This manual provides procedures specific to supporting network-attached storage (NAS) systems placed in a Sun Cluster environment. Sun Cluster supports NAS devices, for shared storage only, beginning with version 3.1 9/04. It supports NAS devices as quorum devices beginning with version 3.1 8/05. Use this manual with Sun Cluster 3.1 software on both SPARC® and x86 based systems.
In this document, the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32-bit family of microprocessor chips and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD.
Sun Cluster software runs on two platforms, SPARC and x86. The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.
In this document, references to Oracle Real Application Clusters also apply to Oracle Parallel Server unless otherwise stated.
This book is for Sun representatives who are performing the initial installation of a Sun Cluster configuration and for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the system.
This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a planning or presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.
This book contains one chapter with the following major sections:
Requirements, Recommendations, and Restrictions for Network Appliance NAS Devices lists limitations of your use of NAS storage devices in a Sun Cluster environment.
Installing a Network Appliance NAS Device in a Sun Cluster Environment contains the procedure about installing NAS storage devices in a Sun Cluster environment.
Maintaining a Network Appliance NAS Device in a Sun Cluster Environment contains procedures about maintaining NAS storage devices in a Sun Cluster environment.
The following table lists the information that has been revised or added since the initial release of this documentation. The table also lists the revision date for these changes.
Table P–1 Sun Cluster 3.1 With Network-Attached Storage Devices Manual for Solaris OS Revisions
Revision Date |
New Information |
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June 2006 |
Added the requirement for package SUNWzlib (see Requirements, Recommendations, and Restrictions for Network Appliance NAS Devices). Added steps in How to Install a Network Appliance NAS Device in a Cluster. |
December 2005 |
Added the requirement that NAS quorum devices must be on the local network. See Requirements When Configuring NAS Devices as Quorum Devices. |
The following books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hardcopy format, ensure that you have these books available for your reference.
The following Sun Cluster books support the Sun Cluster 3.1, 2004, and 2005 releases. If you are maintaining a different version of Sun Cluster software, refer to the appropriate documentation. All Sun Cluster documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com.
Documentation that is not available at http://docs.sun.com is listed with the appropriate URL.
Documentation specific to the Network Appliance filer is listed in Related Third-Party Web Site References.
Table P–2 Sun Cluster Documentation
Application |
Title |
---|---|
Concepts | |
Overview | |
Hardware administration |
Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS Individual hardware administration guides |
Software installation | |
Data service administration |
Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS Individual data service guides |
Data service development | |
System administration | |
Error messages | |
Command and function reference | |
Release Notes |
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When installing or maintaining a Network Appliance filer in a Sun Cluster environment, access the http://now.netapp.com site. Search for the documents that are listed in the following table for device-specific instructions.
Table P–3 Network Appliance Clustered-Filer Documentation
Task |
Network Appliance Document |
---|---|
Setting up a NAS device |
System Administration File Access Management Guide |
Setting up a LUN |
Host Cluster Tool for Unix Installation Guide |
Installing ONTAP software |
Software Setup Guide, Upgrade Guide |
Exporting volumes for the cluster |
Data ONTAP Storage Management Guide |
Installing NAS support software packages on cluster nodes |
Log in to http://now.netapp.com. From the Software Download page, download the Host Cluster Tool for Unix Installation Guide. |
This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information about 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:
Online documentation for the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS)
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris Operating System man pages
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 9)
The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.1 8/05)
Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your service provider.
Command |
Function |
---|---|
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.
Sun Function |
URL |
Description |
---|---|---|
Documentation |
Download PDF and HTML documents, and order printed documents |
|
Support and Training |
Obtain technical support, download patches, and learn about Sun courses |
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–4 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 |
Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. Perform a patch analysis. Do not save the file. [Note that some emphasized items appear bold online.] |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–5 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 |
# |
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