Configuring your Environment for Software RAID
Installing the Extended Distance Cluster Software
Installing the Extended Distance Cluster Software
This section discusses the supported operating systems, prerequisites and the procedures for installing the Extended Distance Cluster software.
Supported Operating Systems
The Extended Distance Cluster software supports the following operating systems:
•Red Hat 4 U3 or later
•Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 or later
•Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 or later
Prerequisites
Following are the prerequisites for installing Extended Distance Cluster software (XDC):
•HP Serviceguard for Linux A 11.16.07 or higher
•Network Time Protocol (NTP) - all nodes in the cluster to point to the same NTP server.
•QLogic Driver - The version number of this driver depends on the version of the QLogic cards in your environment. Download the appropriate version of the driver from the following location:
http://www.hp.com
Select the Download drivers and software (and firmware) option. Enter the HBA name and click >>. If more than one result is displayed, download the appropriate driver for your operating system.
Installing XDC
You can install XDC from the product CD. You must install the XDC software on all nodes in a cluster to enable Software RAID.
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