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Chapter 5

Preparing to Install Manually

After you have installed and connected the cluster hardware and the installation server, you are ready to install the Foundation Services manually on the cluster.

For more information, see the following sections:

Overview of the Manual Installation Process

Table 5-1 Tasks for Installing and Configuring the Software Manually

Task

Refer To

Prepare the installation environment.

Chapter 5, Preparing to Install Manually 

Install the Solaris operating system and the Foundation Services on each master-eligible node manually.

Chapter 6, Installing the Software on the Master-Eligible Nodes 

If you have diskless nodes, install the software for the diskless nodes on a shared partition of the disk of one master-eligible node.

OR

Chapter 7, Installing the Software for Diskless Nodes 

If you have dataless nodes in your cluster, install the Solaris operating system and the Foundation Services on the local disk of these nodes.

Chapter 8, Installing the Software on the Dataless Nodes 

Connecting the Installation Server

The installation server must be connected to the cluster through a switch.

ProcedureTo Connect the Installation Server to the Cluster Network

  1. Connect the installation server's second interface, NIC1, to the Ethernet switch connecting the NIC0 interfaces of the nodes.

    For an illustration of how to connect the various components of a cluster, see the Netra High Availability Suite Foundation Services 2.1 6/03 Hardware Guide.

  2. Log in to the installation server as superuser.

  3. Create the file /etc/hostname.cluster-network-interface-name (hme0 in this procedure) on the installation server:

    # touch /etc/hostname.hme0

  4. Edit the /etc/hostname.hme0 file to add the host name of the installation server, for example, installation-server-cluster.

  5. Choose an IP address for the network interface that is connected to the cluster, for example, 10.250.1.100.

  6. Edit the /etc/hosts file on the installation server to add the IP address that you chose in Step 5.

  7. Set the netmask of the cluster network in the /etc/netmasks file:

    10.250.1.0     255.255.255.0

ProcedureTo Connect the Installation Server to the Public Network

  1. Add the public host name and IP address of the installation server to the /etc/hosts file on your NIS server:

    192.168.12.253	installation-server-public


    Note - Do not add the IP address of the network interface that is connected to the cluster to the NIS server.


Preparing the Installation Environment

Before you install the software manually on the cluster, you must create the Solaris distribution on the installation server and prepare the installation server for manual installation.

ProcedureTo Create a Solaris Distribution on the Installation Server

To install the Solaris operating system on the cluster, create a Solaris distribution on the installation server. The Solaris distribution is used to install the Solaris operating system on the cluster nodes. If you are installing more than one Solaris distribution on the cluster, perform the steps in the procedure for each Solaris distribution.

  1. Make sure that you have at least 1.5 Gbytes of free disk space on the installation server.

  2. Log in as superuser on the installation server.

  3. Create a directory for the Solaris distribution:

    # mkdir Solaris-distribution-dir

    where Solaris-distribution-dir is the directory where the distribution is to be stored on the installation server.

  4. Change to the directory where the setup_install_server command is located:

    # cd Solaris-dir/Solaris_x/Tools

    • Solaris-dir is the directory that contains the Solaris installation software. This directory could be on a CD-ROM or in an NFS-shared directory.

    • x is 8 or 9 depending on the Solaris version you want to install.

  5. Run the setup_install_server command:

    # ./setup_install_server Solaris-distribution-dir

    For more information about the setup_install_server command, see the appropriate documentation:

    • Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide and the setup_install_server(1M) man page

    • Solaris 9 Installation Guide and the setup_install_server(1M) man page

ProcedureTo Prepare the Installation Server

Before you begin the installation process, make sure that the installation server is configured correctly.

  1. Configure the installation server as described in the Netra High Availability Suite Foundation Services 2.1 6/03 Hardware Guide.

  2. If you are planning to install remotely from another system, open a shell window to connect to the installation server.

  3. Confirm that the Solaris software packages that contain Perl 5.0 are installed on the installation server.

    Use the pkginfo command to check for the SUNWpl5u, SUNWpl5p, and SUNWpl5m Perl packages.

  4. Delete any entries for your cluster nodes in the following files:

    • /etc/hosts

    • /etc/ethers, if the file exists

    • /etc/bootparams, if the file exists

  5. Disable the installation server as a router by creating an /etc/notrouter file:

    # touch /etc/notrouter

    If a system running the Solaris operating system has two network interfaces, the system is configured as a router by default. However, for security reasons, a Foundation Services cluster network must not be routed.

  6. Modify the /etc/nsswitch.conf file on the installation server so that files is positioned before nis in the hosts, ethers, and bootparams entries:

    hosts: files nis
    ethers: files nis
    bootparams: files nis

  7. From the installation server, open a terminal window to connect to the console of each cluster node.

    You can also connect to the consoles from the system that you use to connect to the installation server.

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