How to Install the Sybase Software

Perform the following steps to install the Sybase ASE software.

1. Become superuser on a cluster member.

2. Note the Sybase ASE installation requirements.

   You can install Sybase ASE binaries on one of the following locations.

   • Local disks of the cluster nodes

   • Cluster file system

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     Before you install the Sybase ASE software on the cluster file system, start the Sun Cluster software and become the owner of the disk device group.

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   See "Preparing to Install Sun Cluster HA for Sybase ASE" for more information about installation locations.

3. Create a failover resource group to hold the network and application resources.

   # scrgadm -a -g resource-group [-h nodelist]

   -g resource-group

   Specifies the name of the resource group. This name can be your choice but must be unique for resource groups within the cluster.

   -h nodelist

   Specifies an optional, comma-separated list of physical node names or IDs that identify potential masters. The order here determines the order in which the Resource Group Manager (RGM) considers primary nodes during failover.

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   Use the -h option to specify the order of the node list. If all the nodes in the cluster are potential masters, you do not need to use the -h option.

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4. Verify that you have added all logical hostnames that the Sun Cluster HA for Sybase ASE data service uses to either the /etc/inet/hosts file or to your name-service (NIS, NIS+) database.

5. Add a logical hostname to the failover resource group.

   # scrgadm -a -L -g resource-group -l logical-hostname \ [-j resource] [-n netiflist]

   -l logical-hostname

   Specifies a logical hostname. The logical hostname is the network interface (IP address) that clients use to access the Sun Cluster HA for Sybase ASE data service.

   -j resource

   Specifies an optional name for the logical-hostname resource. If you do not specify a name, the default resource name appears as the first name after the -l option.

   -n netiflist

   Specifies an optional comma-separated list that identifies the NAFO groups on each node. The netiflist must represent all nodes in the resource group's nodelist. If you do not specify this option, the scrgadm command attempts to discover a network adapter on the subnet that the hostnamelist identifies for each nodelist node.

6. Login as sybase_id.

7. Install the Sybase ASE software.

   Regardless of where you install the Sybase ASE software, modify each node's /etc/system files as you would in standard Sybase ASE installation procedures. For instructions on installing Sybase ASE software, refer to the Sybase installation and configuration guides.

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   For every Sybase server, enter the logical hostname when asked to specify its name.

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