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Installing and configuring the product

Verifying the configuration files

Group Membership and Atomic Broadcast configuration files

The following files are required by the VCS communication services for Group Membership and Atomic Broadcast (GAB).

/etc/gabtab

After installation, the file /etc/gabtab contains a gabconfig(1M) command that configures the GAB driver for use.

The file /etc/gabtab contains a line that resembles:

/sbin/gabconfig -c -n N

where the -coption configures the driver for use and -nN specifies that the cluster will not be formed until at least N systems are ready to form the cluster. N is the number of systems in the cluster.

Checking Group Membership and Atomic Broadcast operation

This section describes how to check GAB operation.

To check GAB operation

Enter the following command on each node in the cluster.

#/sbin/gabconfig -a

If GAB is operational, the following output displays with GAB port membership information:

GAB Port Memberships

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Port a gen

1bbf01 membership 01

Port b gen

1bbf06 membership 01

Port f gen

1bbf0f membership 01

Port h gen

1bbf03 membership 01

Port v gen

1bbf0b membership 01

Port w gen

1bbf0d membership 01

If GAB is not operational, the following output display with no GAB port membership information:

GAB Port Memberships

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See the Veritas Cluster Server User’s Guide.

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Symantec HP-UX manual Group Membership and Atomic Broadcast configuration files, Etc/gabtab

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