TruCluster Server Handbook (HP Technologies)
TruCluster Server Handbook (HP Technologies)
ISBN: 1555582591
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 273
Pages: 273
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- TruCluster Server Handbook
- Preface
- Foreword
- Part I: The Introduction
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1.1 What is a Cluster?
- 1.2 Overview of UNIX Cluster Types
- 1.3 Evolution of TruCluster Server
- 1.4 What is TruCluster Server?
- 1.5 What This Book Covers
- 1.6 References
- Chapter 2: Tru64 UNIX TruCluster Server Overview
- 2.2 Single CPU Computer
- 2.3 Multiple CPU Systems
- 2.4 Network - Loosely Coupled
- 2.5 Cluster - Closely Coupled
- 2.6 Cluster Definition
- 2.7 TruCluster Server Overview
- 2.8 References
- Part II: Design and Configuration of a Try64 UNIX Cluster
- Chapter 3: Designing and Planning a Cluster
- 3.2 The Big Picture - Applications, Member Systems, and the Goal of the Cluster
- 3.3 The Remaining Details - Cluster Interconnect, Network Connections, and Storage
- Chapter 4: Cluster Configuration Planning
- 4.1 Memory Requirements for TruCluster Server
- 4.2 Planning the Disk Devices
- 4.3 Firmware for a Cluster
- 4.4 Configuring and Verifying the Cluster Interconnect Hardware
- 4.5 Console Level Preparation
- 4.6 Licensing Requirements
- 4.7 Network Planning for the Cluster
- 4.8 Cluster Preparation Checklist
- 4.9 References
- Part III: Installing and Configuring Tru64 UNIX
- Chapter 5: Installation and Configuration of Tru64 UNIX
- 5.1 Philosophy on Installing Tru64 UNIX
- 5.2 Important Documents for Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server
- 5.3 Preparing to Install Tru64 UNIX
- 5.4 Installation of Tru64 UNIX
- 5.5 Configuration of Tru64 UNIX
- 5.6 A Final Note on Configuring a Tru64 UNIX System
- 5.7 References
- Part IV: Cluster Hooks
- Chapter 6: Tru64 UNIX Cluster Hooks - File System Hierarchy, CDSL, PID
- 6.1 Is it Member-Specific or Cluster-Common?
- 6.2 File System Hierarchy
- 6.3 Is it Member-Specific or Cluster-Common? (redux)
- 6.4 More on the CDSL
- 6.5 Expanded Process IDs
- 6.6 References
- Chapter 7: Tru64 UNIX Cluster Hooks - Device Naming Hardware Management
- 7.1 Device Special File Names and Locations
- 7.2 Worldwide Identifiers (WWID)
- 7.3 Hardware Management Databases
- 7.4 The Hardware Manager (hwmgr)
- 7.5 The Device Special File Manager (dsfmgr)
- 7.6 References
- Chapter 8: Tru64 UNIX Cluster Hooks - Event Manager
- 8.1 What is an Event Anyway?
- 8.2 EVM Components
- 8.3 EVM Priorities versus syslog and binlog Priorities
- 8.4 Event Templates
- 8.5 Event Filters and Filtering Events
- 8.6 Miscellaneous EVM Topics
- 8.7 Using EVM
- 8.8 References
- Chapter 9: Tru64 UNIX Cluster Hooks - NIFF, NetRAIN, LAG
- 9.1 Network Interface Failure Finder (NIFF)
- 9.2 Redundant Array of Independent Network Interfaces (NetRAIN)
- 9.3 Link Aggregation (LAG)
- 9.4 References
- Part V: Creating a Cluster
- Chapter 10: Creating a Single-Node Cluster
- 10.1 Before the Cluster Installation
- 10.2 Installation of the TruCluster Server Software
- 10.3 Install the Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server Patches
- 10.4 Create the Cluster
- 10.5 Cluster Verification
- 10.6 References
- Part VI: Adding and Removing Cluster Members
- Chapter 11: Adding a Cluster MemberDeleting a Cluster Member
- 11.1 Preparation
- 11.2 Adding a New Cluster Member
- 11.3 Booting the New Cluster Member
- 11.4 Configuring the New Cluster Member
- 11.5 Install All License PAKs
- 11.6 Verify the New Cluster Member
- 11.7 Removing a Member from the Cluster
- 11.8 References
- Chapter 12: Cluster Hooks Revisited
- 12.1 File System Hierarchy Revisited
- 12.2 CDSLs Revisited
- 12.3 Hardware Management Revisited
- 12.4 Event Manager (EVM) Revisited
- 12.5 NIFF Revisited
- 12.6 NetRAIN Revisited
- 12.7 Link Aggregation (LAG) Revisited
- 12.8 References
- Part VII: Cluster Subsystems
- Chapter 13: The Cluster File System (CFS)
- 13.1 How Does The CFS Do That?
- 13.2 The CFS is a Client-Server Architecture
- 13.3 File System Support
- 13.4 File System Partitioning
- 13.5 Quotas
- 13.6 Tokens and Cache Coherency
- 13.7 Direct IO
- 13.8 Direct Access Cached Reads
- 13.9 CFS Performance Optimizations
- 13.10 CFS Events
- 13.11 References
- Chapter 14: The Cluster Logical Storage Manager (CLSM)
- 14.2 Why Do I Need LSM?
- 14.3 CLSM Rules of the Road
- 14.4 Configuring LSM in a Cluster
- 14.5 LSM Commands
- 14.6 Importing a Disk Group
- 14.7 To Migrate or Encapsulate? That is the Question
- 14.8 LSM and the dn_setup Command
- 14.9 CLSM Events
- 14.10 References
- Chapter 15: The Device Request Dispatcher (DRD)
- 15.2 Configuring the DRD
- 15.3 DRD by Example
- 15.4 DRD Events
- 15.5 References
- Chapter 16: The Cluster Alias Subsystem (CLUA)
- 16.2 Cluster Alias IP Address
- 16.3 The CLUA Subsystem - Beauty and Beast
- 16.4 Proxy ARP
- 16.5 Cluster Alias Routing
- 16.6 Alias Attributes
- 16.7 Alias Subsystem Attributes
- 16.8 Virtual vs. Common Subnets
- 16.9 Reserved Addresses
- 16.10 CLUA and IP Ports
- 16.11 CAA vs. CLUA
- 16.12 NFS and Aliases
- 16.13 CLUA Components
- 16.14 References
- Chapter 17: The Connection Manager
- 17.1 What is the Connection Manager?
- 17.2 The CNX Architecture
- 17.3 Quorum and Voting
- 17.4 Cluster Partition
- 17.5 The Boot Sequence
- 17.6 Configuring the Connection Manager
- 17.7 Quorum and Voting Strategies
- 17.8 Managing Quorum
- 17.9 How to Regain Quorum
- 17.10 Forming a Cluster without Enough Votes
- 17.11 References
- Chapter 18: Miscellaneous Subsystems
- 18.2 Distributed Lock Manager (DLM)
- 18.3 Reliable Datagram (RDG)
- 18.4 Kernel Group Services (KGS a.k.a. KCH)
- 18.5 Cluster Mount Services (CMS)
- 18.6 Token Subsystem
- 18.7 References
- Part VII: Cluster System Administration
- Chapter 19: System Administration Tasks
- 19.2 Commands in a Cluster
- 19.3 Common Files
- 19.4 General Administration Differences
- 19.5 References
- Chapter 20: Network Administration Tasks
- 20.2 BIND (DNS) in a Cluster
- 20.3 DHCP in a Cluster
- 20.4 NFS in a Cluster
- 20.5 NIS in a Cluster
- 20.6 Miscellaneous Services
- 20.7 Summary Chart
- 20.8 Internet Express
- 20.9 References
- Chapter 21: Cluster Administration Tasks
- 21.1 Cluster Administration GUIs
- 21.2 Moving the tmp File System
- 21.3 Moving Swap to a Local Disk
- 21.4 Load-balancing CFS Servers
- 21.5 Configuration Variables (rc.config, rc.config.common)
- 21.6 Clusterwide cron
- 21.7 Essential Services Monitor Daemon (esmd)
- 21.8 Important Files and Information to Have and to Hold
- 21.9 Cluster Command Summary
- 21.10 References
- Chapter 22: Cluster Maintenance and Recovery
- 22.1 Backup and Restore of Critical Cluster File Systems
- 22.2 Replacing HBA andor HSx Controllers
- 22.3 Installing Customer Specific Patches
- 22.4 Multi-Path Storage
- 22.5 IO Barriers and the cleanPR Command
- 22.6 Replacing a Failed Quorum Disk
- 22.7 Migrating from MC to LAN Cluster Interconnect (and vice versa)
- 22.8 Name and Address Changes
- 22.9 References
- Part IX: Application Deployment in a Cluster
- Chapter 23: Cluster Application Availability (CAA)
- 23.1 Single-Instance Applications
- 23.2 Multi-Instance Applications
- 23.3 What is Cluster Application Availability?
- 23.4 Resources
- 23.5 The Action Script
- 23.6 Resource Attributes Revisited
- 23.7 CAA Events
- 23.8 References
- Chapter 24: CAA by Example
- 24.1 Creating a Resource - Step by Step
- 24.2 Simple, Highly Available Resource
- 24.3 Dependent Resource
- 24.4 CFS Server Relocation
- 24.5 Private Storage Resource
- 24.6 Cluster Alias Resource
- 24.7 Auto-Restart Restricted Resource
- 24.8 Mutual Exclusive Resource
- 24.9 CAA Example Using sysman
- 24.10 References
- Part X: Upgrading and Patching a Cluster
- Chapter 25: Performing a Rolling Upgrade
- 25.1 Tasks that Can be Performed in a Rolling Upgrade
- 25.2 Upgrade Paths for TruCluster Server version 5.X
- 25.3 Stages of a Rolling Upgrade
- 25.4 What to Consider Before Starting a Rolling Upgrade
- 25.5 The Rolling Upgrade
- 25.6 Checking the Status of the Rolling Upgrade
- 25.7 Undoing a Stage in the Rolling Upgrade
- 25.8 Uninstalling a Patch Kit
- 25.9 Log Files for the Rolling Upgrade
- 25.10 Determining which Patches are Installed
- 25.11 The Non-Rolling Patch Upgrade
- 25.12 References
- Chapter 26: Migrating to TruCluster Server
- 26.1 Migration Assessment
- 26.2 Migration Tools
- 26.3 Migration Options
- 26.4 Migration Example
- 26.5 Migration Benefits
- 26.6 References
- Part XI: Appendix
- Appendix A: TruCluster Server Troubleshooting
- A.2 References
- Appendix B: Resources
- B.2 Educational Resources
- B.3 Electronic Resources
- B.4 Supplemental Reading
- Appendix C: Index
- Index
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I-J
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W-Y
- Index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Images
TruCluster Server Handbook (HP Technologies)
ISBN: 1555582591
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 273
Pages: 273