HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.01.01 Release Notes, September 2008

NOTE: For current information on Serviceguard and HP-UX versions that are supported
with various SG SMS versions, see the
HP Serviceguard/SGeRAC/Storage Management Suite/Serviceguard Manager Plug-in Compatibility
and Feature Matrix at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/5971/SG-SGeRAC-SMS-EMS%20Support.pdf
HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Compatibility with HP-UX Releases
HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.01.01 is compatible with HP-UX 11i v2.
System Requirements
HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite bundles run on HP 9000 or HP Integrity Servers.
Using both types of servers, mixed cluster, in the same cluster is supported.
Disk Requirements
Installation of any HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite bundle requires 550 MB of disk
space in the root file system.
Before Installing HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.01.01
Before installing an HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite bundle, consult with your HP
representative to make sure that the cluster has the correct hardware upgrades and supported
firmware revisions. Also check for any updated patch requirements for the software products
being installed.
Patches for HP products and Veritas products included in the HP Serviceguard Storage
Management Suite bundles can be found on http://itrc.hp.com.
NOTE: Before attempting a SG SMS bundle installation or upgrade, you must disable
AUTOSTART_CMCLD.
To disable AUTOSTART_CMCLD on all cluster nodes, access the/etc/rc.cofig.d/cmcluster
file and set AUTOSTART_CMCLD to 0, (AUTO_START_CMCLD=0).
To re-enable Automatic startup (AUTOSTART_CMCLD) after completing your SG SMS bundle
installation or upgrade, set the flag AUTOSTART_CMCLD to 1 in the /etc/rc.config.d/
cmcluster file (AUTO_START_CMCLD=1)
For more information on AUTOSTART_CMCLD, see the Setting up Autostart Features and Performing
a Rolling Upgrade sections in Managing Serviceguard, 15th Edition, available at http://docs.hp.com
> High Availability > Serviceguard.
Installing HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
To install software, run the SD-UX swinstall command. It will invoke a user interface that
will lead you through the installation. For additional details and tips on installing HP-UX and
HP applications refer to HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide available from http://
docs.hp.com. For details on installing Veritas products including VxVM or VxFS, refer to the
Veritas 4.1 Installation Guide included on the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite media.
Installation of an HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite bundle automatically handles
dependencies on base VxFS and VxVM as well as between products in the bundles.
Installation steps should be performed in the following order:
1. HP-UX 11i v2 (with all required patches) is required for loading an HP Serviceguard Storage
Management Suite bundle. If the system has base Veritas Volume Manager version 3.5
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