Documentation Home
> Sun Cluster 2.2 Software Installation Guide
Sun Cluster 2.2 Software Installation Guide
Book Information
Preface
Chapter 1 Understanding the Sun Cluster Environment
1.1 Sun Cluster Overview
1.2 Hardware Configuration Components
1.2.1 Cluster Nodes
1.2.2 Cluster Interconnect
1.2.2.1 The Switch Management Agent
SMA for SCI Clusters
SMA for Ethernet Clusters
1.2.3 /etc/nsswitch.conf File Entries
1.2.4 Public Networks
1.2.5 Local Disks
1.2.6 Multihost Disks
1.2.7 Terminal Concentrator or System Service Processor and Administrative Workstation
1.3 Quorum, Quorum Devices, and Failure Fencing
1.3.1 CMM Quorum
1.3.2 CCD Quorum
1.3.2.1 CCD Quorum in Two-Node Clusters
1.3.3 Quorum Devices (SSVM and CVM)
1.3.4 Failure Fencing
1.3.4.1 Failure Fencing (SSVM and CVM)
Failure Fencing Two-Node Clusters
Failure Fencing Greater Than Two-Node Clusters
1.3.4.2 Failure Fencing (Solstice DiskSuite)
1.3.5 Preventing Partitioned Clusters (SSVM and CVM)
1.4 Configurations Supported by Sun Cluster
1.4.1 High Availability and Parallel Database Configurations
1.4.2 Symmetric and Asymmetric Configurations
1.4.3 Clustered Pairs Configuration
1.4.4 Ring Configuration
1.4.5 N+1 Configuration (Star)
1.4.6 N to N Configuration (Scalable)
1.4.7 Campus Clustering
1.5 Software Configuration Components
1.5.1 Cluster Framework
1.5.2 Fault Monitor Layer
1.5.3 Data Services Layer
1.5.3.1 Data Services Supported by Sun Cluster
1.5.3.2 Data Services API
1.5.4 Switch Management Agent
1.5.5 Cluster SNMP Agent
1.5.6 Cluster Configuration Database
1.5.6.1 CCD Operation
1.5.7 Volume Managers
1.5.7.1 Disk Groups
1.5.8 Logical Hosts
1.5.9 Public Network Management (PNM)
1.5.10 System Failover and Switchover
1.5.10.1 Partial Failover
1.5.10.2 Failover With Parallel Databases
Chapter 2 Planning the Configuration
2.1 Configuration Planning Overview
2.2 Configuration Planning Tasks
2.2.1 Planning the Administrative Workstation
2.2.2 Establishing Names and Naming Conventions
2.2.3 Planning Network Connections
2.2.3.1 Public Network Connections
2.2.3.2 Private Network Connections
2.2.3.3 Terminal Concentrator and Administrative Workstation Network Connections
2.2.4 Planning Your Solaris Operating Environment Installation
2.2.4.1 Using Solaris Interface Groups
2.2.4.2 Partitioning System Disks
File System Slices
Volume Manager Slices
The Root (/) Slice
The /usr, /var, and /opt Slices
2.2.5 Volume Management
2.2.5.1 Solstice DiskSuite Considerations
2.2.5.2 Sun StorEdge Volume Manager and Cluster Volume Manager Considerations
2.2.6 File System Logging
2.2.7 Determining Your Multihost Disk Requirements
2.2.7.1 Disk Space Growth
2.2.7.2 Size and Number of Disk Drives
2.2.8 Planning Your File System Layout on the Multihost Disks
2.2.8.1 File Systems With Solstice DiskSuite
2.2.8.2 File Systems With VERITAS VxFS
2.2.8.3 Mount Information
2.2.8.4 Booting From a SPARCstorage Array
2.2.9 Planning Your Logical Host Configuration
2.2.10 Planning the Cluster Configuration Database Volume
2.2.11 Planning the Quorum Device (SSVM and CVM Only)
2.2.11.1 Cluster Topology Considerations
2.2.12 Planning a Data Migration Strategy
2.2.13 Selecting a Multihost Backup Strategy
2.2.14 Planning for Problem Resolution
2.3 Selecting a Solaris Install Method
2.4 Licensing
2.5 Configuration Rules for Improved Reliability
2.5.1 Mirroring Guidelines
2.5.1.1 Mirroring Root (/)
2.5.1.2 Solstice DiskSuite Mirroring Alternatives
2.6 Configuration Restrictions
2.6.1 Service and Application Restrictions
2.6.2 Sun Cluster HA for NFS Restrictions
2.6.3 Hardware Restrictions
2.6.4 Solstice DiskSuite Restrictions
2.6.5 Other Restrictions
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Sun Cluster Software
3.1 Installation Overview
3.2 Installation Procedures
3.2.1 How to Prepare the Administrative Workstation and Install the Client Software
3.2.2 How to Install the Server Software
3.2.3 How to Configure the Cluster
3.3 Troubleshooting the Installation
3.3.1 Recovering From an Aborted Installation
3.3.2 How to Recover From an Aborted Client Installation
3.3.3 How to Recover From an Aborted Server Installation
Chapter 4 Upgrading Sun Cluster Software
4.1 Upgrade Overview
4.2 Upgrading From Solstice HA 1.3 to Sun Cluster 2.2
4.2.1 How to Upgrade From Solstice HA 1.3 to Sun Cluster 2.2
4.3 Upgrading From Sun Cluster 2.0 or 2.1 to Sun Cluster 2.2
4.3.1 Planning the Upgrade
4.3.2 Using Terminal Concentrator and System Service Processor Monitoring
4.3.3 Performing the Upgrade
4.3.4 How to Upgrade the Client Software From Sun Cluster 2.0 or 2.1 to Sun Cluster 2.2
4.3.5 How to Upgrade the Server Software From Sun Cluster 2.0 or 2.1 to Sun Cluster 2.2
Chapter 5 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for Oracle
5.1 Preparing to Install Sun Cluster HA for Oracle
5.1.1 Selecting an Install Location for Sun Cluster HA for Oracle
5.1.2 Setting Up the /etc/nsswitch.conf File
5.1.3 Setting Up Multihost Disks for Sun Cluster HA for Oracle
5.2 Installing Sun Cluster HA for Oracle
5.2.1 How to Prepare the Nodes and Install the Oracle Software
5.2.2 Creating an Oracle Database and Setting Up Sun Cluster HA for Oracle
5.2.3 How to Prepare Logical Hosts for Oracle Databases
5.2.4 How to Create an Oracle Database
5.2.5 How to Set Up Sun Cluster HA for Oracle
5.2.6 Setting Up Sun Cluster HA for Oracle Clients
5.3 Verifying the Sun Cluster HA for Oracle Installation
5.3.1 How to Verify the Sun Cluster HA for Oracle Installation
Chapter 6 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for Sybase
6.1 Preparing to Install Sun Cluster HA for Sybase
6.1.1 Selecting an Install Location for Sun Cluster HA for Sybase
6.1.2 Setting Up the /etc/nsswitch.conf File
6.1.3 Setting Up Multihost Disks for Sun Cluster HA for Sybase
6.2 Installing Sun Cluster HA for Sybase
6.2.1 How to Prepare the Nodes and Install the Sybase Software
6.2.2 Creating a Sybase SQL Server and Setting Up Sun Cluster HA for Sybase
6.2.3 How to Prepare Multihost Disks for Sybase SQL Servers and Databases
6.2.4 How to Create a Sybase SQL Server and Databases
6.2.5 How to Set Up Sun Cluster HA for Sybase
6.2.6 Setting Up Sun Cluster HA for Sybase Clients
6.3 Verifying the Sun Cluster HA for Sybase Installation
6.3.1 How to Verify the Sun Cluster HA for Sybase Installation
Chapter 7 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for Informix
7.1 Preparing to Install Sun Cluster HA for Informix
7.1.1 Selecting an Install Location for Sun Cluster HA for Informix
7.1.2 Setting Up the /etc/nsswitch.conf File
7.1.3 Setting Up Multihost Disks for Sun Cluster HA for Informix
7.2 Installing Sun Cluster HA for Informix
7.2.1 How to Prepare the Nodes and Install the Informix Software
7.2.2 Creating an Informix Database and Setting Up Sun Cluster HA for Informix
7.2.3 How to Prepare Logical Hosts for Informix Databases
7.2.4 How to Create an Informix Database
7.2.5 How to Set Up Sun Cluster HA for Informix
7.2.6 Setting Up Sun Cluster HA for Informix Clients
7.3 Verifying the Sun Cluster HA for Informix Installation
7.3.1 How to Verify the Sun Cluster HA for Informix Installation
Chapter 8 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for Netscape
8.1 Sun Cluster HA for Netscape Overview
8.2 Installing Netscape Services
8.2.1 How to Install Netscape Services
8.3 Installing Netscape News
8.3.1 How to Install Netscape News
8.4 Installing Netscape Web or HTTP Server
8.4.1 How to Install Netscape Web or HTTP Server
8.5 Installing Netscape Mail
8.5.1 How to Install Netscape Mail
8.6 Installing Netscape Directory Server
8.6.1 How to Install Netscape Directory Server
8.7 Configuring the Sun Cluster HA for Netscape Data Services
8.7.1 How to Configure the Sun Cluster HA for Netscape Data Services
8.7.2 Configuration Parameters for the Sun Cluster HA for Netscape Data Services
8.7.2.1 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for Netscape News
8.7.2.2 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for Netscape HTTP
8.7.2.3 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for Netscape Mail
8.7.2.4 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for Netscape LDAP
Chapter 9 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for Tivoli
9.1 Overview of Sun Cluster HA for Tivoli
9.2 Installing the Tivoli Server and Managed Nodes
9.2.1 How to Install the Tivoli Server and Managed Nodes
9.3 Installing and Configuring Sun Cluster HA for Tivoli
9.3.1 How to Install and Configure Sun Cluster HA for Tivoli
9.3.2 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for Tivoli
Chapter 10 Installing and Configuring Sun Cluster HA for SAP
10.1 Sun Cluster HA for SAP Overview
10.2 Configuration Guidelines for Sun Cluster HA for SAP
10.2.1 Supported Configurations
10.2.1.1 Two-Node Cluster With One Logical Host
10.2.1.2 Two-Node Cluster With One Logical Host and Development or Test System
10.2.1.3 Two-Node Cluster With One Logical Host, Application Servers, and Separate NFS Cluster
10.2.1.4 Two-Node Cluster With Two Logical Hosts
10.2.1.5 Two-Node Cluster With Two Logical Hosts, Application Servers, and Separate NFS Cluster
10.2.2 Pre-Installation Considerations
10.2.3 Sun Cluster Software Upgrade Considerations
10.2.4 Configuration Options for Application Servers and Test/Development Systems
10.2.5 Sun Cluster HA for NFS Considerations
10.3 Overview of Procedures
10.3.1 Installation Worksheet for Sun Cluster HA for SAP
10.4 Preparing the SAP Environment
10.5 Installing and Configuring SAP and the Database
10.5.1 How to Install SAP and the Database
10.5.2 How to Enable SAP to Run in the Cluster
10.5.3 How to Configure the HA-DBMS
10.6 Configuring Sun Cluster HA for SAP
10.6.1 How to Configure Sun Cluster HA for SAP
10.6.2 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for SAP
10.7 Setting Data Service Dependencies for SAP
10.7.1 How to Set a Data Service Dependency for SAP
10.7.2 How to Remove a Data Service Dependency for SAP
Chapter 11 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for NFS
11.1 Sun Cluster HA for NFS Overview
11.2 Sharing NFS File Systems
11.2.1 How to Share NFS File Systems
11.2.2 How to Register and Activate NFS
11.2.3 How to Add NFS to a System Already Running Sun Cluster
11.3 Administering NFS in Sun Cluster Systems
11.3.1 Adding an Existing File System to a Logical Host
11.3.2 How to Add an Existing File System to a Logical Host
11.3.3 Removing a File System From a Logical Host
11.3.4 How to Remove a File System From a Logical Host
11.3.5 Adding an NFS File System to a Logical Host
11.3.6 How to Add an NFS File System to a Logical Host
11.3.7 Removing an NFS File System From a Logical Host
11.3.8 How to Remove an NFS File System From a Logical Host
11.3.9 Changing Share Options on an NFS File System
11.3.10 How to Change Share Options on an NFS File System
Chapter 12 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for DNS
12.1 Installing DNS
12.1.1 How to Install DNS
12.2 Installing and Configuring Sun Cluster HA for DNS
12.2.1 How to Install and Configure Sun Cluster HA for DNS
12.2.2 Configuration Parameters
Chapter 13 Setting Up and Administering Sun Cluster HA for Lotus
13.1 Sun Cluster HA for Lotus Overview
13.1.1 Sun Cluster HA for Lotus Installation Notes
13.2 Installing and Configuring Lotus Domino
13.2.1 How to Install and Configure Lotus Domino
13.3 Installing and Configuring Sun Cluster HA for Lotus
13.3.1 How to Install and Configure Sun Cluster HA for Lotus
13.3.2 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for Lotus
13.3.2.1 Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for Lotus
Chapter 14 Setting Up and Administering Parallel Database Systems
14.1 General Information for Parallel Database Systems
14.1.1 Shared Disk Architecture
14.1.2 Shared Nothing Architecture
14.1.3 SMA Shared Memory Issues
14.1.4 OPS and IP Failover
14.1.4.1 High Availability Features of Oracle SQL*Net
14.1.4.2 Configuring Oracle SQL*Net
14.2 Installing OPS
14.2.1 How to Install OPS
14.3 Installing Informix-Online XPS
14.3.1 How to Install Informix-Online XPS
Appendix A Configuration Worksheets and Examples
A.1 Configuration Worksheets
Appendix B Configuring Solstice DiskSuite
B.1 Overview of Configuring Solstice DiskSuite for Sun Cluster
B.2 Configuring Solstice DiskSuite for Sun Cluster
B.2.1 Calculating the Number of Metadevice Names
B.2.2 How to Calculate the Number of Metadevice Names
B.2.3 Using the Disk ID Driver
B.2.4 How to Prepare the Configuration to Use the DID Driver
B.2.5 Troubleshooting DID Driver Problems
B.2.6 How to Resolve Conflicts With the DID Major Number
B.2.7 DID Conversion Script
B.2.8 Creating Local Metadevice State Database Replicas
B.2.9 How to Create Local Metadevice State Database Replicas
B.2.10 Mirroring the root (/) File System
B.2.11 Creating Disksets
B.2.12 How to Create a Diskset
B.2.13 How to Add Drives to a Diskset
B.2.14 Planning and Layout of Disks
B.2.15 How to Repartition Drives in a Diskset
B.2.16 Using the md.tab File to Create Metadevices in Disksets
B.2.16.1 Creating an md.tab File
B.2.16.2 md.tab File Creation Guidelines
B.2.16.3 Sample md.tab File
B.2.17 How to Initialize the md.tab File
B.2.18 Creating File Systems Within a Diskset
B.2.19 How to Create Multihost UFS File Systems
B.3 Solstice DiskSuite Configuration Examples
Appendix C Configuring Sun StorEdge Volume Manager and Cluster Volume Manager
C.1 Volume Manager Checklist
C.2 Configuring SSVM for Sun Cluster
C.2.1 How to Configure SSVM for Sun Cluster
C.3 Configuring VxFS File Systems on the Multihost Disks
C.3.1 How to Configure VxFS File Systems on the Multihost Disks
C.4 Administering the Pseudo-Device Major Number
C.4.1 How to Verify the Pseudo-Device Major Number (SSVM)
C.4.2 How to Change the Pseudo-Device Major Number (SSVM)
C.5 Configuring the Shared CCD Volume
C.5.1 How to Configure the Shared CCD Volume
© 2010, Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates