Ensure that the cluster is functioning properly.
To view the current status of the cluster, run the following command from any node:
% scstat |
See the scstat(1M) man page for more information.
Search the /var/adm/messages log on the same node for unresolved error messages or warning messages.
Check the volume manager status.
On a node of the cluster, become root.
% su |
Remove all application resource groups from protection groups.
Highly available applications do not have downtime during the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software patch installation.
# geopg remove-resource-group resourcegroup protectiongroupname |
See the geopg(1M) man page for more information.
Perform the preceding steps on all clusters that have a partnership with this cluster.
Stop all protection groups that are active on the cluster.
# geopg stop protectiongroupname -e local | global |
See the geopg(1M) man page for more information.
Stop the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition infrastructure.
# geoadm stop |
See the geoadm(1M) man page for more information.
Stop the common agent container.
# /opt/SUNWcacao/bin/cacaoadm stop |
You must use common agent container 1.1, which is located in /opt/SUNWcacao/bin. Use the /opt/SUNWcacao/bin/cacaoadm -V command to check which version of common agent container you are using.
Install the required patches for the Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software. Go to How to Install Patches.