10.Create package config and scripts

Create the package configuration file and the package control script template for Ignite on the first node.

#cmmakepkg -p /etc/cmcluster/ha-iux/nfs.conf The package template has been created.

This file must be edited before it can be used.

#cmmakepkg -s /etc/cmcluster/ha-iux/nfs.cntl Package control script is created.

This file must be edited before it can be used.

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

Substitute your system names for the example system names such as sgiux3.fc.hp.com along with your IP addresses.

/etc/cmcluster/ha-iux/hanfs.sh

XFS[0]="-o anon=2 /var/opt/ignite/data" XFS[1]="-o anon=2 /var/opt/ignite/clients" XFS[2]="-o sec=sys,anon=2,rw=sgiux3.fc.hp.com: sgiux4.fc.hp.com:sgiux5.fc.hp.com:sgiux6.fc.hp.com /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives" NFS_SERVICE_NAME[0]="nfs.monitor" NFS_SERVICE_CMD[0]="/etc/cmcluster/ha-iux/nfs.mon" NFS_SERVICE_RESTART[0]="-r 3" NFS_FILE_LOCK_MIGRATION=1

/etc/cmcluster/ha-iux/nfs.cntl

VG[0]=vg01

LV[0]=/dev/vg01/lvol1; FS[0]=/etc/opt/ignite;

FS_MOUNT_OPT[0]="-o rw"; FS_UMOUNT_OPT[0]="";

FS_FSCK_OPT[0]=""; FS_TYPE[0]="vxfs"

LV[1]=/dev/vg01/lvol2; FS[1]=/var/opt/ignite;

FS_MOUNT_OPT[1]="-o rw"; FS_UMOUNT_OPT[1]="";

FS_FSCK_OPT[1]=""; FS_TYPE[1]="vxfs"

LV[2]=/dev/vg01/lvol3; FS[2]=/opt/ignite/boot;

FS_MOUNT_OPT[2]="-o rw"; FS_UMOUNT_OPT[2]="";

FS_FSCK_OPT[2]=""; FS_TYPE[2]="vxfs"

IP[0]="15.1.53.116"

SUBNET[0]="15.1.48.0"

function customer_defined_run_cmds

{

#If /etc/bootptab exists, move aside. Link shared version. if [[ -f /etc/bootptab ]];then

mv /etc/bootptab /etc/bootptab.iux.backup

fi

ln -s /etc/opt/ignite/bootptab /etc/bootptab

#If /etc/dhcptab is not a file or does not exist then we only

#need to create the symlink if it doesn't already exist.

#This can happen in the event of a failure.

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