Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS

ProcedureHow to Install Cluster Control Panel Software on an Administrative Console


Note –

You are not required to use an administrative console. If you do not use an administrative console, perform administrative tasks from one designated node in the cluster.

You cannot use this software to connect to Sun Logical Domains (LDoms) guest domains.


This procedure describes how to install the Cluster Control Panel (CCP) software on an administrative console. The CCP provides a single interface from which to start the cconsole, cssh, ctelnet, and crlogin tools. Each of these tools provides a multiple-window connection to a set of nodes, as well as a common window. You can use the common window to send input to all nodes at one time. For additional information, see the ccp(1M) man page.

You can use any desktop machine that runs a version of the Solaris OS that is supported by Sun Cluster 3.2 1/09 software as an administrative console. If you are using Sun Cluster software on a SPARC based system, you can also use the administrative console as a Sun Management Center console or server as well. See Sun Management Center documentation for information about how to install Sun Management Center software.

Before You Begin

Ensure that a supported version of the Solaris OS and any Solaris patches are installed on the administrative console. All platforms require at least the End User Solaris Software Group.

  1. Become superuser on the administrative console.

  2. Load the Sun Java Availability Suite DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive.

    If the volume management daemon vold(1M) is running and is configured to manage CD-ROM or DVD devices, the daemon automatically mounts the media on the /cdrom/cdrom0/ directory.

  3. Change to the /cdrom/suncluster_3_0Packages/ directory, where arch is sparc or x86 (Solaris 10 only), and where ver is 9 for Solaris 9 or 10 for Solaris 10 .


    adminconsole# cd /cdrom/cdrom0//cdrom/suncluster_3_0Packages/
    
  4. Install the SUNWccon package.


    adminconsole# pkgadd -d . SUNWccon
    
  5. (Optional) Install Sun Cluster man-page packages.


    adminconsole# pkgadd -d . pkgname
    

    Package Name 

    Description 

    SUNWscman

    Sun Cluster framework man pages 

    SUNWscdsman

    Sun Cluster data-service man pages 

    SUNWscqsman

    Sun Cluster Quorum Server man pages 

    When you install the Sun Cluster man-page packages on the administrative console, you can view them from the administrative console before you install Sun Cluster software on the cluster nodes or quorum server.

  6. Unload the Sun Java Availability Suite DVD-ROM from the DVD-ROM drive.

    1. To ensure that the DVD-ROM is not being used, change to a directory that does not reside on the DVD-ROM.

    2. Eject the DVD-ROM.


      adminconsole# eject cdrom
      
  7. Create an /etc/clusters file on the administrative console.

    Add your cluster name and the physical node name of each cluster node to the file.


    adminconsole# vi /etc/clusters
    clustername node1 node2
    

    See the /opt/SUNWcluster/bin/clusters(4) man page for details.

  8. Create an /etc/serialports file.

    Add an entry for each node in the cluster to the file. Specify the physical node name, the hostname of the console-access device, and the port number. Examples of a console-access device are a terminal concentrator (TC), a System Service Processor (SSP), and a Sun Fire system controller.


    adminconsole# vi /etc/serialports
    node1 ca-dev-hostname port
    node2 ca-dev-hostname port
    
    node1, node2

    Physical names of the cluster nodes.

    ca-dev-hostname

    Hostname of the console-access device.

    port

    Serial port number, or the Secure Shell port number for Secure Shell connections.

    Note these special instructions to create an /etc/serialports file:

    • For a Sun Fire 15000 system controller, use telnet(1) port number 23 for the serial port number of each entry.

    • For all other console-access devices, to connect to the console through a telnet connection, use the telnet serial port number, not the physical port number. To determine the telnet serial port number, add 5000 to the physical port number. For example, if a physical port number is 6, the telnet serial port number is 5006.

    • For Sun Enterprise 10000 servers, also see the /opt/SUNWcluster/bin/serialports(4) man page for details and special considerations.

    • For Secure Shell connections to node consoles, specify for each node the name of the console-access device and the port number to use for secure connection. The default port number for Secure Shell is 22.

    • To connect the administrative console directly to the cluster nodes or through a management network, specify for each node its hostname and the port number that the node uses to connect to the administrative console or the management network.

  9. (Optional) For convenience, set the directory paths on the administrative console.

    1. Add the /opt/SUNWcluster/bin/ directory to the PATH.

    2. Add the /opt/SUNWcluster/man/ directory to the MANPATH.

    3. If you installed the SUNWscman package, also add the /usr/cluster/man/ directory to the MANPATH.

  10. Start the CCP utility.


    adminconsole# /opt/SUNWcluster/bin/ccp &
    

    Click the cconsole, cssh, crlogin, or ctelnet button in the CCP window to launch that tool. Alternately, you can start any of these tools directly. For example, to start ctelnet, type the following command:


    adminconsole# /opt/SUNWcluster/bin/ctelnet &
    

    The CCP software supports the following Secure Shell connections:

    • For secure connection to the node consoles, start the cconsole tool. Then from the Options menu of the Cluster Console window, enable the Use SSH check box.

    • For secure connection to the cluster nodes, use the cssh tool.

    See the procedure “How to Remotely Log In to Sun Cluster” in Beginning to Administer the Cluster in Sun Cluster System Administration Guide for Solaris OS for additional information about how to use the CCP utility. Also see the ccp(1M) man page.

Next Steps

Determine whether the Solaris OS is already installed to meet Sun Cluster software requirements. See Planning the Solaris OS for information about Sun Cluster installation requirements for the Solaris OS.