Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS

How to Install and Configure Sun Cluster Software (SunPlex Manager)


Note –

To add a new node to an existing cluster, do not use SunPlex Manager. Instead, go to How to Configure Sun Cluster Software on Additional Cluster Nodes (scinstall).


Perform this procedure to use SunPlex Manager to install and configure Sun Cluster software and patches on all nodes in the cluster in a single operation. In addition, you can use this procedure to install Solstice DiskSuite software and patches (Solaris 8) or to configure Solaris Volume Manager mirrored disksets (Solaris 9).

If you use SunPlex Manager to install Solstice DiskSuite software or to configure Solaris Volume Manager disksets, you can also install one or both of the following data services:

The installation process might take from 30 minutes to two or more hours. The actual length of time depends on the number of nodes that are in the cluster, your choice of data services to install, and the number of disks that are in your cluster configuration.

  1. Ensure that the cluster configuration meets the requirements to use SunPlex Manager to install software.

    See Using SunPlex Manager to Install Sun Cluster Software for installation requirements and restrictions.

  2. Do you intend to install Sun Cluster HA for NFS or Sun Cluster HA for Apache?

  3. Ensure that SunPlex Manager software is installed on each node of the cluster.

    See the installation procedures in How to Install SunPlex Manager Software.

  4. Prepare file-system paths to a CD-ROM image of each software product that you intend to install.

    Follow these guidelines to prepare the file-system paths:

    • Provide each CD-ROM image in a location that is available to each node.

    • Ensure that the CD-ROM images are accessible to all nodes of the cluster from the same file-system path. These paths can be one or more of the following locations:

      • CD-ROM drives that are exported to the network from machines outside the cluster.

      • Exported file systems on machines outside the cluster.

      • CD-ROM images that are copied to local file systems on each node of the cluster. The local file system must use the same name on each node.

  5. Do you intend to use the Remote Shared Memory Application Programming Interface (RSMAPI) or use SCI-PCI adapters for the interconnect transport?

    • If no, proceed to Step 6.

    • If yes, install the additional packages from the Sun Java Enterprise System 2004Q2 2 of 2 CD-ROM that are required to support the RSMAPI or SCI-PCI adapters. SunPlex Manager does not automatically install these packages.

    1. Determine which packages you must install.

      The following table lists the Sun Cluster 3.1 4/04 packages that each feature requires and the order in which you must install each group of packages.

      Feature 

      Additional Sun Cluster 3.1 4/04 Packages to Install  

      RSMAPI 

      SUNWscrif

      SCI-PCI adapters 

      SUNWsci SUNWscid SUNWscidx

    2. Use the following command to install the additional packages.

      Replace arch with sparc or x86 and replace ver with 8 (for Solaris 8) or 9 (for Solaris 9).


      # cd Solaris_arch/Product/sun_cluster/Solaris_ver/Packages
      # pkgadd -d . packages
      

  6. Are there any patches that are required to support Sun Cluster or Solstice DiskSuite software?

  7. Do you intend to use SunPlex Manager to install patches?

    • If yes, proceed to Step 8.

    • If no, manually install all patches that are required to support Sun Cluster or Solstice DiskSuite software before you use SunPlex Manager, then skip to Step 10.

  8. Copy patches that are required for Sun Cluster or Solstice DiskSuite software into a single directory. This directory must reside on a file system that is available to each node.

    1. Ensure that only one version of each patch is present in this patch directory.

      If the patch directory contains multiple versions of the same patch, SunPlex Manager cannot determine the correct patch dependency order.

    2. Ensure that the patches are uncompressed.

  9. Complete the following installation worksheet.

    Table 2–6 SunPlex Manager Installation and Configuration Worksheet

    Component 

    Description/Example 

    Enter Answers Here 

    Cluster Name 

    What is the name of the cluster that you want to establish? 

     

    How many nodes are you installing in the cluster?  

     

    Node Names 

    What are the names of the cluster nodes? 

     

    Cluster-Transport Adapters and Cables 

    What are the names of the two transport adapters to use, two adapters per node? 

     

    Solstice DiskSuite or Solaris Volume Manager  

    • Solaris 8: Do you want to install Solstice DiskSuite?

    • Solaris 9: Do you want to configure Solaris Volume Manager?

    Yes  |  No 

    Sun Cluster HA for NFS 

    Requires Solstice DiskSuite or Solaris Volume Manager

    Do you want to install Sun Cluster HA for NFS? 

    If yes, also specify the following:  

    Yes  |  No 

    What is the logical hostname that the data service is to use? 

     

    What are the test IP addresses to use?  

    Supply one test IP address for each node in the cluster.

     

    Sun Cluster HA for Apache (scalable) 

    Requires Solstice DiskSuite or Solaris Volume Manager

    Do you want to install scalable Sun Cluster HA for Apache? 

    If yes, also specify the following:  

    Yes  |  No 

    What is the logical hostname that the data service is to use? 

     

    What are the test IP addresses to use?  

    Supply one test IP address for each node in the cluster.

     

    CD-ROM Paths 

    What is the path for each of the following components that you want to install? 

    The CD-ROM path must end with the directory that contains the .cdtoc file.

     

    Solstice DiskSuite: 

    Sun Cluster (base): 

    Sun Cluster data services (agents): 

    Patches: 

    Validation Checks 

    Do you want to run the sccheck utility to validate the cluster?

    Yes  |  No 


    Note –

    SunPlex Manager installation automatically specifies the default private-network address (172.16.0.0) and netmask (255.255.0.0). If you need to use a different address, do not use SunPlex Manager to install Sun Cluster software. Instead, follow procedures in How to Install Sun Cluster Software Packages and in How to Configure Sun Cluster Software on All Nodes (scinstall) to install and configure the cluster.

    You cannot change the private-network address and netmask after scinstall processing has finished. If you need to use a different private-network address or netmask and the node is still in installation mode, follow the procedures in How to Uninstall Sun Cluster Software to Correct Installation Problems. Then repeat this procedure to reinstall and configure the node with the correct information.


    See Planning the Solaris Operating Environment and Planning the Sun Cluster Environment for planning guidelines. See the Sun Cluster Data Service Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS for data-service planning guidelines.

  10. Start SunPlex Manager.

    1. From the administrative console or any other machine outside the cluster, launch a browser.

    2. Disable the browser's Web proxy.

      SunPlex Manager installation functionality is incompatible with Web proxies.

    3. Ensure that disk caching and memory caching is enabled.

      The disk cache and memory cache size must be greater than 0.

    4. From the browser, connect to port 3000 on a node of the cluster.


      https://node:3000
      

      The Sun Cluster Installation screen is displayed in the browser window.


      Note –

      If SunPlex Manager displays the administration interface instead of the Sun Cluster Installation screen, Sun Cluster software is already installed and configured on that node. Check that the name of the node in the URL is the correct name of the cluster node to install.


    5. If the browser displays a New Site Certification window, follow the onscreen instructions to accept the certificate.

  11. Log in as superuser.

  12. In the Sun Cluster Installation screen, verify that the cluster meets the listed requirements for using SunPlex Manager.

    If you meet all listed requirements, click Next to continue to the next screen.

  13. Follow the menu prompts to supply your answers to Table 2–6, which you completed in Step 9.

  14. Click Begin Installation to start the installation process.

    Follow these guidelines:

    • Do not close the browser window nor change the URL during the installation process.

    • If the browser displays a New Site Certification window, follow the onscreen instructions to accept the certificate.

    • If the browser prompts for login information, type the appropriate superuser ID and password for the node that you connect to.

    The scinstall utility installs and configures all cluster nodes and reboots the cluster. The cluster is established when all nodes have successfully booted into the cluster. Sun Cluster installation output is logged in a /var/cluster/logs/install/scinstall.log.N file.

    During installation, the screen displays brief messages about the status of the cluster installation process. When installation and configuration is complete, the browser displays the cluster monitoring and administration GUI.

    SunPlex Manager installation output is logged in the /var/cluster/spm/messages file.

    Sun Cluster installation output is logged in a /var/cluster/logs/install/scinstall.log.N file.

  15. Use SunPlex Manager to verify the quorum assignments and to modify those assignments, if necessary.

    For clusters with three or more nodes, the use of shared quorum devices is optional. SunPlex Manager might or might not have assigned quorum votes to any quorum devices, depending on whether appropriate shared disks were available. You can use SunPlex Manager to designate quorum devices and to reassign quorum votes in the cluster.

  16. SPARC: Do you intend to install VERITAS File System?