How to Configure Sybase ASE Database Access With VxVM

If you use VxVM software, perform the following steps to configure Sybase ASE database access with the VxVM software.

1. Configure the disk devices for the VxVM software to use.

   See the Sun Cluster 3.0 U1 Installation Guide for information on how to configure VERITAS Volume Manager.

2. If you use raw devices to contain the databases, run the following commands on the current disk-group primary to change each device's owner, group, and mode.

   If you do not use raw devices, do not perform this step.

   1. If you create raw devices, run the following command for each raw device.

      # vxedit -g diskgroup set user=sybase_id group=dba_id mode=0600 volume

      diskgroup

      Specifies the name of the disk group.

      volume

      Specifies the name of the volume within the disk group.

   2. Verify that the changes are effective.

      # ls -lL /dev/vx/rdsk/diskgroup/volume

   3. Reregister the disk device group with the cluster to keep the VxVM namespace consistent throughout the cluster.

      # scconf -c -D name=diskgroup