Sun Cluster System Administration Guide for Solaris OS

ProcedureHow to Boot a Cluster

Steps
  1. To start a cluster whose nodes have been shut down and are at the ok prompt or at the Select (b)oot or (i)nterpreter prompt on the Current Boot Parameters screen, boot(1M) each node.

    If you make configuration changes between shutdowns, start the node with the most current configuration first. Except in this situation, the boot order of the nodes does not matter.

    • SPARC:


      ok boot
      
    • x86:


                            <<< Current Boot Parameters >>>
      Boot path: /pci@0,0/pci8086,2545@3/pci8086,1460@1d/pci8086,341a@7,1/
      sd@0,0:a
      Boot args:
      
      Type    b [file-name] [boot-flags] <ENTER>  to boot with options
      or      i <ENTER>                           to enter boot interpreter
      or      <ENTER>                             to boot with defaults
      
                        <<< timeout in 5 seconds >>>
      Select (b)oot or (i)nterpreter: b
      

    Messages are displayed on the booted nodes' consoles as cluster components are activated.


    Note –

    Cluster nodes must have a working connection to the cluster interconnect to attain cluster membership.


  2. Verify that the nodes booted without error and are online.

    The scstat(1M) command reports the nodes' status.


    # scstat -n
    

    Note –

    If a cluster node's /var file system fills up, Sun Cluster might not be able to restart on that node. If this problem arises, see How to Repair a Full /var File System.



Example 3–3 SPARC: Booting a Cluster

The following example shows the console output when booting node phys-schost-1 into the cluster. Similar messages appear on the consoles of the other nodes in the cluster.


ok boot
Rebooting with command: boot 
...
Hostname: phys-schost-1
Booting as part of a cluster
NOTICE: Node phys-schost-1 with votecount = 1 added.
NOTICE: Node phys-schost-2 with votecount = 1 added.
NOTICE: Node phys-schost-3 with votecount = 1 added.
...
NOTICE: Node phys-schost-1: attempting to join cluster
...
NOTICE: Node phys-schost-2 (incarnation # 937690106) has become reachable.
NOTICE: Node phys-schost-3 (incarnation # 937690290) has become reachable.
NOTICE: cluster has reached quorum.
NOTICE: node phys-schost-1 is up; new incarnation number = 937846227.
NOTICE: node phys-schost-2 is up; new incarnation number = 937690106.
NOTICE: node phys-schost-3 is up; new incarnation number = 937690290.
NOTICE: Cluster members: phys-schost-1 phys-schost-2 phys-schost-3.
...


Example 3–4 x86: Booting a Cluster

The following example shows the console output when booting node phys-schost-1 into the cluster. Similar messages appear on the consoles of the other nodes in the cluster.


ATI RAGE SDRAM BIOS P/N GR-xlint.007-4.330
*                                        BIOS Lan-Console 2.0
Copyright (C) 1999-2001  Intel Corporation
MAC ADDR: 00 02 47 31 38 3C
AMIBIOS (C)1985-2002 American Megatrends Inc.,
Copyright 1996-2002 Intel Corporation
SCB20.86B.1064.P18.0208191106
SCB2 Production BIOS Version 2.08
BIOS Build 1064
2 X Intel(R) Pentium(R) III CPU family      1400MHz
Testing system memory, memory size=2048MB
2048MB Extended Memory Passed
512K L2 Cache SRAM Passed
ATAPI CD-ROM SAMSUNG CD-ROM SN-124

Press <F2> to enter SETUP, <F12> Network

Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI BIOS v2.57S4
(c) 2000 Adaptec, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility!

Ch B,  SCSI ID: 0 SEAGATE  ST336605LC        160
       SCSI ID: 1 SEAGATE  ST336605LC        160
       SCSI ID: 6 ESG-SHV  SCA HSBP M18      ASYN
Ch A,  SCSI ID: 2 SUN      StorEdge 3310     160
       SCSI ID: 3 SUN      StorEdge 3310     160

AMIBIOS (C)1985-2002 American Megatrends Inc.,
Copyright 1996-2002 Intel Corporation
SCB20.86B.1064.P18.0208191106
SCB2 Production BIOS Version 2.08
BIOS Build 1064

2 X Intel(R) Pentium(R) III CPU family      1400MHz
Testing system memory, memory size=2048MB
2048MB Extended Memory Passed
512K L2 Cache SRAM Passed
ATAPI CD-ROM SAMSUNG CD-ROM SN-124    

SunOS - Intel Platform Edition             Primary Boot Subsystem, vsn 2.0

                        Current Disk Partition Information

                 Part#   Status    Type      Start       Length
                ================================================
                   1     Active   X86 BOOT     2428       21852
                   2              SOLARIS     24280     71662420
                   3              <unused> 
                   4              <unused>
              Please select the partition you wish to boot: *       *

Solaris DCB

			       loading /solaris/boot.bin

SunOS Secondary Boot version 3.00

                  Solaris Intel Platform Edition Booting System

Autobooting from bootpath: /pci@0,0/pci8086,2545@3/pci8086,1460@1d/
pci8086,341a@7,1/sd@0,0:a

If the system hardware has changed, or to boot from a different
device, interrupt the autoboot process by pressing ESC.
Press ESCape to interrupt autoboot in 2 seconds.
Initializing system
Please wait...
Warning: Resource Conflict - both devices are added

NON-ACPI device: ISY0050
     Port: 3F0-3F5, 3F7; IRQ: 6; DMA: 2
ACPI device: ISY0050
     Port: 3F2-3F3, 3F4-3F5, 3F7; IRQ: 6; DMA: 2

                     <<< Current Boot Parameters >>>
Boot path: /pci@0,0/pci8086,2545@3/pci8086,1460@1d/pci8086,341a@7,1/
sd@0,0:a
Boot args: 

Type    b [file-name] [boot-flags] <ENTER>  to boot with options
or      i <ENTER>                           to enter boot interpreter
or      <ENTER>                             to boot with defaults

                  <<< timeout in 5 seconds >>>

Select (b)oot or (i)nterpreter: 
Size: 275683 + 22092 + 150244 Bytes
/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix loaded - 0xac000 bytes used
SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_112234-07 32-bit
Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
configuring IPv4 interfaces: e1000g2.
Hostname: phys-schost-1
Booting as part of a cluster
NOTICE: CMM: Node phys-schost-1 (nodeid = 1) with votecount = 1 added.
NOTICE: CMM: Node phys-schost-2 (nodeid = 2) with votecount = 1 added.
NOTICE: CMM: Quorum device 1 (/dev/did/rdsk/d1s2) added; votecount = 1, bitmask
of nodes with configured paths = 0x3.
NOTICE: clcomm: Adapter e1000g3 constructed
NOTICE: clcomm: Path phys-schost-1:e1000g3 - phys-schost-2:e1000g3 being constructed
NOTICE: clcomm: Path phys-schost-1:e1000g3 - phys-schost-2:e1000g3 being initiated
NOTICE: clcomm: Path phys-schost-1:e1000g3 - phys-schost-2:e1000g3 online
NOTICE: clcomm: Adapter e1000g0 constructed
NOTICE: clcomm: Path phys-schost-1:e1000g0 - phys-schost-2:e1000g0 being constructed
NOTICE: CMM: Node phys-schost-1: attempting to join cluster.
NOTICE: clcomm: Path phys-schost-1:e1000g0 - phys-schost-2:e1000g0 being initiated
NOTICE: CMM: Quorum device /dev/did/rdsk/d1s2: owner set to node 1.
NOTICE: CMM: Cluster has reached quorum.
NOTICE: CMM: Node phys-schost-1 (nodeid = 1) is up; new incarnation number = 1068496374.
NOTICE: CMM: Node phys-schost-2 (nodeid = 2) is up; new incarnation number = 1068496374.
NOTICE: CMM: Cluster members: phys-schost-1 phys-schost-2.
NOTICE: CMM: node reconfiguration #1 completed.
NOTICE: CMM: Node phys-schost-1: joined cluster.