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26Planning to install VCS Supported operating systems

Required Linux RPMs for VCS

Make sure you installed the following operating system-specific RPMs on the systems where you want to install or upgrade VCS. VCS will support any updates made to the following RPMs, provided the RPMs maintain the ABI compatibility.

Table 2-4lists the RPMs that VCS requires for a given Linux operating system.

Table 2-4	Required RPMs
Operating system		Required RPMs
RHEL 5		glibc-2.5-34.ppc.rpm
		glibc-2.5-34.ppc64.rpm
		glibc-common-2.5-34.ppc.rpm
		libgcc-4.1.2-44.el5.ppc.rpm
		libgcc-4.1.2-44.el5.ppc64.rpm
		compat-libgcc-296-2.96-138.ppc.rpm
		libstdc++-4.1.2-44.el5.ppc.rpm
		libstdc++-4.1.2-44.el5.ppc64.rpm
		compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-138.ppc.rpm
		compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61.ppc.rpm
		compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61.ppc64.rpm
		java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-40jpp.115.ppc.rpm
SLES 10		glibc-2.4-31.54.ppc.rpm
		glibc-64bit-2.4-31.54.ppc.rpm
		compat-libstdc++-64bit-5.0.7-22.2.ppc.rpm
		compat-libstdc++-5.0.7-22.2.ppc.rpm
		compat-2006.1.25-11.2.ppc.rpm
		libgcc-4.1.2_20070115-0.21.ppc.rpm
		libgcc-64bit-4.1.2_20070115-0.21.ppc.rpm
		libstdc++-4.1.2_20070115-0.21.ppc.rpm
		libstdc++-64bit-4.1.2_20070115-0.21.ppc.rpm

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Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide Legal NoticeSymantec Corporation Ellis Street Mountain View, CA Technical Support Contacting Technical SupportDocumentation feedback Customer serviceLicensing and registration Maintenance agreement resources Additional enterprise servicesContents Contents Chapter Configuring VCS clusters for data integrity Chapter Adding and removing cluster nodes 121171 Index 173Contents This chapter includes the following topics About Veritas Cluster ServerAbout VCS basics Example of a four-node VCS cluster About multiple nodesAbout shared storage About network channels for heartbeating See About the LLT and GAB configuration files onAbout LLT and GAB About preexisting network partitions About VCS seedingAbout VCS notifications About VCS featuresVeritas Installation Assessment Service About global clustersYou can add the following optional components to VCS About VCS optional componentsAbout I/O fencing About Symantec Product Authentication Service AT About Cluster Manager Java Console See Preparing to configure the clusters in secure mode onSee Installing the Java Console on About Veritas Cluster Server Management ConsoleAbout VCS optional components Page 1lists the hardware requirements for a VCS cluster About planning to install VCSHardware requirements Description Required disk spaceHardware requirements for a VCS cluster Supported operating systems Kernel ArchitectureRequired Linux RPMs for VCS RhelSupported software Planning to install VCS Supported software About preparing to install VCS Preparing to configure the clusters in secure mode1depicts the flow of configuring VCS cluster in secure mode Workflow to configure VCS cluster in secure mode This task Preparatory tasks to configure a cluster in secure modeTasks # ./installer Installing the root broker for the security infrastructureSee About Symantec Product Authentication Service AT on Venus # vssat showalltrustedcreds Venus # vssat showprpl --pdrtype root \Creating encrypted files for the security infrastructure Venus # vssat showbrokerhashAddprpl command For example RootBroker # vssat createpkg \Performing preinstallation tasks Https//licensing.symantec.com Obtaining VCS license keysTask Reference Setting up the private network You can use network switches instead of hubsPage Configuring SuSE network interfaces See About installing and configuring VCS on# cd /etc/sysconfig Run the commandWhere ethX is the interface name For example # ifconfig -a# cd /etc/sysconfig/network Setting up inter-system communication# ifconfig eth0 # ssh-keygen -t dsa Setting up ssh on cluster systemsAccept the default location of ~/.ssh/iddsa # chmod 755 ~/.ssh Setting up shared storageSee About setting up disk-based I/O fencing on # exec /usr/bin/ssh-agent $SHELL # ssh-addFor the C Shell csh or tcsh, type Setting the Path variableSetting the Manpath variable Case of a panic, the node will reboot after 10 seconds Setting the kernel.panic tunableOptimizing LLT media speed settings on private NICs # mount -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Performing automated pre-installation checkMounting the product disc # ./installvcs -precheck galaxy nebula About installing and configuring VCS VCSExample vcscluster27 To configure Veritas Cluster Server you needExample galaxy, nebula Var/tmp/privatedir/roothash To configure VCS clusters in secure mode optional, you needTo configure Smtp email notification optional, you need Optional VCS RPMs To configure Snmp trap notification optional, you needTo configure global clusters optional, you need VRTSvcsmn Manual pages for VCS commands About the VCS installation programOptional features of the installvcs program See About preparing to install VCS onInstallvcs command usage takes the following form Interacting with the installvcs programAbout installvcs program command options Optional action ReferenceInstallvcs system1 system2... options Option and Syntax Description NooptionalpkgsInstalling VCS using installonly option Configuring VCS using configure option3lists the installation and the configuration tasks Installing and configuring VCS 5.0 RU3See Configuring the basic cluster on Overview of tasksStarting the software installation # ./installvcs -rsh Specifying systems for installationStart the installvcs program # cd /clusterserverLicensing VCS See Checking licensing information on the system onChoosing VCS RPMs for installation Enter keys for additional product featuresChoosing to install VCS RPMs or configure VCS Starting the software configuration See Configuring VCS using configure option on# ./installvcs -configure Specifying systems for configurationConfiguring the basic cluster # cd /dvdrom/clusterserverPage Configuring the cluster in secure mode Root@east.symantecexample.com East.symantecexample.comSymantecexample.com Root/roothashAdding VCS users Configuring Smtp email notificationEnter the user’s name, password, and level of privileges To add a user, enter y at the promptSee Configuring Snmp trap notification on If you do not want to add, answer n Configuring Snmp trap notificationSee Configuring global clusters on Verify and confirm the Smtp notification informationConfiguring global clusters Verify and confirm the Snmp notification informationInstalling VCS RPMs See Creating VCS configuration files onCreating VCS configuration files Verifying the NIC configurationSet the Persistentname for all the NICs Completing the installationStarting VCS File description VCS node authentication broker Hardware requirements for the Java Console Installing the Java ConsoleSoftware requirements for the Java Console See Software requirements for the Java Console onNavigate to the folder that contains the RPMs Installing the Java Console on Linux for IBM PowerInstalling the Java Console on a Windows system # cd /mnt/cdrom/distarch/clusterserver/rpmsInstalling VCS Simulator on Windows systems Installing VCS SimulatorInstalling VCS Simulator on Unix systems Software requirements for VCS SimulatorReviewing the installation Verifying and updating licenses on the system Verifying the cluster after installationSee About verifying the VCS installation on Checking licensing information on the system# cd /opt/VRTS/bin Updating product licenses using vxlicinstReplacing a VCS demo license with a permanent license # hastop -all -forceStart VCS on each node Accessing the VCS documentationTo access the VCS documentation # hastartConfiguring VCS clusters for data integrity About configuring VCS clusters for data integrityAbout coordination points About I/O fencing componentsAbout data disks See About data disks onAbout setting up disk-based I/O fencing 1illustrates the tasks involved to configure I/O fencingWorkflow to configure disk-based I/O fencing I/O fencing configuration files include Preparing to configure disk-based I/O fencing Initializing disks as VxVM disks # fdisk -l# vxddladm listsupport all LibnamevidpidExample specifies the CDS format Identifying disks to use as coordinator disksChecking shared disks for I/O fencing See Testing the disks using vxfentsthdw utility on Verifying that the nodes have access to the same diskTesting the shared disks for SCSI-3 # /opt/VRTSvcs/vxfen/bin/vxfentsthdw Testing the disks using vxfentsthdw utilitySee Removing permissions for communication on Dev/sdr If you use rsh for communication# /opt/VRTSvcs/vxfen/bin/vxfentsthdw -n # vxdg init vxfencoorddg sdx sdy sdz Setting up disk-based I/O fencing manuallySetting up coordinator disk groups # vxdg -g vxfencoorddg set coordinator=onDeport the coordinator disk group Creating I/O fencing configuration filesFor raw device configuration Stop VCS on all nodes Modifying VCS configuration to use I/O fencingMake a backup copy of the main.cf file Start VCS Verifying I/O fencing configuration# hacf -verify /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config # /etc/init.d/vxfen startRemoving permissions for communication # vxfenadm -dPage About verifying the VCS installation About the LLT and GAB configuration filesGalaxy Nebula About the VCS configuration file main.cf Sample main.cf file for VCS clusters Page Sample main.cf file for global clusters ClusterAddress = Application wac IP gcoip NIC csgnic Gcoip requires csgnicWac requires gcoip See Setting the Path variable on Verifying the LLT, GAB, and VCS configuration filesVerify the content of the configuration files Verifying LLT, GAB, and cluster operationOutput on galaxy resembles Verifying LLTSee Verifying the cluster on Output on nebula resemblesEth1 UP Verifying GAB Output resemblesVerifying the cluster Verifying the cluster nodes Current Eth1 UP eth2 UP About adding and removing nodes Adding a node to a clusterSetting up the hardware See Adding a license key onPreparing for a manual installation when adding a node Installing VCS RPMs for a manual installation See Mounting the product disc onSLES10/ppc64, required Rpms Adding a license keyChecking licensing information on the system See Configuring the authentication broker on node saturn on Setting up the node to run in secure modeSee Configuring LLT and GAB on See Setting up VCS related security configuration onConfiguring the authentication broker on node saturn Configuring LLT and GAB Setting up VCS related security configurationIf the file on one of the existing nodes resembles On the new system, run the command# /sbin/lltconfig -c Add the new system to the cluster To verify GAB On the new node, run the commandAdding the node to the existing cluster Stop VCS on the new node Removing a node from a clusterStarting VCS and verifying the cluster Start VCS on the new nodeVerifying the status of nodes and service groups # hastatus -summary Deleting the departing node from VCS configurationCheck the status of the systems and the service groups # haconf -makerw # hagrp -unlink grp4 grp1 # hagrp -switch grp3 -to nebula# hagrp -dep Delete the node from the cluster Save the configuration, making it read onlyCheck the status # hagrp -delete grp4Modifying configuration files on each remaining node Removing security credentials from the leaving node# /etc/init.d/gab stop # /etc/init.d/llt stop Stop GAB and LLTTo determine the RPMs to remove, enter # rpm -qa grep VrtsRemove the LLT and GAB configuration files # rm /etc/llttab # rm /etc/gabtab # rm /etc/llthostsAbout installing VCS on a single node Creating a single-node cluster using the installer programTasks to create a single-node cluster using the installer Preparing for a single node installationStarting the installer for the single node cluster See Starting the software installation onSee Licensing VCS on Installing the VCS software manually on a single nodeCreating a single-node cluster manually Set the path variableVerifying single-node operation Renaming the LLT and GAB startup filesModifying the startup files # hastart -onenodeAdding a node to a single-node cluster Setting up a node to join the single-node cluster Installing VxVM or VxFS if necessaryDisplay the service groups currently configured Configuring the shared storageSee Setting up shared storage on Bringing up the existing nodeStop VCS on Node a Configuring LLTFreeze the service groups Rename the GAB and LLT startup files so they can be usedLLT directives Setting up /etc/llthostsSetting up /etc/llttab See LLT directives onDirective Description Additional considerations for LLTLLT directives Reconfigure VCS on the existing nodes Configuring GAB when adding a node to a single node clusterReconfiguring VCS on the existing node Starting LLT and GABVerifying configuration on both nodes Start the VCS on Node B Unfreeze the service groupsImplement the new two-node configuration Verify that VCS is up on both nodesPage See About adding and removing nodes on About the uninstallvcs programPreparing to uninstall VCS Removing VCS 5.0 RU3 RPMs Uninstalling VCS 5.0 RU3# cd /opt/VRTS/install # ./uninstallvcs Running uninstallvcs from the VCS 5.0 RU3 disc Uninstallvcs program is not available in /opt/VRTS/install Configuring LLT over UDP Using the UDP layer for LLTWhen to use LLT over UDP Following checklist is to configure LLT over UDPBroadcast address in the /etc/llttab file Link command in the /etc/llttab fileSee Sample configuration links crossing IP routers on See Broadcast address in the /etc/llttab file onSet-addr command in the /etc/llttab file Table A-2describes the fields of the set-addr command# setparms ipaddress Configuring the netmask for LLTSelecting UDP ports For second network interface Configuring the broadcast address for LLTSample configuration direct-attached links # cat /etc/llttabUDP File for Node 1 resemblesSample configuration links crossing IP routers Figure A-2Performing automated VCS installations /etc/llttab file on Node 0 resemblesOr, in the case of an integer value Syntax in the response fileExample response file Or, in the case of a listResponse file variable definitions Table A-3 Response file variables Variable Description$CPICFGOPTLICENSE $CPICFGOPTPKGPATH $CPICFGKEYS Table A-3 See Installing and configuring VCS 5.0 RU3 on $CPICFGOPTUNINSTALL# ./installvcs -responsefile /tmp/installvcs-uui.response Index GAB RAM VCS