How to Configure Oracle Solaris Cluster Software on All Nodes (scinstall
)
Perform the following tasks:
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Ensure that the Oracle Solaris OS is installed to support the Oracle Solaris Cluster software.
If the Oracle Solaris software is already installed on the node, you must ensure that the Oracle Solaris installation meets the requirements for the Oracle Solaris Cluster software and any other software that you intend to install on the cluster. See How to Install Oracle Solaris Software for more information about installing the Oracle Solaris software to meet Oracle Solaris Cluster software requirements.
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SPARC: If you are configuring Oracle VM Server for SPARC I/O domains or guest domains as cluster nodes, ensure that the Oracle VM Server for SPARC software is installed on each physical machine and that the domains meet Oracle Solaris Cluster requirements. See How to Install Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software and Create Domains.
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Ensure that Oracle Solaris Cluster software packages and updates are installed on each node. See How to Install Oracle Solaris Cluster Software (pkg).
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Ensure that any adapters that you want to use as tagged VLAN adapters are configured and that you have their VLAN IDs.
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Have available your completed Typical Mode or Custom Mode installation worksheet. See Configuring Oracle Solaris Cluster Software on All Nodes (scinstall).
Perform this procedure from one node of the global cluster to configure Oracle Solaris Cluster software on all nodes of the cluster.
This procedure uses the interactive form of the scinstall
command. For information about how to use the noninteractive forms of the scinstall
command, such as when developing installation scripts, see the scinstall
(8) man page.
Note:
Alternatively, you can use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager browser interface to perform this task.The cluster configuration wizard can be launched only on a cluster that has not been configured already. You cannot launch it on a node that is already a part of a cluster. Theclauth
command controls the network access policies for machines that are to be configured as nodes of a new-cluster. For more information about the clauth command, see the clauth
(8CL) man page. To use the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager to configure the cluster, run steps 1 through 5 in this section then from a host that runs the Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager log in to the control node and configure the cluster. For Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager log in instructions, see How to Access Oracle Solaris Cluster Manager in Administering an Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 Configuration. After logging in, if the node is not configured as part of the cluster, the wizard will display a screen with the Configure button. Click Configure to launch the cluster configuration wizard.
Follow these guidelines to use the interactive scinstall
utility in this procedure:
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Interactive
scinstall
enables you to type ahead. Therefore, do not press the Return key more than once if the next menu screen does not appear immediately. -
Unless otherwise noted, you can press Control-D to return to either the start of a series of related questions or to the Main Menu.
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Default answers or answers to previous sessions are displayed in brackets ([ ]) at the end of a question. Press Return to enter the response that is in brackets without typing it.
Example 3-1 Configuring Oracle Solaris Cluster Software on All Nodes
The following example shows the scinstall
progress messages that are logged as scinstall
completes configuration tasks on the two-node cluster, schost
. The cluster is installed from phys-schost-1
by using the scinstall
utility in Typical Mode. The other cluster node is phys-schost-2
. The adapter names are net2
and net3
. The automatic selection of a quorum device is enabled.
Log file - /var/cluster/logs/install/scinstall.log.24747 Configuring global device using lofi on pred1: done Starting discovery of the cluster transport configuration. The following connections were discovered: phys-schost-1:net2 switch1 phys-schost-2:net2 phys-schost-1:net3 switch2 phys-schost-2:net3 Completed discovery of the cluster transport configuration. Started cluster check on "phys-schost-1". Started cluster check on "phys-schost-2". cluster check completed with no errors or warnings for "phys-schost-1". cluster check completed with no errors or warnings for "phys-schost-2". Configuring "phys-schost-2" … done Rebooting "phys-schost-2" … done Configuring "phys-schost-1" … done Rebooting "phys-schost-1" … Log file - /var/cluster/logs/install/scinstall.log.24747
Troubleshooting
Unsuccessful configuration – If one or more nodes cannot join the cluster, or if the wrong configuration information was specified, first attempt to perform this procedure again. If that does not correct the problem, perform the procedure How to Unconfigure Oracle Solaris Cluster Software to Correct Installation Problems on each misconfigured node to remove it from the cluster configuration. You do not need to uninstall the Oracle Solaris Cluster software packages. Then perform this procedure again.
Next Steps
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If you installed a single-node cluster, cluster establishment is complete. Go to Creating Cluster File Systems to install volume management software and configure the cluster.
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If you installed a multiple-node cluster and chose automatic quorum configuration, post installation setup is complete. Go to How to Verify the Quorum Configuration and Installation Mode.
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If you installed a multiple-node cluster and declined automatic quorum configuration, perform post installation setup. Go to How to Configure Quorum Devices.
If you intend to configure any quorum devices in your cluster, go to How to Configure Quorum Devices.
Otherwise, go to How to Verify the Quorum Configuration and Installation Mode.