Use this procedure to remove a cluster node from the list of potential primaries of a disk device group, on a cluster running Solstice DiskSuite. A node can belong to more than one disk device group at a time, so repeat the metaset command for each disk device group from which you want to remove the node.
Determine the disk device group(s) of which the node to be removed is a member.
# scstat -D |
Become superuser on the node that currently owns the disk device group you want to modify.
Delete the node's hostname from the disk device group.
# metaset -s setname -d -f -h nodelist |
Specifies the disk device group name
Deletes from the disk device group the nodes identified with -h
Force
Removes the node from the list of nodes that can master the disk device group
The update can take several minutes to complete.
Repeat Step 3 for each disk device group from which the node is being removed as a potential primary.
Verify that the node has been removed from the disk device group.
The disk device group name will match the diskset name specified with metaset.
# scstat -D |
The following example shows the removal of the host name phys-schost-2 from a disk device group configuration. This eliminates phys-schost-2 as a potential primary for the designated disk device group. Verify removal of the node by running the scstat -D command and checking that the removed node is no longer displayed in the screen text.
[Determine the disk device group(s) for the node:] # scstat -D -- Device Group Servers -- Device Group Primary Secondary ------------ ------- --------- Device group servers: dg-schost-1 phys-schost-1 phys-schost-2 [Become superuser.] [Remove the hostname from all disk device groups:] # metaset -s dg-schost-1 -d -f -h phys-schost-2 [Verify removal of the node:] # scstat -D -- Device Group Servers -- Device Group Primary Secondary ------------ ------- --------- Device group servers: dg-schost-1 phys-schost-1 - |