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Sun Cluster 2.2 Release Notes

Installing and Upgrading Solstice DiskSuite 4.2

Existing Solstice HA 1.3 customers must upgrade to Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 to use Sun Cluster 2.2. The Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 software and documentation is provided on a separate CD-ROM containing the following:

Note -

The Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 documentation refers to Solaris Easy Access Server documentation, Solaris Web Start, and i386. This special edition of Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 for Sun Cluster 2.2 is completely standalone; disregard these references.

Accessing Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 Installation Instructions

To access Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 installation procedures, do these steps:

  1. Open the README file contained on the Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 CD-ROM, using a browser to access the menu options that enable you to read an HTML file. For example, in Netscape, do the following:

    1. From the Netscape browser menu bar, choose File>Open Page>Choose File. This opens the File Browser dialog box.

    2. Choose the file /cdrom/cdrom0/README.html. The browser brings up the README.html file.

  2. Install the AnswerBook2 server and the Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 AnswerBook using the README file instructions.

  3. Access the Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 AnswerBook and follow the online instructions found in the Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 Installation and Product Notes to install Solstice DiskSuite.

Note -

The latest version of Patch 106627 is required for Solstice DiskSuite 4.2 running on either Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7. The patch is available from all Sun service providers and from the SunSolveSM web site (http://sunsolve.sun.com/).

Upgrading to Solstice DiskSuite 4.2

As part of the upgrade from earlier versions of Solstice DiskSuite, you are asked to add the SUNWmd package. In the following example, note that several files are shown with an asterisk, indicating that they are in conflict. When you answer y at each prompt, the new commands are installed, but the conflicting files are not overwritten.

Caution - Caution -

Do not remove the old SUNWmd package before adding the new one. Doing so will make all data inaccessible.

# pkgadd -d . SUNWmd
 Processing package instance <SUNWmd> from 
 </net/sag/export/unbundled/Solstice/disksuite/disksuite_4_2_seas/sparc>
 Solstice DiskSuite
 (sparc) 4.2,REV=1998.02.09.12.47.28
 Copyright 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 ## Executing checkinstall script.
 This is an upgrade. Conflict approval questions may be displayed. 
 The listed files are the ones that will be upgraded. Please answer "y" 
 to these questions if they are presented.
 Using </> as the package base directory.
 ## Processing package information.
 ## Processing system information.
    26 package pathnames are already properly installed.
 ## Verifying package dependencies.
 ## Verifying disk space requirements.
 ## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed.
 The following files are already installed on the system and are 
 being used by another package:
 ../etc/init.d/SUNWmd.init
 /etc/init.d/SUNWmd.sync
 /etc/opt/SUNWmd/lock
 /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.cf
 /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.ctlrmap
 * /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.tab
 /etc/opt/SUNWmd/mddb.cf
 /kernel/drv/md
 * /kernel/drv/md.conf
 /kernel/misc/md_hotspares
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/man/man7/md.7
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/growfs
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaclear
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metadb
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metadetach
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metahs
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metainit
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaoffline
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaonline
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaparam
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metarename
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metareplace
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaroot
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaset
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metastat
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metasync
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metattach
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/rpc.metad
 /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/rpc.metamhd

 * - conflicts with a file which does not belong to any package.
 Do you want to install these conflicting files [y,n,?,q] y