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Sun Cluster 2.2 System Administration Guide
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Preface
Part I Sun Cluster Administration
Chapter 1 Preparing for Sun Cluster Administration
1.1 Saving Disk Partition Information (Solstice DiskSuite)
1.2 Saving and Restoring VTOC Information (Solstice DiskSuite)
1.3 Saving Device Configuration Information
1.4 Instance Names and Numbering
1.4.1 Performing Reconfiguration Reboots
1.5 Logging Into the Servers as root
Chapter 2 Sun Cluster Administration Tools
2.1 Monitoring Utilities
2.1.1 Monitoring the Configuration With hastat(1M)
2.1.2 Checking Message Files
2.1.3 Highly Available Data Service Utilities
2.2 Online Help System
2.2.1 Help Window Menu Bar Items
2.2.1.1 File Menu
2.2.1.2 View Menu
2.2.1.3 Help Menu
2.2.2 Help Window Buttons
2.3 About the Cluster Control Panel
2.3.1 How to Launch the CCP
2.3.2 CCP Items
2.3.3 CCP Configuration File Locations
2.4 About the Cluster Console
2.4.1 How to Launch the Cluster Console
2.4.2 The Common Window Menu Bar
2.4.3 Configuration Files Used by the Cluster Console
2.4.4 About the clusters File
2.4.5 About the serialports File
2.5 Monitoring Sun Cluster Servers With Sun Cluster Manager
2.6 Running the SCM GUI in a HotJava Browser
2.6.1 How to Determine the JDK Version
2.6.2 How to Determine the HotJava Version
2.6.3 How to Run the SCM Applet in a HotJava Browser From a Cluster Node
2.6.4 How to Set Up a Web Server to Run With SCM
2.7 SCM Online Help System
2.7.1 How to Display SCM Online Help
Chapter 3 Modifying the Sun Cluster Configuration
3.1 Adding and Removing Cluster Nodes
3.1.1 How to Add a Cluster Node
3.1.2 How to Remove a Cluster Node
3.2 Changing the Name of a Cluster Node
3.2.1 How to Change the Name of a Cluster Node
3.3 Changing the Private Network Interfaces
3.3.1 How to Change the Private Network Interfaces
3.4 Printing the Cluster Configuration
3.4.1 How to Print the Cluster Configuration
3.5 Adding and Removing Logical Hosts
3.5.1 How to Add a Logical Host to the Cluster
3.5.2 How to Remove a Logical Host From the Cluster
3.6 Changing the Logical Host IP Address
3.6.1 How to Change the Logical Host IP Address
3.7 Forcing a Cluster Reconfiguration
3.7.1 How to Force a Cluster Reconfiguration
3.8 Configuring Sun Cluster Data Services
3.8.1 How to Configure a Sun Cluster Data Service
3.9 Unconfiguring Sun Cluster Data Services
3.9.1 How to Unconfigure Sun Cluster Data Services
3.10 Modifying the clusters File
3.10.1 How to Modify the clusters File
3.10.2 How to Create the clusters Table
3.11 Modifying the serialports File
3.11.1 How to Modify the serialports File
3.11.2 How to Create the serialports Table
3.12 Changing TC/SSP Information
3.12.1 How to Change TC/SSP Information
3.13 Changing the Quorum Device
3.13.1 How to Change the Quorum Device
3.14 Configuring Timeouts for Cluster Transition Steps
3.14.1 How to Adjust Cluster Timeouts
Chapter 4 General Sun Cluster Administration
4.1 Starting the Cluster and Cluster Nodes
4.1.1 How to Start the Cluster
4.2 Stopping the Cluster and Cluster Nodes
4.2.1 How to Stop Sun Cluster on a Cluster Node
4.2.2 How to Stop Sun Cluster on All Nodes
4.2.3 How to Halt a Sun Cluster Node
4.2.4 Stopping the Membership Monitor While Running RDBMS Instances
4.3 Switching Over Logical Hosts
4.4 Disabling Automatic Switchover
4.5 Putting Logical Hosts in Maintenance Mode
4.6 Recovering From Cluster Partitions
4.6.1 Split-Brain Partitions (SSVM or CVM Only)
4.6.2 How to Choose a New Cluster
4.7 Maintaining the /var File System
4.7.1 How to Repair a Full /var File System
4.8 Administering the Time in Sun Cluster Configurations
4.9 Replacing a Failed Node
4.9.1 How to Replace a Failed Node
4.10 Replacing a Failed Terminal Concentrator
4.11 Administering the Cluster Configuration Database
4.11.1 How to Verify CCD Global Consistency
4.11.2 How to Back Up the CCD
4.11.3 How to Restore the CCD
4.11.4 How to Enable or Disable the CCD Quorum
4.11.5 How to Purify the CCD
4.11.6 How to Disable the Shared CCD
4.11.7 Troubleshooting the CCD
4.12 Reserving Shared Disks (SSVM and CVM)
4.12.1 How to Reserve Shared Devices (SSVM and CVM)
Chapter 5 Recovering From Power Loss
5.1 Recovering From Total Power Loss
5.2 Recovering From Partial Power Loss
5.2.1 Failure of One Node
5.2.2 Failure of a Multihost Disk Expansion Unit
5.2.3 Failure of One Server and One Multihost Disk Expansion Unit
5.3 Powering On the System
Chapter 6 Administering Network Interfaces
6.1 Public Network Management Overview
6.1.1 PNM Fault Monitoring and Failover
6.1.2 Backup Groups
6.1.3 Updates to nsswitch.conf
6.2 Setting Up and Administering Public Network Management
6.2.1 How to Set Up PNM
6.2.2 How to Reconfigure PNM
6.2.3 How to Check the Status of Backup Groups
6.2.4 PNM Configurable Parameters
6.3 Troubleshooting PNM Errors
6.4 Adding and Removing Network Interfaces
6.4.1 Adding a Network Interface
6.4.2 How to Add a Network Interface
6.4.3 Removing a Network Interface
6.4.4 How to Remove a Network Interface
6.5 Administering the Switch Management Agent
6.5.1 How to Add Switches and SCI Cards
6.5.2 SCI Software Troubleshooting
6.5.3 How to Verify Connectivity Between Nodes
6.5.4 How to Verify the SCI Interface Configuration
Chapter 7 Administering Server Components
7.1 Replacing System Boards
7.2 Adding Board-Level Modules
7.2.1 How to Add Board-Level Modules
7.3 Replacing SBus Cards
7.3.1 How to Replace SBus Cards
Chapter 8 Administering the Terminal Concentrator
8.1 Connecting to the Sun Cluster Console
8.1.1 How to Connect to the Sun Cluster Server Console
8.2 Resetting a Terminal Concentrator Connection
8.2.1 How to Reset a Terminal Concentrator Connection
8.3 Entering the OpenBoot PROM on a Sun Cluster Server
8.3.1 How to Enter the OpenBoot PROM
8.4 Troubleshooting the Terminal Concentrator
8.4.1 Port Configuration Access Errors
8.4.2 How to Correct a Port Configuration Access Error
8.4.3 Random Interruptions to Terminal Concentrator Connections
8.4.4 How to Establish a Default Route
8.5 Changing TC/SSP Information
8.5.1 How to Change Host Information
8.5.2 How to Specify a Port Number for an SSP or TC
8.5.3 How to Change the Configuration of a TC
8.5.4 How to Specify a New Password for an SSP or TC
Chapter 9 Using Dual-String Mediators
9.1 Overview of Mediators
9.1.1 Golden Mediators
9.2 Configuring Mediators
9.3 Failures Addressed by Mediators
9.3.1 Single Server Failure
9.3.2 Single String Failure
9.3.3 Host and String Failure
9.4 Administering Mediators
9.4.1 How to Add Mediator Hosts
9.4.2 How to Check the Status of Mediator Data
9.4.3 How to Fix Bad Mediator Data
9.4.4 Handling Failures Without Automatic Recovery
9.4.5 Error Log Messages Associated With Mediators
Part II Disk Administration
Chapter 10 Administering Sun Cluster Local Disks
10.1 Restoring a Local Boot Disk From Backup
10.1.1 How to Restore a Local Boot Disk From Backup (Solstice DiskSuite)
10.1.2 How to Restore a Local Boot Disk From Backup (SSVM or CVM)
10.2 Replacing a Local Non-Boot Disk
10.2.1 How to Replace a Local Non-Boot Disk
Chapter 11 Administering SPARCstorage Arrays
11.1 Recovering From Power Loss
11.1.1 How to Recover From Power Loss (Solstice DiskSuite)
11.1.2 How to Recover From Power Loss (SSVM or CVM)
11.2 Repairing a Lost SPARCstorage Array Connection
11.2.1 How to Repair a Lost SPARCstorage Array Connection
11.3 Adding a SPARCstorage Array
11.3.1 How to Add a SPARCstorage Array
11.4 Administering SPARCstorage Array Trays
11.4.1 How to Take a SPARCstorage Array Tray Out of Service (Solstice DiskSuite)
11.4.2 How to Take a SPARCstorage Array Tray Out of Service (SSVM or CVM)
11.4.3 How to Return a SPARCstorage Array Tray to Service (Solstice DiskSuite)
11.4.4 How to Return a SPARCstorage Array Tray to Service (SSVM or CVM)
11.5 Replacing a SPARCstorage Array Controller and Changing the World Wide Name
11.5.1 How to Change a SPARCstorage Array World Wide Name Using a Maintenance System
11.5.2 How to Change a SPARCstorage Array World Wide Name
11.6 Administering SPARCstorage Array Disks
11.6.1 Adding a SPARCstorage Array Disk
11.6.2 How to Add a SPARCstorage Array Disk (Solstice DiskSuite)
11.6.3 How to Add a SPARCstorage Array Disk (SSVM or CVM)
11.6.4 Replacing a SPARCstorage Array Disk
11.6.5 How to Replace a SPARCstorage Array Disk (Solstice DiskSuite)
11.6.6 How to Replace a SPARCstorage Array Disk (SSVM or CVM)
11.7 Administering SPARCstorage Array NVRAM
11.7.1 Enabling and Disabling NVRAM
11.7.2 How to Enable and Disable NVRAM
11.7.3 Flushing and Purging NVRAM
11.7.4 How to Flush and Purge NVRAM
Chapter 12 Administering Sun StorEdge MultiPacks and Sun StorEdge D1000s
12.1 Recovering From Power Loss
12.1.1 How to Recover From Power Loss (Solstice DiskSuite)
12.1.2 How to Recover From Power Loss (SSVM or CVM)
12.2 Administering Sun StorEdge MultiPacks and Sun StorEdge D1000s
12.2.1 Repairing a Lost Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Connection
12.2.2 How to Repair a Lost Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Connection
12.2.3 Adding a Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000
12.2.4 How to Add a Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000
12.3 Administering Sun StorEdge MultiPack and Sun StorEdge D1000 Disks
12.3.1 Adding Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Disks
12.3.2 How to Add a Sun StorEdge MultiPack or a Sun StorEdge D1000 Disk
12.3.3 Replacing Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Disks
12.3.4 How to Replace a Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Disk (Solstice DiskSuite)
12.3.5 How to Replace a Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Disk (SSVM or CVM)
12.3.6 Replacing Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Enclosures
12.3.7 How to Replace a Sun StorEdge MultiPack or Sun StorEdge D1000 Enclosure (SSVM or CVM)
Chapter 13 Administering Sun StorEdge A3x00s and Sun StorEdge A1000s
13.1 Power Sources
13.2 Servicing
13.2.1 How to Disconnect the UDWIS Card
13.3 Adding Sun StorEdge A3x00 or Sun StorEdge A1000 Enclosures
13.3.1 How to Add a Disk Enclosure
13.4 Administering Sun StorEdge A3x00 or Sun StorEdge A1000 Disks
13.4.1 Adding a Sun StorEdge A3x00 or Sun StorEdge A1000 Disk
13.4.2 Replacing a Sun StorEdge A3x00 or Sun StorEdge A1000 Disk
Chapter 14 Administering Sun StorEdge A5000s
14.1 Recovering From Power Loss
14.1.1 How to Recover From Power Loss (Solstice DiskSuite)
14.1.2 How to Recover From Power Loss (SSVM or CVM)
14.2 Administering Sun StorEdge A5000s
14.2.1 Repairing a Lost Sun StorEdge A5000 Connection
14.2.2 How to Repair a Lost Sun StorEdge A5000 Connection
14.3 Administering Sun StorEdge A5000 Disks
14.3.1 Adding or Replacing Sun StorEdge A5000 Disks
14.3.2 How to Add a Sun StorEdge A5000 Disk (Solstice DiskSuite)
14.3.3 How to Add a Sun StorEdge A5000 Disk (SSVM or CVM)
14.3.4 How to Replace a Sun StorEdge A5000 Disk (Solstice DiskSuite)
14.3.5 How to Replace a Sun StorEdge A5000 Disk (SSVM or CVM)
Part III Technical Reference
Appendix A Administering Volume Managers
A.1 Using Solstice DiskSuite in the Sun Cluster Environment
A.1.1 Metadevice and Diskset Administration
A.1.1.1 About Disksets
A.1.2 Adding a Disk to a Diskset
A.1.3 How to Add a Disk to a Diskset (Solstice DiskSuite)
A.1.4 Removing a Disk From a Diskset
A.1.5 How to Remove a Disk From a Diskset (Solstice DiskSuite)
A.1.6 Administering Multihost Metadevices
A.1.6.1 Managing Metadevices
A.1.6.2 Adding a Mirror to a Diskset
A.1.6.3 Removing a Mirror From a Diskset
A.1.6.4 Taking Submirrors Offline
A.1.6.5 Creating New Metadevices
A.1.6.6 Replacing Errored Components
A.1.6.7 Deleting Metadevices
A.1.6.8 Growing Metadevices
A.1.6.9 Managing Hot Spare Pools
A.1.6.10 Managing UFS Logs
A.1.6.11 Adding UFS Logging to a Logical Host
A.1.7 Administering Local Metadevices
A.1.8 Destructive Metadevice Actions
A.2 Using SSVM and CVM in the Sun Cluster Environment
A.2.1 Objects Administration Overview (SSVM and CVM)
A.2.2 About Disks
A.2.3 How to Initialize and Configure a Disk (SSVM and CVM)
A.2.3.1 Taking a Disk Offline
A.2.3.2 Removing a Disk
A.2.4 Administering Disk Groups
A.2.5 How to Create a Disk Group (SSVM and CVM)
A.2.6 How to Move a Disk to a Different Disk Group (SSVM and CVM)
A.2.7 Administering SSVM and CVM Objects
A.2.7.1 Creating Volumes and Adding Mirrors to Volumes
A.2.7.2 Adding Dirty Region Logging
A.2.7.3 Creating a Log File for an Existing Volume
A.2.7.4 Using Hot-Relocation
A.2.7.5 Using VxFS File Systems
A.2.7.6 Growing a File System
A.2.8 Administering Local Mirrors
A.3 Backing Up Multihost Data Using Solstice Backup
Appendix B Sun Cluster Man Page Quick Reference
B.1 Man1
B.2 Man1M
B.3 Man3HA
B.4 Man4
B.5 Man7
Appendix C Sun Cluster Fault Detection
C.1 Fault Detection Overview
C.1.1 The Heartbeat Mechanism: Cluster Membership Monitor
C.1.2 Sanity Checking of Probing Node
C.2 Public Network Monitoring (PNM)
C.3 Sun Cluster Fault Probes
C.4 Data Service-Specific Fault Probes
C.4.1 Sun Cluster HA for NFS Fault Probes
C.4.2 HA-DBMS Fault Probes
C.4.3 Sun Cluster HA for Netscape Fault Probes
C.4.3.1 Sun Cluster HA for DNS Fault Probes
C.4.3.2 Sun Cluster HA for Netscape HTTP Fault Probes
C.4.3.3 Sun Cluster HA for Netscape News Fault Probes
C.4.3.4 Sun Cluster HA for Netscape Mail or Message Server Fault Probes
C.4.3.5 Sun Cluster HA for Netscape LDAP Fault Probes
C.4.4 Sun Cluster HA for Lotus Fault Probes
C.4.5 Sun Cluster HA for Tivoli Fault Probes
C.4.6 Sun Cluster HA for SAP Fault Probes
Appendix D Using Sun Cluster SNMP Management Solutions
D.1 Cluster SNMP Agent and Cluster Management Information Base
D.2 Cluster Management Information Base
D.2.1 The clustersTable Attributes
D.2.2 The clusterNodesTable Attributes
D.2.3 The switchesTable Attributes
D.2.4 The portsTable Attributes
D.2.5 The lhostTable Attributes
D.2.6 The dsTable Attributes
D.2.7 The dsinstTable Attributes
D.3 Cluster SNMP Daemon and Super Monitor Daemon Operation
D.4 SNMP Traps
D.5 Changing the snmpd.conf File
D.5.1 How to Change the snmpd.conf File
D.6 Configuring the Cluster SNMP Agent Port
D.6.1 How to Configure the Cluster SNMP Agent Port
D.7 Using the SNMP Agent With SunNet Manager
D.7.1 How to Use the SNMP Agent With SunNet Manager to Monitor Clusters
D.7.2 How to Reconfigure smond to Monitor a Different Cluster
D.8 SNMP Troubleshooting
Glossary
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