HPE NonStop Remote Database Facility (RDF) Workshop Training in Netherlands

• 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