Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 System Administration Guide

Preface

The Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 System Administration Guide provides procedures for administering a Sun^TM Cluster 3.1 10/03 configuration.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. This document is not to be used as a planning or presales guide.

The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the Solaris^TM operating environment and expertise with the volume manager software used with Sun Cluster.

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information on commands specific to administering a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures.

See one or more of the following for this information:

Online documentation for the Solaris software environment
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris operating environment man pages

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`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.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

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
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`

Related Documentation

Application	Title	Part Number
Software Installation	Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Software Installation Guide	817-0518
Data Services	Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Service Planning and Administration Guide Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Services 10/03 Collection athttp://docs.sun.com/db/coll/573.11	817-3305
API Development	Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Data Services Developer's Guide	816-0520
Concepts	Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Concepts Guide	816–0519
Hardware	Sun Cluster 3.1 Hardware Administration Manual Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Collection at http://docs.sun.com/db/coll/1024.1	817-0168
Error Messages	Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Error Messages Guide	817–0521
Man Pages	Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Man Page Reference Manual	817–0522
Release Notes	Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Release Notes	817–0638
	Sun Cluster 3.x Release Notes Supplement	816–3381
	Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Services 10/03 Release Notes	817–3324

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM 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.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Getting Help

Contact your service provider if you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster. Provide the following information to your service provider.

Your name and email address
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model and serial numbers of your systems
The release number of the operating environment, for example Solaris 8
The release number of Sun Cluster, for example, Sun Cluster 3.1

Use the following commands to gather information on your system for your service provider:

Command	Function
`prtconf -v`	Displays the size of the system memory. 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.