Preface

Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Installation Guide contains guidelines for planning an Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition (Geographic Edition) configuration, and provides procedures for installing, configuring, upgrading, and uninstalling the Geographic Edition software.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Oracle software and hardware. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.

The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the Oracle Solaris Operating System and Oracle Solaris Cluster software, expertise with the volume manager software that is used within Oracle Solaris Cluster software, and the data replication software that is used with the Geographic Edition software.

Bash is the default prompt for Oracle Solaris 11. Machine names shown with the Bash shell prompt are displayed for clarity.

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or administer a Geographic Edition configuration. This document might not contain complete information on 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 Oracle Solaris software system
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Oracle Solaris OS man pages

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Description	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`	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. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows UNIX system prompts and superuser prompts for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. In command examples, the shell prompt indicates whether the command should be executed by a regular user or a user with privileges.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

Related Documentation

Information about related Geographic Edition topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table.

Topic	Documentation
Overview	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Overview
Installation	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Installation Guide
Command and function references	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Reference Manual
Data Replication	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Oracle Solaris Availability Suite Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Oracle Data Guard Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Remote Replication Guide for Sun ZFS Storage Appliance
System administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide

Information about related Oracle Solaris Cluster topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table.

Topic	Documentation
Hardware installation and administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1 Hardware Administration Manual Individual hardware administration guides
Concepts	Oracle Solaris Cluster Concepts Guide
Software installation	Oracle Solaris Cluster Software Installation Guide
Data service installation and administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide and individual data service guides
Data service development	Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Developer’s Guide
System administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster System Administration Guide Oracle Solaris Cluster Quick Reference
Software upgrade	Oracle Solaris Cluster Upgrade Guide
Error messages	Oracle Solaris Cluster Error Messages Guide
Command and function references	Oracle Solaris Cluster Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Quorum Server Reference Manual
Compatible software	Oracle Solaris Cluster Compatibility Guide available at the Oracle Solaris Cluster Technical Resources page
Compatible software	Oracle Solaris Cluster Compatibility Guide available at the Oracle Solaris Cluster Technical Resources page

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using the Geographic Edition system, 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 and serial numbers of your systems
The release number of the OS (for example, Oracle Solaris 11)
The release number of the Geographic Edition software (for example, 4.1)

Use the following commands to gather information about each node on 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 software updates are installed
`prtdiag -v`	Displays system diagnostic information
`geoadm -V`	Displays Geographic Edition software release and package version information
`cluster status`	Provides a snapshot of the cluster status
`cluster show`	Lists cluster configuration information
`geoadm status`	Prints the Geographic Edition runtime status of the local cluster

Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.

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