Preface

The Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS contains guidelines for planning a Sun^TM Cluster configuration, and provides procedures for installing, configuring, and upgrading the Sun Cluster software on both SPARC® based systems and x86 based systems. This book also provides a detailed example of how to use Sun StorEdge^TM Availability Suite 3.1 software to configure data replication between clusters.

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

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

The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the Solaris^TM operating environment and expertise with the volume-manager software that is used with Sun Cluster software.

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Note –

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.

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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 on 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.

• Online documentation for the Solaris software environment

• Other software documentation that you received with your system

• Solaris operating environment man pages

Typographic Conventions

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

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	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	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, or terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

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

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#

Related Documentation

Information about related Sun Cluster topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table. All Sun Cluster documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com.

Topic	Documentation
Concepts	Sun Cluster Concepts Guide for Solaris OS
Overview	Sun Cluster Overview for Solaris OS
Hardware administration	Sun Cluster 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 Service 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 references	Sun Cluster Reference Manual for Solaris OS

For a complete list of Sun Cluster documentation, see the release notes for your release of Sun Cluster software at http://docs.sun.com.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Getting Help

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

• Your name and email address (if available)

• Your company name, address, and phone number

• The model number and serial number of your systems

• The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 8)

• The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.1 4/04)

Use the following commands to gather information on 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
SPARC: 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.