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Preface

1.  Restrictions and Requirements

2.  Installing and Configuring a Sun StorEdge 6130 Array

3.  Maintaining a Sun StorEdge 6130 Array

Index

Preface

The Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3 With Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Manual provides procedures that are specific to Oracle's Sun StorEdge 6130 array that is placed in an Oracle Solaris Cluster environment.

Use this manual with any version of Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3 software. See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.

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


Note - This Oracle Solaris Cluster release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, and AMD64. In this document, the label x86 refers to systems that use the AMD64 family of processor architectures.

The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.


Who Should Use This Book

This book is for Oracle representatives who are performing the initial installation of an Oracle Solaris Clusterconfiguration and for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the system.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Oracle 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 Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3 With Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Manual

Revision Date
New Information
 January 2009
Updated links in the Preface to lead to different versions of Sun Cluster documentation.
September 2010
Updated book for new product name and removed old CLI commands and procedures.

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 books support the Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3 release. You can also access the documentation for the Sun Cluster 3.1 and 3.2 releases. All Sun Cluster and Oracle Solaris 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.

Table P-2 Hardware Documentation

Title
Part Number
Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide
817–0032
Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Site Preparation Guide
819–0033
Sun StorEdge 6130 Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual
819–0035
Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Release Notes
819–0034
Sun StorEdge Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual
805–3067
Sun Rack Installation Guide
816–6386
Sun Fire Cabinet Installation and Reference Manual
806–2942
819–0139

Table P-3 Oracle Solaris Cluster and Sun Cluster Documentation

Documentation

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade an Oracle Solaris 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 Oracle Solaris 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/clnode show-rev
Displays Oracle Solaris Cluster release and package version information for each node

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

Documentation, Support, and Training

See the following web sites for additional resources:

Oracle Welcomes Your Comments

Oracle welcomes your comments and suggestions on the quality and usefulness of its documentation. If you find any errors or have any other suggestions for improvement, go to http://docs.sun.com and click Feedback. Indicate the title and part number of the documentation along with the chapter, section, and page number, if available. Please let us know if you want a reply.

Oracle Technology Network offers a range of resources related to Oracle software:

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 shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P-5 Shell Prompts

Shell
Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell
$
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser
#
C shell
machine_name%
C shell for superuser
machine_name#