Using Easy Deployment in Serviceguard and Metrocluster environments on HP-UX 11i v3 - (March 2012)
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Prerequisites and restrictions on package Easy Deployment in a
Metrocluster environment
Prerequisites and restrictions in a Metrocluster CAEVA environment
• Prerequisites:
– The replication pair must have been created already.
– The supported version of evainfo tool is installed.
– The Metrocluster version in all nodes of the cluster is Metrocluster CAEVA A.05.01 PHSS_41660 or
superseding patch.
– The /etc/dtsconf/caeva.map file should have been created and distributed. This file is created using
smispasswd and evadiscovery tools that are a part of MC CAEVA.
– The SMIS servers are up and reachable.
• Restrictions:
– The node name in Command View (EVA array management tool) should be same as the node name in the
cluster configuration.
– The active management server should be listed in CAEVA.map file.
– If the physical disks are configured with enclosure-based naming, then Easy Deployment of Metrocluster
CAEVA will not be supported.
– The source vdisks in a DR group should be presented to all primary site nodes.
– The destination vdisks in a DR group should be presented to all recovery site nodes.
Prerequisites and restrictions in a Metrocluster SRDF environment
• Prerequisites:
– The replication pair must have been created already.
– The supported version of SYMCLI should have been installed.
• Restriction:
– If the physical disks are configured with enclosure-based naming, then Easy Deployment of
Metrocluster SRDF will not be supported.
Prerequisites and restrictions in a Metrocluster XPCA environment
• Prerequisite:
– The device group pair must have been already created.
• Restrictions:
– A device group configuration with a HORCMPERM file is not currently supported.
– All physical devices must belong to exactly one replication pair (DEVICE GROUP).
– The device group monitor will not be configured as a part of Easy Deployment.
– If the physical disks are configured with enclosure-based naming, then Easy Deployment of
Metrocluster XPCA will not be supported.