Preface

The Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS contains guidelines and procedures for installing the Sun Cluster software on both SPARC® based systems and x86 based systems.

Note –

This Sun Cluster release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, and AMD64. In this document, the label x86 refers to systems that use the AMD64 family of processor architectures.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.

The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS) and expertise with the volume-manager software that is used with Sun Cluster software.

Note –

Sun Cluster software runs on two platforms, SPARC and x86. The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information.

Online documentation for the Solaris OS
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris OS man pages

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	`#`

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.

Topic	Documentation
Overview	Sun Cluster Overview for Solaris OS Sun Cluster 3.2 2/08 Documentation Center
Concepts	Sun Cluster Concepts Guide for Solaris OS
Hardware installation and administration	Sun Cluster 3.1 - 3.2 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS Individual hardware administration guides
Software installation	Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS Sun Cluster Quick Start Guide for Solaris OS
Data service installation and administration	Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS Individual data service guides
Data service development	Sun Cluster Data Services Developer’s Guide for Solaris OS
System administration	Sun Cluster System Administration Guide for Solaris OS Sun Cluster Quick Reference
Software upgrade	Sun Cluster Upgrade Guide for Solaris OS
Error messages	Sun Cluster Error Messages Guide for Solaris OS
Command and function references	Sun Cluster Reference Manual for Solaris OS Sun Cluster Data Services Reference Manual for Solaris OS Sun Cluster Quorum Server Reference Manual for Solaris OS

For a complete list of Sun Cluster documentation, see the release notes for your release of Sun Cluster software at http://docs.sun.com.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

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Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster software, contact your service provider and supply the following information.

Your name and email address (if available)
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model number and serial number of your systems
The release number of the Solaris OS (for example, Solaris 10)
The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.2 2/08)

Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your service provider.

Command	Function
`prtconf` `-v`	Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices
`psrinfo` `-v`	Displays information about processors
`showrev` `-p`	Reports which patches are installed
SPARC: `prtdiag` `-v`	Displays system diagnostic information
`/usr/cluster/bin/clnode show-rev`	Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information

Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.