The following resources are required when installing AdvancedCopy Manager's agent on the AIX version of VERITAS Cluster Server.
Takeover IP address for AdvancedCopy Manager
Allocate a new IP address that is unique in the network for use in clustered system operations.
IP address is required for each AdvancedCopy Manager transaction.
Fujitsu recommends preparing and adding a new logical IP address for AdvancedCopy Manager.
When allocating a new IP address, check whether existing transactions use the IP address as a takeover resource, and make sure that adding the corresponding IP address has no adverse effect on transactions.
To use an existing logical IP address, make sure that sharing the logical IP address with AdvancedCopy Manager does not cause a problem in (does not restrict) existing products that already use the logical IP address.
The partition where shared data for AdvancedCopy Manager is stored
Prepare partitions in which the shared data for AdvancedCopy Manager is stored on the shared disk. The table below lists the number of required partitions. Note that the listed values indicate the number of partitions required for each transaction. Refer to "7.2 Capacity of shared disk" for information on the size of the shared disks.
Name | Managed Server transaction |
|---|---|
Shared disk for AdvancedCopy Manager shared data | 1 |
Total number of partitions | 1 |
Note
Define the shared disk for AdvancedCopy Manager shared data as the shared disk used by the VERITAS Cluster Server.
Assign a disk that is not backed up or replicated using AdvancedCopy Manager as the shared disk for AdvancedCopy Manager shared data.
The shared disk for AdvancedCopy Manager shared data uses file systems. Make arrangement for this disk to be mounted.
