleshooting
Updater opens
Lockstep operation
Introduction to NonStop AutoTMF
AutoTMF Software and Runtime
NonStop TMF and AutoTMF performance
Introduction to ASAP
Architectural overview
Installation and auto discovery
Monitoring of specific RDF environments
Adding and removing RDF environments
ASAP version compatibility
RDF metrics reported by ASAP
Additional enhancements in RDF 1.6 & 1.7
Product installation instructions

Onsite-Delivery Equipment Requirements

Two NonStop servers with:
D46.xx or later version of the NonStop Kernel
operating system for K-series servers, or
G06.03xx or later version for NonStop
S-series servers
RDF/IMP IMPX installed
Eight volumes each
NonStop SQL/MP
Terminal access for each attendee

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