This manual is a conceptual overview of the PRIMECLUSTER suite of products. PRIMECLUSTER is a fourth-generation clustering solution that provides high availability and scalability, independent of the operating system and hardware platform. Its modular software architecture consists of a basic set of modules deployed on all computers (nodes) in a cluster, plus optional modules that support specific types of applications. The modular architecture allows flexible clustering solutions for a wide range of customers. The solutions can be adapted to virtually any current or future platform.
Note
This guide describes all the components of PRIMECLUSTER. All of these components might not be available for all releases. "PRIMECLUSTER Software Release Guide" and "PRIMECLUSTER Installation Guide" should be checked to verify which features are available for a specific platform.
Target Readers
This manual is intended for end users, system administrators, and support personnel. The purpose of this manual is to provide conceptual information only. It is not designed as a guide for administration, configuration, or installation (for more information, refer to the section "Related documentation").
About this manual
This manual is organized as follows.
Chapter title | Description |
|---|---|
Chapter 1 Clustering technology overview | The chapter describes the concepts and benefits of clustering, including the main components of PRIMECLUSTER. |
Chapter 2 PRIMECLUSTER architecture | The chapter describes the PRIMECLUSTER architecture and discusses the key features that PRIMECLUSTER provides. |
Chapter 3 Cluster interconnect details | The chapter describes the concepts, requirements, and design considerations of the cluster interconnect. |
Chapter 4 Reliant Monitor Services (RMS) | The chapter describes the basic concepts, components, and benefits of RMS. |
Chapter 5 RMS wizard | The chapter describes the concepts of the RMS Wizard Tools. |
Appendix A Release Information | The appendix lists the main changes in this manual. |
Related documentation
Refer to the following manuals as necessary when setting up the cluster:
PRIMECLUSTER Installation and Administration Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Installation and Administration Guide Cloud Services
PRIMECLUSTER Web-Based Admin View Operation Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Cluster Foundation (CF) Configuration and Administration Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Reliant Monitor Services (RMS) with Wizard Tools Configuration and Administration 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 Global Link Services Configuration and Administration Guide: Redundant Line Control Function for Virtual NIC Mode
PRIMECLUSTER Global Link Services Configuration and Administration Guide: Multipath Function
PRIMECLUSTER DR/PCI Hot Plug User's Guide
PRIMECLUSTER Messages
PRIMECLUSTE Easy Design and Configuration Guide
FJQSS (Information Collection Tool) User's Guide
Note
The PRIMECLUSTER documentation includes the following documentation in addition to those listed above:
PRIMECLUSTER Software Release Guide and Installation Guide
This Software Release Guide and Installation Guide are provided with each PRIMECLUSTER product package.
The data is stored on "DVD" of each package. For details on the file names, see the documentation.
Manual Series
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If you want to print a manual, use the PDF file found on the DVD for the PRIMECLUSTER product. The correspondences between the PDF file names and manuals are described in the Software Release Guide for PRIMECLUSTER that comes with the product.
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In some examples, the notation node# indicates a root prompt on the specified node. For example, a command preceded by fuji2# would mean that the command was run as user root on the node named fuji2.
In manuals, helps, and messages of PRIMECLUSTER, a section number in a manual page is shown in parentheses after a command name or a file name. Example: cp(1)
For Linux, or Oracle Solaris 11.4 or later, replace the section numbers as follows:
- "(1M)" to "(8)"
- "(4)" to "(5)"
- "(5)" to "(7)"
- "(7)" to "(4)"
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Bold | Items in a command line that you must type exactly as shown. |
Typeface conventions are shown in the following examples.
Example 1
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Date of publication and edition
December 2019, First edition |
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