After the cluster has been established and the product components have been configured, you are ready to configure Sun Cluster data services for the various Java ES product components. The installed Sun Cluster agents are software programs that enable applications to take advantage of clusters. Agent software and additional configuration files comprise data services that enable you to run an application (such as Web Server or an Oracle database) on a cluster instead of on a single server. Combined with the Sun Cluster framework software and multihost disks, data services enable applications to become highly available and scalable.
Until you have fully configured the data services and all the supporting layers (volume manager, cluster file system, resource group information), Sun Cluster installation is not complete. More information on data services can be found in the Sun Cluster Overview for Solaris OS .
You can deploy Access Manager and Portal Server in a highly available web container. However, they, like any web application deployed in a web container, are subject to failure. In this case, the web container will not fail over.
For Java ES product components, run the Java ES installer on each node installing the product components, then install the corresponding HA Sun Java System subcomponent of the Sun Cluster Agents for Sun Java System product components. In the Java ES installer, select the Configure Later type. When specifying installation directories, use the location on the node's local file system for product component, and use locations on a cluster file system for the component Configuration and Product Location.
The following table lists the agents that are provided in the Sun Cluster Agents component of the Java ES installer. Some additional links to documentation are provided.
Table 6–2 Sun Cluster Agents (Data Services)
Agent Name |
Special Instructions |
Platform |
---|---|---|
HA Application Server |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Application Server EE (HADB) |
Sun Cluster Data Service for Sun Java System Application Server EE (HADB) Guide for Solaris OS |
SPARC, x86 |
HA Directory Server |
SPARC. x86 |
|
HA Message Queue |
Use Sun Cluster Data Service for Sun Java System Message Queue Guide for Solaris OS as a guide to installing and configuring for failover. |
SPARC, x86 |
HA/Scalable Web Server |
Use the Sun Cluster Data Service for Sun Java System Web Server Guide for Solaris OS as a guide to installing and configuring for failover or for scalability. |
SPARC, x86 |
HA Agfa IMPAX |
SPARC |
|
HA Apache Tomcat |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Apache |
SPARC |
|
HA Broadvision One-to-One Enterprise |
SPARC |
|
HA Calendar Server |
Use Chapter 6, Configuring Calendar Server 6.3 Software for High Availability (Failover Service), in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6.3 Administration Guide as a guide to installing and configuring for failover. |
SPARC |
HA DHCP |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA DNS |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Instant Messaging |
Use the Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7.2 Administration Guide for instructions on installing and configuring for high availability. |
SPARC |
HA Messaging Server |
Use Chapter 3, Configuring High Availability, in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 Administration Guide as a guide to installing and configuring for failover |
SPARC |
HA MySQL |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA NetBackup |
SPARC |
|
HA Sun N1 Service Provisioning |
SPARC |
|
HA NFS |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Oracle |
SPARC |
|
HA Oracle Application Server |
SPARC |
|
HA Oracle E-Business Suite |
SPARC |
|
HA Oracle Real Application Clusters |
SPARC |
|
HA Samba |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA SAP |
SPARC |
|
HA SAP DB |
SPARC |
|
HA SAP liveCache |
SPARC |
|
HA Siebel |
SPARC |
|
HA Solaris Containers |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Sun N1 Grid Engine |
SPARC |
|
HA Sun N1 Service Provisioning |
SPARC |
|
HA SWIFT Alliance Gateway |
SPARC |
|
HA Sybase ASE |
SPARC |
|
HA WebLogic Server |
SPARC |
|
HA WebSphere MQ |
SPARC |
|
HA WebSphere MQ Integrator |
SPARC |
If your installation plan calls for high availability for non-Java ES products, follow the instructions here.
Install and configure the non-Java ES product.
For example, install Instant Messaging using the Sun Java Communications Suite 5 Installation Guide.
In the Choose Software Components page of the Java ES installer, select the Sun Cluster agent that supports that product.
For example, select the HA Instant Messaging subcomponent of the Java ES Sun Cluster Agents component.
Install the Sun Cluster agent using the Java ES installer.
Configure the agent following the instructions in the appropriate Sun Cluster data service guide here:
Solaris SPARC platform data services guides are available here: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1124.4
Solaris x86 platform data services guides are available here: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1125.4
Special Java ES Instructions for current release here: Sun Cluster 3.1 8/05 With Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Special Instructions