Index

Symbols

/etc/hostname file on installation server, 1

/etc/hosts file

installation server, 1

/etc/netmasks file

installation server, 1

A

access serverSee terminal server

addon.conf file, 1

addresses

external IP, 1
IPv4, 1, 2

administration toolSee nhadm tool

AUTO_REBOOT option, 1

automatic reboot of nodes, 1

B

bitmaps, configuring, 1
boot policy, configuring diskless nodes, 1

C

CGTP, configuring, 1

client ID boot policy, 1

cluster administration toolSee nhadm tool

cluster hardware

connecting for manual installation, 1
connecting fornhinstall installation, 1
Ethernet switches, installing, 1
nodes, installing, 1
terminal server, installing, 1, 2

cluster IP addresses, configuring, 1

cluster network

installation server, manually connecting to, 1

cluster_definition.conf file, 1

BITMAP_IN_MEMORY option, 1
CLUSTER_NETWORK option, 1
DIRECT_LINK option, 1
DISKLESS_BOOT_POLICY option, 1
EXTERNAL_ACCESS option, 1
LOGICAL_SLICE_SUPPORT option, 1
NFS_USER_DIR_NOAC option, 1
NODE option, 1, 2
PUBLIC_NETWORK option, 1
SLICE option, 1
USE_CGTP option, 1

CLUSTER_NETWORK parameter, 1, 2

clusters

configuring IP addresses, 1
installation process, 1

CompactPCI servers

installing, 1

configuration

options, 1

verifying correctness of

on Linux, 1
on Solaris, 1

configuration files

addon.conf file, 1
cluster_definition.conf file, 1
diskless_nodeprof.conf file, 1
env_installation.conf file, 1
nodeprof.conf file, 1

configuring

Ethernet switches, 1
Netra servers, 1
terminal servers, 1

D

data, limiting access during split brain, 1

dataless nodes

booting, 1
configuring disk partitions on, 1

DATALESS_MVISTA_xxx_DIR parameters, 1

DEFAULT_ROUTER parameter, 1

DHCP

boot policy for diskless nodes, 1
configuring files locally, 1

direct link

configuring, 1

direct link, configuring, 1

DIRECT_LINK parameter, 1

disk partitions, configuring

on dataless nodes, 1
on master-eligible nodes, 1

diskless nodes

booting, 1

configuring

DHCP, 1
nhinstall tool environment, 1

customizing Solaris OS installation, 1

DISKLESS_BOOT_POLICY parameter, 1

diskless_nodeprof.conf file, 1

dynamic boot policy, 1

E

env_installation.conf file, 1

errors, troubleshooting, 1

Ethernet switches

installing, 1
SNMP support, 1
Spanning Tree Protocol, 1

External Address Manager, functionality, 1

external IP addresses, configuring, 1

EXTERNAL_BONDING_MASTER_ADDRESS parameter, 1

EXTERNAL_IPMP_MASTER_ADDRESS parameter, 1

EXTERNAL_MASTER_ADDRESS parameter, 1

F

FC-AL disks, managing, 1
floating external addresses, configuring, 1

H

hubs, 1, 2

I

INSTALL_DISKLESS_ENV parameter, 1

installation

overview, 1
packages and patches, 1
stages of, 1

installation hardware

connecting for manual installation, 1
connecting fornhinstall installation, 1

installation server

cluster network, manually connecting to, 1
public network, manually connecting to, 1

installation server, installing

MontaVista Linux CGE, 1
Solaris OS, 1

installing

Ethernet switches, 1
Netra servers, 1
terminal servers, 1

IP addresses, configuring

external, 1
IPv4, 1, 2

IP-replicated partitions, storing bitmaps of, 1

L

Linux

configuring

disk partitions, 1
volume management, 1

controlling the external floating address, 1

disk partition space requirements, 1

installing

on dataless nodes with Solaris OS MENs, 1
on installation server, 1

M

manual installation

connecting hardware, 1

master nodes, configuring floating external addresses, 1

master-eligible nodes

booting, 1
configuring disk partitions on, 1
NFS-served data requirements, 1
specifying disk partitions used, 1

MIRROR parameter, 1

MontaVista Linux CGE

See also Linux

, 1

See also Linux

installing, 1

N

netmasks file

installation server, 1

netmasks, specifying for NIC0, NIC1, and cgtp0 interfaces, 1

Netra 120 servers

installing, 1

Netra 20 servers

installing, 1

Netra 240 servers

installing, 1

Netra T1 servers

installing, 1

network connections, checking, 1

NFS-served data

locating on shared disks, requirements, 1
replicating over IP, requirements, 1

nhadm tool, 1

nheamd daemon, 1

nhinstall installation

connecting hardware, 1

nhinstall tool, 1

addon.conf file, 1

bitmaps, configuring, 1

CGTP, configuring, 1

cluster IP addresses, configuring, 1

cluster_definition.conf file, 1

configuration options, 1

direct link, configuring, 1

disk partitions, configuring, 1

diskless nodes

boot policy, 1
configuring, 1

env_installation.conf file, 1

external addresses, configuring for peer nodes, 1

floating external address, configuring for master node, 1

installation, verifying, 1

installing, 1

launching, 1

master-eligible nodes, booting, 1

noac option, configuring, 1

preparing to install, 1, 2

progress indicator, resetting, 1

rebooting nodes automatically, 1

resetting, 1

restarting, 1

stages of installation, 1

volume management, configuring, 1

noac option, configuring, 1

nodeprof.conf file, 1

nodes

checking status of, 1
configuring IP addresses, 1, 2
installing withnhinstall tool, 1
rebooting automatically, 1

P

packages and patches, specifying installation of, 1

partitions

IP-replicated bitmaps, 1
NFS-served data requirements, 1

progress indicator, resettingnhinstalltool, 1

public network router, specifying, 1

public network, connecting to installation server, 1

R

rebooting nodes automatically, 1
remote terminal serverSee terminal server
router to public network, specifying, 1

S

scoreboard bitmapsSee bitmaps

SCSI disk reservation, 1

serial line, configuring, 1

servers, 1

See also terminal server
installing Netra, 1
Netra 240, 1

shared data, limiting access during split brain, 1

shared disks

mirroring on the Solaris OS, 1
requirements of NFS-served data, 1

SHARED_DISK_FENCING parameter, 1

SHARED_SLICE parameter, when to use, 1

SLICE parameter, when to use, 1

Solaris Operating System

avoiding split brain, 1
customizing installation on diskless nodes, 1
installing on MENs with Linux dataless nodes, 1
mirroring shared disks, 1
nhinstall tool, setting up, 1, 2

SOLARIS_DIR parameter, 1

split brain

preventing, 1

split brain, preventing

occurence of with direct links, 1
simultaneous data access, 1

stages of installation, 1

static boot policy, 1

subnets, specifying for NIC0, NIC1, and cgtp0 interfaces, 1

switchesSee Ethernet switches

system console serverSee terminal server

T

terminal server

installing, 1

troubleshooting errors, 1

U

USE_CGTP parameter, 1

V

volume management

configuring

advanced, 1
basic, 1

overview, 1