Configuring VCS clusters for data integrity

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About setting up disk-based I/O fencing

 

For the latest information on supported hardware visit the following URL: http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/283161

Each of the coordinator disks must use a physically separate disk or LUN. Symantec recommends using the smallest possible LUNs for coordinator disks.

Each of the coordinator disks should exist on a different disk array, if possible.

The coordinator disks must support SCSI-3 persistent reservations.

Symantec recommends using hardware-based mirroring for coordinator disks.

Coordinator disks must not be used to store data or must not be included in disk groups that store user data.

Coordinator disks cannot be the special devices that array vendors use. For example, you cannot use EMC gatekeeper devices as coordinator disks.

The I/O fencing configuration files include:

/etc/vxfendg

You must create this file to include the coordinator disk

 

group information.

/etc/vxfenmode

You must set the I/O fencing mode to SCSI-3.

 

You can configure the vxfen module to use either DMP

 

devices or the underlying raw character devices. Note that

 

you must use the same SCSI-3 disk policy on all the nodes.

 

The SCSI-3 disk policy can either be raw or dmp. The policy

 

is raw by default. If you use iSCSI devices, you must set the

 

disk policy as dmp.

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Symantec 5 manual I/O fencing configuration files include