The Sun Cluster 3.1 Software Installation Guide contains guidelines for planning a SunTM Cluster 3.1 configuration, and provides procedures for installing, upgrading, and configuring the Sun Cluster software.
This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.
The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the SolarisTM operating environment and expertise with the volume manager software used with Sun Cluster software.
This document contains information on commands used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.
See one or more of the following sources for this information.
AnswerBook2TM online documentation for the Solaris software environment
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris operating environment man pages
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. |
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |
Application |
Title |
Part Number |
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Concepts |
816-3383 |
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Hardware |
817-0168 |
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Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Collection at http://docs.sun.com/db/coll/1024.1/ |
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Data Services |
Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Service Planning and Administration Guide |
817–1526 |
Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Service Collection at http://docs.sun.com/db/coll/573.10/ |
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API Development |
816-3385 |
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Administration |
816-3384 |
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Error Messages |
816-3382 |
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Man Pages |
816–5251 |
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Release Notes |
816-5317 |
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816-3381 |
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service provider and provide the following information.
Your name and email address (if available)
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model number and serial number of your systems
The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 8)
The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.0)
Use the following commands to gather information on your system for your service provider.
Command |
Function |
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prtconf -v |
Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices |
psrinfo -v |
Displays information about processors |
showrev -p |
Reports which patches are installed |
prtdiag -v |
Displays system diagnostic information |
/usr/cluster/bin/scinstall -pv |
Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information |
Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.