Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.
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Table of Contents Printing History ..................................................................................................................5 1 Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.18 Release Notes...............................7 Announcements......................................................................................................................................7 Dependencies.........................................................................................................
List of Tables 1 1-1 4 Printing History...............................................................................................................................5 HP-UX 11i v2 Patches for SNOR...................................................................................................
Printing History Table 1 Printing History Printing Date Part Number Edition June 2007 T1907-90031 First Edition December 2007 T1907-90036 Second Edition April 2008 T1907-90041 Third Edition September 2008 T1907–90046 Fourth Edition October 2008 T1907–90047 Fifth Edition The fifth edition includes information for LVM version 2 (or later) support on HP-UX 11i v3, GMS Authorization and Toolkit maintenance mode.
1 Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.18 Release Notes Announcements This section announces the important features and limitations of Serviceguard Extension for RAC (SGeRAC) A.11.18. The fourth edition of these release notes contains information on support for LVM version 2.0 (or later). For more information, see “What’s in this Version” (page 9). Dependencies The A.11.18 version of SGeRAC is supported on HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3.
NOTE: If the version of Serviceguard in the MCOE is not A.11.18, you must first upgrade to Serviceguard version A.11.18. For Serviceguard upgrade information, refer to the Serviceguard Version A.11.18 Release Notes. SGeRAC Version and Components Product Numbers The following SGeRAC version A.11.18 and components are available with the following product numbers: • For HP-UX 11i v2: — Product T1907BA—A.11.18—documentation, software and license — CVM/CFS 4.1: ◦ Product T2777BA or T2797BA (MCOE) —A.11.
NOTE: LVM version 2.0 (or later) is only supported with SGeRAC version A.11.18 on HP-UX 11i v3, and requires the Serviceguard September 2008 Patch (PHSS_38424 or later). For more information, see the following documents located at http://docs.hp.com • HP-UX Logical Volume Manager and MirrorDisk/UX Release Note HP-UX 11i v3 • Serviceguard Version A.11.18 Release Notes Support for Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) Veritas (VxVM) 4.1 from Symantec is supported on HP-UX 11i v3, but VxVM 3.5 is not.
NOTE: The cluster node name of a SLVM volume group will be shown in the vgdisplay command output as the first 30 characters plus a ‘*’ character if the hostname is larger than 31 characters. • • • • Support for 8192 Oracle Server Processes for Oracle 9i, 10gR2 and 11gR1 RAC Support for Oracle 9i RAC, 10gR2 RAC and 11gR1 RAC Starting with version A.11.17, all log messages from cmgmsd will log to /var/adm/syslog/ syslog.
NOTE: LVM version 2 (or later) is only supported with SGeRAC version A.11.18 on HP-UX 11i v3, and requires the Serviceguard September 2008 Patch (PHSS_38424 or later). For more information, see the following documents located at http://docs.hp.com • HP-UX Logical Volume Manager and MirrorDisk/UX Release Note HP-UX 11i v3 • Serviceguard Version A.11.
Like system multi-node packages, multi-node packages do not fail over, and can run on more than one node at a time. Unlike system multi-node packages, they do not have to run on every active node in the cluster, but can be configured to run on specific nodes. Multi-node packages function for CFS in much the same way as the STORAGE_GROUP parameter functions for CVM 3.5.
NOTE: For the most up-to-date compatibility information, see the Serviceguard/SGeRAC/SMS/Serviceguard Mgr Plug-in Compatibility and Feature Matrix at http://docs.hp.com -> High Availability -> Serviceguard -> Support Matrixes Support for the SGeRAC Toolkit The SGeRAC Toolkit provides documentation and scripts to simplify the integration of SGeRAC and Oracle 10g release 2 (or later) RAC stack.
... GMS_USER[n-1]= 4. 5. Restart the Serviceguard cluster. Restart Oracle Clusterware (for Oracle 10g and 11g) and Oracle RAC database instance on all nodes. Use the following steps to disable the GMS authorization: Disable GMS authorization 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. If Oracle RAC database instance and Oracle Clusterware (for Oracle 10g and 11g) are running shut them down on all nodes. Halt the Serviceguard cluster. Edit /etc/opt/nmapi/nmutils.conf and comment the GMS_USER[] settings on all nodes.
Migration involves modifying system and application configuration files and scripts to use persistent device files and in some cases new commands and options; the process is described in the white papers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3 and LVM Migration from Legacy to Agile Naming Model HP-UX 11i v3 at http://docs.hp.com. If you cold-install HP-UX 11i v3, sets of both legacy and persistent device files are automatically created.
• • • HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.02.00 for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes. These release notes describe suite bundles for the integration of HP Serviceguard A.11.18 with Symantec’s VERITAS Storage Management 5.0. VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC. HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Configuration Guide Extracts. This guide provides the HP related information extracted from VERITAS partner documentation and supplemented with HP specific content.
Types of Releases and Patches Versions of Serviceguard Extension for RAC are provided as platform releases, feature releases, or patches. Platform Release A platform release is a stable version of the product, which is the preferred environment for the majority of customers. Platform releases may also contain new features. These releases are supported for an extended period of time, determined by HP.
Serviceguard Extension for RAC will automatically be installed when you install the MCOE or one of the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite bundles: • With either Cluster File System for RAC version 4.1, (T2777BA) or Cluster File System version 4.1 for RAC with MCOE, (T2797BA). For more information on either Cluster File System version 4.1 for RAC (T2777BA) or Cluster File System for RAC with MCOE (T2797BA), see the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.01.01 Release Notes.
1. 2. Halt the cluster services on the node(s) to be removed. Edit the cluster ASCII file to remove the nodes from which you removed SGeRAC, then re-apply the configuration. The cluster remains up and running. Issue the swremove command to remove the software. Offline Node Reconfiguration: 1. 2. 3. Halt the cluster and remove the node from the configuration.
Table 1-1 HP-UX 11i v2 Patches for SNOR Patch Post Date Description PHCO_33309 20050927 s700_800 11.23 LVM Commands Patch PHKL_33312 20050927 s700_800 11.23 LVM Cumulative Patch Oracle Patches Cluster Interconnect Subnet Monitoring The Cluster Interconnect on Subnet Monitoring feature requires Oracle patch set 10.2.0.3. NOTE: For specific Oracle patch installation requirements and procedures please contact Oracle. Fixes The following defects have been fixed in SGeRAC version A.11.18.
another kill signal. This allows the client more time to process the signal and exit before another kill signal is sent. For SGeRAC Version A.11.17 requires patch PHSS_33838. Defect Number SR:8606435963 (JAGaf94337) Problem and Resolution Problem: cmgmsd killed itself and brought node down. Resolution: Changed the source code not to process the group member if the de-registration of this group member is successful. For SGeRAC Version A.11.17 requires patch PHSS_33838.
then one of the nodes can fail to join the cluster. The cmrunnode command run by the system startup script will time out. The syslog file on that node will contain messages such as: Feb 24 17:30:58 sienna syslog: /usr/sbin/cmrunnode -v ........
