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Sun Cluster 3.0 Installation Guide

How to Install VERITAS Volume Manager Software

Perform this task on each node in the cluster.

  1. Become superuser on the cluster node.

  2. Disable Dynamic Multipathing (DMP).


    # mkdir /dev/vx
# ln -s /dev/dsk /dev/vx/dmp
# ln -s /dev/rdsk /dev/vx/rdmp

  3. Insert the VxVM CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on the node.

  4. Install the VxVM software packages.

    Note -

    If you have VxVM software patches to install, do not reboot after installing the VxVM software.


    # cd /cdrom_image/volume_manager_3_0_4_solaris/pkgs
# pkgadd -d . VRTSvxvm VRTSvmdev VRTSvmman

    List VRTSvxvm first in the pkgadd(1M) command and VRTSvmdev second. Refer to your VxVM installation documentation for descriptions of the other VxVM software packages.

    Note -

    The VRTSvxvm and VRTSvmdev packages are required for all VxVM installations.

  5. Eject the CD-ROM.

  6. Install any VxVM patches.

    Refer to Sun Cluster 3.0 Release Notes for the location of patches and installation instructions.

  7. If you installed VxVM software patches, shut down the cluster, then reboot each node in the cluster.

    Before rebooting the first node of the cluster, shut down the cluster by using the scshutdown command. Until the cluster nodes are removed from install mode, only the first node, which establishes the cluster (the sponsor node), has a quorum vote. In an established cluster which is still in install mode, if the cluster is not shut down before the first node is rebooted, the remaining cluster nodes cannot obtain quorum and the entire cluster shuts down.

    Cluster nodes remain in install mode until the first time you run the scsetup(1M) command, during the procedure "How to Perform Post-Installation Setup".

Refer to your VxVM installation documentation for complete information about installing VxVM software.

Where to Go From Here

To set up your root user's environment, go to "How to Set Up the Root User's Environment".