Compaq AA-RH8RD-TE Cluster LAN Interconnect new, Guide to Prestoserve, Installation Guide revised

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Adding members to a cluster

Reinstalling cluster members

Performing a rolling upgrade from the previous version of the base operating system and cluster software to the current version

Upgrading to TruCluster Server software from TruCluster Production Server software or TruCluster Available Server software Version 1.5 or Version 1.6

3.1.6Cluster LAN Interconnect (new)

The Cluster LAN Interconnect manual describes how to configure and maintain Local Area Network (LAN) hardware for use as a cluster interconnect in TruCluster Server environment. The following topics are discussed:

Interconnect-specific issues that are involved in creating a cluster and adding a member to an existing cluster

The day-to-day administration of a LAN interconnect and miscellaneous configuration and management issues

Features of Ethernet switches that are required for a highly available LAN interconnect

This manual also contains sample installation logs for the clu_create and clu_add_member commands and lists the /etc/sysconfigtab attributes written by the cluster installation procedure to define the cluster interconnect.

3.1.7Guide to Prestoserve

Prestoserve speeds up synchronous disk writes, including Network File System (NFS) server access, by reducing the amount of disk I/O.

The Guide to Prestoserve describes how to manage and maintain a Tru64 UNIX system that includes the optional Prestoserve hardware and software.

3.1.8Installation Guide (revised)

The Installation Guide describes how to install the Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1A operating system on all supported systems. Topics include preparing your system for an installation, booting the system from the distribution media, and performing the Full and Update Installation procedures on all supported processors.

Other topics include the following:

3–4System and Network Management Documentation

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Compaq AA-RH8RD-TE manual Cluster LAN Interconnect new, Guide to Prestoserve, Installation Guide revised