............................Contents


Preface	xiii
1. Introduction	1-1
....1.1 Solstice HA Overview	1-1
......1.1.1 Hardware Overview	1-2
......1.1.2 Software Overview	1-2
....1.2 Elements of Solstice HA	1-4
......1.2.1 Solstice High Availability	1-5
.........1.2.1.1 Service Layer	1-5
.........1.2.1.2 Command Layer	1-5
.........1.2.1.3 Management Layer	1-6
......1.2.2 Solstice DiskSuite	1-7
.........1.2.2.1 Metadevices	1-8
.........1.2.2.2 Metadevice State Database Replicas	1-8
.........1.2.2.3 Disksets	1-8
.........1.2.2.4 Concatenations and Stripes	1-9


.........1.2.2.5 Mirrors	1-9
.........1.2.2.6 Hot Spares	1-9
.........1.2.2.7 UNIX File System Logging	1-9
....1.3 Solstice HA Commands	1-10
....1.4 System Files Associated With Solstice HA	1-11
2. Preparing for Administration	2-1
....2.1 Saving Device Information	2-1
....2.2 Restoring Device Information	2-3
....2.3 Recording the `path_to_inst` Information	2-4
....2.4 Instance Numbering	2-4
......2.4.1 Reconfiguration Reboots	2-5
....2.5 Solstice HA Processes	2-6
....2.6 Logging Into the Servers as Root	2-8
3. Monitoring the Solstice HA Servers	3-1
....3.1 Overview of Solstice HA Monitoring	3-1
....3.2 Monitoring the Solstice HA Configuration Status	3-2
....3.3 Monitoring the Load of the Solstice HA Servers	3-4
....3.4 Monitoring Metadevice Actions	3-5
....3.5 Monitoring Metadevice State Database Replicas	3-6
....3.6 Checking Message Files	3-8
....3.7 Using SunNet Manager to Monitor Solstice HA Servers.	3-8
......3.7.1 SunNet Manager Requirements	3-9
4. Hardware Replacement and Repair	4-1
....4.1 Recovering From a Power Loss	4-1


......4.1.1 SPARCcluster 1000 Configuration Power Loss	4-2
.........4.1.1.1 Single Power Cord	4-2
.........4.1.1.2 Separate Power Cords	4-3
......4.1.2 SPARCcluster 2000 Configuration Power Loss	4-3
.........4.1.2.1 Total Configuration Failure	4-3
.........4.1.2.2 Failure of a Server and One SPARCstorage
...............Array	4-4
.........4.1.2.3 Failure of a Server, Two SPARCstorage
...............Arrays, and the Terminal Concentrators	4-4
....4.2 Replacement of Failed Disks	4-5
......4.2.1 Overview of Multi-host Disk Replacement	4-5
........· How to Replace a Failed Multi-host Disk	4-6
......4.2.2 Overview of Local Disk Replacement	4-13
........· How to Replace a Failed Local Boot Disk	4-13
........· How to Replace a Failed Local Non-Boot Disk	4-17
....4.3 SPARCstorage Array Maintenance	4-20
......4.3.1 Recovering From Power Loss	4-20
......4.3.2 Repairing a Lost Connection	4-22
........· How to Repair a Lost Connection	4-22
......4.3.3 Changing a SPARCstorage Array
...........World Wide Name	4-22
........· How to Change a SPARCstorage Array
...........World Wide Name	4-23
......4.3.4 Removing a SPARCstorage Array Tray	4-24
......4.3.5 Replacing a SPARCstorage Array Tray	4-25
......4.3.6 Replacing SPARCstorage Array Components	4-25


....4.4 Replacing Network Cables and Interfaces	4-26
........· How to Replace a Public or Client Ethernet Cable .	4-26
........· How to Replace a Private Network Cable	4-27
........· How to Replace a Public or Private Ethernet
...........Interface	4-27
....4.5 System Board Replacement	4-28
....4.6 Replacing SBus Cards	4-29
........· How to Replace an SBus Card	4-29
5. Adding Hardware	5-1
....5.1 Adding a SPARCstorage Array	5-1
........· How to Add a SPARCstorage Array	5-2
....5.2 Adding a Disk to a SPARCstorage Array	5-3
........· How to Add a Disk to a SPARCstorage Array	5-3
....5.3 Adding a Public Network	5-9
........· How to Add a Public Network Connection	5-9
....5.4 Adding Board-Level Modules	5-11
........· How to Add Board-Level Modules	5-11
6. HA-NFS Maintenance	6-1
....6.1 Adding a Logging UFS File System to a Logical Host	6-1
........· How to Add a Logging UFS File System to a
...........Logical Host	6-1
....6.2 Removing a Logging UFS File System From a
.......Logical Host	6-2
........· How to Remove a Logging UFS File System
...........From a Logical Host	6-2
....6.3 Adding an HA-NFS File System to a Logical Host	6-2


........· How to Add an HA-NFS File System to a
...........Logical Host	6-2
....6.4 Removing an HA-NFS File System From a
.......Logical Host	6-3
........· How to Remove an HA-NFS File System
...........From a Logical Host	6-3
....6.5 Changing Share Options on an HA-NFS File System	6-3
........· How to Change Share Options on an HA-NFS
...........File System	6-4
7. HA-ORACLE Maintenance	7-1
....7.1 Overview of HA-ORACLE Operations	7-1
....7.2 HA-ORACLE Fault Monitoring	7-2
....7.3 Shutting Down and Starting Databases	7-2
....7.4 Adding an HA-ORACLE Database Instance	7-2
8. Metadevice and Diskset Administration	8-1
....8.1 Overview of Metadevice and Diskset Administration	8-1
....8.2 Mirroring Guidelines	8-2
....8.3 Diskset Administration	8-3
......8.3.1 Adding a Disk to a Diskset	8-4
........· How to Add a Disk to a Diskset	8-4
......8.3.2 Removing a Disk From a Diskset	8-4
........· How to Remove a Disk From a Diskset	8-4
....8.4 Multi-host Metadevice Administration	8-5
......8.4.1 Managing Metadevices	8-5
......8.4.2 Adding a Mirror to a Diskset	8-6
......8.4.3 Removing a Mirror from a Diskset	8-6


......8.4.4 Taking Submirrors Offline	8-6
......8.4.5 Creating New Metadevices	8-6
......8.4.6 Replacing Errored Components	8-7
......8.4.7 Deleting a Metadevice	8-7
......8.4.8 Growing a Metadevice	8-7
......8.4.9 Managing Hot Spare Pools	8-8
......8.4.10 Managing UFS Logs	8-8
........8.4.10.1 Adding UFS Logging to a Logical Host	8-9
....8.5 Local Metadevice Administration	8-10
....8.6 Destructive Metadevice Actions	8-10
9. General Solstice HA Maintenance	9-1
....9.1 Forcing a Membership Reconfiguration	9-2
....9.2 Public Network Administration	9-2
........· How to Remove a Public Network	9-2
....9.3 Shutting Down Solstice HA Servers	9-5
........· How to Shut Down One Server	9-5
........· How to Shut Down a Solstice HA Configuration	9-6
........· How to Halt a Solstice HA Server	9-6
....9.4 Switching Over Data Services	9-7
......9.4.1 Putting Logical Hosts in Maintenance Mode	9-7
....9.5 Stopping the Membership Monitor	9-8
....9.6 Changing the Time in Solstice HA Configurations	9-8
....9.7 Setting the OpenBoot PROM	9-9
........· How to Set the OpenBoot PROM	9-9


....9.8 Maintenance of the `/var` File System	9-10
........· How to Repair a Full `/var` File System	9-11
....9.9 Solstice HA Packages Maintenance	9-12
........· How to Remove Solstice HA Packages	9-13
........· How to Upgrade Solstice HA Packages	9-13
...9.10 Bringing Up Servers Without Starting Solstice HA	9-14
........· How to Bring Up Servers Without Starting
...........Solstice HA	9-15
...9.11 Changing the Host Name of a Server or a
.......Logical Host	9-16
10. Using the Terminal Concentrator	10-1
...10.1 Connecting to the Solstice HA Server Console	10-1
........· How to Connect to the Solstice HA Server
...........Console	10-1
...10.2 Resetting Terminal Concentrator Connections	10-3
........· How to Reset a Terminal Concentrator
...........Connection	10-3
...10.3 Entering the OpenBoot PROM	10-5
........· How to Enter the OpenBoot PROM on a
...........Solstice HA Server	10-5
...10.4 Troubleshooting the Terminal Concentrator	10-5
A. Error Messages	A-1
...A.1 Overview of Error Messages	A-1
...A.2 Membership Monitor Messages	A-2
B. Man Pages	B-1
...Index	I-1