Configuring an Ignite-UX server under HP Serviceguard

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About this document.............................................................................................................................

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Intended audience ...............................................................................................................................

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Advantage of running Ignite-UX under Serviceguard ................................................................................

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Setting up Ignite-UX to run under Serviceguard ........................................................................................

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Serviceguard packages and scripts ....................................................................................................

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Procedure to set up Ignite under Serviceguard .....................................................................................

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Create an LVM volume group to manage the shared file systems ...................................................

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Create logical volumes for the shared file systems ........................................................................

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Create mount points for the shared file systems ............................................................................

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Add the -soption to /usr/lbin/tftpd..................................................................................

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Mount /var/opt/ignite and create required directories on the first cluster node ........................

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Unmount /var/opt/ignite on the first cluster node and deactivate the volume group..................

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Configure group for exclusive access and export .........................................................................

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Import volume group data on all cluster nodes .............................................................................

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Copy NFS toolkit cluster scripts in place......................................................................................

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10. Create package config and scripts ..........................................................................................

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11. Edit parameters in Ignite scripts and config files on the first node as follows. ................................

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12. Copy completed package directory to all nodes .....................................................................

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13. Add the new package to the cluster on the first node ...............................................................

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14. Bring up the package on each node and install Ignite-UX.........................................................

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15. Update the Ignite server IP address........................................................................................

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16. Create archive directories for cluster nodes ............................................................................

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17. Add clients and create recovery archives ...............................................................................

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Best practices ....................................................................................................................................

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Upgrading Ignite-UX.......................................................................................................................

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Inactive cluster nodes and swverify ..............................................................................................

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Other depots under shared file systems.............................................................................................

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Booting from the cluster using /etc/bootptab................................................................................

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Edit scripts on all cluster nodes for NFS client mounts .........................................................................

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When using the Ignite UI or commands, always use the virtual server hostname and IP for the package ...

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Managing recovery images for cluster nodes.....................................................................................

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