Cluster Server 7.3.1 Configuration and Upgrade Guide - Solaris

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (7.3.1)
Platform: Solaris
  1. Section I. Configuring Cluster Server using the script-based installer
    1. I/O fencing requirements
      1. I/O fencing requirements
        1.  
          Coordinator disk requirements for I/O fencing
        2.  
          CP server requirements
        3.  
          Non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing requirements
    2. Preparing to configure VCS clusters for data integrity
      1. About planning to configure I/O fencing
        1.  
          Typical VCS cluster configuration with disk-based I/O fencing
        2.  
        3.  
          Recommended CP server configurations
      2. Setting up the CP server
        1.  
          Planning your CP server setup
        2.  
          Installing the CP server using the installer
        3.  
          Setting up shared storage for the CP server database
        4.  
          Configuring the CP server using the installer program
        5. Configuring the CP server manually
          1.  
            Configuring the CP server manually for HTTPS-based communication
          2.  
            Generating the key and certificates manually for the CP server
          3.  
            Completing the CP server configuration
        6. Configuring CP server using response files
          1.  
            Response file variables to configure CP server
          2.  
            Sample response file for configuring the CP server on single node VCS cluster
          3.  
            Sample response file for configuring the CP server on SFHA cluster
        7.  
          Verifying the CP server configuration
    3. Configuring VCS
      1.  
        Overview of tasks to configure VCS using the product installer
      2.  
        Starting the software configuration
      3.  
        Specifying systems for configuration
      4.  
        Configuring the cluster name
      5.  
        Configuring private heartbeat links
      6.  
        Configuring the virtual IP of the cluster
      7.  
        Configuring VCS in secure mode
      8.  
        Setting up trust relationships for your VCS cluster
      9. Configuring a secure cluster node by node
        1.  
          Configuring the first node
        2.  
          Configuring the remaining nodes
        3.  
          Completing the secure cluster configuration
      10.  
        Adding VCS users
      11.  
        Configuring SMTP email notification
      12.  
        Configuring SNMP trap notification
      13.  
        Configuring global clusters
      14.  
        Completing the VCS configuration
      15. Verifying and updating licenses on the system
        1.  
          Checking licensing information on the system
        2. Updating product licenses
          1.  
            Replacing a Veritas InfoScale Enterprise demo license with a permanent license
    4. Configuring VCS clusters for data integrity
      1. Setting up disk-based I/O fencing using installer
        1.  
          Initializing disks as VxVM disks
        2.  
          Configuring disk-based I/O fencing using installer
        3.  
          Refreshing keys or registrations on the existing coordination points for disk-based fencing using the installer
        4. Checking shared disks for I/O fencing
          1.  
            Verifying Array Support Library (ASL)
          2.  
            Verifying that the nodes have access to the same disk
          3.  
            Testing the disks using vxfentsthdw utility
      2. Setting up server-based I/O fencing using installer
        1.  
          Refreshing keys or registrations on the existing coordination points for server-based fencing using the installer
        2. Setting the order of existing coordination points for server-based fencing using the installer
          1.  
            About deciding the order of existing coordination points
          2.  
            Setting the order of existing coordination points using the installer
      3.  
        Setting up non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing in virtual environments using installer
      4.  
        Setting up majority-based I/O fencing using installer
      5.  
        Enabling or disabling the preferred fencing policy
  2. Section II. Automated configuration using response files
    1. Performing an automated VCS configuration
      1.  
        Configuring VCS using response files
      2.  
        Response file variables to configure VCS
      3.  
        Sample response file for configuring Cluster Server
    2. Performing an automated I/O fencing configuration using response files
      1.  
        Configuring I/O fencing using response files
      2.  
        Response file variables to configure disk-based I/O fencing
      3.  
        Sample response file for configuring disk-based I/O fencing
      4.  
        Response file variables to configure server-based I/O fencing
      5.  
        Sample response file for configuring server-based I/O fencing
      6.  
        Response file variables to configure non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing
      7.  
        Sample response file for configuring non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing
      8.  
        Response file variables to configure majority-based I/O fencing
      9.  
        Sample response file for configuring majority-based I/O fencing
  3. Section III. Manual configuration
    1. Manually configuring VCS
      1.  
        About configuring VCS manually
      2. Configuring LLT manually
        1.  
          Setting up /etc/llthosts for a manual installation
        2.  
          Setting up /etc/llttab for a manual installation
        3.  
          About LLT directives in /etc/llttab file
        4.  
          Additional considerations for LLT for a manual installation
      3.  
        Configuring GAB manually
      4. Configuring VCS manually
        1.  
          Configuring the cluster UUID when creating a cluster manually
      5. Configuring VCS in single node mode
        1. Disabling LLT, GAB, and I/O fencing on a single node cluster
          1.  
            Disabling LLT, GAB, and I/O fencing on Oracle Solaris 11
        2. Enabling LLT, GAB, and I/O fencing on a single node cluster
          1.  
            Enabling LLT, GAB, and I/O fencing on Solaris 11
      6.  
        Starting LLT, GAB, and VCS after manual configuration
      7.  
        About configuring cluster using VCS Cluster Configuration wizard
      8.  
        Before configuring a VCS cluster using the VCS Cluster Configuration wizard
      9.  
        Launching the VCS Cluster Configuration wizard
      10.  
        Configuring a cluster by using the VCS cluster configuration wizard
      11.  
        Adding a system to a VCS cluster
      12. Modifying the VCS configuration
        1.  
          Configuring the ClusterService group
    2. Manually configuring the clusters for data integrity
      1. Setting up disk-based I/O fencing manually
        1.  
          Identifying disks to use as coordinator disks
        2.  
          Setting up coordinator disk groups
        3.  
          Creating I/O fencing configuration files
        4.  
          Modifying VCS configuration to use I/O fencing
        5.  
          Verifying I/O fencing configuration
      2. Setting up server-based I/O fencing manually
        1.  
          Preparing the CP servers manually for use by the VCS cluster
        2.  
          Generating the client key and certificates manually on the client nodes
        3. Configuring server-based fencing on the VCS cluster manually
          1.  
            Sample vxfenmode file output for server-based fencing
        4.  
          Configuring CoordPoint agent to monitor coordination points
        5.  
          Verifying server-based I/O fencing configuration
      3. Setting up non-SCSI-3 fencing in virtual environments manually
        1.  
          Sample /etc/vxfenmode file for non-SCSI-3 fencing
      4. Setting up majority-based I/O fencing manually
        1.  
          Creating I/O fencing configuration files
        2.  
          Modifying VCS configuration to use I/O fencing
        3.  
          Verifying I/O fencing configuration
        4.  
          Sample /etc/vxfenmode file for majority-based fencing
  4. Section IV. Upgrading VCS
    1. Planning to upgrade VCS
      1.  
        About upgrading to VCS 7.3.1
      2.  
        Upgrading VCS in secure enterprise environments
      3.  
        Supported upgrade paths
      4.  
        Considerations for upgrading secure VCS 6.x clusters to VCS 7.3.1
      5.  
        Considerations for upgrading VCS to 7.3.1 on systems configured with an Oracle resource
      6.  
        Considerations for upgrading secure VCS clusters to VCS 7.3.1
      7.  
        Considerations for upgrading CP servers
      8.  
        Considerations for upgrading CP clients
      9.  
        Using Install Bundles to simultaneously install or upgrade full releases (base, maintenance, rolling patch), and individual patches
    2. Performing a VCS upgrade using the installer
      1.  
        Before upgrading VCS using the script-based installer
      2.  
        Upgrading VCS using the product installer
      3.  
        Upgrading to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
      4. Tasks to perform after upgrading to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
        1.  
          Deleting certificates of non-root users after upgrading to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
        2.  
          Re-establishing WAC communication in global clusters after upgrading to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
        3.  
          Re-establishing CP server and CP client communication after upgrading to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
        4.  
          Re-establishing trust with Steward after upgrading to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
      5.  
        Upgrading Steward to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
    3. Performing an online upgrade
      1.  
        Limitations of online upgrade
      2.  
        Upgrading VCS online using the installer
    4. Performing a rolling upgrade of VCS
      1.  
        About rolling upgrade
      2.  
        Performing a rolling upgrade using the product installer
      3.  
        About rolling upgrade with local zone on Solaris 11
    5. Performing a phased upgrade of VCS
      1. About phased upgrade
        1.  
          Prerequisites for a phased upgrade
        2.  
          Planning for a phased upgrade
        3.  
          Phased upgrade limitations
        4.  
          Phased upgrade example
        5.  
          Phased upgrade example overview
      2. Performing a phased upgrade using the product installer
        1.  
          Moving the service groups to the second subcluster
        2.  
          Upgrading the operating system on the first subcluster
        3.  
          Upgrading the first subcluster
        4.  
          Preparing the second subcluster
        5.  
          Activating the first subcluster
        6.  
          Upgrading the operating system on the second subcluster
        7.  
          Upgrading the second subcluster
        8.  
          Finishing the phased upgrade
    6. Performing an automated VCS upgrade using response files
      1.  
        Upgrading VCS using response files
      2.  
        Response file variables to upgrade VCS
      3.  
        Sample response file for full upgrade of VCS
      4.  
        Sample response file for rolling upgrade of VCS
    7. Upgrading VCS using Live Upgrade and Boot Environment upgrade
      1.  
        About ZFS Boot Environment (BE) upgrade
      2.  
        Supported upgrade paths for Boot Environment upgrade
      3. Performing Boot Environment upgrade on Solaris 11 systems
        1.  
          Creating a new Solaris 11 BE on the primary boot disk
        2.  
          Upgrading VCS using the installer for upgrading BE on Solaris 11
        3.  
          Completing the VCS upgrade on BE on Solaris 11
        4.  
          Verifying Solaris 11 BE upgrade
        5. Administering BEs on Solaris 11 systems
          1.  
            Reverting to the primary BE on a Solaris 11 system
  5. Section V. Adding and removing cluster nodes
    1. Adding a node to a single-node cluster
      1. Adding a node to a single-node cluster
        1. Setting up a node to join the single-node cluster
          1.  
            Installing VxVM or VxFS if necessary
        2.  
          Installing and configuring Ethernet cards for private network
        3.  
          Configuring the shared storage
        4.  
          Bringing up the existing node
        5.  
          Creating configuration files
        6.  
          Starting LLT and GAB
        7.  
          Reconfiguring VCS on the existing node
        8.  
          Verifying configuration on both nodes
    2. Adding a node to a multi-node VCS cluster
      1.  
        Adding nodes using the VCS installer
      2. Manually adding a node to a cluster
        1.  
          Setting up the hardware
        2.  
          Installing the VCS software manually when adding a node
        3. Setting up the node to run in secure mode
          1.  
            Configuring the authentication broker on node sys5
        4.  
          Configuring LLT and GAB when adding a node to the cluster
        5. Configuring I/O fencing on the new node
          1.  
            Preparing to configure I/O fencing on the new node
          2. Configuring server-based fencing on the new node
            1.  
              Adding the new node to the vxfen service group
          3.  
            Starting I/O fencing on the new node
        6.  
          Adding the node to the existing cluster
        7.  
          Starting VCS and verifying the cluster
        8. Adding a node using response files
          1.  
            Response file variables to add a node to a VCS cluster
          2.  
            Sample response file for adding a node to a VCS cluster
    3. Removing a node from a VCS cluster
      1. Removing a node from a VCS cluster
        1.  
          Verifying the status of nodes and service groups
        2.  
          Deleting the departing node from VCS configuration
        3.  
          Modifying configuration files on each remaining node
        4.  
          Removing the node configuration from the CP server
        5.  
          Removing security credentials from the leaving node
        6.  
          Unloading LLT and GAB and removing Veritas InfoScale Availability or Enterprise on the departing node
  6. Section VI. Installation reference
    1. Appendix A. Services and ports
      1.  
        About InfoScale Enterprise services and ports
    2. Appendix B. Configuration files
      1.  
        About the LLT and GAB configuration files
      2.  
        About the AMF configuration files
      3. About the VCS configuration files
        1.  
          Sample main.cf file for VCS clusters
        2.  
          Sample main.cf file for global clusters
      4.  
        About I/O fencing configuration files
      5. Sample configuration files for CP server
        1.  
          Sample main.cf file for CP server hosted on a single node that runs VCS
        2.  
          Sample main.cf file for CP server hosted on a two-node SFHA cluster
        3.  
          Sample CP server configuration (/etc/vxcps.conf) file output
      6.  
        Packaging related SMF services on Solaris 11
      7. Tuning LLT variables for FSS environments
        1.  
          Tuning LLT variables for Ethernet links
    3. Appendix C. Configuring LLT over UDP
      1. Using the UDP layer for LLT
        1.  
          When to use LLT over UDP
      2. Manually configuring LLT over UDP using IPv4
        1.  
          Broadcast address in the /etc/llttab file
        2.  
          The link command in the /etc/llttab file
        3.  
          The set-addr command in the /etc/llttab file
        4.  
          Selecting UDP ports
        5.  
          Configuring the netmask for LLT
        6.  
          Configuring the broadcast address for LLT
        7.  
          Sample configuration: direct-attached links
        8.  
          Sample configuration: links crossing IP routers
      3. Manually configuring LLT over UDP using IPv6
        1.  
          The link command in the /etc/llttab file
        2.  
          The set-addr command in the /etc/llttab file
        3.  
          Selecting UDP ports
        4.  
          Sample configuration: direct-attached links
        5.  
          Sample configuration: links crossing IP routers
      4.  
        LLT over UDP sample /etc/llttab
    4. Appendix D. Configuring the secure shell or the remote shell for communications
      1.  
        About configuring secure shell or remote shell communication modes before installing products
      2.  
        Manually configuring passwordless ssh
      3.  
        Setting up ssh and rsh connection using the installer -comsetup command
      4.  
        Setting up ssh and rsh connection using the pwdutil.pl utility
      5.  
        Restarting the ssh session
      6.  
        Enabling and disabling rsh for Solaris
    5. Appendix E. Installation script options
      1.  
        Installation script options
    6. Appendix F. Troubleshooting VCS configuration
      1.  
        Restarting the installer after a failed network connection
      2.  
        Cannot launch the cluster view link
      3.  
        Starting and stopping processes for the Veritas InfoScale products
      4.  
        Installer cannot create UUID for the cluster
      5.  
        LLT startup script displays errors
      6.  
        The vxfentsthdw utility fails when SCSI TEST UNIT READY command fails
      7.  
        Issues during fencing startup on VCS cluster nodes set up for server-based fencing
    7. Appendix G. Sample VCS cluster setup diagrams for CP server-based I/O fencing
      1. Configuration diagrams for setting up server-based I/O fencing
        1.  
          Two unique client clusters served by 3 CP servers
        2.  
          Client cluster served by highly available CPS and 2 SCSI-3 disks
        3.  
          Two node campus cluster served by remote CP server and 2 SCSI-3 disks
        4.  
          Multiple client clusters served by highly available CP server and 2 SCSI-3 disks
    8. Appendix H. Reconciling major/minor numbers for NFS shared disks
      1. Reconciling major/minor numbers for NFS shared disks
        1.  
          Checking major and minor numbers for disk partitions
        2.  
          Checking the major and minor number for VxVM volumes
    9. Appendix I. Upgrading the Steward process
      1.  
        Upgrading the Steward process

Configuring a cluster by using the VCS cluster configuration wizard

Perform the following steps to configure a Cluster Server (VCS) cluster by using the VCS Cluster Configuration wizard.

To configure a VCS cluster

  1. Access the Veritas High Availability view (for any system belonging the required cluster).

    See Launching the VCS Cluster Configuration wizard.

  2. Review the information on the Welcome panel and click Next.

    The Configuration Inputs panel appears.

    The local system is by default selected as a cluster system.

  3. If you do not want to add more systems to the cluster, skip this step. You can add systems later using the same wizard.

    To add a system to the cluster, click Add System.

    In the Add System dialog box, specify the following details for the system that you want to add to the VCS cluster and click OK.

    System Name or IP address

    Specify the name or IP address of the system that you want to add to the VCS cluster.

    User name

    Specify the user account for the system.

    Typically, this is the root user. The root user should have the necessary privileges.

    Password

    Specify the password for the user account you specified.

    Use the specified user account on all systems

    Select this check box to use the specified user account on all the cluster systems that have the same user name and password.

  4. On the Configuration Inputs panel, do one of the following actions:

    • To add another system to the cluster, click Add System and repeat step 3.

    • To modify the specified User name or Password for a cluster system, use the edit icon.

    • Click Next

  5. If you do not want to modify the security settings for the cluster, click Next, and proceed to step 7.

    By default, the wizard configures single sign-on for secure cluster communication. If you want to modify the security settings for the cluster, click Advanced Settings.

  6. In the Advanced settings dialog box, specify the following details and click OK.

    Use Single Sign-on

    Select to configure single sign-on using VCS Authentication Service for cluster communication.

    This option is enabled by default.

    Use VCS user privileges

    Select to configure a user with administrative privileges to the cluster.

    Specify the username and password and click OK.

  7. On the Network Details panel, select the type of network protocol to configure the VCS cluster network links (Low Latency Transport or LLT module), and then specify the adapters for network communication.

    The wizard configures the VCS cluster communication links using these adapters. You must select a minimum of two adapters per cluster system.

    Note:

    By default, the LLT links are configured over Ethernet.

    Select Use MAC address for cluster communication (LLT over Ethernet) or select Use IP address for cluster communication (LLT over UDP), and specify the following details for each cluster system.

    • To configure LLT over Ethernet, select the adapter for each network communication link. You must select a different network adapter for each communication link.

    • To configure LLT over UDP, select the type of IP protocol (IPv4 or IPv6), and then specify the required details for each communication link.

      Network Adapter

      Select a network adapter for the communication links.

      You must select a different network adapter for each communication link.

      IP Address

      Displays the IP address.

      Port

      Specify a unique port number for each link.

      For IPv4 and IPv6, the port range is from 49152 to 65535.

      A specified port for a link is used for all the cluster systems on that link.

      Subnet mask (IPv4)

      Displays the subnet mask details.

      Prefix (IPv6)

      Displays the prefix details.

    By default, one of the links is configured as a low-priority link on a public network interface. The second link is configured as a high-priority link.

    To change a high-priority link to a low-priority link, click Modify. In the Modify low-priority link dialog box, select the link and click OK.

    Note:

    Veritas recommends that you configure one of the links on a public network interface. You can assign the link on the public network interface as a low-priority link for minimal VCS cluster communication over the link.

  8. On the Configuration Summary panel, specify a cluster name and unique cluster ID and then click Validate.

    Note:

    If multiple clusters exist in your network, the wizard validates if the specified cluster ID is a unique cluster ID among all clusters accessible from the current system. Among clusters that are not accessible from the current system, you must ensure that the cluster ID you specified is unique

  9. Review the VCS Cluster Configuration Details and then click Next to proceed with the configuration
  10. On the Implementation panel, the wizard creates the VCS cluster.

    The wizard displays the status of the configuration task. After the configuration is complete, click Next.

    If the configuration task fails, click Diagnostic information to check the details of the failure. Rectify the cause of the failure and run the wizard again to configure the VCS cluster.

  11. On the Finish panel, click Finish to complete the wizard workflow.

    This completes the VCS cluster configuration.