1. Installing and Configuring an Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 Environment
  2. Establishing the Global Cluster
  3. Establishing a New Global Cluster or New Global-Cluster Node
  4. Configuring Oracle Solaris Cluster Software on All Nodes (scinstall)

Configuring Oracle Solaris Cluster Software on All Nodes (scinstall)

The scinstall utility runs in two modes of installation, Typical or Custom. For the Typical installation of Oracle Solaris Cluster software, scinstall automatically specifies the following configuration defaults.

Private-network address

172.16.0.0

Private-network netmask

255.255.240.0

Cluster-transport adapters

Exactly two adapters

Cluster-transport switches

switch1 and switch2

Global fencing

Enabled

Installation security (DES)

Limited

Complete one of the following cluster configuration worksheets to plan your Typical mode or Custom mode installation:

  • Typical Mode Worksheet – If you will use Typical mode and accept all defaults, complete the following worksheet.

    Component Description/Example Answer

    Cluster Name

    What is the name of the cluster that you want to establish?

    		  

    Cluster Nodes

    List the names of the other cluster nodes planned for the initial cluster configuration.(For a single-node cluster, press Control-D alone.)

    		  

    Cluster Transport Adapters and Cables

    What are the names of the two cluster-transport adapters that attach the node to the private interconnect?

    First: 

    Second:

    Quorum Configuration

    (two-node cluster only)

    Do you want to disable automatic quorum device selection? (Answer Yes if any shared storage is not qualified to be a quorum device or if you want to configure a quorum server as a quorum device.)

    Yes  |  No

    Check

    Do you want to interrupt cluster creation for cluster check errors?

    Yes  |  No

  • Custom Mode Worksheet – If you will use Custom mode and customize the configuration data, complete the following worksheet.

    Note:

    If you are installing a single-node cluster, the scinstall utility automatically assigns the default private network address and netmask, even though the cluster does not use a private network.
    Component Description/Example Answer

    Cluster Name

    What is the name of the cluster that you want to establish?

    		  

    Cluster Nodes

    List the names of the other cluster nodes planned for the initial cluster configuration.(For a single-node cluster, press Control-D alone.)

    		  

    Minimum Number of Private Networks

    (multiple-node cluster only)

    Should this cluster use at least two private networks?

    Yes  |  No

    Point-to-Point Cables

    (multiple-node cluster only)

    If this is a two-node cluster, does this cluster use switches?

    Yes  |  No

    Cluster Switches

    (multiple-node cluster only)

    Transport switch name:

    • Defaults: switch1 and switch2

    First:

    Second:

    Cluster Transport Adapters and Cables

    (multiple-node cluster only)

    Node name (the node from which you run scinstall):

    		 
     

    Transport adapter name:

    First:

    Second:
     

    Will this be a dedicated cluster transport adapter? (Answer No if using tagged VLAN adapters.)

    First:  Yes | No

    Second:  Yes | No

     

    • If no, what is the VLAN ID for this adapter?

    First:

    Second:
     

    Where does each transport adapter connect to (a switch or another adapter)?

    • Switch defaults: switch1 and switch2

    First:

    Second:
     

    If a transport switch, do you want to use the default port name?

    First:  Yes | No

    Second:  Yes | No

     

    • If no, what is the name of the port that you want to use?

    First:

    Second:
     

    Do you want to use autodiscovery to list the available adapters for the other nodes?

    • If no, supply the following information for each additional node:

    Yes  |  No

    Specify for each additional node

    (multiple-node cluster only)

    Node name:

    		  
     

    Transport adapter name:

    First:

    Second:
     

    Will this be a dedicated cluster transport adapter? (Answer No if using tagged VLAN adapters.)

    First:  Yes | No

    Second:  Yes | No

     

    • If no, what is the VLAN ID for this adapter?

    First:

    Second:
     

    Where does each transport adapter connect to (a switch or another adapter)?

    • Defaults: switch1 and switch2

    First:

    Second:
     

    If a transport switch, do you want to use the default port name?

    First:  Yes | No

    Second:  Yes | No

     

    • If no, what is the name of the port that you want to use?

    First:

    Second:

    Network Address for the Cluster Transport

    (multiple-node cluster only)

    Do you want to accept the default network address (172.16.0.0)?

    Yes   |  No
     

    • If no, which private network address do you want to use?

    ___.___.___.___
     

    Do you want to accept the default netmask (255.255.240.0)?

    Yes   |  No
     

    • If no, what are the maximum numbers of nodes, private networks, and zone clusters that you expect to configure in the cluster?

    _____ nodes

    _____ networks

    _____ zone clusters
     

    Which netmask do you want to use? (Choose from the values calculated by scinstall or supply your own.)

    ___.___.___.___

    Shared-IP or Exclusive-IP zone clusters

    How many exclusive-IP or shared-IP zone clusters do you want to create on the physical cluster?

    ______ exclusive-IP zone clusters

    ______ shared-IP zone clusters

    Global Fencing

    Do you want to disable global fencing? (Answer No unless the shared storage does not support SCSI reservations or unless you want systems that are outside the cluster to access the shared storage.)

    First:  Yes | No

    Second:  Yes | No

    Quorum Configuration

    (two-node cluster only)

    Do you want to disable automatic quorum device selection? (Answer Yes if any shared storage is not qualified to be a quorum device or if you want to configure a quorum server as a quorum device.)

    First:  Yes | No

    Second:  Yes | No

    Check

    (multiple-node cluster only)

    Do you want to interrupt cluster creation for cluster check errors?

    Yes  |  No

    (single-node cluster only)

    Do you want to run the cluster check utility to validate the cluster?

    Yes  |  No

    Automatic Reboot

    (single-node cluster only)

    Do you want scinstall to automatically reboot the node after installation?

    Yes  |  No