Preface
SunTM Cluster Overview
for Solaris OS introduces the Sun Cluster product by explaining
the purpose of the product and the means by which Sun Cluster achieves this
purpose. This book also explains key concepts for Sun Cluster. The information
in this document enables you to become familiar with Sun Cluster features
and functionality.
Related Documentation
Information about related Sun Cluster topics is available in the documentation
that is listed in the following table. All Sun Cluster documentation is
available at http://docs.sun.com.
For a complete list of Sun Cluster documentation, see the release
notes for your release of Sun Cluster software at http://docs.sun.com.
Documentation, Support, and Training
Getting Help
If you have problems installing or using the Sun Cluster system, contact
your service provider and provide the following information:
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Your name and email address (if available)
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Your company name, address, and phone number
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The model and serial numbers of your systems
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The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 9)
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The release number of the Sun Cluster software (for example, 3.1 8/05)
Use the following commands to gather information about each node on
your system for your service provider.
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Command
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Function
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prtconf -v
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Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about
peripheral devices
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psrinfo -v
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Displays information about processors
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showrev –p
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Reports which patches are installed
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prtdiag -v
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Displays system diagnostic information
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scinstall -pv
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Displays Sun Cluster software release and package version information
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scstat
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Provides a snapshot of the cluster status
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scconf -p
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Lists cluster configuration information
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scrgadm -p
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Displays information about installed resources, resource groups, and
resource types
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Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic
changes that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
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Typeface or Symbol
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Meaning
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Example
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AaBbCc123
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The names of commands, files, and directories,
and onscreen computer output
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Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
machine_name% you have
mail.
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AaBbCc123
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What you type, contrasted with onscreen
computer output
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machine_name% su
Password:
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AaBbCc123
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Command-line placeholder: replace with
a real name or value
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The command to remove a file is rm filename.
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AaBbCc123
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Book titles, new terms, and terms to
be emphasized
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Read Chapter 6 in the User's
Guide.
Perform a patch analysis.
Do not save the
file.
[Note that some emphasized items appear
bold online.]
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Shell Prompts in Command
Examples
The following table shows the default
system prompt and superuser prompt for the C
shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
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Shell
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Prompt
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C shell prompt
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machine_name%
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C shell superuser prompt
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machine_name#
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Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt
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$
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Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser
prompt
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#
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