Serviceguard NFS Toolkit A.11.31.08 Release Notes (5900-1483, March 2011)

• The maximum number of NFS server nodes supported in a CFS cluster is four.
• Serviceguard supports Cross Subnet Failover. However, Serviceguard NFS Toolkit has limitations
with Cross Subnet configurations. For Cross Subnet support details, refer to the “Managing
Serviceguard” documentation. To access this document, go to the HP-UX Serviceguard manuals
page at: www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs
On this page, select HP Serviceguard.
• In modular packages, online package reconfiguration is not supported for HA NFS specific
module parameters.
New Fixes in Version A.11.31.08
Serviceguard NFS Toolkit A.11.31.08 provides the following defect fixes:
Table 1 New Fixes in Version A.11.31.08
Problem DescriptionCR ID
Serviceguard NFS package fails to start/stop when the
rpc.pcnfsd daemon is running.
QXCR1000992614
System hang occurs due to a syntax error in the
Serviceguard NFS package configuration file.
QXCR1001004340
In a Serviceguard NFS setup, after the NFS package is
stopped, it is still possible that NFS server may reply to
NFS client's request with ESTALE error.
QXCR1001072765
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for the HP-UX 11i
v3 September 2010 release. For specific installation instructions, see Serviceguard NFS Toolkit
A.11.11.06, A.11.23.05 and A.11.31.08 Administrator's Guide HP-UX 11i v1, v2 and v3.
Serviceguard NFS Toolkit A.11.31.08 Software and Patch Requirement
Serviceguard NFS modular package feature for HP-UX 11i v3 is supported on Serviceguard
A.11.18 or later versions for both VxFS (non-CFS) and Veritas Cluster File System (CFS). To ensure
that the NFS modular package feature functions properly with 11.18, install the following patch
on all servers to be configured as nodes of the cluster.
PHSS_39484 1.0 Serviceguard A.11.18.00
For more information about how to install NFS modular package, see the Serviceguard NFS Toolkit
A.11.11.06, A.11.23.05 and A.11.31.08 Administrator's Guide. To access this document, go
to the HP-UX Serviceguard manuals page at: www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs
On this page, select HP Serviceguard NFS Toolkit.
The software required to install Serviceguard NFS Toolkit A.11.31.08 is, Veritas CFS in a CFS
environment. There is no patch required to install Veritas CFS. For detailed instructions on setting
up the Serviceguard product, see Managing Serviceguard Seventeenth Edition, July 2009. To
access this document, go to the HP-UX Serviceguard manuals page at: www.hp.com/go/
hpux-serviceguard-docs
On this page, select HP Serviceguard.
IMPORTANT: You cannot use Serviceguard NFS Toolkit without NFS Services.
Operating System Platform and Version Compatibility
Serviceguard NFS Toolkit version A.11.31.08 is supported both on Integrity Servers (also known
as the Itanium Product Family) and HP 9000 systems, with HP-UX 11i v3.
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