HP Serviceguard A.11.20.20 for Linux Release Notes, March 2014

◦ The following Warning message is displayed during cmquerycl –n <node_name>
Warning: Unable to determine local domain name for <node_name>
◦ Wbemexec command fails for method getInstance on certain classes such as
HP_SGNodeIdentity and HP_SGNode.
Work around:
◦ HP recommends that you ignore the warning message. cmquerycl command does not
fail because of this warning.
◦ Only node names without domain names must be mentioned in the input XML passed to
wbemexec command as applicable.
No workaround exists for HP_SGNodeIdentity class.
• Cluster ignore “halt aborted package” while calculating capacity.
5.2 Known problems and limitations in Serviceguard Manager
• When the package is configured with XFS as file system type in the Property page, the following
message is displayed:
TODO:createModifyUPCCPackages.fs.xfs
• QXCR1001229847: From Serviceguard Manager, disable sg maintenance does not have
proper checks for toolkit packages.
• QXCR1001246109: Previous button must not have any checks in the Site page.
• QXCR1001246279: Node status showing as up in the tooltip, even if the node is halted.
• QXCR1001251453: Creation of a second 3PAR package through Serviceguard Manager
shows exception intermittently.
• QXCR1001256262: DC1/DC2 Node list selection are not retained while editing 3PAR and
EVA packages.
• Rolling upgrade of Serviceguard rpms are not possible through Serviceguard Manager.
6 Compatibility and installation requirements
Read this entire document and any other Release Notes you may have before you begin an
installation.
NOTE: All nodes must be on the same distribution, including errata level and architecture version.
Using different distribution versions within the same cluster is supported only during rolling upgrade.
Servers using processors from Intel and AMD can be mixed in a cluster. For supported rolling
upgrade paths, see Rolling upgrade from A.11.19.X to A.11.20.20 (page 27). For information
about supported Serviceguard versions, Linux distributions, related software, and hardware, see
the documents listed under “Related information” (page 30).
6.1 Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux
HP provides an automated installation script that takes you through the process of installing and
configuring Serviceguard for Linux, including Serviceguard Manager and ancillary software. For
information and installation instructions, see the latest version of HP Serviceguard for Linux
Deployment Guide, at http://www.hp.com/go/linux-serviceguard-docs.
The cmeasyinstall script automates the installation of Serviceguard and Serviceguard Manager
component rpms that are shipped by HP. This script must be run on each of the node participating
in the cluster. The script checks for the pre-requisite rpms that are required for Serviceguard and
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