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Netra High Availability Suite Foundation Services 2.1 6/03 SMCT Installation Guide
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+  Preface

Part I Introduction to the Installation and Deployment Process
+  1.  Planning Your Installation
+  2.  Introduction to the SMCT Installation and Deployment Process

Part II Preparing Your Deployment Environment
+  3.  Installing the Hardware and Software
+  4.  Planning Your Deployment

Part III Configuring Your Deployment Environment
-  5.  Configuration Stage 1: Creating a Generic Flash Archive
Configuration Stage 1 Checklist
Configuration Stage 1 Procedure
Connecting the Prototype Machine to the Build Server
ProcedureTo Connect the Prototype Machine to the Build Server
Configuring the Installation Server
ProcedureTo Configure and Activate the Network Interface That Is Connected to the Cluster
ProcedureTo Modify the /etc/nsswitch.conf File
ProcedureTo Mount the Installation Server Directories Onto the Prototype Machine and the Cluster
ProcedureTo Disable the Installation Server as a Router
ProcedureTo Reboot the Installation Server to Start the Solaris Daemons
Configuring the Prototype Machine
ProcedureTo Set the Boot Device on the Prototype Machine
SMCT Configuration File Locations
Configuring the cluster.conf Configuration File
Defining the Cluster Composition
Defining the Cluster Domain
Defining Nodes and Node Groups
Choosing Services for Each Node Group
Defining the Boot Policy for a Diskless Node Group
Configuring the machine.conf Configuration File
Defining the Cluster Hardware
Defining the Disk Layout
Defining File Systems
Configuring the network.conf File
Creating a Software Configuration File for a Node Group
ProcedureTo Create a Software Configuration File
Customizing Solaris JumpStart Files for the Prototype Machine
ProcedureTo Configure the Solaris JumpStart profile File for the Prototype Machine
ProcedureTo Configure the Solaris JumpStart sysidcfg.protoFile for the Prototype Machine
Creating the Software Load
ProcedureTo Create the Software Load by Using the slcreateCommand
Copying the Software Load to an Export Directory
ProcedureTo Copy the Software Load to the Export Directory by Using the slexport Command
Creating the Solaris JumpStart Environment for the Prototype Machine
ProcedureTo Create the Solaris JumpStart Environment for the Prototype Machine by Using the flinstall Command
Verifying That the Installation Server Directories Are Shared
Booting the Prototype Machine With the Node Group Software
ProcedureTo Boot the Prototype Machine With the Node Group Software
Verifying That the Node Group Software Has Successfully Installed
ProcedureTo Verify That the Node Group Software Has Been Successfully Installed on the Prototype Machine
Creating a Generic Flash Archive
ProcedureTo Build a Generic Flash Archive by Using the flcreateCommand
+  6.  Configuration Stage 2: Adding User-Defined Data to the Flash Archive
+  7.  Configuration Stage 3: Configuring the Flash Archive for Deployment

Part IV Deploying Your Software Load to a Cluster
+  8.  Deploying Your Software Load to a Cluster

Part V Redeploying a Software Load to a Cluster
+  9.  Reconfiguring Your Deployment Environment
+  10.  Adding a Node to a Cluster Created by the SMCT

A.  Configuration Element Rules

B.  Configuration File Examples for the machine.conf File

Index