Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Software Installation Guide

Preface

The Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Software Installation Guide contains guidelines for planning a Sun™ Cluster 3.1 configuration, and provides procedures for installing, configuring, and upgrading the Sun Cluster software.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.

The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the Solaris™ operating environment and expertise with the volume-manager software that is used with Sun Cluster software.

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information.

Online documentation for the Solaris software environment
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris operating environment man pages

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see "Buy printed documentation" at http://docs.sun.com.

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service provider and supply the following information.

Your name and email address (if available)
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model number and serial number of your systems
The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 8)
The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.0)

Use the following commands to gather information on your system for your service provider.

Command
Function

prtconf -v
Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices

psrinfo -v
Displays information about processors

showrev -p
Reports which patches are installed

prtdiag -v
Displays system diagnostic information

/usr/cluster/bin/scinstall -pv
Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information

Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.