Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 SP1 Cluster File System Installation Guide (5900-1510, April 2011)

Figure 7-1
Workflow to configure Storage Foundation Cluster File System
cluster in secure mode
Root broker
system?
External system One of the cluster nodes
Follow the installer prompts to configure the cluster in
secure mode
Installer option to
configure the
cluster in secure
mode
Does the root
broker allow you
to login without
password
Automatic mode
On the root broker system,
create encrypted file (BLOB) for
each node
Copy encrypted files to the
installation system
Set up passwordless
communication between nodes
No action required
Copy root_hash file from the
root broker system to the
installation system
Gather information to answer
prompts
Set up passwordless
communication between nodes
Manual mode
Semiautomatic mode
If VCS users belong to LDAP domain, enable LDAP
authentication plugin
No No
Yes
Automatic mode
Identify a root broker system or
install root broker on a system
Choose automatic mode at the
installer prompt to configure
the cluster in secure mode
Choose the node that the
installer must configure as root
broker
On the root broker system,
create authentication broker
identities for each node
On the root broker system,
create authentication broker
identities for each node
75Preparing to configure SFCFS
Preparing to configure the clusters in secure mode