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Sun Cluster and Sun StorageTek Availability Suite 4.0 Software Integration Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Overview of Sun Cluster and Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Software

Supported Software and Hardware

Using the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Software in a Sun Cluster Environment

Global and Local Use of the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Software

Switching Over Global Devices Only

Volumes Eligible for Use

Exporting, Importing, and Joining Shadows in a Sun Cluster Operating Environment

Overview

Requirements

Redundancy

VTOC Information

2. Configuring the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Software

Setting the Location of the AVS Cluster-Specific Configuration Database

Backing Up Configuration Information

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Back up Configuration Information

Editing the Bitmap Parameter Files

Setting the Bitmap Operation Mode

The /usr/kernel/drv/ii.conf File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Edit the ii.conf File

Supported Configurations for the Remote Mirror Software

Adding Host Names

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Edit the /etc/hosts File

Using Autosynchronization

Rules for the Remote Mirror Software

Remote Mirror Primary Host On a Cluster Node

Remote Mirror Secondary Host On a Cluster Node

Remote Mirror Primary and Secondary Hosts On a Cluster Node

Supported Configurations for the Point-in-Time Copy Software

Disk Device Groups and the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Software

Handling Raw Devices in a Sun Cluster OE

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Named Global Device Group

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove a Named Global Device Group

Configuring the Sun Cluster Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo configure Sun Cluster for HAStorage or HAStoragePlus

Configuring the HAStoragePlus Resource Types with Volume Sets

3. Using the Sun StorageTek Availability Suite iiadm and sndradm Commands

Mounting and Replicating Global Volume File Systems

Global Device Command Syntax

The C tag and -C tag Options

Remote Mirror Example

Point-in-Time Copy Example

Local Device Command Syntax

Point-in-Time Copy Example

Which Host To Issue Remote Mirror Commands From?

Putting All Cluster Volume Sets in an I/O Group

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Place Volume Sets in an I/O Group

Preserving Point-in-Time Copy Volume Data

4. Exporting, Importing, and Joining Shadows in a Sun Cluster OE

Overview

Requirements

Export, Import, and Join Functionality

Point-in-Time Copy Set in a Sun Cluster OE

Point-in-Time Copy Sets

Configuring a Point-in-Time Copy Set in a Sun Cluster OE

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Point-in-Time Copy Set in a Sun Cluster OE

Point-in-Time Copy Set Considerations in a Sun Cluster OE

Redundancy

Implicit Join Operation

Incomplete Export, Import, and Join Sequence

Glossary

Index