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

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Printing History ..................................................................................................................5
1 HP Serviceguard Quorum Server Version A.04.00 Release Notes..........................7
Announcements......................................................................................................................................7
Cluster Name Restrictions.................................................................................................................7
Using this Version...................................................................................................................................7
Getting the Software..........................................................................................................................7
Documentation for This Version ......................................................................................................8
Further Information...........................................................................................................................8
What Is the Quorum Server?..................................................................................................................8
How the Quorum Server Works........................................................................................................8
System Requirements and Recommendations.......................................................................................9
System Requirements........................................................................................................................9
Operating System and Hardware Requirements.........................................................................9
Memory and Disk Requirements.................................................................................................9
Network Recommendations..............................................................................................................9
Compatibility with Serviceguard Versions...........................................................................................10
Installing the Quorum Server...............................................................................................................10
Installing on HP-UX........................................................................................................................11
Installing on Linux...........................................................................................................................11
Updating the Quorum Server...............................................................................................................12
Updating the Quorum Server (HP-UX) ..........................................................................................12
Updating the Quorum Server (Red Hat Linux)..............................................................................12
Updating the Quorum Server (SUSE Linux)...................................................................................12
Configuring Serviceguard to Use the Quorum Server.........................................................................13
About the QS Polling Interval and Timeout Extension...................................................................13
Using Alternate Subnets..................................................................................................................13
Requirements for Using Alternate Subnets...............................................................................14
Setting Quorum Server Parameters in the Cluster Configuration File...........................................14
Setting Quorum Server Parameters for IPv6 Subnets................................................................15
Requirements for Using IPv6 Subnets..................................................................................15
Configuring IPv6 Addresses without the July 2009 Patch.....................................................15
Configuring and Running the Quorum Server....................................................................................16
Creating a Package for the Quorum Server.....................................................................................16
Running the Quorum Server on a Single System............................................................................18
Specifying a Log File..................................................................................................................18
Running the Quorum Server......................................................................................................18
Creating and Updating the Authorization File...............................................................................18
Replacing a Failed Quorum Server System..........................................................................................19
Uninstalling the Quorum Server..........................................................................................................20
Patches, Fixes, and Known Problems in this Version...........................................................................20
Patches.............................................................................................................................................20
Known Problems and Workarounds...............................................................................................20
Software Availability in Native Languages .........................................................................................21
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