Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.18 Release Notes, 5th Edition, October 2008
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. In this case, by default the installation process will configure system devices such as the
boot, root, swap, and dump devices to use persistent device files. This means that system
configuration files such as /etc/fstab and /etc/lvmtab will contain references to persistent
device files, but Serviceguard’s functioning will not be affected by this.
CAUTION: You cannot migrate to the agile addressing scheme during a rolling upgrade if you
are using cluster lock disks as a tie-breaker, because that involves changing the cluster
configuration. But under certain conditions, you can migrate the cluster lock device file names
to the new scheme without bringing the cluster down. For the requirements and a procedure,
see the section “Updating the Cluster Lock Configuration” in chapter 7 of the Managing
Serviceguard Fifteenth Edition user’s guide.
NOTE: It is possible, though not a best practice, to use legacy DSFs on some nodes after migrating
to agile addressing on others; this allows you to migrate different nodes at different times, if
necessary.
For more information about agile addressing, see following documents at http://docs.hp.com:
• the Logical Volume Management volume of the HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide (in the 11i
v3 -> System Administration collection)
• the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide (in the 11i v3 -> Installing and Updating
collection)
• the following white papers:
— The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack (under Network and Systems Management ->
Storage Area Management)
— Migrating from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3
— HP-UX 11i v3 Native Multi-Pathing for Mass Storage
— LVM Migration from Legacy to Agile Naming Model HP-UX 11i v3
See also the HP-UX 11i v3 intro(7) manpage.
What Manuals are Available for This Version
The following manuals are shipped with version A.11.18 of SGeRAC:
• Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, (T1859-90059). This manual has been developed for
the A.11.18 release. It describes the RAC-specific extensions to Serviceguard that are used
in configuring RAC clusters (formerly known as OPS clusters).
You should also refer to the following documents when using SGeRAC:
• Managing Serviceguard Fifteenth Edition, (B3936-90122). This manual was revised for the
A.11.18 release and describes all basic cluster configuration and administration tasks.
• Serviceguard Version A.11.18 Release Notes, (B3935-90114). These release notes describe the
basic cluster functionality available in the A.11.18 release.
• Enterprise Cluster Master Toolkit Version B.04.01 Release Notes, (T1909-90065). These release
notes describe a set of templates and scripts that allows you to configure Serviceguard
packages for the Internet servers as well as for third-party database management systems.
• HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.01.01 Release Notes. These release notes
describe suite bundles for the integration of HP Serviceguard A.11.18 with Symantec’s VERITAS
Storage Management 4.1.
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