HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.04.00 Release Notes, March 2009

The Quorum Server executable file, qs, is installed in the /usr/lbin directory. When
the installation is complete, you need to create an authorization file on the server where
the Quorum Server will be running, to allow specific cluster nodes to obtain quorum
services. See “Creating and Updating the Authorization File” (page 22).
Now create a directory for the Quorum Server log file. The recommended pathnames
are in Table 1-2 (page 21). (You may need to create the directory.)
Installing on Linux
The install command for Linux uses the complete version name. The current version
is A.04.00. Before installing, you can see the complete version name in the file name;
after installing, you can get it by using the command rpm -q qs.
1. Download B8467BA version A.04.00, and store it to disk.
2. From the directory to which you downloaded the file, use the rpm command to
install the version you need, for example:
for Red Hat:
rpm -ihv qs-A.04.00.00-0.rhel5.i386.rpm
for SUSE:
rpm -ihv qs-A.04.00.00-0.sles10.i386.rpm
The Quorum Server executable file, qs, is installed on Red Hat in the /usr/local/
qs/bin directory, and on SUSE in the/opt/qs/bin directory.
When the installation is complete, you need to create an authorization file on the server
where the Quorum Server will be running, to allow specific host systems to obtain
quorum services. See “Creating and Updating the Authorization File” (page 22).
Now create a directory for the Quorum Server log file. The recommended pathnames
are in Table 1-2 (page 21). (You may need to create thedirectory.)
Updating the Quorum Server
An update can be done while the cluster the Quorum Server system is running, but
the Quorum Server’s tie-breaking services will not be available while the update is in
progress (see “Replacing a Failed Quorum Server System” (page 23) for more details).
CAUTION: If you are updating Serviceguard as well, the Quorum Server update must
be done before you update Serviceguard.
Updating the Quorum Server (HP-UX)
1. Comment out the Quorum Server entry in /etc/inittab, and run the following
command:
/sbin/init q
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