PRIMECLUSTER Installation and Administration Guide 4.3

8.9.2 PRIMEQUEST 1000 series

This section describes how to change the settings of the shutdown facility when changing the settings of the host OS in the environment where the virtual machine function is used with PRIMEQUEST1000 series.

8.9.2.1 Changing the FJSVvmSP password

The following describes how to change the settings when you have changed the guest OS user password from the host OS after introducing the PRIMECLUSTER system into a virtual machine environment.

Operation procedure

1. Execute the following command on all guest OSes (nodes) to stop the operation of the shutdown facility (SF).

   # sdtool -e

2. Encrypt the password.

   # /opt/SMAW/SMAWsf/bin/sfcipher -c
   Enter Password:
   Re-Enter Password:
   Xh+kSlJ8nlQ=

3. Define the encrypted password in the Shutdown Agent configuration file.

   See

   For details on how to define the configuration file, see "5.1.2.4.3 vmSP (Virtual Machine Service Provider)."

4. Execute the following command on all nodes to start the shutdown facility (SF).

   # sdtool -b

8.9.2.2 Changing the IP address of the Host OS

The following describes how to change the settings when you have changed the Host OS IP address of the administrative LAN with the MMB after introducing the PRIMECLUSTER system into a virtual machine environment.

Operation procedure

1. Execute the following command on all nodes to stop the operation of the shutdown facility (SF).

   # sdtool -e

2. Define the changed IP address in the Shutdown Agent configuration file.

   See

   For details on how to define the configuration file, see "5.1.2.4.3 vmSP (Virtual Machine Service Provider)."

3. Execute the following command on all nodes to start the shutdown facility (SF).

   # sdtool -b