HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.04.00 Release Notes, May 2014

Updating the Quorum Server (For All Red Hat Linux Releases prior to RHEL 6)
1. Comment the Quorum Server entry in /etc/inittab and run the following command:
/sbin/init q
2. Uninstall the existing Quorum Server. For example:
rpm -e qs-A.02.04
CAUTION: This command may 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. Install the version of Quorum Server A.04.00 appropriate to your distribution and hardware.
For example:
rpm -ihv qs-A.04.00.00-0.rhel5.i386.rpm
4. Uncomment the entry you commented out in /etc/inittab.
5. Re-start the Quorum Server:
/sbin/init q
Updating the Quorum Server from qs-A.04.00.01 to qs-A.04.00.02 or later (For
RHEL 6)
To update the quorum server from qs-A.04.00.01 to qs-A.04.00.02 or later:
1. Halt the existing quorum server process:
/sbin/initctl stop qs
2. Upgrade the quorum server:
rpm –Uvh qs-A.04.00.02-0.rhel6.x86_64.rpm
3. Restart the quorum server:
/sbin/initctl start qs
Updating the Quorum Server (SUSE Linux)
An update 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. Comment the Quorum Server entry in /etc/inittab and run the following command:
/sbin/init q
2. Uninstall the existing Quorum Server. For example:
rpm -e qs-A.02.04
CAUTION: This command may 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. Install the version of Quorum Server A.04.00 appropriate to your distribution and hardware.
For example:
rpm -ihv qs-A.04.00.00-0.sles10.i386.rpm
4. Uncomment the entry you commented out in /etc/inittab.
5. Restart the Quorum Server:
/sbin/init q
12 HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.04.00 Release Notes