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

■ Decide whether you want to configure server-based fencing for the SFCFS
cluster (application cluster) with a single CP server as coordination point
or with at least three coordination points.
Symantec recommends using at least three coordination points.
3
Decide whether you want to configure the CP server cluster in secure mode
using the Symantec Product Authentication Service (AT).
Symantec recommends configuring the CP server cluster in secure mode.
Setting up AT secures the communication between the CP server and its
clients (SFCFS clusters). It also secures the HAD communication on the CP
server cluster, and makes the authentication broker highly available.
4
Set up the hardware and network for your CP server.
See “CP server requirements” on page 45.
5
Have the following information handy for CP server configuration:
■ Name for the CP server
The CP server name should not contain any special characters.
■ Port number for the CP server
Allocate a TCP/IP port for use by the CP server.
Valid port range is between 49152 and 65535. The default port number is
14250.
■ Virtual IP address, network interface, netmask, and networkhosts for the
CP server
Installing the CP server using the installer
Perform the following procedure to install and configure VCS or SFHA on CP
server systems.
To install and configure VCS or SFHA on the CP server systems
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Depending on whether your CP server uses a single system or multiple
systems, perform the following tasks:
97Preparing to configure SFCFS
Setting up the CP server