Sun Cluster 3.x With Sun StorEdge A5x00 Array Manual
Preface
The Sun Cluster 3.x With Sun StorEdge A5x00 Array Manual provides procedures specific to Sun StorEdge™ A5x00 arrays that are placed in a Sun™ Cluster environment.
Use this manual with any version of Sun Cluster 3.x software. Unless otherwise noted, procedures are the same for all Sun Cluster 3.x versions. See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.
Who Should Use This Book
This book is for Sun representatives who are performing the initial installation of a Sun Cluster configuration and for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the system.
This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a planning or presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.
How This Book Is Organized
This book contains one chapter that consists of two major sections.
Section 1 discusses how to install Sun StorEdge A5x00 storage array.
Section 2 describes how to maintain Sun StorEdge A5x00 storage arrays in a running cluster.
Revision History
The following table lists the information that has been revised or added since the initial release of this documentation. The table also lists the revision date for these changes.
Table P-1 Sun Cluster 3.1 With Sun StorEdge A5x00 Array Manual
Revision Date | New Information |
|---|---|
July 2003 | Removed SAN section. For information on SAN solutions, see "SAN Solutions in a Sun Cluster Environment" in Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Manual |
Related Documentation
The following books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hard-copy format, ensure that you have the following books available for your reference.
The following Sun Cluster books support the Sun Cluster 3.1 release. If you are maintaining a different version of Sun Cluster software, refer to the appropriate documentation. All Sun Cluster documentation is available on http://docs.sun.com.
Documentation that is not available on http://docs.sun.com is listed with the appropriate URL.
Table P-2 Hardware Documentation
Title | Part Number |
|---|---|
Sun StorEdge A5000 Configuration Guide | 805-0264 |
Sun StorEdge A5000 Installation and Service Manual | 802-7573 |
Sun StorEdge A5000 Product Note | 805-1018 |
Table P-3 Sun Cluster Documentation
Application | Title | Part Number |
|---|---|---|
Concepts | Sun Cluster 3.1 Concepts Guide | 816-3383 |
Hardware | Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Manual | 817-0168 |
Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Collection at http://docs.sun.com/db/coll/1024.1/ |
| |
Software Installation | Sun Cluster 3.1 Software Installation Guide | 816-3388 |
Data Services | Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Service Planning and Administration Guide | 817-1526 |
Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Service Collection at http://docs.sun.com/db/coll/573.10/ |
| |
API Development | Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Services Developer's Guide | 816-3385 |
Administration | Sun Cluster 3.1 System Administration Guide | 816-3384 |
Error Messages | Sun Cluster 3.1 Error Messages Guide | 816-3382 |
Man Pages | Sun Cluster 3.1 Man Page Reference Manual | 816-5251 |
Release Notes | Sun Cluster 3.1 Release Notes | 816-5317 |
Sun Cluster 3.1 Release Notes Supplement | 816-3381 |
Using UNIX Commands
This document contains information on commands 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
Getting Help
If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service provider and provide 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.