Distributed Systems Administration Utilities V2.1 Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v2 October 2008

When configuring configuration synchronization in a Serviceguard cluster, cfengine is
defined to run as a package. The data items specified in the input file include the volume
group and logical volume names for the package. Both of these values must be fully qualified.
For example:
volumegroup:/dev/vgcsync
logicalvolume:/dev/vgcsync/lvol1
• When running the Configuration Synchronization Wizard in a Serviceguard cluster, make
sure your current directory is not on the filesystem associated with the shared storage for
the package. When creating the Serviceguard package, the filesystem is forcibly dismounted
and Serviceguard will inadvertently kill the wizard process since it is preventing the
filesystem from being dismounted.
• During each use, the Configuration Synchronization Wizard creates backups of the current
cfengine configuration in the directory /var/opt/dsau/cfengine/backups. The top
level files in this directory are the most recent backups. Any previous configurations are
saved time-stamped subdirectories named "v_timestamp". These backup directories are never
deleted and can accumulate if the wizard is used many times. HP recommends that you
delete these backup directories periodically.
Consolidated Logging
New Features
Syslog Next Generation Updated to New Version
DSAU now uses the Syslog Next Generation (syslog-ng) version 2.0.9. The new version of
Syslog Next Generation supports IPv6, and includes minor enhancements and fixes for defects.
For more information about changes in syslog-ng version 2.0.9, see the NEWS file located at
/opt/dsau/src/syslog-ng/syslog-ng-2.0.9.tar.gz on your system.
New Package Styling
The Serviceguard package styling is now moved from legacy to modular. The benefit of modular
package styling includes flexibility and scalability to Serviceguard users. For more information
about modular style of packaging, see the Migrating Packages from Legacy to Modular Style white
paper available at http://docs.hp.com/en/12120/migrating-packages.pdf.
Known Problems
There are no known problems in this release.
Command Fanout
New Features
Parallel Distributed Shell Updated to New Version
DSAU now uses the Parallel Distributed Shell (pdsh) version 2.16. The new version of Parallel
Distributed Shell includes minor enhancements and fixes for defects. For more information about
changes in pdsh version 2.16, see the NEWS file located at /opt/dsau/src/pdsh/
pdsh-2.16.tar.gz on your system.
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