HP Serviceguard manual CVM 4.1 and later with CFS

CVM 4.1 and later requires you to configure multiple heartbeat networks, or a single heartbeat with a standby. The following interfaces are supported as heartbeat networks — APA (CVM 5.0.1 and later) and VLAN (CVM 4.1 and later).

CVM 4.1 and later with CFS

CFS (Veritas Cluster File System) is supported for use with Veritas Cluster Volume Manager Version 4.1 and later.

The system multi-node package SG-CFS-pkgmanages the cluster’s volumes. When you use CFS, Serviceguard enables you to create and manage multi-node packages for disk groups and mount points using modular style packages or legacy style packages.

To create modular CVM disk group and CFS mount point packages, use the cmmakepkg command and edit the parameters in the package configuration file. You can choose to name the packages. You can also use the Serviceguard Manager to create the modular CFS packages. See the Serviceguard Manager online help for more information. Alternatively, you can create CFS legacy disk group and mount point packages with the cfs family of commands. In this case, do not edit the package configuration file, but use cfs commands to change the parameters. Serviceguard names the packages SG-CFS-DG-id#and SG-CFS-MP-id#, respectively, and automatically increments their ID numbers.

NOTE: It is highly recommend to use the modular style of packaging as they offer flexibility and can be managed better compared to the legacy style of packaging. For differences between the two, see “Modular CFS packages v/s Legacy CFS packages” (page 199). For more information on modular CFS packages, see “Managing Disk Groups and Mount Points Using Modular Packages” (page 204).

CVM 4.1 and later requires you to configure multiple heartbeat networks, or a single heartbeat with a standby. The following interfaces are supported as heartbeat networks — APA (CVM 5.0.1 and later) and VLAN (CVM 4.1 and later).

You create a chain of package dependencies for application failover packages and the non-failover packages:

1.The failover package’s applications should not run on a node unless the mount point packages are already running.

In the package’s configuration file, you fill out the dependency parameter to specify the requirement that the disk group is UP on the SAME_NODE.

2.The disk group packages should not run unless the CFS system multi-node package (SG-CFS-pkg) is running to manage the volumes.

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