This manual serves as your starting point for using PRIMECLUSTER. It explains the workflow of the series of operations from installation to operation management of the PRIMECLUSTER system. Since the PRIMECLUSTER system comprises multiple features, there are several other manuals besides this one for each feature. However, by reading this manual first, you will be able to perform the series of operations because this manual refers readers to other manuals that contain feature-specific information that is necessary for the operations.
This manual also provides a functional overview of products that are supported by the PRIMECLUSTER system and describes operation procedures.
This manual only covers the basic operation of PRIMECLUSTER. For operations using different hardware and software configurations, see "Related Documentation."
The table below shows the operation flow from PRIMECLUSTER installation to the start of operation management and indicates the reference location in this manual for each operation.
PRIMECLUSTER system operation flow | Reference location in this manual |
|---|---|
1. Understanding the flow of PRIMECLUSTER system building and designing the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 1 Planning |
2. Installing the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 2 Installation |
3. Monitoring the operation status of the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 3 Operations |
4. Changing the PRIMECLUSTER system configuration after system operation has been started | Part 4 System Configuration Modifications |
5. Maintaining the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 5 Maintenance |
6. Installing products for the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 6 PRIMECLUSTER Products |
For detailed procedural explanations, refer to the reference manuals that are indicated in the target location of each part.
Target Readers
This manual is intended for all users who use PRIMECLUSTER 4.3 and perform cluster system installation and operation management. It is also intended for programmers who develop applications that operate on PRIMECLUSTER.
Configuration of This Documentation
This manual consists of six parts, appendixes, and a glossary. The contents of each part are described below.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes the overall workflow from installation to operation of the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes operations for software installation, cluster building, and application building.
Audience: System administrators who manage system operations
Contents: This part describes operation methods for operations such as monitoring the PRIMECLUSTER system and investigating failure causes.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes necessary work items for additions, modifications, and deletions to the PRIMECLUSTER system configuration.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes the items related to the maintenance of the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: Users who operate PRIMECLUSTER products on PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes the versions and levels of products that are supported by the PRIMECLUSTER system and provides a functional overview of those products.
Audience: Users who design PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix contains the PRIMECLUSTER System Design Worksheet.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the online manual pages that are used by the individual features of the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes corrective actions for problems that may occur in the PRIMECLUSTER system. It also explains how to collect data when requesting a problem investigation.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the contents and actions for messages output by the userApplication Configuration Wizard GUI and messages output by procedure resources in PRIMECLUSTER systems. For other messages, this manual indicates the reference locations in other manuals.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER-compatible resources
Contents: This appendix describes procedures for registering, changing, and deleting procedure resources when the cluster applications use procedure resources.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER-compatible resources
Contents: This appendix describes procedures for registering PRIMECLUSTER-compatible resources.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix descries Configuration Update Service for SA.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems in a VMware environment
Contents: This appendix describes the installation procedures for using the PRIMECLUSTER system in a VMware environment.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER 4.0A20, 4.1A20, 4.1A30, 4.2A00 or 4.2A30.
Contents: This appendix describes the changes made to the specifications of PRIMECLUSTER 4.3A00.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the main changes of this manual.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This section explains terms used to describe the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Related Documentation
Refer to the following manuals as necessary when setting up the cluster:
PRIMECLUSTER Concepts Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Cluster Foundation (CF) Configuration and Administration Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Reliant Monitor Services (RMS) with Wizard Tools Configuration and Administration Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Reliant Monitor Services (RMS) Reference Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services Configuration and Administration Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Global Link Services Configuration and Administration Guide : Redundant Line Control Function
PRIMECLUSTER Web-Based Admin View Operation Guide
ServerView User Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Wizard for Oracle Configuration and Administration Guide
Interstage Application Server Reference Manual - Command Edition
Interstage Application Server Operator's Guide
PRIMEQUEST 500/400 Series Reference Manual Basic H21Operation/GUI/Commands
PRIMEQUEST 500/400 Series Reference Manual : Messages/Logs
PRIMEQUEST 500/400 Series Reference Manual : Tools/Operation Information
PRIMEQUEST 500/400 Series Installation Manual
PRIMEQUEST 500/400 Series Operation Manual
PRIMEQUEST Virtual Machine Function User's Manual
PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series User Interface Operating Instructions
PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series Message Reference
PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series Tool Reference
PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series Installation Manual
PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series Administration Manual
PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series ServerView Mission Critical Option User Manual
Note
The PRIMECLUSTER documentations include the following documentation in addition to those listed above:
PRIMECLUSTER Installation Guide
This installation guide (text data) is provided with each PRIMECLUSTER product package.
The data is stored on "CD3" of each package. For details on the file names, see the documentation provided with each product.
Manual Series
Manual Printing
If you want to print a manual, use the PDF file found on the CD-ROM for the PRIMECLUSTER product. The correspondences between the PDF file names and manuals are described in the Installation Guide for PRIMECLUSTER that comes with the product.
Adobe Reader is required to read and print this PDF file. To get Adobe Reader, see Adobe Systems Incorporated's website.
Online Manuals
To allow users to view the online manuals, use the Cluster management server to register each user name to one of the user groups (wvroot, clroot, cladmin, or clmon).
For information on user group registration procedures and user group definitions, see "4.3.1 Assigning Users to Manage the Cluster".
Conventions
Command line examples that require system administrator (or root) rights to execute are preceded by the system administrator prompt, the hash sign (#). Entries that do not require system administrator rights are preceded by a dollar sign ($).
References to the Linux(R) operating system commands are followed by their manual page section numbers in parentheses - for example, cp(1)
Keystrokes that represent nonprintable characters are displayed as key icons such as [Enter] or [F1]. For example, [Enter] means press the key labeled Enter; [Ctrl-b] means hold down the key labeled Ctrl or Control and then press the [B] key.
The following typefaces highlight specific elements in this manual.
Typeface | Usage |
|---|---|
Constant Width | Computer output and program listings; commands, file names, manual page names and other literal programming elements in the main body of text. |
Italic | Variables that you must replace with an actual value. |
Bold | Items in a command line that you must type exactly as shown. |
Example 1
Several entries from an /etc/passwd file are shown below:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/bin/bash
daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/bin/bash
lp:x:4:7:lp daemon:/var/spool/lpd:/bin/bash
Example 2
To use the cat(1) command to display the contents of a file, enter the following command line:
$ cat file
Material of particular interest is preceded by the following symbols in this manual:
Point
Contains important information about the subject at hand.
Note
Describes an item to be noted.
Example
Describes operation using an example.
Information
Describes reference information.
See
Provides the names of manuals to be referenced.
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 operating system and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 Second Edition operating system are abbreviated as Windows(R) 98.
Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server operating system Version 4.0, and Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Workstation System Version 4.0 are abbreviated as Windows NT(R).
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 operating system is abbreviated as Windows(R) 2000.
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition is abbreviated as Windows(R) Me.
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP operating system is abbreviated as Windows(R) XP.
Windows(R) 98, Windows NT(R), Windows(R) 2000, Windows(R) Me, and Windows(R) XP are generically referred to as Microsoft(R) Windows.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is abbreviated as RHEL.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS is abbreviated as RHEL-AS.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES is abbreviated as RHEL-ES.
SUSE(TM) LINUX Enterprise Server is abbreviated as SLES.
RHEL-AS, RHEL-ES and SLES are abbreviated as Linux(R).
VMware ESX is abbreviated as ESX.
VMware ESXi is abbreviated as ESXi.
If you use ESXi, read "ESX" as "ESXi."
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Red Hat, RPM and all Red Hat based marks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows NT Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
CORBA, OMG, and ORB are registered trademarks of Object Management Group (OMG).
NetWorker is a registered trademark or trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries.
VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.
PRIMECLUSTER is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited.
Other product names are product names, trademarks, or registered trademarks of these companies.
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The contents of this documentation may be revised without prior notice.
Date of publication and edition
April 2008, First edition |
Copyright notice
All Rights Reserved, Copyright (C) FUJITSU LIMITED 2008-2014.
Additions and changes | Section | Manual code |
|---|---|---|
Added and changed descriptions for the virtual machine function. | 1.1 Planning | J2UZ-5274-05ENZ0(01) |
Changed the path name of the GFS shared file system. | 6.4 Initial GFS Setup | |
Changed the descriptions in the note. | 7.2.2.6 Entering maintenance mode for Cluster Application | |
Added "physical machine". | Glossary | |
Added descriptions for Configuration Update Service for SA. | Appendix G Configuration Update Service for SA | J2UZ-5274-05ENZ0(02) |
Added and changed descriptions for using a VMware environment. | 2.2 System Design | J2UZ-5274-05ENZ0(03) |
Added RHEL5.5 to the supported OS. | 3.1.4.1 PRIMERGY | |
Changed the descriptions for CF node names. | 5.1.1 Setting Up CF and CIP | |
Added notes. | 6.7.3.2 Setting Up Fsystem Resources | |
Added procedures to change the MMB IP address. | 8.8.1 Changing the MMB IP Address | |
Added procedures to change IPMI settings. | 8.10 Changing IPMI Settings | |
Added procedures to change Blade settings. | 8.11 Changing Blade Settings | |
Added procedures to add, delete, and change hardware. | 8.12 Adding, Deleting, and Changing Hardware | |
Added procedures to change the startup priority of a state transition procedure. | E.2 Changing a Procedure Resource | |
Changed PSA to PSA/SVmco. | 3.1.4.2 PRIMEQUEST | J2UZ-5274-05ENZ0(04) |
Added the supported server models. | C.1.3 PSA Information | |
Added the description on how to collect the SVmco information. | C.1.4 SVmco Information | |
Added notes for setting up disk units. | 3.1.2 Setting Up Disk Units | J2UZ-5274-05ENZ0(05) |
Added and changed descriptions for using a VMware environment with the virtual machine function. | H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment | |
Added notes to the test for forced shutdown of cluster nodes. | 1.4 Test | J2UZ-5274-05ENZ0(06) |
Added notes on the operation check after setting up the shutdown agent. | 5.1.2.3 Setting up the shutdown agent in PRIMERGY | |
Added considerations on using the Spanning Tree Protocol with PRIMERGY to Note. | 5.1.2.3.1 Setting up the shutdown daemon | |
Added notes on setting the configuration file for the shutdown agent. | 5.1.2.3.2 IPMI | |
Changed the explanation of the environment variable HV_AUTORECOVER. | 6.6 Setting Up Online/Offline Scripts | |
Added a condition to select the userApplication in "Application selection menu." | 8.1 Changing the Cluster Configuration | |
Modified the procedure to change the IP addresses of the shutdown facility or shutdown agent. | 8.2.1 Changing the IP address of the public LAN | |
Changed the structure of this section to add explanations to change the user name and password for iRMC. | 8.10 Changing IPMI Settings | |
Changed the structure of this section to add explanations to change the slot number of server blades. | 8.11 Changing Blade Settings | |
Added conditions where stopping RMS is not necessary to Information. | 8.12.1.1 Adding a shared disk device | |
Added explanations of when setting Gds resources is not necessary. | 8.12.1.1 Adding a shared disk device | |
Changed the explanation for executing failover of the cluster application. | 9.3.2.2 Procedure for Applying Correction by Rolling Update | |
Changed the description of Linux versions in "Notes" in the worksheet table. | A.5 Cluster Installation Environment Worksheet | |
Changed the attribute and the setting value of the resource operation. | A.10.3 Gds Resource Worksheet | |
Added explanations of "SA". | Glossary | |
Added a note in the case of creating a redundant administrative LAN used in the shutdown facility by using GLS. | 5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility | J2UZ-5274-05ENZ0(07) |
Described the procedure to encrypt the password. | 5.1.2.3.2 IPMI | |
Added notes on characters allowed in passwords. | 5.1.2.4.1 MMB | |
Added notes when nodes were forcibly stopped by the SA_mmbr shutdown agent. | 5.1.2.4.1 MMB | |
Changed the procedure to start the shutdown facility. | 5.1.2.4.2 VMGuest (virtual machine) | |
Described the information about the maximum concurrent connections for SSH. | 5.1.2.4.2 VMGuest (virtual machine) | |
Added the note on the hvw command. | 6.7.2 Setting Up userApplication |
