HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.
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HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition 1 Chapter 1 HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Announcements Announcements This fifth edition of the release notes provides information about Quorum Server version A.02.00.04. This version adds support for HP-UX 11i v3. Serviceguard cluster products are specialized facilities for protecting mission-critical applications from a wide variety of hardware and software failures.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition What’s in this Version What’s in this Version This version of Quorum Server includes minor updates to support HP-UX 11i v3; these updates entail no changes in functionality. Getting the Software Versions of Quorum Server for each HP Serviceguard release are included on the Serviceguard Distributed Components CD. These Release Notes are included on that CD.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition What’s in this Version http://itrc.hp.com (Americas and Asia Pacific) or http://europe.itrc.hp.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition How Quorum Server Works How Quorum Server Works Quorum Server runs on an HP-UX or Linux system outside of the cluster for which it is providing quorum services. The Quorum Server uses TCP/IP, and listens to connection requests from the Serviceguard nodes on port # 1238.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition System Requirements and Recommendations System Requirements and Recommendations System Requirements Operating System and Hardware Requirements The HP-UX version of Quorum Server version A.02.00.04 runs on HP 9000 servers, HP Integrity servers, and HP-UX workstations, running HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, or 11i v3.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition System Requirements and Recommendations Network Recommendations • Hewlett-Packard recommends that the Quorum Server run on a system that is on the same subnet as the cluster or clusters it monitors, if possible. This helps to ensure that the Quorum Server is available when it is needed.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Compatibility with Serviceguard Versions Compatibility with Serviceguard Versions For complete compatibility information, see the Quorum Server Compatibility Matrix posted at docs.hp.com -> High Availability -> Quorum Server. NOTE 12 Versions 1.0 and 1.1 of Quorum Server are not compatible with Serviceguard 11.14.02 or later. For Serviceguard versions 11.14.02 or later, use this A.02.00 version of the Quorum Server.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Installing the Quorum Server Installing the Quorum Server Read this entire document and any other Release Notes or READMEs you may have before you begin an installation. The QS software, which has to be running during cluster configuration, must be installed on a system other than the nodes on which your cluster will be running. This could be a single Linux or HP-UX system, or it could be a separate cluster.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Installing the Quorum Server /SD-CDROM/QuorumServer/HP-UX/11.31/eng.Notice.txt 5. A window opens with the quorum server product highlighted, for example B8467BA A.02.00.04 Quorum Server. Select this entry, then start the install. • To install from the web, go to http://software.hp.com. Click “High Availability,” then select “HP Serviceguard Quorum Server for HP-UX.” 1. Download B8467BA version A.02.00, and store it on your disk.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Installing the Quorum Server system. You will see the complete product number in the file name. Run the rpm command for that product name; for example, for A.02.00.04, you would enter: # cd /mnt/cdrom/QuorumServer/Linux/ ... (Red Hat) # rpm -i qs-A.02.00.04-0.product.redhat.i386.rpm (SuSE) # rpm -i qs-A.02.00.04-0.product.suse.i386.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Updating the Quorum Server from A.01.00 or A.01.01 (HP-UX) Updating the Quorum Server from A.01.00 or A.01.01 (HP-UX) An update from an older version of the Quorum Server to Version A.02.00 can be done while the cluster is running. If you are updating Serviceguard as well, the Quorum Server update must be done before you update Serviceguard. 1.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Updating the Quorum Server from A.01.00 (Red Hat Linux) Updating the Quorum Server from A.01.00 (Red Hat Linux) 1. Remove the Quorum Server entry in /etc/inittab and run the following command: # init q 2. De-install the existing Quorum Server. For example: # rpm -e qs-A.01.00 CAUTION This command will remove the file /var/log/qs/qs.log. If this is your log file, you may want to save it before running this command. 3.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Configuring Serviceguard to Use the Quorum Server Configuring Serviceguard to Use the Quorum Server Considerations for Setting Quorum Server Polling Interval NOTE This discussion relates to Serviceguard versions 11.16 and later. Serviceguard probes the Quorum Server at intervals determined by the QS_POLLING_INTERVAL parameter in the cluster configuration file.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Configuring Serviceguard to Use the Quorum Server very low. Test very low settings carefully to fine-tune all timing parameters, and do the tests in an environment that imitates the actual production environment as closely as possible. Quorum Server Parameters in Cluster Configuration You need to set values for Quorum Server parameters in the cluster configuration file.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Configuring and Running the Quorum Server Configuring and Running the Quorum Server NOTE • You can configure the Quorum Server as a monitored package in one Serviceguard cluster to provide quorum service to another Serviceguard cluster or clusters; see “Creating a Package for the Quorum Server” below.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Configuring and Running the Quorum Server 4. Edit the parameter values in the file as follows. Table 1-1 Package ASCII File Parameters for qs-pkg Parameter Value PACKAGE_NAME qs-pkg PACKAGE_TYPE FAILOVER FAILOVER_POLICY CONFIGURED_NODE FAILBACK_POLICY MANUAL NODE_NAME * AUTO_RUN YES LOCAL_LAN_FAILOVER_ALLOWED YES NODE_FAIL_FAST_ENABLED NO RUN_SCRIPT $SGCONF/qs-pkg/qs-pkg.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Configuring and Running the Quorum Server Table 1-2 Package Control Script Parameters for qs-pkg (Continued) Parameter Value SUBNET[0] Specify your subnet here SERVICE_NAME[0] qs SERVICE_CMD[0] (>> Redirect file in this example shows recommended log pathnames) HP-UX: /usr/lbin/qs >> /var/adm/qs/qs.log 2>&1 Linux: Red Hat: /usr/local/qs/bin/qs >> /var/log/qs/qs.log 2>&1 SuSE: /opt/qs/bin/qs >> /var/log/qs/qs.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Configuring and Running the Quorum Server qs:345:respawn:/usr/local/qs/bin/qs >> /var/log/qs/qs.log 2>&1 • For SuSE Linux: qs:345:respawn:/opt/qs/bin/qs >> /var/log/qs/qs.log 2>&1 Start the Quorum Server as follows: # init q Verify the Quorum Server is running by checking the qs.log file. (Recommended log pathnames are in Table 1-2 on page 21.) For HP-UX, enter: # cat /var/adm/qs/qs.log For Linux, enter: # cat /var/log/qs/qs.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Replacing a Failed Quorum Server System Replacing a Failed Quorum Server System Use the following procedure to replace a defective Quorum Server system without changing the configuration of any cluster nodes. 1. Remove the old Quorum Server system from the network. 2. Set up the new system and configure it with the old Quorum Server’s IP address and hostname. 3. Install and configure the Quorum Server software on the new system.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Replacing a Failed Quorum Server System 7. To check that the Quorum Server has been correctly configured and to verify the connectivity of a node to the Quorum Server, you can execute the following command from your cluster nodes as follows: # cmquerycl -q -n -n ... The command will output an error message if the specified nodes cannot communicate with the Quorum Server.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Patches, Fixes, and Known Problems in this Version Patches, Fixes, and Known Problems in this Version This section describes patches that are required, defects that have been fixed in version A.02.00 of Quorum Server, and known problems. Patches There are no patches required for version A.02.00 at the time of publication. Contact your Hewlett-Packard support representative for up-to-the-moment information.
HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 Release Notes, Fifth Edition Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.02.00 does not provide Native Language Support.
