Perform this procedure from one node of the cluster to configure Sun Cluster software on all nodes of the cluster.
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Ensure that the Solaris OS is installed to support Sun Cluster software.
If Solaris software is already installed on the node, you must ensure that the Solaris installation meets the requirements for Sun Cluster software and any other software that you intend to install on the cluster. See How to Install Solaris Software for more information about installing Solaris software
to meet Sun Cluster software requirements.
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If you disabled remote configuration during Sun Cluster software installation, re-enable remote configuration.
Enable
remote shell (rsh(1M)) or secure shell (ssh(1)) access for superuser
to all cluster nodes.
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(Optional) To use the scinstall(1M) utility to install patches, download patches to a patch directory.
If you use Typical mode to install the cluster, use a directory named either /var/cluster/patches/ or /var/patches/ to contain the patches to install. In
Typical mode, the scinstall command checks both those directories for patches.
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If neither of those directories exist, then no patches are added.
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If both directories exist, then only the patches in the /var/cluster/patches/ directory are added.
If you use Custom mode to install the cluster, you specify the path to the patch directory, so there is no requirement to use the patch directories that scinstall checks for in Typical mode.
You can include a patch-list file in the patch directory. The default patch-list file name is patchlist. For information about creating a patch-list file, refer to the patchadd(1M) man page.
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Complete one of the following configuration worksheets:
See Planning the Sun Cluster Environment for planning guidelines.
Table 2–2 Interactive scinstall Configuration Worksheet (Typical)
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Component
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Description/Example
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Enter Answers Here
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Cluster Name
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What is the name of the cluster that you want to establish?
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Cluster Nodes
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What are the names of the other cluster nodes planned for the initial cluster configuration?
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Cluster-Transport Adapters and Cables
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What are the names of the two cluster-transport adapters that attach the node to the private interconnect?
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First
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Second
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Check
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Do you want to interrupt installation for sccheck errors? (sccheck verifies that preconfiguration requirements are met)
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Yes | No
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For the Typical configuration of Sun Cluster software, the scinstall utility automatically specifies the following defaults.
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Component
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Default Value
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Private-network address
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172.16.0.0
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Private-network netmask
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255.255.0.0
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Cluster-transport junctions
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switch1 and switch2
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Global-devices file-system name
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/globaldevices
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Installation security (DES)
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Limited
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Solaris and Sun Cluster patch directory
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/var/cluster/patches/
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Table 2–3 Interactive scinstall Configuration Worksheet (Custom)
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Component
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Description/Example
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Enter Answers Here
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Cluster Name
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What is the name of the cluster that you want to establish?
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Cluster Nodes
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What are the names of the other cluster nodes planned for the initial cluster configuration?
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DES Authentication
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Do you need to use DES authentication?
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No | Yes
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Network Address for the Cluster Transport
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Do you want to accept the default network address (172.16.0.0)?
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Yes | No
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If no, supply your own network address:
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_____ . _____.0.0
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Do you want to accept the default netmask (255.255.0.0)?
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Yes | No
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If no, supply your own netmask:
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255.255. ___ . ___
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Point-to-Point Cables
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If this is a two-node cluster, does this cluster use transport junctions?
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Yes | No
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Cluster-Transport Junctions
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If used, what are the names of the two transport junctions?
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First
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Second
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Cluster-Transport Adapters and Cables
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Node name (the node from which you run scinstall):
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Transport adapters:
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First
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Second
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Where does each transport adapter connect to (a transport junction or another adapter)?
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For transport junctions, do you want to use the default port name?
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Yes | No
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Yes | No
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If no, what is the name of the port that you want to use?
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Do you want to use autodiscovery to list the available adapters for the other nodes?
If no, supply the following information for each additional node:
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Yes | No
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Specify for each additional node
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Node name:
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Transport adapters:
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First
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Second
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Where does each transport adapter connect to (a transport junction or another adapter)?
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For transport junctions, do you want to use the default port name?
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Yes | No
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Yes | No
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If no, what is the name of the port that you want to use?
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Software Patch Installation
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Do you want scinstall to install patches for you?
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Yes | No
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If yes, what is the name of the patch directory?
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Do you want to use a patch list?
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Yes | No
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Global-Devices File System
(specify for each node)
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Do you want to use the default name of the global-devices file system (/globaldevices)?
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Yes | No
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If no, do you want to use an already-existing file system?
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Yes | No
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What is the name of the file system that you want to use?
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Check
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Do you want to interrupt installation for sccheck errors? (sccheck verifies that preconfiguration
requirements are met)
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Yes | No
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Note –
You cannot change the private-network address and netmask after scinstall processing is finished. If you need to use a different private-network address or netmask and the node is still in installation mode, follow the procedures in How to Uninstall Sun Cluster Software to Correct Installation Problems. Then perform
the procedures in How to Install Sun Cluster Software Packages and in this procedure to reinstall the software and configure the node with the correct information.
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Become superuser on the cluster node from which you intend to configure the cluster.
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Install additional packages if you intend to use any of the following features.
Note –
Use of the RSMRDT driver is restricted to clusters that run an Oracle9i release 2 SCI configuration with RSM enabled. Refer to Oracle9i release 2 user documentation for detailed installation and configuration instructions.
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Determine which packages you must install.
The following table lists the Sun Cluster 3.1 9/04 packages that each feature requires and the order in which you must install each group of packages. The installer program does not automatically install these packages.
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Feature
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Additional Sun Cluster 3.1 9/04 Packages to Install
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RSMAPI
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SUNWscrif
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SCI-PCI adapters
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SUNWsci SUNWscid SUNWscidx
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RSMRDT drivers
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SUNWscrdt
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Ensure that any dependency Solaris packages are already installed.
See Step 8 in How to Install Solaris Software.
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Insert the Sun Cluster 3.1 9/04 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of a node.
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Change to the
Solaris_arch/Product/sun_cluster/Solaris_ver/Packages/ directory, where arch is sparc or x86, and where ver is 8 (for Solaris 8) or 9 (for Solaris 9)
.
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_arch/Product/sun_cluster/Solaris_ver/Packages/
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Install the additional packages.
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Change to a directory that does not reside on the CD-ROM and eject the CD-ROM.
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Repeat for each additional node in the cluster.
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On one node, start the scinstall utility.
# /usr/cluster/bin/scinstall
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Follow these guidelines to use the interactive scinstall utility:
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Interactive scinstall enables you to type ahead. Therefore, do not press the Return key more than once if the next menu screen does not appear immediately.
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Unless otherwise noted, you can press Control-D to return to either the start of a series of related questions or to the Main Menu.
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Default answers or answers to previous sessions are displayed in brackets ([ ]) at the end of a question. Press Return to enter the response that is in brackets without typing it.
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From the Main Menu, choose the menu item, Install a cluster or cluster node.
*** Main Menu ***
Please select from one of the following (*) options:
* 1) Install a cluster or cluster node
2) Configure a cluster to be JumpStarted from this install server
3) Add support for new data services to this cluster node
* 4) Print release information for this cluster node
* ?) Help with menu options
* q) Quit
Option: 1
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From the Install Menu, choose the menu item, Install all nodes of a new cluster.
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From the Type of Installation menu, choose either Typical or Custom.
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Follow the menu prompts to supply your answers from
the worksheet that you completed in Step 4.
The scinstall utility installs and configures all cluster nodes and reboots the cluster. The cluster is established when all nodes have successfully booted into the cluster. Sun Cluster installation output is logged in a /var/cluster/logs/install/scinstall.log.N file.
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Install Sun StorEdge QFS file system software.
Follow the procedures for initial installation in the Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS Software Installation and Configuration Guide.
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(Optional) SPARC: To install VERITAS File System, go to SPARC: How to Install VERITAS File System Software.
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Set up the name-service look-up order.
Go to How to Configure the Name-Service Switch.