SafeKit High Availability Training: Free Online Certification Program

How to Access the Training Platform?

The SafeKit Training Platform

The SafeKit on-line training is a self-paced, comprehensive resource designed to help you master high availability and application clustering. You can access the platform through the following steps:

• Navigate to the 👉 SafeKit On-line Training Platform. This serves as your central hub for all learning modules and the free certification program.
• The platform is organized into thematic sections, including:
  • Architecture & Introduction: Understand mirror and farm cluster concepts.
  • Demonstrations: Access video-based scenarios for SQL Server, Hyper-V, and Apache load balancing.
  • Installation & Setup: Learn how to install the package and configure through the web management console or the CLI.
  • Advanced Configuration: Deep dives into userconfig.xml, heartbeats, replication, and virtual IPs.
• Utilize Video Lessons: Much of the training is delivered via hosted videos. Each video is typically broken down into chapters (e.g., Prerequisites, Installation, Troubleshooting) so you can jump directly to the topic you need.
• Obtain different levels of certification through quizzes: Test your knowledge at the end of modules to earn official recognition of your SafeKit expertise.
• Get SafeKit 8 Training Materials: Access the complete resource package to support your learning.

SafeKit Video: Free Certification Platform Tutorial (6:11)

Chapters

1. The Training and Certification Platform (1:41)
2. What is a SafeKit Training Module? (1:57)
3. How to Earn a SafeKit Certificate? (1:40)
4. Share Your Certificate on LinkedIn (0:53)

Get SafeKit 8 Training Materials

Note that this is not the training platform itself, but a repository to download the training materials if needed.

Introduction

1. Overview: video (9:43)

   Chapters

   • Introduction (0:38)
   • Demonstration of SafeKit (1:41)
   • Examples of redundancy and high availability solution (2:00)
   • SafeKit sold in many different countries with Milestone (0:49)
   • Choose between 2 solutions: virtual machine or application cluster (2:29)
   • Distinctive advantages (2:06)
   • (pptx)
2. Competition: video (13:21)

   Chapters

   • Introduction (4:10)
   • Cluster of virtual machines (1:20)
   • Mirror cluster (6:04)
   • Farm cluster (1:46)
   • (pptx)

Demonstrations

Hyper-V cluster demonstration: video (5:15)

Chapters

• 2 Hyper-V nodes and 2 virtual machines (0:49)
• Configure the cluster and two hyperv.safe modules (1:59)
• Start and test VM replication, migration, failover on crash (2:26)
• (mp4)

SQL Server cluster demonstration: video (8:47)

Chapters

• 2 nodes with SQL Server (0:32)
• Configure the cluster and the mirror.safe module (3:58)
• Start and test SQL replication, migration, failover on crash (4:17)
• (mp4)

Farm cluster demonstration: video (5:03)

Chapters

• 2 nodes with Apache (0:13)
• Configure the cluster and the farm.safe module (2:20)
• Start and test network load balancing, failover on crash (2:30)
• (mp4)

Installation, Console, CLI

3. Install and setup: video (14:26)

   Chapters

   • Overview (0:47)
   • Prerequisites (2:56)
   • Install the SafeKit Package (2:20)
   • Configure SafeKit Nodes (4:44)
   • Upgrade (3:39)
   • (pptx)
4. Web console: video (34:02)

   Chapters

   • Overview (1:40)
   • Configuration of the cluster (3:10)
   • Configuration of a new module (8:38)
     • Overview of the module configuration (02:03)
     • Edit module configuration (03:44)
     • Other steps of configuration (02:47)
   • Modules monitoring (10:40)
     • Overview of the monitoring console (01:59)
     • How a mirror module works in the console? (02:52)
     • How a farm module works in the console? (01:43)
     • Module states timeline (00:55)
     • Module logs (02:16)
     • Module resources (00:52)
   • Support and maintenance (1:58)
   • Advanced usage (3:41)
   • Securing the web console (4:15)
   • (pptx)
5. Command line: video (15:52)

   Chapters

   • Overview (1:14)
   • Configure the SafeKit cluster (3:17)
   • Configure a SafeKit module (8:16)
     • Presented scenario (0:30)
     • Install and configure on node 1 (3:40)
     • Install, configure node 2 from node 1 (1:14)
     • Start, stop the module on both nodes (2:48)
   • Control and monitor (3:05)
   • (pptx)

Advanced configuration

6. Mirror module: video (26:52)

   Chapters

   • Overview (2:59)
   • Overview of userconfig.xml (0:38)
   • Heartbeats (<hearbeat>) (1:15)
   • Virtual IP address (<vip>) (4:51)
   • Real-time file replication (<rfs>) (2:35)
   • How real-time file replication works? (3:47)
   • start_prim / stop_prim scripts (3:01)
   • Mirror state transitions (7:46)
   • (pptx)
7. Farm  module: video (16:16)

   Chapters

   • Overview (2:05)
   • Overview of userconfig.xml (0:36)
   • Farm heartbeats (<farm>) (0:34)
   • Virtual IP address and load balancing rules (<vip>) (6:03)
   • start_both / stop_both scripts (2:37)
   • Farm state transitions (4:21)
   • (pptx)

8. Checkers: video (20:34)

   Chapters

   • Overview (4:08)
   • Process and service monitoring checker (<errd>) (2:50)
   • Network interface and virtual IP checkers (<intf> and <ip>) (1:13)
   • Custom checker based on a user script (<custom>) (2:27)
   • Split brain checker in case of network isolation (<splitbrain>) (2:16)
   • <tcp>, <ping>, <module> checkers (3:44)
   • Module state transitions with checkers (3:55)
   • (pptx)

Troubleshooting

9. Troubleshooting: video (31:24)

   Chapters

   • Introduction (0:58)
   • Analyze yourself the logs (7:50)
   • Running an application without SafeKit (1:14)
   • Take and diagnose module snapshots (5:19)
   • Web console issues (1:14)
   • Command line issues (0:59)
   • Mirror issues (5:33)
   • Farm issues (3:54)
   • Checker issues (4:22)
   • (pptx)

Support

10. Evidian support: video (7:57)

    Chapters

    • Introduction (0:59)
    • Get permanent license key (0:42)
    • Register on support.evidian.com (1:02))
    • Call desk (3:44)
    • Download / upload exchange area (0:48)
    • Knowledge base (0:41)
    • (pptx)