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Netra High Availability Suite Foundation Services 2.1 7/05 Custom Installation Guide

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Contents

Tables

Preface

1. Making Choices When Installing a Cluster

Choosing an Installation Method

Choosing Your Software

2. Installing and Configuring the nhinstall Tool

Overview of Installing With the nhinstall Tool

Preparing the Installation Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Solaris Distribution on the Installation Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare the Installation Server

Installing the nhinstall Tool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the nhinstall Tool

Configuring the nhinstall Tool

Configuring the Disk Partitions on Master-Eligible Nodes

Configuring Disk Partitions on Dataless Nodes

Mirroring Shared Disks

Configuring the Disk Fencing

Configuring the Scoreboard Bitmaps

Configuring the NFS Option noac

Configuring a Direct Link Between the Master-Eligible Nodes

Configuring Automatic Reboot for the Master-Eligible Nodes

Configuring the Carrier Grade Transport Protocol

Configuring the Environment for Diskless Nodes

Configuring the Boot Policy for Diskless Nodes

Configuring DHCP Configuration Files Locally on Master-Eligible Nodes

Configuring the Watchdog Timer

Configuring the Default Router to the Public Network

Configuring the Cluster IP Addresses

Configuring the Floating External Address of the Master Node

Configuring External IP Addresses for Cluster Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure External IP Addresses for Cluster Nodes

Sharing Physical Interfaces Between CGTP and IPMP Using VLAN

Configuring Volume Management

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Basic Volume Management for Netra 20 Servers With FC-AL Disks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Advanced Volume Management

Specifying the Version of the Operating System to be Installed on the Cluster

Selecting the Solaris Package Set to be Installed

Installing a Different Version of the Operating System on Diskless and Dataless Nodes

Configuring a Data Management Policy

Configuring a Masterless Cluster

Configuring Reduced Duration of Disk Synchronization

Configuring Sanity Check of Replicated Slices

Configuring Delayed Synchronization

Configuring Serialized Slice Synchronization

Installing the Node Management Agent (NMA)

Installing the Node State Manager (NSM)

Installing the SAF Cluster Membership API (SAF CLM)

3. Installing the Software by Using the nhinstall Tool

Stages of the Installation Process

Launching the nhinstall Tool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Launch the nhinstall Tool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Boot the Master-Eligible Nodes and Dataless Nodes to Install the Solaris Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Boot the Diskless Nodes

Verifying the Installation

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Installation

Troubleshooting and Restarting the nhinstall Tool

Resetting the nhinstall Tool for a New Installation

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Remove the Progress Indicator and Reset the nhinstall Tool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Clear the Installation Environment and Reset the nhinstall Tool

4. Preparing to Install Manually

Overview of the Manual Installation Process

Connecting the Installation Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect the Installation Server to the Cluster Network

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect the Installation Server to the Public Network

Preparing the Installation Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Solaris Distribution on the Installation Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare the Installation Server

Choosing a Cluster Network

5. Installing the Software on the Master-Eligible Nodes

Defining Disk Partitions on the Master-Eligible Nodes

Installing the Solaris Operating System on the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Solaris Operating System on the Master-Eligible Nodes

Setting Up the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Mount an Installation Server Directory on the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Solaris Patches

Installing the Man Pages on the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Man Pages on the Master-Eligible Nodes

Installing the Foundation Services on the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the nhadm Tool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Carrier Grade Transport Protocol

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Node State Manager

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the External Address Manager

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Cluster Membership Manager

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Reliable NFS When Using IP-Based Replication

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Reliable NFS When Using Shared Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Node Management Agent

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Daemon Monitor

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Watchdog Timer

Configuring the Master-Eligible Node Addresses

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the IP Addresses for the Network Interfaces

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the Network Files

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure External IP Addresses

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure an External Floating Adress Using a Single Link

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure an External Floating Address Using Redundant Links Managed by IPMP

Configuring the Foundation Services on the Master-Eligible Nodes

Configuring the nhfs.conf File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the nhfs.conf File Properties

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the Floating Address Triplet Assigned to the Master Role

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Direct Link Between the Master-Eligible Nodes

Creating the cluster_nodes_table File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the cluster_nodes_table File

Configuring Solaris Volume Manager With Reliable NFS and Shared Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Solaris Volume Manager for Use with Reliable NFS and a Shared Disk

Setting Up File Systems on the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up File Systems on the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify File Systems Managed by Reliable NFS

Starting the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete the not_configured File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Boot the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Cluster Configuration

Configuring a Floating External Address

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Floating External Address

6. Installing the Software for Diskless Nodes

Preparing to Install a Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect a Diskless Node to the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Check Disk Space on the Master Node

Installing the Solaris Operating System for Diskless Nodes on the Master Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Common Solaris Services for Diskless Nodes on the Master Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the SUNWkvm.u and SMEvplu.u Solaris Packages

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Root File System for a Diskless Node on the Master Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the SMEvplr.u and SUNWsiox.u Solaris Packages for Diskless Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the Trivial File Transfer Protocol on the Master-Eligible Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Solaris Patches

Installing the DHCP and the Reliable Boot Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the DHCP and the Reliable Boot Service

Configuring the DHCP for a Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the DHCP for a Diskless Node

Configuring the DHCP Boot Policy for Diskless Nodes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the DHCP Dynamic Boot Policy

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the DHCP Static Boot Policy

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the DHCP Client ID Boot Policy

Installing the Foundation Services on a Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Foundation Services Packages

Configuring the Foundation Services for a Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the Network Files for the Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure External IP Addresses

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable the Router Feature

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up File Systems for a Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the nhfs.conf File for a Diskless Node

Integrating a Diskless Node Into the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the /etc/hosts File on Each Peer Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add the Diskless Node to the cluster_nodes_table File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the Shared Directory Configuration

Starting the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete the not_configured File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Boot a Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Cluster Configuration

7. Installing the Software on the Dataless Nodes

Preparing to Install a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect a Dataless Node to the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Define Disk Partitions on a Dataless Node

Installing the Solaris Operating System on a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Solaris Operating System on a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Solaris Patches

Installing the Foundation Services on a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Foundation Services

Configuring the Foundation Services on a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure an External IP Address

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the Network Files on a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create the nhfs.conf File for a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up File Systems for a Dataless Node

Integrating a Dataless Node Into the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the /etc/hosts Files on Each Peer Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the Cluster Node Table

Starting the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete the not_configured File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Cluster Configuration

8. Adding a Diskless or Dataless Node to a Cluster

Adding a Diskless or Dataless Node to a Cluster Originally Created Using the nhinstall Tool

Adding a Diskless Node or a Dataless Node By Using the nhinstall Tool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a Predefined Diskless Node or Dataless Node to the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a New Diskless Node or Dataless Node to the Cluster

Manually Adding a Diskless Node or a Dataless Node

Adding a Diskless or Dataless Node to a Manually Created Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add a Diskless or Dataless Node

9. Upgrading the Cluster

Preparing the Installation Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare the Installation Server

Rolling Upgrade for a Cluster From Netra HA Suite 2.1 6/03 to 2.1 7/05

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade the Cluster

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade a Diskless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade a Dataless Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade a Master-Eligible Node

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Upgrade the Node Management Agent

A. Installation Directory Structure

Index