After the cluster has been established and the product components have been configured, you are ready to configure Sun Cluster data services for the various product components. The installed Sun Cluster agents are software programs that enable applications to take advantage of clusters. Agent software and additional configuration files comprise data services that enable you to run an application (such as Web Server or an Oracle database) on a cluster instead of on a single server. Combined with the Sun Cluster framework software and multihost disks, data services enable applications to become highly available and scalable.
Until you have fully configured the data services and all the supporting layers (volume manager, cluster file system, resource group information), Sun Cluster installation is not complete. More information on data services can be found in the Sun Cluster Overview for Solaris OS .
You can deploy Access Manager in a highly available web container. However, like any web application deployed in a web container, it is subject to failure. In this case, the web container will not fail over.
For Communications Suite product components, run the installer on each node installing the product components, then install the corresponding HA Sun JavaTM System subcomponent of the Sun Cluster Agents for Sun Java System product components. In the installer, select the Configure Later type. When specifying installation directories, use the location on the node's local file system for product component, and use locations on a cluster file system for the component Configuration and Product Location.
If your installation plan calls for high availability for non-Communications Suite products, first install and configure the non-Communications Suite product, then select the agent that supports that product in the installer. Install and configure the agent following the instructions in the appropriate Sun Cluster data service guide.
Solaris SPARC platform data services guides are available here: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1124.4
Solaris x86 platform data services guides are available here: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1125.4
The following table lists the agents that are provided for the Communications Suite product components in the Sun Cluster Agents product component. Links to the documentation needed for configuring these data services are provided.
Table 6–3 Sun ClusterAgents (Data Services)
Agent Name |
Special Instructions |
Platform |
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HA Sun Java System Application Server |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Sun Java System Application Server EE (HADB) |
Sun Cluster Data Service for Sun Java System Application Server EE (HADB) Guide for Solaris OS |
SPARC |
HA Sun Java System Calendar Server |
Use Chapter 6, Configuring Calendar Server 6.3 Software for High Availability (Failover Service), in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6.3 Administration Guide as a guide to installing and configuring for failover. |
SPARC |
HA Sun Java System Directory Server |
SPARC |
|
HA Instant Messaging |
Use the Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7.2 Administration Guide for instructions on installing and configuring for high availability. |
SPARC |
HA Sun Java System Message Queue |
Use Sun Cluster Data Service for Sun Java System Message Queue Guide for Solaris OS as a guide to installing and configuring for failover. |
SPARC, x86 |
HA Sun Java System Messaging Server |
Use Chapter 3, Configuring High Availability, in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 Administration Guide as a guide to installing and configuring for failover |
SPARC |
HA/Scalable Sun Java System Web Server |
Use the Sun Cluster Data Service for Sun Java System Web Server Guide for Solaris OS as a guide to installing and configuring for failover or for scalability. |
SPARC, x86 |
HA Agfa IMPAX |
SPARC |
|
HA Apache Tomcat |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Apache |
SPARC |
|
HA Broadvision One-to-One Enterprise |
SPARC |
|
HA DHCP |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA DNS |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA MySQL |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA NetBackup |
SPARC |
|
HA Sun N1 Service Provisioning |
SPARC |
|
HA NFS |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Oracle |
SPARC |
|
HA Oracle Application Server |
SPARC |
|
HA Oracle E-Business Suite |
SPARC |
|
HA Oracle Real Application Clusters |
SPARC |
|
HA Samba |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA SAP |
SPARC |
|
HA SAP DB |
SPARC |
|
HA SAP liveCache |
SPARC |
|
HA Siebel |
SPARC |
|
HA Solaris Containers |
SPARC, x86 |
|
HA Sun N1 Grid Engine |
SPARC |
|
HA Sun N1 Service Provisioning |
SPARC |
|
HA SWIFT Alliance Gateway |
SPARC |
|
HA Sybase ASE |
SPARC |
|
HA WebLogic Server |
SPARC |
|
HA WebSphere MQ |
SPARC |
|
HA WebSphere MQ Integrator |
SPARC |