| Title and Copyright Information |
| About This Manual |
| Audience |
| New and Changed Features |
| Organization |
| Related Documents |
| Online Documentation |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 1.1 | New or Changed Installation Features for Version 5.1B |
| 1.2 | Installation Types |
| 1.3 | Installation Commands |
| 1.4 | Full Installation Overview |
| 1.5 | License Requirements |
| 1.6 | TruCluster Server Subsets |
| 1.7 | Tru64 UNIX Subsets |
| 1.8 | General Considerations |
| 2 | Preparation |
| 2.1 | Documentation and PAK Requirements |
| 2.2 | Member IDs |
| 2.3 | IP Names and Addresses |
| 2.3.1 | Cluster Name and IP Address |
| 2.3.2 | Member Host Names and IP Addresses |
| 2.3.3 | IP Names and Addresses for Each Member's Cluster Interconnect |
| 2.4 | Hardware |
| 2.5 | Disks |
| 2.5.1 | Disks Needed for Installation |
| 2.5.1.1 | Tru64 UNIX Disk (Private or Shared) |
| 2.5.1.2 | Clusterwide root (/), /usr, and /var Disks (Shared) |
| 2.5.1.3 | Member Boot Disks (Shared) |
| 2.5.1.4 | Quorum Disk (Shared) |
| 2.5.2 | LSM Considerations |
| 2.5.3 | Minimum Disk Layout for a Two-Node Cluster |
| 2.5.4 | Disk Space Recommendations |
| 2.5.5 | Allocating Additional Disk Space in Preparation for a Rolling Upgrade |
| 2.6 | Quorum: Member Votes and Expected Votes |
| 2.7 | Console Variables |
| 2.8 | Sample Cluster Configuration Checklists |
| 3 | Install and Configure the Tru64 UNIX Operating System |
| 3.1 | Update SRM Firmware |
| 3.2 | Install the Tru64 UNIX Operating System |
| 3.3 | Configure Basic Services |
| 3.3.1 | Routing Daemon |
| 3.3.2 | Time Server |
| 3.3.3 | Name Server |
| 3.3.4 | NFS |
| 3.3.5 | NIS |
| 3.3.6 | DHCP |
| 3.3.7 | Mail Server |
| 3.3.8 | Print Server |
| 3.3.9 | Network Services Summary |
| 3.4 | Configure the Secure Shell Software |
| 3.5 | Configure Enhanced Security (Optional) |
| 3.6 | Configure NetRAIN for a Redundant Network Interface (Optional) |
| 3.7 | Configure the Disks Needed for Cluster Installation |
| 3.7.1 | Partition Sizes |
| 3.7.2 | Determining Disk Locations |
| 3.7.2.1 | Symmetrical Storage Configuration |
| 3.7.2.2 | Nonsymmetrical Storage Configuration |
| 3.8 | If Using LAN Interconnect, Obtain the Device Names of the Network Adapters |
| 4 | Create a Single-Member Cluster |
| 4.1 | Register the TruCluster Server Software License |
| 4.2 | Load the TruCluster Server Subsets |
| 4.3 | Apply Patches |
| 4.4 | Run the clu_create Command |
| 4.4.1 | Choosing the Cluster Interconnect |
| 4.4.2 | Tasks Performed by clu_create |
| 4.5 | Boot the System as a Single-Member Cluster |
| 4.6 | Make On-Disk Backup Copies of Important Configuration Files |
| 5 | Add Members |
| 5.1 | Update SRM Firmware |
| 5.2 | Prevent the New Member from Booting During Installation |
| 5.3 | Run the clu_add_member Command |
| 5.4 | Boot the New Member |
| 5.5 | Make On-Disk Backup Copies of Important Configuration Files |
| 6 | Reinstalling Cluster Members |
| 6.1 | Re-creating a Single-Member Cluster |
| 6.2 | Reinstalling Individual Cluster Members |
| 6.3 | Using Installation Configuration Files |
| 7 | Rolling Upgrade |
| 7.1 | Rolling Upgrade Supported Tasks |
| 7.2 | Unsupported Tasks |
| 7.3 | Rolling Upgrade Procedure |
| 7.4 | Displaying the Status of a Rolling Upgrade |
| 7.5 | Undoing a Stage |
| 7.6 | Rolling Upgrade Commands |
| 7.7 | Rolling Upgrade Stages |
| 7.7.1 | Preparation Stage |
| 7.7.2 | Setup Stage |
| 7.7.3 | Preinstall Stage |
| 7.7.4 | Install Stage |
| 7.7.5 | Postinstall Stage |
| 7.7.6 | Roll Stage |
| 7.7.7 | Switch Stage |
| 7.7.8 | Clean Stage |
| 7.8 | Tagged Files |
| 7.9 | Version Switch |
| 7.10 | Rolling Upgrade and Layered Products |
| 7.10.1 | General Guidelines |
| 7.10.2 | Blocking Layered Products |
| 7.11 | Rolling Upgrade and RIS |
| 8 | Upgrading from TruCluster Software Version 1.5 or Version 1.6 |
| 8.1 | Determine Whether to Create a Separate Cluster or Upgrade an Existing Cluster |
| 8.2 | Storage and Cluster Interconnect Restrictions |
| 8.3 | Preparing for an Upgrade |
| 8.3.1 | General Requirements |
| 8.3.2 | Hardware and Storage Topology Requirements |
| 8.3.3 | File-System Requirements |
| 8.4 | Upgrade Scripts Used with Option 2 and Option 3 |
| 8.5 | Option 1: Create a Separate Cluster — New Systems and New Storage |
| 8.6 | Option 2: Create a Separate Cluster — New Systems and Existing Storage |
| 8.6.1 | Option 2: Upgrade Procedure |
| 8.6.2 | Option 2: Reverting a Partial Upgrade |
| 8.7 | Option 3: Use Existing Systems and Storage |
| 8.7.1 | Option 3: Upgrade Procedure |
| 8.7.2 | Option 3: Reverting a Partial Upgrade |
| 8.8 | Upgrade Case Study |
| 8.9 | Upgrading a TruCluster Memory Channel Software Cluster |
| A | Information Checklists |
| B | Troubleshooting Cluster Installation |
| B.1 | Troubleshooting the LAN Interconnect |
| B.1.1 | Conflict with Default Physical Cluster Interconnect IP Name |
| B.1.2 | Booting Member Joins Cluster But Appears to Hang Before Reaching Multi-User Mode |
| B.1.3 | Booting Member Hangs While Trying to Join Cluster |
| B.1.4 | Booting Member Panics with "ics_ll_tcp" Message |
| B.1.5 | Booting Member Displays "ics_ll_tcp: ERROR: Could not create a NetRAIN set with the specified members" Message |
| B.2 | Dealing with Other Issues |
| B.2.1 | Booting a New Member Without a Cluster License Displays ATTENTION Message |
| C | Modifications to System Files |
| D | Installation Examples |
| D.1 | clu_create Logs |
| D.2 | clu_add_member Log |
| D.3 | clu_upgrade Log |
| E | Cluster-Related Messages in System Log Files |
| E.1 | Startup Messages After Running clu_create |
| E.2 | Startup Messages After Running clu_add_member |
| F | Manual Storage Configuration When Upgrading |
| F.1 | Manually Gathering Device and Storage Configuration Information |
| F.2 | Manually Configuring Storage on the New Tru64 UNIX System or TruCluster Server Cluster |
| Examples |
| D-1 | Sample clu_create Log File for Memory Channel Interconnect |
| D-2 | Sample clu_create Log File for LAN Interconnect |
| D-3 | Sample clu_add_member Log File |
| D-4 | Sample clu_upgrade Log File |
| E-1 | Startup Messages After Running clu_create |
| E-2 | Startup Messages After Running clu_add_member |
| Figures |
| 2-1 | Cluster Network Interfaces |
| 2-2 | Clusterwide Files and Member Boot Partitions |
| 7-1 | Rolling Upgrade Flow Chart |
| 8-1 | Block Diagram of an Eight-Node Cluster |
| Tables |
| 1-1 | Upgrade Paths to TruCluster Server Version 5.1B |
| 1-2 | TruCluster Server Subset Contents |
| 1-3 | TruCluster Server Subset Sizes |
| 2-1 | Preparation Tasks |
| 2-2 | Disk Space Recommendations |
| 2-3 | Recommended Vote Assignments for a Cluster with a Quorum Disk |
| 2-4 | Recommended Vote Assignments for a Cluster Without a Quorum Disk |
| 2-5 | Sample Tru64 UNIX System Attributes |
| 2-6 | Sample Cluster Attributes |
| 2-7 | Sample Member Attributes |
| 3-1 | Installing Tru64 UNIX |
| 3-2 | Network Services Summary |
| 4-1 | Create Single-Member Cluster Tasks |
| 5-1 | Add Member Tasks |
| 7-1 | Rolling Upgrade Tasks Supported by Version 5.1A and Version 5.1B |
| 7-2 | Time Estimates for Rolling Upgrade Stages |
| 7-3 | Undoing a Stage |
| 7-4 | Stages and clu_upgrade Versions When Performing a Rolling Upgrade from Version 5.1A |
| 7-5 | Stages and clu_upgrade Versions When Performing a Rolling Upgrade from Version 5.1B |
| 7-6 | Blocking Layered Products |
| A-1 | Tru64 UNIX System Attributes |
| A-2 | Cluster Attributes |
| A-3 | Member Attributes |
| C-1 | /etc/rc.config Variables |
| C-2 | /etc/sysconfigtab Attributes |
| C-3 | /etc/sysconfigtab.cluster Attributes |
| Index |