Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 System Administration Guide
Preface
The Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 System Administration Guide provides procedures for administering a Sun™ Cluster 3.1 10/03 configuration.
This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. This document is not to be used as a planning or presales guide.
The instructions in this book assume knowledge of the Solaris™ operating environment and expertise with the volume manager software used with Sun Cluster.
Using UNIX Commands
This document contains information on commands specific to administering a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures.
See one or more of the following 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 | # |
Related Documentation
Application | Title | Part Number |
|---|---|---|
Software Installation | Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Software Installation Guide | 817-0518 |
Data Services | Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Service Planning and Administration Guide Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Services 10/03 Collection athttp://docs.sun.com/db/coll/573.11 | 817-3305 |
API Development | Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Data Services Developer's Guide | 816-0520 |
Concepts | Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Concepts Guide | 816-0519 |
Hardware | Sun Cluster 3.1 Hardware Administration Manual Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Collection at http://docs.sun.com/db/coll/1024.1 | 817-0168 |
Error Messages | Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Error Messages Guide | 817-0521 |
Man Pages | Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Man Page Reference Manual | 817-0522 |
Release Notes | Sun Cluster 3.1 10/03 Release Notes | 817-0638 |
Sun Cluster 3.x Release Notes Supplement | 816-3381 | |
Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Services 10/03 Release Notes | 817-3324 |
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
The docs.sun.comSM 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
Contact your service provider if you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster. Provide the following information to your service provider.
Your name and email address
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model and serial numbers of your systems
The release number of the operating environment, for example Solaris 8
The release number of Sun Cluster, for example, Sun Cluster 3.1
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. 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.