PRIMECLUSTER Installation and Administration Guide 4.2 (Linux for Itanium)

3.1 Installation and Setup of Related Software

After installation of the software products related to PRIMECLUSTER is done, you need to set up the OS and hardware for installing and operating PRIMECLUSTER.

Set up the followings if necessary.

• Network setup

  If a network adapter for a public LAN has been installed, you need to configure the IP addresses.

  Perform this setup after installing the operating system.

  For details, see "Setting Up the Network."

• NTP setup

  This setup synchronizes the time in all of the nodes of the cluster system. This NTP setup needs to be done before installing PRIMECLUSTER.

• Disk unit setup

  When using a shared disk unit, you need to install and set up the related software product. This disk unit setup should be done after installing the OS.

  For details, see "Setting Up Disk Units."

• Cluster high-speed failover function setup

  You need to configure software and hardware that relate cluster high-speed failover after installing the OS and PRIMECLUSTER.

  For details, see "Setting Up the Cluster High-Speed Failover Function."

• Kernel parameter check and setup

  When operating the software products related to PRIMECLUSTER, you need to adjust kernel parameters according to the hardware configuration and applications. This kernel parameter setup should be done before restarting after installing PRIMECLUSTER.

  For details, see "Checking the Kernel Parameters."

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3.1.1 Setting Up the Network

3.1.2 Setting Up Disk Units

3.1.3 Setting Up the Cluster High-Speed Failover Function

3.1.4 Checking the Kernel Parameters