Managing Serviceguard Fifteenth Edition, reprinted May 2008

Configuring Packages and Their Services
Editing the Configuration File
Chapter 6314
Use the following bullet points as a checklist, referring to the “Package
Parameter Explanations” on page 287, and the comments in the
configuration file itself, for detailed specifications for each parameter.
NOTE Optional parameters are commented out in the configuration file (with a
# at the beginning of the line). In some cases these parameters have
default values that will take effect unless you uncomment the parameter
(remove the #) and enter a valid value different from the default. Read
the surrounding comments in the file, and the explanations in this
chapter, to make sure you understand the implications both of accepting
and of changing a given default.
In all cases, be careful to uncomment each parameter you intend to use
and assign it the value you want it to have.
• package_name. Enter a unique name for this package. Note that
there are stricter formal requirements for the name as of A.11.18.
• package_type. Enter failover, multi_node, or
system_multi_node. (system_multi_node is reserved for
special-purpose packages supplied by HP.) Note that there are
restrictions if another package depends on this package; see “About
Package Dependencies” on page 178.
See “Types of Package: Failover, Multi-Node, System Multi-Node” on
page 277 for more information.
• node_name. Enter the name of each cluster node on which this
package can run, with a separate entry on a separate line for each
node.
• auto_run. For failover packages, enter yes to allow Serviceguard to
start the package on the first available node specified by node_name,
and to automatically restart it later if it fails. Enter no to keep
Serviceguard from automatically starting the package.
• node_fail_fast_enabled. Enter yes to cause the node to be halted
(system reset) if the package fails; otherwise enter no.
For system multi-node packages, you must enter yes.