Managing Serviceguard Fifteenth Edition, reprinted May 2008

Planning and Documenting an HA Cluster
Package Configuration Planning
Chapter 4 169
Package Configuration Planning
Planning for packages involves assembling information about each group
of highly available services.
NOTE As of Serviceguard A.11.18, there is a new and simpler way to configure
packages. This method allows you to build packages out of smaller
modules, and eliminates the separate package control script and the
need to distribute it manually; see Chapter 6, “Configuring Packages and
Their Services,” on page 275 for complete instructions.
This manual refers to packages produced by the newer method as
modular packages, and to packages produced by the older method as
legacy packages.
The discussion that follows assumes you will be using the modular
method. For information and instructions on creating and maintaining
older packages, see “Configuring a Legacy Package” on page 377.
The document Framework for HP Serviceguard Toolkits provides a a
guide to integrating an application with Serviceguard, and includes a
suite of customizable scripts intended for use with legacy packages. This
document is included in the Serviceguard Developer’s Toolbox, which you
can download free of charge from
http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.
NOTE As of the date of this manual, the Framework for HP Serviceguard
Toolkits deals specifically with legacy packages.