HP Serviceguard for Linux Version A.11.18 Release Notes, 2nd Edition, March 2009

About Cross-Subnet Configurations.............................................................................30
Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................30
Restrictions...............................................................................................................30
For More Information..............................................................................................31
New Online Networking-Configuration Capabilities..................................................32
What You Can Do.....................................................................................................32
What You Must Keep in Mind.................................................................................32
New -c Option in cmquerycl....................................................................................33
Support for HPVM and VMware ESX Server...............................................................34
Points to Note...........................................................................................................34
About Virtual Machines and Cluster Re-formation Time.......................................35
General case........................................................................................................35
Additional time needed for Virtual Machine nodes ..........................................35
Additional timeout calculation and hpvminfo or vminfo..................................35
For More Information..............................................................................................36
New Online Timing-Configuration Capabilities..........................................................36
Alternate Quorum Server Subnet..................................................................................36
Access changes as of A.11.16.........................................................................................37
Considerations when Upgrading Serviceguard......................................................37
Considerations when Installing Serviceguard.........................................................37
About the Serviceguard Manager SMH Plug-In...........................................................38
Native Language Support........................................................................................38
What’s in This Version of Serviceguard Manager Plug-In.......................................38
Limitations..........................................................................................................39
Differences from A.05.01....................................................................................39
Help Subsystem..................................................................................................40
Launching Serviceguard Manager...........................................................................40
Launching Serviceguard Manager: Three Scenarios..........................................40
What Documents are Available for This Version .........................................................48
Further Information.......................................................................................................49
Release Notes Revisions................................................................................................49
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements................................................49
HP Serviceguard Compatibility with Linux Releases...................................................50
Memory Requirements..................................................................................................50
Required Linux Network Drivers.................................................................................50
Port Requirements.........................................................................................................50
System Firewalls......................................................................................................51
Using udev for Persistent Device Names......................................................................52
Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux...........................................................................53
Red Hat Installation.................................................................................................53
Pre-Install Steps..................................................................................................53
Installation..........................................................................................................54
SUSE Installation......................................................................................................55
Installing the SNMP Sub-Agent....................................................................................55
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