This manual serves as your starting point for using PRIMECLUSTER. It explains the workflow of the series of operations from installation to operation management of the PRIMECLUSTER system. Since the PRIMECLUSTER system comprises multiple features, there are several other manuals besides this one for each feature. However, by reading this manual first, you will be able to perform the series of operations because this manual refers readers to other manuals that contain feature-specific information that is necessary for the operations.
This manual also provides a functional overview of products that are supported by the PRIMECLUSTER system and describes operation procedures.
This manual only covers the basic operation of PRIMECLUSTER. For operations using different hardware and software configurations, see "Related Documentation."
The table below shows the operation flow from PRIMECLUSTER installation to the start of operation management and indicates the reference location in this manual for each operation.
PRIMECLUSTER system operation flow | Reference location in this manual |
|---|---|
1. Understanding the flow of PRIMECLUSTER system building and designing the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 1 Planning |
2. Installing the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 2 Installation |
3. Monitoring the operation status of the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 3 Operations |
4. Changing the PRIMECLUSTER system configuration after system operation has been started | Part 4 System Configuration Modifications |
5. Maintaining the PRIMECLUSTER system | Part 5 Maintenance |
For detailed procedural explanations, refer to the reference manuals that are indicated in the target location of each part.
Target Readers
This manual is intended for all users who use PRIMECLUSTER 4.7 and perform cluster system installation and operation management. It is also intended for programmers who develop applications that operate on PRIMECLUSTER.
Configuration of This Documentation
This manual consists of five parts, appendixes, and a glossary. The contents of each part are described below.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes the overall workflow from installation to operation of the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes operations for software installation, cluster building, and application building.
Audience: System administrators who manage system operations
Contents: This part describes operation methods for operations such as monitoring the PRIMECLUSTER system and investigating failure causes.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes necessary work items for additions, modifications, and deletions to the PRIMECLUSTER system configuration.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This part describes the items related to the maintenance of the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: Users who operate PRIMECLUSTER products on PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the list of products supported by PRIMECLUSTER systems.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the online manual pages that are used by the individual features of the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes corrective actions for problems that may occur in the PRIMECLUSTER system. It also explains how to collect data when requesting a problem investigation.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER-compatible resources
Contents: This appendix describes procedures for registering, changing, and deleting procedure resources when the cluster applications use procedure resources.
Audience: All users who control the guest OS from the cluster application of host OS in a KVM environment
Contents: This appendix describes how to set up the Cmdline resource to control the guest OS from the cluster application of host OS in a KVM environment.
Audience: All users who use the migration function in a KVM Environment
Contents: This appendix describes the procedure for using the migration function in a KVM Environment.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems in a VMware environment
Contents: This appendix describes the installation procedures for using the PRIMECLUSTER system in a VMware environment.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems in RHOSP environment
Contents: This appendix describes the installation procedure for using the PRIMECLUSTER systems in RHOSP environment.
Audience: System administrators who build PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix provides explanations on systemd services and daemons that are started by PRIMECLUSTER, and the port numbers being used.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the procedure when using Firewall in the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: System administrators who copy PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the procedures for copying the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix describes the resident processes in PRIMECLUSTER and the necessity of monitoring them.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER 4.6A20 or earlier
Contents: This appendix describes the changes made to the specifications of PRIMECLUSTER 4.7A00.
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This appendix lists the main changes in this manual
Audience: All users who use PRIMECLUSTER systems
Contents: This section explains terms used to describe the PRIMECLUSTER system.
Related Documentation
Refer to the following manuals as necessary when setting up the cluster:
PRIMECLUSTER Concepts 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 Messages
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
Manual Printing
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.
Adobe Reader is required to read and print this PDF file. To get Adobe Reader, see Adobe Systems Incorporated's website.
Online Manuals
To allow users to view the online manuals, use the Cluster management server to register each user name to one of the user groups (wvroot, clroot, cladmin, or clmon).
For information on user group registration procedures and user group definitions, see "4.3.1 Assigning Users to Manage the Cluster."
Conventions
Command line examples that require system administrator (or root) rights to execute are preceded by the system administrator prompt, the hash sign (#). Entries that do not require system administrator rights are preceded by a dollar sign ($).
References to the Linux(R) operating system commands are followed by their manual page section numbers in parentheses - for example, cp(1)
Keystrokes that represent nonprintable characters are displayed as key icons such as [Enter] or [F1]. For example, [Enter] means press the key labeled Enter; [Ctrl-b] means hold down the key labeled Ctrl or Control and then press the [B] key.
The following typefaces highlight specific elements in this manual.
Typeface | Usage |
|---|---|
Constant Width | Computer output and program listings; commands, file names, manual page names and other literal programming elements in the main body of text. |
Italic | Variables that you must replace with an actual value. |
Bold | Items in a command line that you must type exactly as shown. |
Example 1
Several entries from an /etc/passwd file are shown below:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/bin/bash
daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/bin/bash
lp:x:4:7:lp daemon:/var/spool/lpd:/bin/bash
Example 2
To use the cat(1) command to display the contents of a file, enter the following command line:
$ cat file
Material of particular interest is preceded by the following symbols in this manual:
Point
Contains important information about the subject at hand.
Note
Describes an item to be noted.
Example
Describes operation using an example.
Information
Describes reference information.
See
Provides the names of manuals to be referenced.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is abbreviated as RHEL.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS is abbreviated as RHEL-AS.
RHEL and RHEL-AS are abbreviated as Linux(R).
Red Hat OpenStack Platform is abbreviated as RHOSP.
VMware(R) ESXi(TM) is abbreviated as ESXi.
VMware vSphere(R) is abbreviated as VMware vSphere.
VMware vSphere(R) High Availability is abbreviated as VMware vSphere HA.
VMware vSphere(R) Fault Tolerance is abbreviated as VMware vSphere FT.
VMware vSphere(R) Distributed Resource Scheduler(TM) is abbreviated as VMware vSphere DRS.
VMware vSphere(R) Distributed Power Management (TM) is abbreviated as VMware vSphere DPM.
VMware vSphere(R) vMotion(R) is abbreviated as VMware vSphere vMotion.
VMware vSAN(TM) is abbreviated as VMware vSAN.
VMware vSphere(R) Storage vMotion(R) is abbreviated as VMware vSphere Storage vMotion.
VMware(R) vCenter(TM) Converter(TM) is abbreviated as VMware vCenter Converter.
PRIMEQUEST 3000 Series are abbreviated as PRIMEQUEST.
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Date of publication and edition
February 2023, First edition |
Copyright notice
Copyright Fujitsu Limited 2023-2024.
Revision | Location | Edition |
|---|---|---|
Deleted the description of VMware's cloning function. | K.1.1 Copying Method for the System | 2.1 |
Added the reference location. | K.1.2 Copying Method for System Disk Mirroring (GDS) | |
Moved the description for the network, OS, disk, takeover IP address, and other MW settings after copying the system image. | K.2 Overview of Copying Procedure for the Cluster System | |
Added the description for the case when GLS is used. | K.3.6 Preparing for the Cloud Environment | |
Changed the description. | K.5.2 Adding and Deleting the OS Status Notification and/or HBA Blockage Function | |
Added the description for the case when the I/O fencing function is used at the source but not at the destination. | K.5.3 Setting up a VMware environment | |
Added the following description to the process of changing the IP address of the virtual interface: | K.5.5 Setting up in Single-User Mode |
