This section contains the procedures you need to install and configure MySQL in the global cluster or in a zone cluster.
References will be made to certain directories for MySQL. The following list shows common path names for these references. For more information, refer to the Configuration Restrictions section.
MySQL installed from http://www.mysql.com on a cluster file system, with a MySQL instance on a cluster file system:
MySQL Base directory – /global/mysql
MySQL Database directory – /global/mysqldata
MySQL installed on a local file system, with mysql instances on a highly available local file system:
MySQL Base directory – /usr/local/mysql
MySQL Database directory – /local/mysqldata
Determine how MySQL will be deployed in an Oracle Solaris Cluster configuration.
Determine how many MySQL instances will be deployed.
Determine which cluster file system will be used by each MySQL instance.
Determine where you will install MySQL, in the global cluster or in a zone cluster.
To install and configure MySQL in a global cluster or zone-cluster configuration, complete the following tasks:
You will find installation examples in the following appendixes: