HP Serviceguard A.11.20.00 for Linux Release Notes, August 2012

Contents
Overview................................................................................................................................5
Serviceguard Bundled Components - Product Structure...................................................................5
Supported Platforms and Linux Distributions..................................................................................5
New and Changed Features in This Release.................................................................................5
New Features of Serviceguard...............................................................................................5
New Features of Serviceguard Manager............................................................................5
Changed Features................................................................................................................6
Features not Supported in this Version.....................................................................................6
About the New Features.......................................................................................................6
Integration of Custom Defined Monitor in Serviceguard Using Generic Resources....................6
Advantages of Generic Resources.................................................................................6
NFS-mounted File Systems................................................................................................7
Halting a Node or the Cluster while Keeping Packages Running (Live Application Detach)........7
Support for Virtualization with ESX as Hypervisor and Guests as Serviceguard Nodes..............7
Improved Performance while Starting and Halting a Non-detached Multi-node Package...........7
Deprecated or Obsolete Features...........................................................................................7
Defects Fixed in This Version......................................................................................................8
Known Problems and Limitations.................................................................................................8
Known Problems and Limitations in Serviceguard.....................................................................8
Known Problems and Limitations in Serviceguard Manager.......................................................8
Compatibility and Installation Requirements..................................................................................9
Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux........................................................................................9
Pre-Installation Checklist for Serviceguard...........................................................................9
Pre-Installation Checklist for Serviceguard Manager...........................................................10
Considerations when Upgrading Serviceguard..................................................................10
Considerations when Installing Serviceguard....................................................................11
Ports Requirements.............................................................................................................11
Ports Needed for Authentication...........................................................................................12
Ports Required by Serviceguard Manager..............................................................................12
System Firewalls.................................................................................................................12
Installing the Quorum Server...............................................................................................13
Setting Permissions on the /root/.rhosts File...........................................................................13
Rolling Software Upgrades..................................................................................................14
Requirements................................................................................................................14
Limitations ........................................................................................................................15
Preparation.......................................................................................................................15
Procedure — Performing the Rolling Upgrade........................................................................16
Keeping Kernels Consistent.............................................................................................18
Example .....................................................................................................................18
Step 1. Halt First Node..............................................................................................19
Step 2. Upgrade First Node.......................................................................................19
Step 3. Restart Cluster on First Node...........................................................................19
Step 4. Repeat the Process on Next Node...................................................................19
Step 5. Move Package Back to Original Node.............................................................20
Rolling Upgrade from A.11.19.X to A.11.20.00........................................................................20
Performing Offline Upgrade from A.11.18.X to A.11.20.00........................................................21
Rolling Upgrade in Serviceguard Manager...........................................................................21
Operating System and Version Compatibility..............................................................................21
Hardware Requirements..........................................................................................................21
Related Information.................................................................................................................22
Further Information.............................................................................................................22
Legacy Packages....................................................................................................................22
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