The Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 3900 Series or Sun StorEdge 6900 Series System Manual provides procedures specific to Sun StorEdgeTM 3900 or 6900 storage devices that are placed in a SunTM Cluster environment.
Use this manual with any version of Sun Cluster 3.0 and 3.1 software on SPARC® based clusters and any supported version of Sun Cluster 3.1 software on x86 based clusters. Unless otherwise noted, procedures are the same for all supported Sun Cluster 3.0 and 3.1 versions. See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.
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.
This book contains information on several Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 series storage devices. Only the Sun StorEdge 6920 array is supported with x86 based clusters.
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 the following chapters.
Chapter 1, Restrictions and Requirements lists requirements specific to the procedures in this book.
Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring a Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 Series System discusses how to install Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 series storage systems and how to configure logical units on these systems.
Chapter 3, Maintaining a Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 Series System describes how to maintain Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 series storage systems in a running cluster.
Chapter 4, Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Storage System Cabling Diagrams provides examples of supported cabling configurations.
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 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 3900 Series or Sun StorEdge 6900 Series System Manual
Revision Date |
New Information |
---|---|
January 2006 |
Extended support for the SE 6920 array to x86 based clusters. Added information in support of single, dual-port HBA configurations. |
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.
Table P–2 Hardware Documentation
Title |
Part Number |
---|---|
Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide |
816-1420 |
Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Release Notes: For the Solaris Operating System |
817–0385 |
Sun StorEdge T3 and T3+ Array Administrator's Guide |
816-0776 |
816-0777 |
|
Sun StorEdge T3 and T3+ Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual |
816-0773 |
Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Release Notes, Version 1.17b Controller Firmware |
806-1497 |
Sun StorEdge 6920 System Host Installation Software Guide, Release 2.0 |
817–5831 |
Sun StorEdge 6920 Series Site Preparation Guide, Release 2.0 |
817–5224 |
Sun StorEdge 6920 System Getting Started Guide |
817–5727 |
Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series 2.0 Reference and Service Manual |
817-5229 |
Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series 20 Reference and Service Manual |
816-5253 |
Table P–3 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 |
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 8)
The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.0)
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.
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.
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.
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P–4 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. |
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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