InfoScale™ 9.0 Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability Configuration and Upgrade Guide - AIX
- Section I. Introduction to SFCFSHA
- Introducing Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability
- Section II. Configuration of SFCFSHA
- Preparing to configure
- Preparing to configure SFCFSHA clusters for data integrity
- About planning to configure I/O fencing
- Setting up the CP server
- Configuring the CP server manually
- Configuring SFCFSHA
- Configuring a secure cluster node by node
- Verifying and updating licenses on the system
- Configuring SFCFSHA clusters for data integrity
- Setting up disk-based I/O fencing using installer
- Setting up server-based I/O fencing using installer
- Performing an automated SFCFSHA configuration using response files
- Performing an automated I/O fencing configuration using response files
- Configuring CP server using response files
- Manually configuring SFCFSHA 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 SFCFSHA cluster manually
- Setting up non-SCSI-3 fencing in virtual environments manually
- Setting up majority-based I/O fencing manually
- Section III. Upgrade of SFCFSHA
- Planning to upgrade SFCFSHA
- Preparing to upgrade SFCFSHA
- Upgrading the operating system
- Performing a full upgrade of SFCFSHA using the installer
- Performing a rolling upgrade of SFCFSHA
- Performing a phased upgrade of SFCFSHA
- About phased upgrade
- Performing a phased upgrade using the product installer
- Performing an automated SFCFSHA upgrade using response files
- Upgrading Volume Replicator
- Performing post-upgrade tasks
- Planning to upgrade SFCFSHA
- Section IV. Post-configuration tasks
- Section V. Configuration of disaster recovery environments
- Section VI. Adding and removing nodes
- Adding a node to SFCFSHA clusters
- Adding the node to a cluster manually
- Setting up the node to run in secure mode
- Adding a node using response files
- Configuring server-based fencing on the new node
- Removing a node from SFCFSHA clusters
- Adding a node to SFCFSHA clusters
- Section VII. Configuration and Upgrade reference
- Appendix A. Support for AIX Live Update
- Appendix B. Installation scripts
- Appendix C. Configuration files
- Appendix D. Configuring the secure shell or the remote shell for communications
- Appendix E. High availability agent information
- Appendix F. Sample SFCFSHA cluster setup diagrams for CP server-based I/O fencing
- Appendix G. Changing NFS server major numbers for VxVM volumes
- Appendix H. Configuring LLT over UDP
- Using the UDP layer for LLT
- Manually configuring LLT over UDP using IPv4
- Using the UDP layer of IPv6 for LLT
- Manually configuring LLT over UDP using IPv6
Installation script options
Table: Available command line options shows command line options for the installation script. For an initial install or upgrade, options are not usually required. The installation script options apply to all InfoScale product scripts, except where otherwise noted.
Table: Available command line options
Command Line Option | Function |
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-addnode | Adds a node to a high availability cluster. |
-allpkgs | Displays all filesets required for the specified product. The filesets are listed in correct installation order. The output can be used to create scripts for command line installs, or for installations over a network. |
-comcleanup | The -comcleanup option removes the secure shell or remote shell configuration added by installer on the systems. The option is only required when installation routines that performed auto-configuration of the shell are abruptly terminated. |
-comsetup | The -comsetup option is used to set up the ssh or rsh communication between systems without requests for passwords or passphrases. |
-configcps | The -configcps option is used to configure CP server on a running system or cluster. |
-configure | Configures the product after installation. |
-disable_dmp_native_support | Disables Dynamic Multi-pathing support for the native LVM volume groups and ZFS pools during upgrade. Retaining Dynamic Multi-pathing support for the native LVM volume groups and ZFS pools during upgrade increases fileset upgrade time depending on the number of LUNs and native LVM volume groups and ZFS pools configured on the system. |
-fencing | Configures I/O fencing in a running cluster. |
-fips | The -fips option is used to enable or disable security with fips mode on a running VCS cluster. It could only be used together with -security or -securityonenode option. |
- hostfile full_path_to_file | Specifies the location of a file that contains a list of hostnames on which to install. |
-install | Used to install products on system |
-online_upgrade | Used to perform online upgrade. Using this option, the installer upgrades the whole cluster and also supports customer's application zero down time during the upgrade procedure. Now this option only supports VCS and ApplicationHA. |
-patch_path | Defines the path of a patch level release to be integrated with a base or a maintenance level release in order for multiple releases to be simultaneously installed . |
-patch2_path | Defines the path of a second patch level release to be integrated with a base or a maintenance level release in order for multiple releases to be simultaneously installed. |
-patch3_path | Defines the path of a third patch level release to be integrated with a base or a maintenance level release in order for multiple releases to be simultaneously installed. |
-patch4_path | Defines the path of a fourth patch level release to be integrated with a base or a maintenance level release in order for multiple releases to be simultaneously installed. |
-patch5_path | Defines the path of a fifth patch level release to be integrated with a base or a maintenance level release in order for multiple releases to be simultaneously installed. |
- keyfile ssh_key_file | Specifies a key file for secure shell (SSH) installs. This option passes -I ssh_key_file to every SSH invocation. |
-license | Registers or updates product licenses on the specified systems. |
- logpath log_path | Specifies a directory other than /opt/VRTS/install/logs as the location where installer log files, summary files, and response files are saved. |
-noipc | Disables the installer from making outbound networking calls to Services and Operations Readiness Tool (SORT) in order to automatically obtain patch and release information updates. |
-nolic | Allows installation of product filesets without entering a license key. Licensed features cannot be configured, started, or used when this option is specified. |
-pkgtable | Displays product's filesets in correct installation order by group. |
- postcheck | Checks for different HA and file system-related processes, the availability of different ports, and the availability of cluster-related service groups. |
-precheck | Performs a preinstallation check to determine if systems meet all installation requirements. Arctera recommends doing a precheck before installing a product. |
-prod | Specifies the product for operations. |
-component | Specifies the component for operations. |
-redirect | Displays progress details without showing the progress bar. |
-require | Specifies an installer patch file. |
- responsefile response_file | Automates installation and configuration by using system and configuration information stored in a specified file instead of prompting for information. The response_file must be a full path name. You must edit the response file to use it for subsequent installations. Variable field definitions are defined within the file. |
-rolling_upgrade | Starts a rolling upgrade. Using this option, the installer detects the rolling upgrade status on cluster systems automatically without the need to specify rolling upgrade phase 1 or phase 2 explicitly. |
-rollingupgrade_phase1 | The -rollingupgrade_phase1 option is used to perform rolling upgrade Phase-I. In the phase, the product kernel filesets get upgraded to the latest version. |
-rollingupgrade_phase2 | The -rollingupgrade_phase2 option is used to perform rolling upgrade Phase-II. In the phase, VCS and other agent filesets upgrade to the latest version. Product kernel drivers are rolling-upgraded to the latest protocol version. |
-rsh | Specify this option when you want to use RSH and RCP for communication between systems instead of the default SSH and SCP. See About configuring secure shell or remote shell communication modes before installing products. |
-security | The -security option is used to convert a running VCS cluster between secure and non-secure modes of operation. |
-securityonenode | The -securityonenode option is used to configure a secure cluster node by node. |
-securitytrust | The -securitytrust option is used to setup trust with another broker. |
- serial | Specifies that the installation script performs install, uninstall, start, and stop operations on each system in a serial fashion. If this option is not specified, these operations are performed simultaneously on all systems. |
-settunables | Specify this option when you want to set tunable parameters after you install and configure a product. You may need to restart processes of the product for the tunable parameter values to take effect. You must use this option together with the -tunablesfile option. |
-start | Starts the daemons and processes for the specified product. |
-stop | Stops the daemons and processes for the specified product. |
-timeout | The -timeout option is used to specify the number of seconds that the script should wait for each command to complete before timing out. Setting the -timeout option overrides the default value of 1200 seconds. Setting the -timeout option to 0 prevents the script from timing out. The -timeout option does not work with the -serial option |
- tmppath tmp_path | Specifies a directory other than /opt/VRTStmp as the working directory for the installation scripts. This destination is where initial logging is performed and where filesets are copied on remote systems before installation. |
-tunables | Lists all supported tunables and create a tunables file template. |
-tunables_file tunables_file | Specify this option when you specify a tunables file. The tunables file should include tunable parameters. |
-uninstall | This option is used to uninstall the products from systems |
-upgrade | Specifies that an existing version of the product exists and you plan to upgrade it. |
-version | Checks and reports the installed products and their versions. Identifies the installed and missing filesets and patches where applicable for the product. Provides a summary that includes the count of the installed and any missing filesets and patches where applicable. Lists the installed patches, patches, and available updates for the installed product if an Internet connection is available. |