Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 SP1 Cluster File System Administrator"s Guide (5900-1738, April 2011)

Table 3-4
CP server deployment and migration scenarios
Action requiredSFCFS clusterCP serverScenario
On the designated CP server, perform the following
tasks:
1
Prepare to configure the new CP server.
2
Configure the new CP server.
On the SFCFS cluster nodes, configure server-based I/O
fencing.
See the Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System
Installation Guide for the procedures.
New SFCFS
cluster using CP
server as
coordination
point
New CP serverSetup of CP server
for a SFCFS cluster
for the first time
On the SFCFS cluster nodes, configure server-based I/O
fencing.
See the Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System
Installation Guide for the procedures.
New SFCFS
cluster
Existing and
operational CP
server
Add a new SFCFS
cluster to an
existing and
operational CP
server
On the designated CP server, perform the following
tasks:
1
Prepare to configure the new CP server.
2
Configure the new CP server.
3
Prepare the new CP server for use by the SFCFS
cluster.
See the Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System
Installation Guide for the procedures.
On a node in the SFCFS cluster, run the vxfenswap
command to move to replace the CP server:
See “Replacing coordination points for server-based fencing
in an online cluster” on page 100.
Existing SFCFS
cluster using CP
server as
coordination
point
New CP serverReplace the
coordination point
from an existing
CP server to a new
CP server
On the designated CP server, prepare to configure the new
CP server manually.
See the Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System
Installation Guide for the procedures.
On a node in the SFCFS cluster, run the vxfenswap
command to move to replace the CP server:
See “Replacing coordination points for server-based fencing
in an online cluster” on page 100.
Existing SFCFS
cluster using CP
server as
coordination
point
Operational CP
server
Replace the
coordination point
from an existing
CP server to an
operational CP
server
coordination point
Administering Storage Foundation Cluster File System and its components
Administering I/O Fencing
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