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PRIMECLUSTER  Installation and Administration Guide 4.4
FUJITSU Software

1.2 Installation

After completing the design of the PRIMECLUSTER system and determining the configuration of the PRIMECLUSTER system to be built, install the PRIMECLUSTER system.

Since the work will be performed based on PRIMECLUSTER Designsheets that were created, check that all items on PRIMECLUSTER Designsheets have been entered.

Information

PRIMECLUSTER Designsheets are stored in documents/designsheet in PRIMECLUSTER DVD.

Install the PRIMECLUSTER system by performing the following procedure in sequence from (1).

Perform the operations described in the dotted line sections if the system design matches the described conditions.

If you are installing applications after you install the PRIMECLUSTER system, go back to the operations from the Application environment setup to the Application installation.

The screens to be used differ according to the operation. The work procedures to be performed with GUI from Web-Based Admin View and the work procedures to be performed with CLI and CUI from console screens are shown in separate boxes.

Figure 1.2 Flow of PRIMECLUSTER system installation

The abbreviations in the flowchart for PRIMECLUSTER system installation are explained below.

CF: Cluster Foundation

RMS: Reliant Monitor Services

WT: Wizard Tools

GDS: Global Disk Services

GFS: Global File Services

GLS: Global Link Services

For detailed information on each item, refer as necessary to the corresponding manual reference section mentioned in the table below.

Table 1.1 Installation procedure and manual reference sections

Work items

Manual reference section

Required/ optional

System design

Chapter 2 Site Preparation

Required

Software installation

(1) Related software Installation and setup

3.1 When Not Using the Virtual Machine Function

3.2 When Using the Virtual Machine Function

Optional

(2) PRIMECLUSTER installation

3.3 PRIMECLUSTER Installation

Required

(3) Application installation and environment setup

3.4 Installation and Environment Setup of Applications

Optional

Cluster building

(4) User registration/browser setup

Chapter 4 Preparation Prior to Building a Cluster

Required

(5) Initial cluster setup

5.1 Initial Cluster Setup

Required

Cluster application building

(6) GLS setup

6.2 Initial GLS Setup

Optional

Note that it is required when IP address takeover and redundant line control are used.

(7) Web-Based Admin View setup when GLS is used

(8) GDS setup

6.3 GDS Configuration Setup

Optional (required to use GDS)

(9) GFS setup
(file system creation)

6.4 Initial GFS Setup

Optional (required to use GFS)

(10) Cluster application creation

6.7 Setting Up Cluster Applications

Required

(11) Resource setup

6.7.3 Setting Up Resources

Optional

GLS: Global Link Services
GDS: Global Disk Services
GFS: Global File Services