SPARCcluster HA Server Software Planning and Installation Guide
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A

additional public networks3-8
administration workstation
.....host name3-7
.....IP address3-7
asymmetric configuration1-3, 3-17
audience for this manualxv
available disk sizes3-9

B

backing up data
.....Solstice Backup3-23
boot disk
.....replica space5-7

C

calculating size of root slice5-2
.....inode usage5-2
changes made tonsswitch.conf7-3
concatenation1-4
configuration location
.....maximum separation3-16
configuration planning
.....backing up multi-host data3-23
.....data migration3-9
.....data on local disks3-17
.....data services3-9
.....disk space growth3-11
.....file system size and disk layout3-19
.....hot spares3-11
.....metadevice naming and creation3-21
.....migrating existing data3-23
.....mirroring3-10
.....network configuration3-3
.....number of SPARCstorage Arrays3-13
.....overview3-1
.....physical and logical host names3-8
.....questions to consider3-2
.....setting up a power source3-15
.....size and number of disk drives3-12
.....size of disksets3-19
.....size of servers3-13
.....total storage requirement3-12
.....trans devices3-10
.....type of configuration3-17
configuration restrictions3-26
configuration rules3-23
creating an ORACLE database10-6
creating local replicas6-30
creating the configuration8-1
creation of multi-host metadevices9-12
.....usingmd.tab file9-13
.....usingmetatool9-12

D

data protection1-2
data service1-4
data service class setup10-1
.....HA-NFS10-10
.....HA-ORACLE10-2
default master1-4
definition of terms1-3 to 1-7
disk layout
.....sharing UFS logs3-19
disk space growth
.....considerations3-11
.....planning3-11
diskset1-4
.....example layout2-5
disksets
.....asymmetric configuration3-21
.....determining the size3-20
.....example allocation3-21
.....number of drives needed3-20
DiskSuite1-4
dump media size3-9

E

editing/etc/syslog.conf file7-8
error messages
.....hacheckA-1
.....hacheckA-1
.....hasetupA-9

F

fault detection1-4
file system size3-9
.....minimum3-19

G

getting help1-3
glossary1-3

H

hacheck error messagesA-1
HA-NFS1-4
HA-ORACLE1-4
hardware configuration requirements2-4
hardware installation
......manual set4-1
......SPARCcenter 20004-2
......SPARCserver 10004-3
......SPARCstation 44-2
......SPARCstorage Arrays4-3
......terminal concentrator4-4
hasetup
......overview8-1
......preparing to run8-2
......running8-3
......worksheet8-2
hasetup error messagesA-9
heartbeat1-4
help1-3
highly available data service1-4
hot spares
......assignment to disksets3-11
......considerations3-11
......setting up9-14
hot standby1-4
how to runhasetup8-3

I

identical configurations2-2
inodes required
......for disk slices5-2
......for metadevices5-3
......for SPARCstorage Arrays5-2
inodes required by Solaris5-2
installation procedure overview2-6

L

local disk
......requirements2-4
local disks1-5
.....mirroring3-17
.....replicas3-18
.....root slice size3-18
.....UFS logs3-18
location
.....separating servers3-16
logical host1-5
.....naming3-4
.....suffix3-5
logical host name3-8
logical hostname1-5
logical network interface1-5
loopback file system
.....exclusion of5-34

M

MANPATH variable6-30 to 6-31
manual organizationxvi
master1-5
md.conf file3-21
.....changing3-22
.....changing values5-3
.....values to change3-22
.....when to edit6-30
md.tab file
.....building top down9-9
.....example9-10
.....using to configure9-9
membership monitor1-5
metadevice1-5
metadevice considerations9-2
.....availability9-3
.....diversity of the configuration9-2
.....managing metadevice name space9-6
.....performance issues9-5
.....state database replica issues9-6
.....takeover issues9-6
metadevice creation9-1
.....HA-NFS9-14
.....HA-ORACLE9-14
metadevice name space example9-7
metadevice state database1-5
metadevice state database replica1-6
metadevices
......creating on multi-host disks9-12
migrating data
......ORACLE databases3-23
......usingufsdump3-23
mirroring1-6
......three-way3-10
mirroring requirements2-4
modifying existing clients2-1
multi-host disk1-6
multi-host disks
......determining number needed3-13
......I/O bandwidth3-12
......placement in SPARCstorageArrays3-13
......replica space3-12
......takeover speed3-12
......UFS log space3-12
......using high capacity3-12
......using low capacity3-12
multi-host file system
......mount points3-18
......planning3-18
......statmon file system3-18
multi-host file system hierarchy3-18

O

ORACLE installation
......creating a database10-5
......on local disks5-28
......preparing servers10-2
......setting up HA-ORACLE10-5

P

package installation
......checking the packages6-30
......correct sequence6-1
......procedure6-2
......Solstice DiskSuite6-5
......Solstice HA6-18
......Solstice HA patches6-28
......Solstice HA-ORACLE6-29
.....SunVTS6-3
partitioning multi-host disks9-14
path requirements6-30 to 6-31
PATH variable6-30 to 6-31
physical limits of SPARCclustercomponents3-14
planning and installation overview2-1
planning overview2-1
power sequence testing
.....SPARCcluster 100011-5
.....SPARCcluster 200011-6
power sources
.....independent3-16
.....partial power failure3-15
.....power distribution to components3-16
.....use of UPS3-15
primary host name3-8
private host names3-8
private network3-6
.....IP numbers3-7
private network requirements2-3
private networks
.....naming3-7
.....setting up7-7
public network requirements2-3
public networks
.....bandwidth requirements3-7

R

related documentationxvii
replica space5-7
replicas
.....creating local6-30
required root file system size5-5
reserving space for UFS logs on localdisks8-7
restrictions3-26
root slice
.....calculating the size of5-2
rules to improve reliability3-23
.....Fibre Channel SBus cards3-25
......identical hardware3-23
......identical network interfaces3-24
......local disks3-24
......multi-host disk connections3-23
......private networks3-25
......replica distribution3-24

S

servers
......determining which size3-14
setting required paths6-30
setting up.rhost files7-8
setting up HA-ORACLE10-6
setting up hot spares9-14
setting up name services and networks
......tasks7-1
setting up private networks7-7
sibling host
......definition1-6
simplifying administration
......disk space usage3-12
sizing file systems5-7
Solaris installation
......instructions5-7
......of the administration workstation5-7
......on Solstice HA servers5-10
......patches5-8, 5-34
......rules5-1
Solstice DiskSuite1-6
......introduction1-1
Solstice HA1-6
......functional diagram2-2
......introduction1-1
......online serviceability1-2
......parts of a configuration2-3
Solstice HA data protection1-2
Solstice HA data services1-1
Solstice HA features1-1
Solstice High Availability1-6
SPARCcluster 1000
......power sequence testing11-5
SPARCcluster 2000
.....power sequence testing11-6
SPARCstorage Arrays supported1-3
stripe1-6
submirror1-6
SunVTS
.....running diagnostic tools6-4
supported hardware1-2
switchover1-6
symbolic link requirements5-4
symmetric configuration1-6
symmetric configurations3-17

T

takeover1-6
terminal concentrator
.....administrative passwordB-6
.....enabling security5-9, B-3
.....host name3-7
.....host-based securityB-10
.....installation5-8
.....IP address3-7
.....port server and CLI securityB-8
.....PPP securityB-10
.....securing the networkB-21
.....securityB-1
.....security conceptsB-1
.....security on virtual CLIconnectionsB-9
.....setting port securityB-7
.....setting up host-based securityB-3
.....using securityB-2
trans device1-6
.....log and master I/O3-10
trans devices
.....log sizes3-10
typographic conventionsxix

U

UFS1-7
UFS logging1-7
.....requirement2-5
UFS logging device1-7
UFS logging on local disks9-13
UFS master device1-7
updates to/etc files7-5
updates to name service entries7-3
updating SPARCstorage Arrayfirmware6-30

V

verification and validation
......fault detection11-4
......hacheck11-2
......HA-ORACLE11-4
......haswitch11-2
......manual tests11-3
......physical tests11-3
......SPARCstorage Array Firmware11-4
......tasks11-1
viewing AnswerBook6-31