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 of 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 of the network resources that Sun Cluster HA for Sybase ASE uses to either the /etc/inet/hosts file or to your name service (NIS, NIS+) database.

5. Add a network resource (logical hostname or shared address) to the failover resource group.

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

   -l logical-hostname

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

   -n netiflist

   Specifies an optional, comma-separated list that identifies the NAFO groups on each node. All of the nodes that are in the resource group's nodelist must be represented in the netiflist. If you do not specify this option, the scrgadm(1M) command attempts to discover a net adapter on the subnet that the hostname list identifies for each node that is in nodelist. For example, -n nafo0@nodename, nafo0@nodename2.

6. Run the scswitch(1M) command to complete the following tasks.

   • Enable the resource and fault monitoring.

   • Move the resource group into a managed state.

   • Bring the resource group online

   # scswitch -Z -g resource-group

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7. On the node mastering the resource group that you just created, login as sybase.

   The installation of the Sybase binaries must be performed on the node where the corresponding logical host is running.

8. 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 how to install the Sybase ASE software, refer to the Sybase installation and configuration guides.

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   For every Sybase server, enter the hostname that is associated with a network resource when asked to specify the hostname.

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Where to Go From Here

After you install the Sybase ASE software, go to "How to Configure Sybase ASE Database Access With Solstice DiskSuite" if you use the Solstice DiskSuite volume manager. Go to "How to Configure Sybase ASE Database Access With VxVM" if you use the VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM).