Preface
SunTM Cluster Overview for Solaris OS introduces the Sun Cluster product by explaining the purpose of the product and how Sun Cluster achieves this purpose. This book also explains key concepts for Sun Cluster. The information in this document enables you to become familiar with Sun Cluster features and functionality.
Related Documentation
Information about related Sun Cluster topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table. All Sun Cluster documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com.
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Topic |
Documentation |
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Overview | |
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Concepts | |
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Hardware installation and administration |
Sun Cluster 3.1 - 3.2 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS Individual hardware administration guides |
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Software installation | |
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Data service installation and administration |
Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS Individual data service guides |
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Data service development | |
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System administration | |
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Software upgrade | |
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Error messages | |
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Command and function references |
Sun Cluster Reference Manual for Solaris OS |
For a complete list of Sun Cluster documentation, see the release notes for your release of Sun Cluster software at http://wikis.sun.com/display/SunCluster/Home/.
Documentation, Support, and Training
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. To share your comments, go to http://docs.sun.com and click Feedback.
Getting Help
If you have problems installing or using the Sun Cluster system, contact your service provider and provide the following information:
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Your name and email address (if available)
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Your company name, address, and phone number
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The model and serial numbers of your systems
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The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 9)
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The release number of the Sun Cluster software (for example, 3.2 11/09)
Use the following commands to gather information about each Solaris host on your system for your service provider.
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Command |
Function |
|---|---|
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prtconf -v |
Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices |
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psrinfo -v |
Displays information about processors |
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showrev -p |
Reports which patches are installed |
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prtdiag -v |
Displays system diagnostic information |
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scinstall -pv |
Displays Sun Cluster software release and package version information |
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scstat |
Provides a snapshot of the cluster status |
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scconf -p |
Lists cluster configuration information |
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scrgadm -p |
Displays information about installed resources, resource groups, and resource types |
Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions|
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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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. |
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AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
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aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
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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 the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts|
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
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C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |
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