Cluster Server 7.3.1 Configuration and Upgrade Guide - Solaris
- Section I. Configuring Cluster Server using the script-based installer
- I/O fencing requirements
- Preparing to configure VCS clusters for data integrity
- About planning to configure I/O fencing
- Setting up the CP server
- Configuring VCS
- Configuring a secure cluster node by node
- Verifying and updating licenses on the system
- Configuring VCS clusters for data integrity
- Setting up disk-based I/O fencing using installer
- Setting up server-based I/O fencing using installer
- Section II. Automated configuration using response files
- Performing an automated VCS configuration
- Performing an automated I/O fencing configuration using response files
- Section III. Manual configuration
- Manually configuring VCS
- Configuring LLT manually
- Configuring VCS manually
- Configuring VCS in single node mode
- Modifying the VCS configuration
- Manually configuring the clusters for data integrity
- Setting up disk-based I/O fencing manually
- Setting up server-based I/O fencing manually
- Configuring server-based fencing on the VCS cluster manually
- Setting up non-SCSI-3 fencing in virtual environments manually
- Setting up majority-based I/O fencing manually
- Manually configuring VCS
- Section IV. Upgrading VCS
- Planning to upgrade VCS
- Performing a VCS upgrade using the installer
- Tasks to perform after upgrading to 2048 bit key and SHA256 signature certificates
- Performing an online upgrade
- Performing a rolling upgrade of VCS
- Performing a phased upgrade of VCS
- About phased upgrade
- Performing a phased upgrade using the product installer
- Performing an automated VCS upgrade using response files
- Upgrading VCS using Live Upgrade and Boot Environment upgrade
- Planning to upgrade VCS
- Section V. Adding and removing cluster nodes
- Adding a node to a single-node cluster
- Adding a node to a single-node cluster
- Adding a node to a multi-node VCS cluster
- Manually adding a node to a cluster
- Setting up the node to run in secure mode
- Configuring I/O fencing on the new node
- Adding a node using response files
- Removing a node from a VCS cluster
- Removing a node from a VCS cluster
- Removing a node from a VCS cluster
- Adding a node to a single-node cluster
- Section VI. Installation reference
- Appendix A. Services and ports
- Appendix B. Configuration files
- Appendix C. Configuring LLT over UDP
- Using the UDP layer for LLT
- Manually configuring LLT over UDP using IPv4
- Manually configuring LLT over UDP using IPv6
- Appendix D. Configuring the secure shell or the remote shell for communications
- Appendix E. Installation script options
- Appendix F. Troubleshooting VCS configuration
- Appendix G. Sample VCS cluster setup diagrams for CP server-based I/O fencing
- Appendix H. Reconciling major/minor numbers for NFS shared disks
- Appendix I. Upgrading the Steward process
Response file variables to configure VCS
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS lists the response file variables that you can define to configure VCS.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{opt}{configure} | Scalar | Performs the configuration if the packages are already installed. (Required) Set the value to 1 to configure VCS. |
CFG{accepteula} | Scalar | Specifies whether you agree with EULA.pdf on the media. (Required) |
CFG{keys}{keyless} CFG{keys}{license} | List | CFG{keys}{keyless} gives a list of keyless keys to be registered on the system. CFG{keys}{license} gives a list of user defined keys to be registered on the system. (Optional) |
CFG{systems} | List | List of systems on which the product is to be configured. (Required) |
CFG{prod} | Scalar | Defines the product for operations. The value is AVAILABILITY731 for Veritas InfoScale Availability. (Required) |
CFG{opt}{keyfile} | Scalar | Defines the location of an ssh keyfile that is used to communicate with all remote systems. (Optional) |
CFG{opt}{rsh} | Scalar | Defines that rsh must be used instead of ssh as the communication method between systems. (Optional) |
CFG{opt}{logpath} | Scalar | Mentions the location where the log files are to be copied. The default location is /opt/VRTS/install/logs. Note: The installer copies the response files and summary files also to the specified logpath location. (Optional) |
CFG{uploadlogs} | Scalar | Defines a Boolean value 0 or 1. The value 1 indicates that the installation logs are uploaded to the Veritas website. The value 0 indicates that the installation logs are not uploaded to the Veritas website. (Optional) |
Note that some optional variables make it necessary to define other optional variables. For example, all the variables that are related to the cluster service group (csgnic, csgvip, and csgnetmask) must be defined if any are defined. The same is true for the SMTP notification (smtpserver, smtprecp, and smtprsev), the SNMP trap notification (snmpport, snmpcons, and snmpcsev), and the Global Cluster Option (gconic, gcovip, and gconetmask).
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring a basic VCS cluster lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure a basic VCS cluster.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring a basic VCS cluster
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{donotreconfigurevcs} | Scalar | Defines if you need to re-configure VCS. (Optional) |
CFG{donotreconfigurefencing} | Scalar | Defines if you need to re-configure fencing. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_clusterid} | Scalar | An integer between 0 and 65535 that uniquely identifies the cluster. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_clustername} | Scalar | Defines the name of the cluster. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_allowcomms} | Scalar | Indicates whether or not to start LLT and GAB when you set up a single-node cluster. The value can be 0 (do not start) or 1 (start). (Required) |
CFG{fencingenabled} | Scalar | In a VCS configuration, defines if fencing is enabled. Valid values are 0 or 1. (Required) |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring private LLT over Ethernet lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure LLT over Ethernet.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring private LLT over Ethernet
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{vcs_lltlink#} {"system"} | Scalar | Defines the NIC to be used for a private heartbeat link on each system. At least two LLT links are required per system (lltlink1 and lltlink2). You can configure up to four LLT links. You must enclose the system name within double quotes. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_lltlinklowpri#} {"system"} | Scalar | Defines a low priority heartbeat link. Typically, lltlinklowpri is used on a public network link to provide an additional layer of communication. If you use different media speed for the private NICs, you can configure the NICs with lesser speed as low-priority links to enhance LLT performance. For example, lltlinklowpri1, lltlinklowpri2, and so on. You must enclose the system name within double quotes. (Optional) |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring LLT over UDP lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure LLT over UDP.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring LLT over UDP
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{lltoverudp}=1 | Scalar | Indicates whether to configure heartbeat link using LLT over UDP. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_udplink<n>_address} {<sys1>} | Scalar | Stores the IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) that the heartbeat link uses on node1. You can have four heartbeat links and <n> for this response file variable can take values 1 to 4 for the respective heartbeat links. (Required) |
CFG {vcs_udplinklowpri<n>_address} {<sys1>} | Scalar | Stores the IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) that the low priority heartbeat link uses on node1. You can have four low priority heartbeat links and <n> for this response file variable can take values 1 to 4 for the respective low priority heartbeat links. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_udplink<n>_port} {<sys1>} | Scalar | Stores the UDP port (16-bit integer value) that the heartbeat link uses on node1. You can have four heartbeat links and <n> for this response file variable can take values 1 to 4 for the respective heartbeat links. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_udplinklowpri<n>_port} {<sys1>} | Scalar | Stores the UDP port (16-bit integer value) that the low priority heartbeat link uses on node1. You can have four low priority heartbeat links and <n> for this response file variable can take values 1 to 4 for the respective low priority heartbeat links. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_udplink<n>_netmask} {<sys1>} | Scalar | Stores the netmask (prefix for IPv6) that the heartbeat link uses on node1. You can have four heartbeat links and <n> for this response file variable can take values 1 to 4 for the respective heartbeat links. (Required) |
CFG{vcs_udplinklowpri<n>_netmask} {<sys1>} | Scalar | Stores the netmask (prefix for IPv6) that the low priority heartbeat link uses on node1. You can have four low priority heartbeat links and <n> for this response file variable can take values 1 to 4 for the respective low priority heartbeat links. (Required) |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring virtual IP for VCS cluster lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure virtual IP for VCS cluster.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring virtual IP for VCS cluster
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{vcs_csgnic} {system} | Scalar | Defines the NIC device to use on a system. You can enter 'all' as a system value if the same NIC is used on all systems. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_csgvip} | Scalar | Defines the virtual IP address for the cluster. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_csgnetmask} | Scalar | Defines the Netmask of the virtual IP address for the cluster. (Optional) |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS cluster in secure mode lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure the VCS cluster in secure mode.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS cluster in secure mode
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{vcs_eat_security} | Scalar | Specifies if the cluster is in secure enabled mode or not. |
CFG{opt}{securityonenode} | Scalar | Specifies that the securityonenode option is being used. |
CFG{securityonenode_menu} | Scalar | Specifies the menu option to choose to configure the secure cluster one at a time.
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CFG{secusrgrps} | List | Defines the user groups which get read access to the cluster. List or scalar: list Optional or required: optional |
CFG{rootsecusrgrps} | Scalar | Defines the read access to the cluster only for root and other users or user groups which are granted explicit privileges in VCS objects. (Optional) |
CFG{security_conf_dir} | Scalar | Specifies the directory where the configuration files are placed. |
CFG{opt}{security} | Scalar | Specifies that the security option is being used. |
CFG{defaultaccess} | Scalar | Defines if the user chooses to grant read access to everyone. Optional or required: optional |
CFG{vcs_eat_security_fips} | Scalar | Specifies that the enabled security is FIPS compliant. |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS users lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure VCS users.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS users
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{vcs_userenpw} | List | List of encoded passwords for VCS users The value in the list can be "Administrators Operators Guests" Note: The order of the values for the vcs_userenpw list must match the order of the values in the vcs_username list. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_username} | List | List of names of VCS users (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_userpriv} | List | List of privileges for VCS users Note: The order of the values for the vcs_userpriv list must match the order of the values in the vcs_username list. (Optional) |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS notifications using SMTP lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure VCS notifications using SMTP.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS notifications using SMTP
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{vcs_smtpserver} | Scalar | Defines the domain-based hostname (example: smtp.example.com) of the SMTP server to be used for web notification. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_smtprecp} | List | List of full email addresses (example: user@example.com) of SMTP recipients. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_smtprsev} | List | Defines the minimum severity level of messages (Information, Warning, Error, SevereError) that listed SMTP recipients are to receive. Note that the ordering of severity levels must match that of the addresses of SMTP recipients. (Optional) |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS notifications using SNMP lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure VCS notifications using SNMP.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS notifications using SNMP
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{vcs_snmpport} | Scalar | Defines the SNMP trap daemon port (default=162). (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_snmpcons} | List | List of SNMP console system names (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_snmpcsev} | List | Defines the minimum severity level of messages (Information, Warning, Error, SevereError) that listed SNMP consoles are to receive. Note that the ordering of severity levels must match that of the SNMP console system names. (Optional) |
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS global clusters lists the response file variables that specify the required information to configure VCS global clusters.
Table: Response file variables specific to configuring VCS global clusters
Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
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CFG{vcs_gconic} {system} | Scalar | Defines the NIC for the Virtual IP that the Global Cluster Option uses. You can enter 'all' as a system value if the same NIC is used on all systems. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_gcovip} | Scalar | Defines the virtual IP address to that the Global Cluster Option uses. (Optional) |
CFG{vcs_gconetmask} | Scalar | Defines the Netmask of the virtual IP address that the Global Cluster Option uses. (Optional) |