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PRIMECLUSTER  Installation and Administration Guide 4.3
FUJITSU Software

Appendix N Release Information

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

No

Version / Level

Change Location

Details

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4.3

2.1.1 Product Selection

3.1.6 Setting Up the Cluster High-Speed Failover Function

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

A.5 Cluster Installation Environment Worksheet

A.11 System Design Examples (for the Virtual Machine Function not used)

A.11.1.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

B.7 Shutdown Facility (SF)

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

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4.3

3.1.6 Setting Up the Cluster High-Speed Failover Function

6.2.1 GLS Setup

A.5 Cluster Installation Environment Worksheet

A.11 System Design Examples (for the Virtual Machine Function not used)

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

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4.3

6.6 Setting Up Online/Offline Scripts

The exit code of Check script was added.

4

4.3

6.1 Initial RMS Setup

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

5

4.3

6.2.1 GLS Setup

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

6

4.3

Chapter 5 Building a Cluster

6.3 GDS Configuration Setup

Attention by the configuration setting of GDS was added.

7

4.3 Second edition

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

RX600 S4 was added for the supported hardware device.

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4.3 Second edition

3.1.6 Setting Up the Cluster High-Speed Failover Function

A.5 Cluster Installation Environment Worksheet

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

3.1.6 Setting Up the Cluster High-Speed Failover Function

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

A.5 Cluster Installation Environment Worksheet

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

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4.3 Fourth edition

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

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

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4.3 Fifth edition

7.2.2.6 Entering maintenance mode for Cluster Application

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

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4.3 Fifth edition

3.1.6 Setting Up the Cluster High-Speed Failover Function

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

A.5 Cluster Installation Environment Worksheet

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

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4.3 Fifth edition

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

RX300 S5 was added.

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4.3 Fifth edition

1.1 Planning

2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

3.2 When Using the Virtual Machine Function

Chapter 5 Building a Cluster

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

5.1.2.1 Checking the Shutdown Agent Information

VMGuest (virtual machine)

9.4 Changing Virtual Machine Settings

A.7 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

System Design Examples (Virtual Machine function used)

B.7 Shutdown Facility (SF)

C.1.3 Crash Dump

D.1 Searching for a Message

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

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4.3 Sixth edition

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

5.1.2.3.4 kdump

BX960 was added for the supported hardware device.

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4.3 Sixth edition

6.2.1 GLS Setup

A.5 Cluster Installation Environment Worksheet

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

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4.3 Sixth edition

5.2 Setting Up Fault Resource Identification and Operator Intervention Request

Descriptions about RHEL6 were added for the supported OS.

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4.3 Sixth edition

1.1 Planning

2.2 System Design

2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

3.2.3 When building a cluster system between guest OSes on multiple host OSes using Host OS failover function

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

vmSP (Virtual Machine Service Provider)

7.2 Operating the PRIMECLUSTER System

Changing Settings of the host OS (Xen Environment)

System Design Examples (for the Virtual Machine Function used)

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

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4.3 Sixth edition

6.4 Initial GFS Setup

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

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4.3 Sixth edition

Glossary

The explanation of "physical machine" was added.

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4.3 Sixth edition

Appendix E Configuration Update Service for SA

Descriptions of Configuration Update Service for SA were added.

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2.2 System Design

2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

3.2 When Using the Virtual Machine Function

System Design Examples (for the Virtual Machine Function used in Xen Environment)

Appendix H Using PRIMECLUSTER in a VMware Environment

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

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5.1.1 Setting Up CF and CIP

Settings for the CF node name were changed.

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5.1.2.3.1 Setting up the shutdown daemon

5.1.2.3.4 kdump

6.6 Setting Up Online/Offline Scripts

6.7.3.2 Setting Up Fsystem Resources

7.2.2.1 Starting a Cluster Application

7.2.2.6 Entering maintenance mode for Cluster Application

7.4.1.1 Failure Detection and Cause Identification if a Failure Occurs

Notes were added.

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9.3.1.1 Changing the MMB IP Address

Procedures to change the MMB IP address were added.

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9.3.2 Changing IPMI Settings

Procedures to change IPMI settings were added.

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9.3.3 Changing Blade Settings

Procedures to change Blade settings were added.

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8.1 Adding, Deleting, and Changing Hardware

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

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D.2 Changing a Procedure Resource

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

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1.4 Test

The test for forced shutdown of cluster nodes was added.

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3.1.6.1 PRIMERGY

5.1.2.3.2 IPMI

5.1.2.3.3 Blade

A.3 Overall Design Worksheet

A.7 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

A.11.1.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

C.1.3 Crash Dump

Glossary

Descriptions of Diskdump were deleted.

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Chapter 6 Building Cluster Applications

6.9 Checking the Cluster Environment

Descriptions of check for the cluster environment were added.

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3.1.3 Setting Up Disk Units

3.2.1.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.4 Installation and Environment Setup of Applications

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

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D.2 Changing a Procedure Resource

Procedures to register a state transition procedure were added.

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2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

3.1.6.2 PRIMEQUEST

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

5.1.2.1 Checking the Shutdown Agent Information

VMGuest (virtual machine)

PRIMEQUEST 500/400 series

C.1.4 PSA Information

Descriptions about PRIMEQUEST 500/400 series were deleted.

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4.4 Starting the Web-Based Admin View Screen

4.6 Exiting the Web-Based Admin View Screen

A.11.2 PRIMEQUEST

When building a cluster system between guest OSes on one host OS

Descriptions about NetScape were deleted.

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M.7 Changes in PRIMECLUSTER 4.3A40 from 4.3A00

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

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1.1 Planning

Changed the number of supported nodes.

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2.2 System Design

2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

3.2 When Using the Virtual Machine Function

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

6.3.1 Setting Up System Disk Mirroring

9.4 Changing Virtual Machine Settings

A.7 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

A.12 System Design Examples (for the Virtual Machine Function used in KVM Environment)

C.1 Collecting Troubleshooting Information

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

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3.1.6.2 PRIMEQUEST

Changed PSA to PSA/SVmco.

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7.4.1.3 Recovery of Failed Cluster Interconnect

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

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C.1.4 PSA Information

Added the supported server models.

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C.1.5 SVmco Information

Added the description on how to collect the SVmco information.

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Appendix M Changes in Each Version

Added incompatible messages.

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Appendix M Changes in Each Version

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

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1.4 Test

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

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2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

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

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2.3.3 Single-Node Cluster Operation

Added "Single-Node Cluster Operation."

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Chapter 3 Software Installation and Setup

Changed titles and procedures in Chapter 3.

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Chapter 3 Software Installation and Setup

Added notes on umask.

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3.1.3 Setting Up Disk Units

3.2.1.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.3 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.1.4 Setting Up Hardware Monitoring with ServerView

Deleted descriptions for "Behavior setup of recovery function."

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3.1.6.2 PRIMEQUEST

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

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

4.4 Starting the Web-Based Admin View Screen

5.1.2.3.1 Setting up the shutdown daemon

5.1.2.3.2 IPMI

5.1.2.3.3 Blade

5.1.2.4.1 MMB

vmSP (Virtual Machine Service Provider)

5.1.2.5.1 libvirt

5.1.2.5.2 vmchkhost

6.7.3.6 Setting Up Takeover Network Resources

7.1.2.2 Detailed Resource Information

9.2.3 Changing a CIP Address

H.2.3.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

Added explanation of IPv6.

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3.2.3 When building a cluster system between guest OSes on multiple host OSes using Host OS failover function

Changed the procedure of Host OS failover function.

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3.2.3.4 Software installation and setup (Guest OS)

Added "Installation and Setup of Related Software."

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5.1 Initial Cluster Setup

Added notes on Firewall.

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5.1.1 Setting Up CF and CIP

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

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5.1.2.1 Checking the Shutdown Agent Information

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

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5.1.2.3 Setting up the shutdown agent in PRIMERGY

5.1.2.4 Setting up the shutdown agent in PRIMEQUEST

5.1.2.5 Setting up the shutdown agent in virtual machine environment

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

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5.1.2.3.2 IPMI

5.1.2.3.3 Blade

vmSP (Virtual Machine Service Provider)

5.1.2.5.1 libvirt

5.1.2.5.2 vmchkhost

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

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5.1.2.5.1 libvirt

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

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5.1.2.5.1 libvirt

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

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5.2 Setting Up Fault Resource Identification and Operator Intervention Request

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

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6.3.1 Setting Up System Disk Mirroring

Changed notes on setting up the host OS in Note.

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6.6 Setting Up Online/Offline Scripts

Changed the explanation of the environment variable HV_AUTORECOVER.

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6.7.2.1 Creating Standby Cluster Applications

Added "PartialCluster" to the attribute of userApplication.

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6.7.5 Registering the Cluster Service of a PRIMECLUSTER-compatible product

10.3 Changing a Cluster Application

11.1.1 Changing the Operation Attributes (CUI)

10.5 Deleting a Resource

10.2.1 Deleting the Hardware Resource

10.2.2 Deleting a userApplication

Appendix F Registering PRIMECLUSTER-compatible Resources

Appendix M Changes in Each Version

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

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6.8 Setting Up the RMS Environment

Added "Setting Up the RMS Environment."

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7.2.2.4 Bringing Faulted Cluster Application to available state

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

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7.2.2.6 Entering maintenance mode for Cluster Application

Added notes on use of maintenance mode.

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9.4.1.3 Changing the Settings in /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests

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

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9.3.2 Changing IPMI Settings

9.3.2.1 Changing the IPMI IP Address

9.3.2.2 Changing the User Name and Password for iRMC

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

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9.3.3 Changing Blade Settings

9.3.3.1 Changing the IP Address of the Management Blade

9.3.3.2 Changing the Slot Number of Server Blades

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

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8.1.1.1 Adding a shared disk device

Added conditions where stopping RMS is not necessary to Information.

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8.1.1.1 Adding a shared disk device

Added explanations of when setting Gds resources is not necessary.

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8.1.2.1 Deleting a shared disk device

8.1.3.1 Changing a shared disk device

Described the procedure required after execution of the cldelrsc command.

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8.1.2.1 Deleting a shared disk device

8.1.3.1 Changing a shared disk device

Added notes on the GDS configuration file.

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8.1.2.1 Deleting a shared disk device

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

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12.3.2.2 Procedure for Applying Correction by Rolling Update

Changed the explanation for executing failover of the cluster application.

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A.6.2 RMS Configuration

Added notes when using message queues on applications.

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A.8.1 RMS Setup Worksheet

Added the item of RMS shutdown wait time.

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A.10 Cluster Application Worksheets

Added notes for the maximum numbers of resources and detectors.

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A.10.3 Gds Resource Worksheet

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

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A.10.3 Gds Resource Worksheet

Changed the Gds Resource.

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B.6 RMS

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

- hvdist

- hvgdmake

- hvrclev

- hvreset

- hvthrottle

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

Changed the description in Note.

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

Added notes on environments and functions which PRIMECLUSTER supports.

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

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

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

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

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

Changed notes on the Native Multipathing (NMP).

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H.2.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

Changed points when installing VMware vSphere.

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H.2.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

Changed descriptions of the setting for SCSI controllers.

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H.2.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

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

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H.2.4.1 Setting Up I/O Fencing

Changed step 1.

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Appendix I Startup Scripts and Startup Daemons, and Port Numbers in PRIMECLUSTER

Added the appendix.

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Appendix K Using Firewall

Added the appendix.

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Appendix M Changes in Each Version

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

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M.6 Changes in PRIMECLUSTER 4.3A40 from 4.2A30

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

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1.1 Planning

H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

Changed the number of supported nodes.

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1.7 Notes When Building a System

6.10 Setting Contents and Notes on Cluster Application

6.11 Notes When Setting Cmdline Resources

6.12 Notes When Setting Fsystem Resource

7.6 CF and RMS Heartbeats

7.7 cron Processing

8.1.3.3 Changing NIC of CIP

9.2.4 Changing the Subnet Mask of CIP

11.3.1 Changing Time to Detect CF Heartbeat Timeout

11.3.2 Changing Time to Detect RMS Heartbeat Timeout

11.2.1 Changing Timeout Time during RMS Stop Processing

C.3 PRIMECLUSTER Log Files

Added descriptions.

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1.7.1 Common Notes on PRIMERGY/PRIMEQUEST

Added notes.

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2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

Changed notes of Host OS failover function.

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2.3.3 Single-Node Cluster Operation

Described notes on the single-node cluster operation.

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2.3.3 Single-Node Cluster Operation

4.3.3.1 Initial setup of the operation management server

Chapter 5 Building a Cluster

5.1.1 Setting Up CF and CIP

6.7.2.1 Creating Standby Cluster Applications

6.7.3.4 Setting Up Gds Resources

Added notes on the single-node cluster operation.

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3.1.3 Setting Up Disk Units

3.2.1.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.3 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

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

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3.1.6.2 PRIMEQUEST

5.1.2.1 Checking the Shutdown Agent Information

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

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3.2.1.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.3 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

Described notes on adding virtual disks.

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3.2.1.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.3 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

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.

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

Added the setting procedure of virtio-SCSI devices.

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

Deleted notes on adding virtual disks.

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4.3.3.1 Initial setup of the operation management server

Added notes.

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5.1.1 Setting Up CF and CIP

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

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5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

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

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5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

Added the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series to the supported hardware devices.

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5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

5.1.2.3.4 kdump

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

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5.1.2.3.2 IPMI

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

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5.1.2.3.2 IPMI

9.3.2.2 Changing the User Name and Password for iRMC

Described the procedure to encrypt the password.

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5.1.2.3.4 kdump

Added notes on using the kdump shutdown agent on PRIMERGY.

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5.1.2.4.1 MMB

Added notes on characters allowed in passwords.

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5.1.2.4.1 MMB

vmSP (Virtual Machine Service Provider)

5.1.2.5.1 libvirt

5.1.2.5.2 vmchkhost

Changed the procedure to start the shutdown facility.

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5.1.2.4.1 MMB

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

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5.1.2.5 Setting up the shutdown agent in virtual machine environment

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

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vmSP (Virtual Machine Service Provider)

5.1.2.5.1 libvirt

5.1.2.5.2 vmchkhost

Described the information about the maximum concurrent connections for SSH.

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5.1.3.2 Registering Hardware Devices

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

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6.3 GDS Configuration Setup

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

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6.3.1 Setting Up System Disk Mirroring

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.

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6.3.2 Setting Up Shared Disks

Changed descriptions of "File system setup."

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6.3.2 Setting Up Shared Disks

When building a cluster system between guest OSes on one host OS

When building a cluster system between guest OSes on multiple host OSes

A.12.1 When building a cluster system between guest OSes on one host OS

A.12.2.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

Changed notes on configuration on the virtual machine function.

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6.6 Setting Up Online/Offline Scripts

Changed the outline of the environment valuable "HV_OFFLINE_REASON."

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6.6 Setting Up Online/Offline Scripts

6.11.2.1.2 Environment Variables can be referred to within the Start and Stop Scripts

11.2 Changing the RMS Environment Variables

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

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6.7.2 Setting Up userApplication

Added the note on the hvw command.

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6.8 Setting Up the RMS Environment

A.8.1 RMS Setup Worksheet

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

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Chapter 7 Operations

Added "7.5 Notes on Operation."

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7.5.1 Notes on Switching a Cluster Application Forcibly

Added notes on forcibly activating cluster applications.

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9.2.1 Changing the IP Address of the Public LAN

9.2.2 Changing the IP Address of the Administrative LAN

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

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9.3.2.2 Changing the User Name and Password for iRMC

Described the procedure to encrypt the password.

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8.1 Adding, Deleting, and Changing Hardware

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

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8.1.1.1 Adding a shared disk device

Added the procedure to add a shared disk device.

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8.1.3.1 Changing a shared disk device

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8.1.3.2 Changing a network interface card used for the public LAN and the administrative LAN

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A.11.1 PRIMERGY

A.11.2 PRIMEQUEST

When building a cluster system between guest OSes on one host OS

When building a cluster system between guest OSes on multiple host OSes

A.12.1 When building a cluster system between guest OSes on one host OS

A.12.2 When building a cluster system between guest OSes on multiple host OSes

H.7.1 Configuring a Cluster System Between Guest OSes on Two ESXi Hosts

H.7.2 Configuring a Cluster System Between Guest OSes on One ESXi Host

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A.11.1.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

A.11.2.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

Cluster Configuration Worksheet

Cluster Configuration Worksheet

A.12.1.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

A.12.2.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

H.7.1.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

H.7.2.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

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C.1.1 Executing the fjsnap or pclsnap Command

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C.1.5 SVmco Information

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C.3.1 Output Destination for core Files

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Appendix D Messages

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E.2 Operation Environment

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Appendix F Using PRIMECLUSTER in a KVM Environment

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

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H.2.3.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

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H.3.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

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I.2 Startup Script Lists

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Appendix M Changes in Each Version

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- sdtool command

- hvshut command

- hvswitch command

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Appendix M Changes in Each Version

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

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Appendix M Changes in Each Version

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- Changes of RMS console message

- Changes of the response message for the operator intervention request

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M.1.13 Node state

M.2.10 Node state

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Glossary

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1.4 Test

2.2 System Design

3.1.6.1 PRIMERGY

4.2 Activating the Cluster Interconnect

5.1.2.3.2 IPMI

5.1.3.2 Registering Hardware Devices

5.2 Setting Up Fault Resource Identification and Operator Intervention Request

6.2.1 GLS Setup

6.4 Initial GFS Setup

9.2.1 Changing the IP Address of the Public LAN

9.2.2 Changing the IP Address of the Administrative LAN

Appendix E Configuration Update Service for SA

Appendix K Using Firewall

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2.2 System Design

3.2 When Using the Virtual Machine Function

Chapter 5 Building a Cluster

6.2.1 GLS Setup

6.3 GDS Configuration Setup

7.2.2.4 Bringing Faulted Cluster Application to available state

7.2.3 Resource Operation

Appendix A PRIMECLUSTER System Design Worksheets

Appendix C Troubleshooting

E.2 Operation Environment

H.2.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

H.3.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

I.3 Necessary Daemons for PRIMECLUSTER to Operate

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2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

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2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

3.2 When Using the Virtual Machine Function

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

9.4.1 Changing Host OS Settings (KVM environment)

A.12 System Design Examples (for the Virtual Machine Function used in KVM Environment)

C.1.3 Crash Dump

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2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

C.1.4 PSA Information

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5.1.1 Setting Up CF and CIP

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5.1.1 Setting Up CF and CIP

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5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

5.1.2.3.4 kdump

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5.1.2.3.1 Setting up the shutdown daemon

5.1.2.4.1 MMB

5.1.2.5.1 libvirt

5.1.2.5.2 vmchkhost

H.2.3.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

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5.1.3.2 Registering Hardware Devices

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5.1.3.2 Registering Hardware Devices

6.3.2 Setting Up Shared Disks

Glossary

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5.2 Setting Up Fault Resource Identification and Operator Intervention Request

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5.2 Setting Up Fault Resource Identification and Operator Intervention Request

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6.2.1 GLS Setup

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6.3.1 Setting Up System Disk Mirroring

6.4 Initial GFS Setup

6.7.3.4 Setting Up Gds Resources

8.1.2.1 Deleting a shared disk device

8.1.3.1 Changing a shared disk device

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6.6 Setting Up Online/Offline Scripts

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6.7.2.1 Creating Standby Cluster Applications

6.7.2.2 Creating Scalable Cluster Applications

6.7.3 Setting Up Resources

6.7.4 Generate and Activate

6.10.1 Setting Contents of a Cluster Application

10.2.2 Deleting a userApplication

10.3 Changing a Cluster Application

10.5 Deleting a Resource

11.1.1 Changing the Operation Attributes (CUI)

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6.7.3.1 Setting Up Cmdline Resources

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6.7.3.2 Setting Up Fsystem Resources

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6.7.3.2 Setting Up Fsystem Resources

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6.7.3.6 Setting Up Takeover Network Resources

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6.7.4 Generate and Activate

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6.7.7 Exclusive Relationships Between Cluster Applications

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6.10.1 Setting Contents of a Cluster Application

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6.11.2.2.2 Environment Variables that can be referred to within the Check Scripts

Added "Environment Variables that can be referred to within the Check Scripts".

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6.12.3 File System on the Shared Disk Device

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7.1.3.1 RMS Tree

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7.2.1.1 Starting RMS

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7.2.2.6 Entering maintenance mode for Cluster Application

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7.2.3 Resource Operation

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7.7 cron Processing

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Chapter 8 Changing the Cluster System Configuration

Chapter 9 Changing the Cluster System Environment

Chapter 10 Configuration change of Cluster Applications

Chapter 11 Changing the Operation Attributes of a Cluster System

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8.1.1.1 Adding a shared disk device

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8.1.1.3 Adding Hardware by DR (Dynamic Reconfiguration)

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10.1 Adding cluster applications

Added "Adding a Cluster Application."

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10.4 Add Resources

Added "Adding a Resource."

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10.6 Changing Resources

Added "Changing a Resource."

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10.7 Adding file system to the shared disk by Dynamic Changing Configuration

Added "Adding file system to the shared disk by Dynamic Changing Configuration."

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A.6 Kernel Parameter Worksheet

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B.6 RMS

Added hvdispall.

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B.6 RMS

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C.1 Collecting Troubleshooting Information

Added the descriptions of information collection with FJQSS.

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E.2 Operation Environment

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

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H.2.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

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H.2.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

H.3.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

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H.2.3.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

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I.2 Startup Script Lists

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Appendix G Using the Migration Function in a KVM Environment

Appendix J Systemd Services and Startup Daemons, and Port Numbers in PRIMECLUSTER

Appendix L Cloning the Cluster System Environment

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Appendix M Changes in Each Version

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1.4 Test

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1.7.1 Common Notes on PRIMERGY/PRIMEQUEST

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1.7.2 Notes on PRIMERGY

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Chapter 3 Software Installation and Setup

H.2.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

H.3.1.1 Installation and Configuration of Related Software

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2.3 Determining the Cluster System Operation Mode

Changed the note when an operating node is disconnected due to a power failure or other power supply problem.

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3.1.3 Setting Up Disk Units

3.2.1.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.1 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.3 Host OS setup (before installing the operating system on guest OS)

Added the description about the settings when performing immediate cluster failover if an I/O device where the system volume is placed fails in the ext3 or the ext4 file system.

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3.1.6.1 PRIMERGY

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3.2.1.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.2.2 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

3.2.3.1.4 Host OS setup (after installing the operating system on guest OS)

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3.3 PRIMECLUSTER Installation

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4.3.1 Assigning Users to Manage the Cluster

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Chapter 5 Building a Cluster

Added the notes for the CF settings.

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5.1.3.2 Registering Hardware Devices

Added the note on creating a shared disk configuration file.

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5.2 Setting Up Fault Resource Identification and Operator Intervention Request

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6.9 Checking the Cluster Environment

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7.2.1.2 Stopping RMS

Added the notes when stopping RMS.

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7.5 Notes on Operation

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7.7 cron Processing

Changed the description of the contents of the hvlogcron processing.

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Chapter 8 Changing the Cluster System Configuration

Chapter 9 Changing the Cluster System Environment

Added the description to check the PRIMECLUSTER environment.

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9.1 Changing the Cluster Configuration information

Added "Changing an SF Node Weight."

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9.2 Changing the Network Environment

Added "Changing the MTU Value of a Network Interface of Cluster Interconnects."

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Appendix A PRIMECLUSTER System Design Worksheets

H.7.1.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

H.7.2.1 Cluster Configuration Worksheet

Added the setting items.

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C.1.3 Crash Dump

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

Changed the node on managing the file system on the LUN of the shared disk unit as the Fsystem resource.

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I.2 Startup Script Lists

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I.2 Startup Script Lists

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I.2 Startup Script Lists

J.2 systemd Service Lists

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J.2 systemd Service Lists

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Appendix K Using Firewall

Changed the description when changing the iptables settings described in Notes.

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1.7.2 Notes on PRIMERGY

5.1.2 Setting Up the Shutdown Facility

5.1.2.3.4 kdump

Changed the supported hardware devices.

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2.2.1 Virtual Machine Function

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5.1.2.2 Survival priority

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7.2.1.2 Stopping RMS

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8.1.1.1 Adding a shared disk device

8.1.2.1 Deleting a shared disk device

8.1.3.1 Changing a shared disk device

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H.1 Cluster Systems in a VMware Environment

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