Specifications

Package Requirements
Package Requirements
l VMware vSphere SDK Package (e.g. VMware-vSphere-SDK-4.X.X-XXXXX.i386.tar.gz)
l VMware vSphere CLI (vSphere CLI is included in the same installation package as the
vSphere SDK.)
(Note: Only required when using vmware-cmd)
l VMware Tools (e.g.VMwareTools-8.3.7-341836.tar.gz)
Installation and Configuration
After installing LifeKeeper and configuring communication paths for each node in the cluster, install
and configure STONITH.
1. Install the LifeKeeper STONITH script by running the following command:
/opt/LifeKeeper/samples/STONITH/stonith-install
2. (*For IPMI usage only) Using BIOS or the ipmitool command, set the following BMC
(Baseboard Management Controller) variables:
l Use Static IP
l IP address
l Sub netmask
l User name
l Password
l Add Administrator privilege level to the user
l Enable network access to the user
Example using ipmitool command
(For detailed information, see the ipmitool man page.)
# ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
# ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr 192.168.0.1
# ipmitool lan set 1 netmask 255.0.0.0
# ipmitool user set name 1 root
# ipmitool user set password 1 secret
# ipmitool user priv 1 4
# ipmitool user enable 1
3. Edit the configuration file.
Update the configuration file to enable STONITH and add the power off command line. Note:
Power off is recommended over reboot to avoid fence loops (i.e. two machines have lost
communication but can still STONITH each other, taking turns powering each other off and
rebooting).
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