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Chapter 1 Introduction to Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware

Installing Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware

Supported Configurations

Installing Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware

Maintaining Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware

Powering Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware On and Off

Dynamic Reconfiguration Operations for Oracle Solaris Cluster Nodes

Dynamic Reconfiguration Operations in a Cluster With Dynamic Reconfiguration-Enabled Servers

Local and Multihost Disks in an Oracle Solaris Cluster Environment

Removable Media in an Oracle Solaris Cluster Environment

SAN Solutions in an Oracle Solaris Cluster Environment

Hardware Restrictions

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Terminal Concentrator

Installing the Terminal Concentrator

How to Install the Terminal Concentrator in a Cabinet

How to Connect the Terminal Concentrator

Configuring the Terminal Concentrator

How to Configure the Terminal Concentrator

How to Set Terminal Concentrator Port Parameters

How to Correct a Port Configuration Access Error

How to Establish a Default Route for the Terminal Concentrator

Using the Terminal Concentrator

How to Connect to a Node's Console Through the Terminal Concentrator

How to Reset a Terminal Concentrator Port

Chapter 3 Installing Cluster Interconnect Hardware and Configuring VLANs

Interconnect Requirements and Restrictions

Cluster Interconnect and Routing

Cluster Interconnect Speed Requirements

Ethernet Switch Configuration When in the Cluster Interconnect

Requirements When Using Jumbo Frames

Requirements and Restrictions When Using Sun InfiniBand from Oracle in the Cluster Interconnect

Requirements for Socket Direct Protocol Over an Oracle Solaris Cluster Interconnect

Installing Ethernet or InfiniBand Cluster Interconnect Hardware

How to Install Ethernet or InfiniBand Transport Cables and Transport Junctions

Configuring VLANs as Private Interconnect Networks

Chapter 4 Maintaining Cluster Interconnect Hardware

Maintaining Interconnect Hardware in a Running Cluster

How to Add an Interconnect Component

How to Replace an Interconnect Component

How to Remove an Interconnect Component

How to Upgrade Transport Adapter Firmware

Chapter 5 Installing and Maintaining Public Network Hardware

Public Network Hardware: Requirements When Using Jumbo Frames

Installing Public Network Hardware

Installing Public Network Hardware: Where to Go From Here

Maintaining Public Network Hardware in a Running Cluster

Adding Public Network Adapters

Adding Public Network Adapters: Where to Go From Here

Replacing Public Network Adapters

Replacing Public Network Adapters: Where to Go From Here

Removing Public Network Adapters

Chapter 6 Maintaining Platform Hardware

Mirroring Internal Disks on Servers that Use Internal Hardware Disk Mirroring or Integrated Mirroring

How to Configure Internal Disk Mirroring After the Cluster Is Established

How to Remove an Internal Disk Mirror

Configuring Cluster Nodes With a Single, Dual-Port HBA

Risks and Trade-offs When Using One Dual-Port HBA

Supported Configurations When Using a Single, Dual-Port HBA

Cluster Configuration When Using Solaris Volume Manager and a Single Dual-Port HBA

Configuration Requirements

Expected Failure Behavior with Solaris Volume Manager

Failure Recovery with Solaris Volume Manager

Cluster Configuration When Using Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster and a Single Dual-Port HBA

Expected Failure Behavior with Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster

Failure Recovery with Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster

Kernel Cage Dynamic Reconfiguration Recovery

Preparing the Cluster for Kernel Cage Dynamic Reconfiguration

How to Recover From an Interrupted Kernel Cage Dynamic Reconfiguration Operation

Chapter 7 Campus Clustering With Oracle Solaris Cluster Software

Requirements for Designing a Campus Cluster

Selecting Networking Technologies

Connecting to Storage

Shared Data Storage

Complying With Quorum Device Requirements

Replicating Solaris Volume Manager Disksets

Guidelines for Designing a Campus Cluster

Determining the Number of Rooms in Your Cluster

Three-Room Campus Cluster Examples

Deciding How to Use Quorum Devices

Quorum in Clusters With Four Rooms or More

Quorum in Three-Room Configurations

Quorum in Two-Room Configurations

Determining Campus Cluster Connection Technologies

Cluster Interconnect Technologies

Storage Area Network Technologies

Installing and Configuring Interconnect, Storage, and Fibre Channel Hardware

Calculating Buffer Credits

Additional Campus Cluster Configuration Examples

Chapter 8 Verifying Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware Redundancy

Testing Node Redundancy

How to Test Device Group Redundancy Using Resource Group Failover

Testing Cluster Interconnect Redundancy

How to Test Cluster Interconnects

Testing Public Network Redundancy

How to Test Public Network Redundancy

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This section contains requirements on interconnect operation when using certain special features.