Software Installation Guide

This section discusses errors and omissions from the Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS.

Implied Support of Java ES Applications on Non-Global Zones

How to Install Data-Service Software Packages (pkgadd) in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS describes how to install Sun Java System data services on a cluster that runs the Solaris 10 OS. The procedure uses the pkgadd -G command to install these data services only in the global zone. The -G option ensures that the packages are not propagated to any existing non-global zone or to a non-global zone that is created later.

If the system contains a non-global zone, certain Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) applications and other Java ES components might not be supported. This restriction would apply if the non-global zone exists at the time of installation or if the zone is configured afterwards. The use of the pkgadd -G command to install data services for such applications does not override this restriction. If the Java ES application cannot coexist with non-global zones, you cannot use a data service for that application on a cluster that has non-global zones.

See Solaris 10 Zones in Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q5 Installation Guide for information about Java ES support of Solaris zones.

Resetting Quorum Devices From SCSI-2 to SCSI-3 Brings the Node Down

Performing the procedure How to Update SCSI Reservations After Adding a Node in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS as documented might cause the node to panic. To prevent a node panic during this procedure, run the scgdevs command after you remove all quorum devices but before you configure new quorum devices.

Incorrect Release Date for the First Update of the Solaris 10 OS

In Chapter 5, Upgrading Sun Cluster Software, in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS, upgrade guidelines and procedures refer to the first update release of the Solaris 10 OS as Solaris 10 10/05. The date of this release is incorrect. At publication time of this document, the expected release date of the first update of the Solaris 10 OS is unknown. Additionally, support of upgrade to this future release is not yet determined. Contact your Sun service representative concerning support of upgrade to future releases of Solaris 10 software.

Manually Install Shared Components When Java ES Applications Are Installed on a Cluster File System (6270408)

Java ES application binaries can be installed on a cluster file system instead of on each cluster node. For Solaris 10 cluster configurations, when you install the data service (agent) by using pkgadd, you must also use pkgadd to manually install the Java ES shared components that the application requires.

See the Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q5 Installation Guide for the list of shared components that each Java ES application requires and the package list for each shared component product.

Incorrect Commands to Check Product Versions (6288988)

In How to Upgrade Dependency Software Before a Nonrolling Upgrade in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS and How to Upgrade Dependency Software Before a Rolling Upgrade in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS, the instructions to check the version level of two of the shared components contain an error.

Step 2b, Apache Tomcat

Incorrect:

# patchadd -p | grep 114016

Correct:

# showrev -p | grep 114016

Step 5a, Explorer

Incorrect:

# pkginfo -l SUNWexplo | grep SUNW_PRODVERS

Correct:

# pkginfo -l SUNWexplo | grep VERSION

Rolling Upgrade

Rolling Upgrade might not be supported in a future release of Sun Cluster software. In that case, other procedures will be provided designed to limit Sun Cluster outages during software upgrade.