Continentalclusters Version A.08.00 Release Notes, March 2013

replication with the EMC Symmetrix, install the EMC Symmetrix SymCLI software on all the
nodes. When using physical data replication with the EVA series, install HP StorageWorks
Continuous Access EVA related software on all the nodes.
Upgrading from Earlier Versions
You can upgrade to Continentalclusters Version A.08.00 from version A.06.xx versions. For versions
prior to A.06.xx, you must first upgrade to Version A.06.00, and then upgrade to Version A.08.00.
To upgrade Continentalclusters from an earlier version to version A.08.00, complete the following
steps:
1. Ensure all recover groups are out of Maintenance mode.
2. Ensure that a copy of Continentalclusters configuration ASCII file is present.
3. Halt the ccmon package:
# cmhaltpkg ccmonpkg
4. Install the Continentalclusters version A.08.00.
5. Setup the security infrastructure for Continentalclusters user. For details, see the Setting up
Security with Continentalclusters Version A.08.00 section in the Designing Disaster Recovery
HA Clusters Using Metrocluster and Continentalclusters manual available at: www.hp.com/
go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Continentalclusters.
6. Re-apply the Continentalclusters configuration using the original configuration file.
# cmapplyconcl -C cmconl.config
7. Start the ccmon package.
# cmrunpkg ccmonpkg
For information on migrating to Continentalclusters Version A.08.00, see Chapter 2 of the Designing
Disaster Recovery HA Clusters Using Metrocluster and Continentalclusters manual available at:
www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard Continentalclusters.
Compatibility Issues
Configuration with a Metrocluster as the primary cluster is supported in the cascading failover
configuration using Metrocluster with EMC SRDF and Metrocluster with Continuous Access for
P9000 and XP. For information on configuration and setup, see the Cascading Failover in a
Continental Cluster white paper on www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard
Continentalclusters.
For information on using EMC SRDF, Metrocluster with Continuous Access for P9000 and XP, 3PAR
Remote Copy or Continuous Access EVA, see Designing Disaster Recovery HA Clusters using
Metrocluster and Continentalclusters guide, available at: www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs
—> HP Serviceguard Continentalclusters.
What Manuals are Available for this Version
For information about configuring Continentalclusters, see the following documents, which is shipped
with Continentalclusters version number A.08.00. Also, review the README file that accompanies
the software you are using
• Understanding and Designing Serviceguard Disaster Recovery Architectures
• Building Disaster Recovery Serviceguard Solutions Using Continentalclusters A.08.00
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