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PRIMECLUSTER  Installation and Administration Guide 4.3
FUJITSU Software

Appendix K Release Information

This chapter explains the outline, details, and the part changed with PRIMECLUSTER 4.3.

No

Version / Level

Change Location

Details

1

4.3

The supported hard device was changed as follows.
PRIMERGY RX300 S3, TX200 S3,
RX600 S3, RX300 S4,
TX300 S4, BX620 S4

2

4.3

Supported OS was changed to RHEL4.6 and RHEL5.1.

3

4.3

The exit code of Check script was added.

4

4.3

The setup value of RMS automatic startup (HV_RCSTART) was changed from "Does not start up automatically" to "Start up automatically".

5

4.3

The procedure which nullified the setting of the Hot Plug in the RHEL5.1 environment was added to the operational procedure.

6

4.3

Attention by the configuration setting of GDS was added.

7

4.3 Second edition

RX600 S4 was added for the supported hardware device.

8

4.3 Second edition

RHEL5.2 has been added for the supported OS.

9

4.3 Third edition

  • Throughout document

Changed company name to "Fujitsu Technology Solutions"

10

4.3 Fourth edition

RHEL AS 4.7 and RHEL5.3 have been added for the supported OS.

11

4.3 Fourth edition

The supported hardware device was added as follows.
PRIMERGY BX920 S1, RX200 S5, TX300 S5, BX620 S5

12

4.3 Fifth edition

Descriptions of "7.2.2.6 Entering maintenance mode for Cluster Application" were added.

13

4.3 Fifth edition

The supported OS was added as follows.
RHEL-AS 4.8, RHEL5.4

14

4.3 Fifth edition

RX300 S5 was added.

15

4.3 Fifth edition

The function to operate guest operating systems in the virtual machine function as a cluster system was added.

16

4.3 Sixth edition

BX960 was added for the supported hardware device.

17

4.3 Sixth edition

Supported OS was changed to RHEL5.3 or later, and RHEL6.X.

18

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions about RHEL6 were added for the supported OS.

19

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions when the cluster is operated between guest OSes on multiple host OSes with the virtual machine function were added and changed.

20

4.3 Sixth edition

The file name of the GFS shared file system was changed.

21

4.3 Sixth edition

The explanation of "physical machine" was added.

22

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions of Configuration Update Service for SA were added.

23

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions for using the VMware environment with the virtual machine function were added.

24

4.3 Sixth edition

Settings for the CF node name were changed.

25

4.3 Sixth edition

Notes were added.

26

4.3 Sixth edition

Procedures to change the MMB IP address were added.

27

4.3 Sixth edition

Procedures to change IPMI settings were added.

28

4.3 Sixth edition

Procedures to change Blade settings were added.

29

4.3 Sixth edition

Procedures to add, delete, and change hardware were added.

30

4.3 Sixth edition

Procedures to change the startup priority of a state transition procedure were added.

31

4.3 Sixth edition

The test for forced shutdown of cluster nodes was added.

32

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions of Diskdump were deleted.

33

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions of check for the cluster environment were added.

34

4.3 Sixth edition

The name of Installation Guide was changed to Software Release Guide.

35

4.3 Sixth edition

Procedures to register a state transition procedure were added.

36

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions about PRIMEQUEST 500/400 series were deleted.

37

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions about NetScape were deleted.

38

4.3 Sixth edition

Incompatibilities for the client environment for Web-Based Admin View were added.

39

4.3 Sixth edition

Changed the number of supported nodes.

40

4.3 Sixth edition

Descriptions for using a KVM environment with the virtual machine function were added and chanted.

41

4.3 Sixth edition

Changed PSA to PSA/SVmco.

42

4.3 Sixth edition

Added the description to recover the cluster interconnect when an error occurs.

43

4.3 Sixth edition

Added the supported server models.

44

4.3 Sixth edition

Added the description on how to collect the SVmco information.

45

4.3 Sixth edition

Added incompatible messages.

46

4.3 Sixth edition

Added incompatible functions for the Changes of the Behavior of CF Startup.

47

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes to the explanation of the test for forced shutdown of cluster nodes.

48

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the use when building a cluster system between guest OSes on one host OS.

49

4.3 Seventh edition

Added "Single-Node Cluster Operation."

50

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed titles and procedures in Chapter 3.

51

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on umask.

52

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on immediate cluster failover when an I/O device where the system volume is allocated fails.

53

4.3 Seventh edition

Deleted descriptions for "Behavior setup of recovery function."

54

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed "Attached Driver Guide" to "PRIMEQUEST 1000 SERIES HBA blockage function USER'S GUIDE."

55

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the setting procedure of virtual SCSI devices in a KVM environment.

56

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the setting procedure of virtual bridges in a Xen environment.

57

4.3 Seventh edition

Added the setting procedure for the guest OS in the host OS.

58

4.3 Seventh edition

Added the reference when changing the settings in /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests.

59

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on setting up the virtual bridge for the administrative LAN in a KVM environment.

60

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes when setting /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests.

61

4.3 Seventh edition

Added explanation of IPv6.

62

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the procedure of Host OS failover function.

63

4.3 Seventh edition

Added "Installation and Setup of Related Software."

64

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on Firewall.

65

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes when sharing the administrative LAN and the cluster interconnect on the same NIC.

66

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the explanation about the user name and password for logging in to the host OS or hypervisor.

67

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on the operation check after setting up the shutdown agent.

68

4.3 Seventh edition

Added explanations of examples and notes on setting the configuration file for the shutdown agent.

69

4.3 Seventh edition

Added information to be checked when "TestFailed" or "InitFailed" is displayed in Information "About the displayed results."

70

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed descriptions when "TestFailed" or " InitFailed" is displayed in Information.

71

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed descriptions for "Preparation prior to displaying fault resource identification and operator intervention request messages."

72

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed notes on setting up the host OS in Note.

73

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the explanation of the environment variable HV_AUTORECOVER.

74

4.3 Seventh edition

Added "PartialCluster" to the attribute of userApplication.

75

4.3 Seventh edition

Delete the explanation for associating resources to a cluster service instance for PRIMECLUSTER-compatible products.

76

4.3 Seventh edition

Added "Setting Up the RMS Environment."

77

Seventh edition

Deleted the explanation if faults are cleared while the cluster application is Online.

78

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on use of maintenance mode.

79

4.3 Seventh edition

Added "Changing the Settings in /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests."

80

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the structure of this section to add explanations to change the user name and password for iRMC.

81

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the structure of this section to add explanations to change the slot number of server blades.

82

4.3 Seventh edition

Added conditions where stopping RMS is not necessary to Information.

83

4.3 Seventh edition

Added explanations of when setting Gds resources is not necessary.

84

4.3 Seventh edition

Described the procedure required after execution of the cldelrsc command.

85

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on the GDS configuration file.

86

4.3 Seventh edition

Added the procedure "5. Change the device name of the resource of the shared disk device."

87

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the explanation for executing failover of the cluster application.

88

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes when using message queues on applications.

89

4.3 Seventh edition

Added the item of RMS shutdown wait time.

90

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes for the maximum numbers of resources and detectors.

91

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the contents in "Setting value" of "Use" in "Item."

92

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the Gds Resource.

93

4.3 Seventh edition

Delete the following commands from the list of the online manual page for RMS:

  • hvdist

  • hvgdmake

  • hvrclev

  • hvreset

  • hvthrottle

94

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed the description in Note.

95

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes on environments and functions which PRIMECLUSTER supports.

96

4.3 Seventh edition

Added notes when using a switchover file system on the shared disk.

97

4.3 Seventh edition

Added functions which are not available on the virtual machine where PRIMECLUSTER is to be installed.

98

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed notes on the Native Multipathing (NMP).

99

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed points when installing VMware vSphere.

100

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed descriptions of the setting for SCSI controllers.

101

4.3 Seventh edition

Added the step to set up the /etc/hostid file.

102

4.3 Seventh edition

Changed step 1.

103

4.3 Seventh edition

Added the appendix.

104

4.3 Seventh edition

Added the appendix.

105

4.3 Seventh edition

Added "HV_CONNECT_TIMEOUT" in all versions as an incompatible function.

106

4.3 Seventh edition

Added "Changes in PRIMECLUSTER 4.3A20 from 4.2A30."

107

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed the number of supported nodes.

108

4.3 Eighth edition

Added descriptions.

109

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes.

110

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed notes of Host OS failover function.

111

4.3 Eighth edition

Described notes on the single-node cluster operation.

112

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on the single-node cluster operation.

113

4.3 Eighth edition

Added descriptions in the case of taking time for an I/O error to reach the ext3 file system.

114

4.3 Eighth edition

Described the reference manual for the case of the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series.

115

4.3 Eighth edition

Described notes on adding virtual disks.

116

4.3 Eighth edition

Added descriptions that setting mirrored volume of the shared class disk, which is created on the host OS, is required for the guest OS when the system disk of the guest OS is mirrored.

117

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the setting procedure of virtio-SCSI devices.

118

4.3 Eighth edition

Deleted notes on adding virtual disks.

119

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes.

120

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on changing the cluster name and CF node names.

121

4.3 Eighth edition

Added a note in the case of creating a redundant administrative LAN used in the shutdown facility by using GLS.

122

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series to the supported hardware devices.

123

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the RX500/BX620 series to the supported hardware devices.

124

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the procedure to the startup configuration for the IPMI service.

125

4.3 Eighth edition

Described the procedure to encrypt the password.

126

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on using the kdump shutdown agent on PRIMERGY.

127

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on characters allowed in passwords.

128

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed the procedure to start the shutdown facility.

129

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes when nodes were forcibly stopped by the SA_mmbr shutdown agent.

130

4.3 Eighth edition

Added "5.1.2.5.4 Setting up the Host OS failover function when using it in the PRIMEQUEST KVM environment".

131

4.3 Eighth edition

Described the information about the maximum concurrent connections for SSH.

132

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the note when the device name of the shared disk device varies depending on a node.

133

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on using EC or REC function of ETERNUS disk array.

134

4.3 Eighth edition

Added descriptions that setting mirrored volume of the shared class disk, which is created on the host OS, is required for the guest OS when the system disk of the guest OS is mirrored.

135

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed descriptions of "File system setup".

136

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed notes on configuration on the virtual machine function.

137

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed the outline of the environment valuable "HV_OFFLINE_REASON".

138

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed the description for the case of referencing or changing of the RMS environment variables.

139

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the note on the hvw command.

140

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed the default value of the environment valuable "RELIANT_SHUT_MIN_WAIT".

141

4.3 Eighth edition

Added "7.5 Notes on Operation".

142

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on forcibly activating cluster applications.

143

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the procedure for the case that IP address used by Web-Based Admin View needs to be changed.

144

4.3 Eighth edition

Described the procedure to encrypt the password.

145

4.3 Eighth edition

Added "8.12.4 Adding Hardware by DR (Dynamic Reconfiguration)."

146

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the procedure to add a shared disk device.

147

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the procedure to change a shared disk device.

148

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed the procedure to change the network interface cards.

149

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed "Used software".

150

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed the setting of "weight" of "Node information" found on the Cluster Configuration Worksheet in System Design Examples.

151

4.3 Eighth edition

Described messages that are output when fjsnap or pclsnap command is executed.

152

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series as a target server model.

153

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the core which is output to each directory.

154

4.3 Eighth edition

  • Appendix D Messages

Moved the descriptions to "PRIMECLUSTER Messages".

155

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on using Configuration Update Service for SA.

156

4.3 Eighth edition

Added "Appendix F Using PRIMECLUSTER in a KVM environment".

157

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed notes to exclude a virtual machine from cluster functions of VMware if PRIMECLUSTER is to be installed in the virtual machine.

158

4.3 Eighth edition

Added notes on executing hvswitch -f command to start or switch cluster applications.

159

4.3 Eighth edition

Described the setting of LAN paths when you prioritize the automatic switchover.

160

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed descriptions of installing VMware vSphere.

161

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed utilized ports of a startup script "S13SMAWsf".

162

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the following as incompatible commands:

  • sdtool command

  • hvshut command

  • hvswitch command

163

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the following as incompatible functions:

  • Configuring the IPMI shutdown agent

  • Changing the port number used by the shutdown facility

  • Setting up the Host OS failover function when using it in the PRIMEQUEST KVM environment

  • Change of the target node to forcibly shut down when a heartbeat failure occurs

  • Operator Intervention Request

164

4.3 Eighth edition

Added the following as incompatible messages:

  • Changes of RMS console message

  • Changes of the response message for the operator intervention request

165

4.3 Eighth edition

Changed descriptions of an incompatible function "Node state of RMS when a node is shut down".

166

4.3 Eighth edition

Added "virtual disk (virtual disk)".