Oracle^® Solaris Cluster Data Service for PostgreSQL Guide

How to Enable a Non-Global Zone to Run PostgreSQL in an HA for Solaris Zones Configuration

For a complete example of deploying in an HA for Solaris Zones configuration, see Deployment Example: Installing PostgreSQL in a Non-Global Zone With HA for Solaris Zones.

Before You Begin

Ensure that the /etc/netmasks file has IP-address subnet and netmask entries for all logical hostnames. If necessary, edit the /etc/netmasks file to add any missing entries.

1. As the root role, register the SUNW.HAStoragePlus and SUNW.gds resource types.

   # clresourcetype register SUNW.HAStoragePlus SUNW.gds

2. Create a failover resource group.

   # clresourcegroup create PostgreSQL-resource-group

3. Create a resource for the PostgreSQL zone's disk storage.

   # clresource create -t SUNW.HAStoragePlus \
   -p FileSystemMountPoints=PostgreSQL-instance-mount-points \
   PostgreSQL-has-resource

4. (Optional) If you want the protection against a total adapter failure for your public network, create a resource for the PostgreSQL's logical hostname.

   # clreslogicalhostname create -g PostgreSQL-resource-group \
   PostgreSQL-logical-hostname-resource-name

5. Place the resource group in the managed state.

   # clresourcegroup online -M PostgreSQL-resource-group

6. Install the non-global zone.

   Install the zone according to Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Service for Oracle Solaris Zones Guide, assuming that the resource name is pgsql-zone-rs and that the zone name is pgsql-zone.

7. Verify the zone's installation.

   # zoneadm -z pgsql-zone boot
   # zoneadm -z pgsql-zone halt

8. Register the zone's boot component.
   1. Copy the zone resource boot component configuration file.

      # cp /opt/SUNWsczone/sczbt/util/sczbt_config zones-target-configuration-file

   2. Use a plain text editor to set the following variables:

      RS=pgsql-zone-rs
      RG=PostgreSQL-resource-group
      PARAMETERDIR=pgsql-zone-parameter-directory
      SC_NETWORK=true|false
      SC_LH=PostgreSQL-logical-hostname-resource-name
      FAILOVER=true|false
      HAS_RS=PostgreSQL-has-resource
      Zonename=pgsql-zone
      Zonebootopt=zone-boot-options
      Milestone=zone-boot-milestone
      Mounts=

   3. Create the parameter directory for your zone's resource.

      # mkdir pgsql-zone-parameter-directory

   4. Execute the Oracle Solaris Cluster HA for Solaris Zones's registration script.

      # /opt/SUNWsczone/sczbt/util/sczbt_register -f zones-target-configuration-file

   5. Enable the HA for Solaris Zones resource.

      # clresource enable pgsql-zone-rs

9. Enable the resource group.

   # clresourcegroup online PostgreSQL-resource-group