Sun Cluster 3.0 - 3.1 with StorageTek Fibre Channel RAID Arrays Manual for Solaris OS

Preface

The Sun Cluster 3.0 - 3.1 with StorageTek Fibre Channel RAID Arrays Manual for Solaris OS provides procedures that are specific to StorageTekTM FC RAID arrays that are placed in a SunTM Cluster environment.

Arrays discussed in this volume include:

Use this manual with any version of Sun Cluster 3.0 or 3.1 software on SPARC® based clusters and on any supported version of Sun Cluster 3.1 software on x86 based clusters. Unless otherwise noted, procedures are the same for all supported Sun Cluster 3.0 or 3.1 versions. See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.


Note –

In this document, the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32-bit family of microprocessor chips and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD.

Sun Cluster software runs on two platforms, SPARC and x86. The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.


This book assumes that you are performing one or more of the following tasks:

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for Sun representatives who are performing the initial installation of a Sun Cluster configuration and for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the system.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a planning or presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.

How This Book Is Organized

This book contains the following chapters:

Revision History

The following table lists the information that has been revised or added since the initial release of this documentation. The table also lists the revision date for these changes.

Table P–1 Sun Cluster 3.0 - 3.1 with StorageTek Fibre Channel RAID Arrays Manual for Solaris OS

Revision Date 

New Information 

 

No Revisions. 

Related Documentation

The following books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hardcopy format, ensure that you have these books available for your reference.

The following Sun Cluster books support the Sun Cluster 3.1, 2004, and 2005 releases. If you are maintaining a different version of Sun Cluster software, refer to the appropriate documentation. All Sun Cluster documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com.

Documentation that is not available at http://docs.sun.com is listed with the appropriate URL.

For the StorageTek 6140 array, refer to the online product documentation. For the StorageTek 6540 array, the documents listed in the following table are available on docs.sun.com.

Table P–2 StorageTek 6540 Array Documentation

Title 

Part Number 

StorageTek 6540 Array Site Preparation Guide 

819-5046 

StorageTek 6540 Array Hardware Installation Guide 

819-5051 

StorageTek 6540 Array Release Notes 

819-6521 

StorageTek 6540 Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance 

819-6520 

StorageTek 6540 Array Hardware Installation Guide 

819-6461 

Table P–3 Sun Cluster Documentation

Application 

Title 

Concepts 

Sun Cluster Concepts Guide for Solaris OS

Overview 

Sun Cluster Overview for Solaris OS

Hardware administration 

Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS

Individual hardware administration guides 

Software installation 

Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS

Data service administration 

Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS

Individual data service guides 

Data service development 

Sun Cluster Data Services Developer’s Guide for Solaris OS

System administration 

Sun Cluster System Administration Guide for Solaris OS

Error messages 

Sun Cluster Error Messages Guide for Solaris OS

Command and function reference 

Sun Cluster Reference Manual for Solaris OS

Release Notes 

Sun Cluster 3.1 8/05 Release Notes for Solaris OS

Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Release Notes Supplement

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service provider and provide the following information.

Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your service provider.

Command 

Function 

prtconf -v

Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices 

psrinfo -v

Displays information about processors 

showrev -p

Reports which patches are installed 

prtdiag -v

Displays system diagnostic information 

/usr/cluster/bin/scinstall -pv

Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information 

Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.

Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–4 Typographic Conventions

Typeface 

Meaning 

Example 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output 

machine_name% su

Password:

aabbcc123

Placeholder: replace with a real name or value 

The command to remove a file is rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

A cache is a copy that is stored locally.

Do not save the file.

Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–5 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell 

machine_name%

C shell for superuser 

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell 

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser 

#

Product Training

Sun Microsystems offers training in many Sun technologies through a variety of instructor-led courses and self-paced courses. For information about the training courses that Sun offers and to enroll in a class, visit Sun Training at http://training.sun.com/.