Symantec VERITAS STORAGE FOUNDATION HP-UX User Manual

N18486GVeritas Storage Foundation™ Cluster File SystemInstallation GuideHP-UX5.0

12 Installing and configuring the productSoftware componentsSoftware componentsStorage Foundation for Cluster File System is the name of the Veritas C

13Installing and configuring the productSoftware componentsVRTSvcs Veritas Cluster ServerVRTSacclib Veritas ACC LibraryVRTSvcsag Veritas Cluster Serve

14 Installing and configuring the productSoftware componentsOptional packages for SFCFS and SFCFS HANote: SFCFS 5.0 operates only on HP-UX 11i 64-bit

15Installing and configuring the productRequired HP-UX patchesRequired HP-UX patchesHP-UX required patches include the following:HP-UX Patch ID Descri

16 Installing and configuring the productRequired HP-UX patchesIn addition to the above patches the EnableVXFS bundle needs to be installed before ins

17Installing and configuring the productPreinstallationPreinstallationRelease NotesRead the Release Notes for all products included with this product.

18 Installing and configuring the productPreinstallationAlso, you can get the patches from Hewlett-Packard’s Patch Database offered under the Maintena

19Installing and configuring the productPrerequisitesVeritas Enterprise AdministratorThe Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) client can be installe

20 Installing and configuring the productInstalling the product The host names of the cluster nodes. The device names of the network interface cards

21Installing and configuring the productInstalling the productTo install the product1 Log in as superuser. 2 Insert the appropriate media disc into yo

Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File SystemInstallation GuideCopyright © 2006 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.SFCFS 5.0Symantec, the Syma

22 Installing and configuring the productConfiguring the ComponentsConfiguring the ComponentsThis sections describes the configuration of SFCFS compon

23Installing and configuring the productConfiguring the Components7 Answer the prompts to configure VCS for SFCFS. You are prompted to configure SFCFS

24 Installing and configuring the productUsing the log files16 Enter y or n if the VxVM default disk group information is correct. You are prompted to

25Installing and configuring the productVerifying the configuration filesVerifying the configuration filesYou can inspect the contents of the configur

26 Installing and configuring the productVerifying the configuration filesChecking Low Latency Transport operationUse the lltstat command to verify th

27Installing and configuring the productVerifying the configuration files...31 CONNWAITlan1 DOWNlan2 DOWNNote: The output lists 32 nodes. It reports

28 Installing and configuring the productVerifying the configuration filesGroup Membership and Atomic Broadcast configuration filesThe following files

29Installing and configuring the productVerifying the configuration filesChecking cluster operationThis section describes how to check cluster operati

30 Installing and configuring the productVerifying the configuration filessystem01 ConfigDiskState CURRENTsystem01 ConfigFile /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config

31Installing and configuring the productVerifying agent configurationVerifying agent configurationThis section describes how to verify the agent confi

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32 Installing and configuring the productConfiguring VCSIn a VCS cluster, the first system to be brought online reads the configuration file and creat

33Installing and configuring the productVCS application failover services ) CVMVxconfigd cvm_vxconfigd (Critical = 0CVM

34 Installing and configuring the productVCS application failover services

Chapter2Upgrading the productIf you are running an earlier release of Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System, you can upgrade your product usi

36 Upgrading the productPreparing to upgrade the productPreparing to upgrade the productThis section prepares you for the Veritas Storage Foundation C

37Upgrading the productPreparing to upgrade the productStorage Foundation Cluster File System 3.5 Update 3 (formerly known as, SANPoint Foundation Sui

38 Upgrading the productUpgrade OverviewUpgrade OverviewThere are two ways to upgrade cluster nodes to the latest version of Storage Foundation Cluste

39Upgrading the productUpgrading from 3.5 to 5.0Upgrading from 3.5 to 5.0SFCFS can be upgraded from 3.5 to 5.0 using phased or full upgrade procedure.

40 Upgrading the productUpgrading from 3.5 to 5.09 Uninstall VCS 3.5 from system01 and system02. Run the following commands from one of the nodes.See

41Upgrading the productUpgrading from 3.5 to 5.015 Change the configuration files by running the following commands on one of the upgraded nodes, say

42 Upgrading the productUpgrading from 3.5 to 5.018 Configure SFCFS on system01 and system02. See “Using the log files”.Note: VCS configuration files

43Upgrading the productUpgrading from 3.5 to 5.08 Uninstall VCS 3.5 from all the nodes. Run the following commands from one of the nodes.See the Verit

44 Upgrading the productUpgrading from 3.5 to 5.013 Change the configuration files by running the following commands from one of the nodes.# /opt/VRTS

45Upgrading the productUpgrading from 4.1 to 5.016 Configure SFCFS on system01 and system02. See “Using the log files”.Note: VCS configuration files a

46 Upgrading the productUpgrading from 4.1 to 5.0# mv /etc/llthosts /etc/llthosts.bakb Install all the prerequisite patches and reboot the machines.c

47Upgrading the productUpgrading from 4.1 to 5.012 Change the configuration files by running the following commands on one of the upgraded nodes. For

48 Upgrading the productUpgrading from 4.1 to 5.016 Configure SFCFS on system01 and system02. See “Using the log files”.Note: VCS configuration files

49Upgrading the productUpgrading from 4.1 to 5.08 Install SFCFS 5.0 and reboot all the nodes.See “Installing the product” on page 19.Note: Do not conf

50 Upgrading the productUpgrading the disk layout versions12 Verify the syntax of the /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/main.cf file by running the following c

51Upgrading the productUpgrading the disk layout versions4 On the node selected in step 1, after the disk layout has been successfully upgraded, unmou

ContentsChapter 1 Installing and configuring the productHardware overview ...

52 Upgrading the productUpgrading the disk layout versions

Chapter3Adding and removing a node This chapter provides information on how to add a node to an existing cluster and removing a node from a cluster. T

54 Adding and removing a nodeAdding a node to a clusterAdding a node to a clusterIf you want to add a new node to a multi-node cluster, first prepare

55Adding and removing a nodeAdding a node to a cluster11 Enter y or n for another license key. You are prompted to press Return to continue.Do you wan

56 Adding and removing a nodeConfiguring SFCFS and CVM agents on the new nodeConfiguring SFCFS and CVM agents on the new nodeYou must configure the SF

57Adding and removing a nodeRemoving a node from a cluster# haconf —dump -makero9 Put the CVM resources back online, in the following order:# hagrp -o

58 Adding and removing a nodeRemoving a node from a cluster4 Remove system03 from the system list attribute of the CVM and SFCFS service groups:# hagr

59Adding and removing a nodeRemoving a node from a cluster12 From the scripts directory, run the uninstallsfcfs script and remove SFCFS on system03:#

60 Adding and removing a nodeRemoving a node from a cluster

Chapter4Uninstalling the productIf you need to uninstall SFCFS software. Use the uninstallsfcfs script.To uninstall SFCFS HA1 Log in as superuser. Not

6Chapter 2 Upgrading the productPreparing to upgrade the product ... 36Planning the

62 Uninstalling the product

AppendixATroubleshooting and recoveryInstallation issuesIf you encounter any issues installing SFCFS, refer to the following paragraphs for typical pr

64Storage Foundation Cluster File System problemsResource temporarily unavailableIf the installation fails with the following error message on the con

65Storage Foundation Cluster File System problemsUnmount failuresThe umount command can fail if a reference is being held by an NFS server. Unshare th

66Storage Foundation Cluster File System problems If this error message displays:mount: slowThe node may be in the process of joining the cluster. I

67Storage Foundation Cluster File System problemsHigh availability issuesNetwork partition/jeopardyNetwork partition (or split brain) is a condition w

68Storage Foundation Cluster File System problemsLow memoryUnder heavy loads, software that manages heartbeat communication links may not be able to a

Chapter1Installing and configuring the productThis chapter describes how to install the Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System (SFCFS). SFCFS

10 Installing and configuring the productHardware overviewHardware overviewVxFS cluster functionality runs optimally on a Fibre Channel fabric. Fibre

11Installing and configuring the productHardware overviewShared storageShared storage can be one or more shared disks or a disk array connected either