Index
C
- cluadmin
- adding a MySQL service,
Setting Up a MySQL Service
- and Oracle services,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- commands,
Using the cluadmin Utility
- using,
Using the cluadmin Utility
- cluadmin commands,
Using the cluadmin Utility
- cluconfig
- cluster aliasing with,
Configuring Cluster Monitoring Parameters
- configuring cluster monitoring parameters with,
Configuring Cluster Monitoring Parameters
- example,
Example of the cluconfig Utility
- cluquorumd
- tuning the failover interval with,
Tuning the Failover Interval
- cluser software
- version display,
Displaying the Cluster Software Version
- cluster
- administration,
Cluster Administration
- checking the configuration,
Checking the Cluster Configuration
- daemons,
Cluster Daemons
- diagnosing and correcting problems,
Diagnosing and Correcting Problems in a Cluster
- disabling the cluster software,
Disabling the Cluster Software
- displaying status,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- name, changing,
Changing the Cluster Name
- reinitializing,
Reinitializing the Cluster
- removing a cluster member,
Removing a Cluster Member
- using Red Hat Cluster Manager with Piranha,
Using Red Hat Cluster Manager with Piranha
- cluster administration,
Cluster Administration
- backing up the cluster database,
Backing Up and Restoring the Cluster Database
- changing the cluster name,
Changing the Cluster Name
- diagnosing and correcting problems in a cluster,
Diagnosing and Correcting Problems in a Cluster
- disabling the cluster software,
Disabling the Cluster Software
- displaying cluster and service status,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- modifying cluster event logging,
Modifying Cluster Event Logging
- modifying the cluster configuration,
Modifying the Cluster Configuration
- reinitializing the cluster,
Reinitializing the Cluster
- reloading the cluster database,
Reloading the Cluster Database
- removing a cluster member,
Removing a Cluster Member
- restoring the cluster database,
Backing Up and Restoring the Cluster Database
- starting and stopping the cluster software,
Starting and Stopping the Cluster Software
- updating the cluster software,
Updating the Cluster Software
- cluster alias
- configuring,
Configuring the Cluster Alias
- cluster aliasing,
Configuring Cluster Monitoring Parameters
- cluster communication mechanisms,
Cluster Communication Mechanisms
- cluster configuration,
Checking the Cluster Configuration
- minimum
- example,
Example of a Minimum Cluster Configuration
- modifying,
Modifying the Cluster Configuration
- with the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI,
Configuring and using the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI
- cluster daemons,
Cluster Daemons
- heartbeat daemon,
Cluster Daemons
- power daemon,
Cluster Daemons
- quorum daemon,
Cluster Daemons
- service manager daemon,
Cluster Daemons
- system monitoring daemon,
Cluster Daemons
- cluster database
- backing up,
Backing Up and Restoring the Cluster Database
- reloading,
Reloading the Cluster Database
- restoring,
Backing Up and Restoring the Cluster Database
- cluster event logging
- daemons
- cluhbd,
Modifying Cluster Event Logging
- clupowerd,
Modifying Cluster Event Logging
- cluquorumd,
Modifying Cluster Event Logging
- clusvcmgrd,
Modifying Cluster Event Logging
- severity levels,
Modifying Cluster Event Logging
- cluster features
- administration user interface,
Cluster Features
- application monitoring,
Cluster Features
- data integrity assurance,
Cluster Features
- event logging facility,
Cluster Features
- manual service relocation capabilities,
Cluster Features
- multiple cluster communication methods,
Cluster Features
- no-single-point-of-failure hardware configuration,
Cluster Features
- service configuration framework,
Cluster Features
- service failover capabilities,
Cluster Features
- status monitoring agent,
Cluster Features
- cluster hardware
- connecting,
Steps for Setting Up and Connecting the Cluster Hardware
- power controllers,
Choosing the Type of Power Controller
- setting up,
Steps for Setting Up and Connecting the Cluster Hardware
- cluster hardware tables,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- cluster overview,
Cluster Overview
- cluster service,
Cluster Overview
- displaying status,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- cluster services,
Service Configuration and Administration
- active-active NFS configuration,
Active-Active NFS Configuration
- administration,
Service Configuration and Administration
- Apache service, setting up,
Setting Up an Apache Service
- httpd.conf,
Setting Up an Apache Service
- configuration,
Service Configuration and Administration,
Configuring a Service
- configuring service disk storage,
Configuring Service Disk Storage
- DB2 service, setting up,
Setting Up a DB2 Service
- deleting a service,
Deleting a Service
- disabling a service,
Disabling a Service
- displaying a service configuration,
Displaying a Service Configuration
- enabling a service,
Enabling a Service
- gathering service information,
Gathering Service Information
- handing a service that fails to start,
Handling Services that Fail to Start
- modifying a service,
Modifying a Service
- MySQL service, setting up,
Setting Up a MySQL Service
- NFS caveats,
NFS Caveats
- NFS client access,
NFS Client Access
- NFS server requirements,
NFS Server Requirements
- NFS service configuration example,
Example NFS Service Configuration
- NFS service, setting up,
Setting Up an NFS Service
- Oracle service, setting up,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- Oracle, tuning,
Tuning Oracle Services
- relocating a service,
Relocating a Service
- Samba operating model,
Samba Operating Model
- Samba server requirements,
Samba Server Requirements
- Samba service configuration example,
Example Samba Service Configuration
- Samba service configuration parameters,
Gathering Samba Service Configuration Parameters
- Samba service, setting up,
Setting Up a High Availability Samba Service
- scripts, creating,
Creating Service Scripts
- smb.conf.sharename file fields,
smb.conf.sharename File Fields
- verifying application software and service scripts,
Verifying Application Software and Service Scripts
- Windows client access to Samba shares,
Windows Client Access to Samba Shares
- cluster software
- disabling,
Disabling the Cluster Software
- installation and configuration,
Cluster Software Installation and Configuration
- steps for installing and initializing,
Steps for Installing and Initializing the Cluster Software
- starting and stopping,
Starting and Stopping the Cluster Software
- steps for installing and initializing,
Steps for Installing and Initializing the Cluster Software
- updating,
Updating the Cluster Software
- cluster software installation and configuration,
Cluster Software Installation and Configuration
- cluster system hardware table,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- cluster systems,
Cluster Overview
- setting up,
Steps for Setting Up the Cluster Systems
- configuration
- Red Hat Linux,
Steps for Installing and Configuring the Red Hat Linux Distribution
- configuring a service,
Configuring a Service
- configuring cluster monitoring parameters,
Configuring Cluster Monitoring Parameters
- console startup messages
- displaying,
Displaying Console Startup Messages
- console switch,
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- setting up,
Setting Up a Console Switch
- console switch hardware table,
Cluster Hardware Tables
D
- daemons
- See cluster daemons
- database service,
Cluster Features
- databases
- DB2
- setting up service,
Setting Up a DB2 Service
- MySQL
- setting up service,
Setting Up a MySQL Service
- using cluadmin with,
Setting Up a MySQL Service
- Oracle
- oraclescript example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- setting up,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- startdb script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- startdbi script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdb script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdbi script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- tuning,
Tuning Oracle Services
- using cluadmin with,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- DB2
- setting up service,
Setting Up a DB2 Service
- deleting a service,
Deleting a Service
- diagnosing and correcting problems in a cluster
- table,
Diagnosing and Correcting Problems in a Cluster
- disabling a service,
Disabling a Service
- disk storage
- configuring service disk storage,
Configuring Service Disk Storage
- displaying a service configuration,
Displaying a Service Configuration
- displaying console startup messages,
Displaying Console Startup Messages
- displaying devices configured in the kernel,
Displaying Devices Configured in the Kernel
E
- enabling a service,
Enabling a Service
- event logging
- modifying,
Modifying Cluster Event Logging
- syslog
- configuring,
Configuring syslog Event Logging
- examples
- cluconfig,
Example of the cluconfig Utility
- minimum cluster configuration,
Example of a Minimum Cluster Configuration
- NFS service configuration,
Example NFS Service Configuration
- no-single-point-of-failure configuration,
Example of a No-Single-Point-Of-Failure Configuration
- oracle script,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- Samba service configuration,
Example Samba Service Configuration
- sample script to start and stop the MySQL database,
Setting Up a MySQL Service
- startdb script,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- startdbi script,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdb script,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdbi script,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- using cluadmin to add an Oracle service,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- using cluadmin to a MySQL service,
Setting Up a MySQL Service
F
- failover
- tuning the interval,
Tuning the Failover Interval
- failover and recover scenarios,
Failover and Recovery Scenarios
- heartbeat daemon failure,
Heartbeat Daemon Failure
- inaccessible quorum partitions,
Inaccessible Quorum Partitions
- monitoring daemon failure,
Monitoring Daemon Failure
- power daemon failure,
Power Daemon Failure
- quorum daemon failure,
Quorum Daemon Failure
- remote power switch connection failure,
Remote Power Switch Connection Failure
- service manager daemon failure,
Service Manager Daemon Failure
- system hang,
System Hang
- system panic,
System Panic
- total network connection failure,
Total Network Connection Failure
- failover interval parameters in cluquorumd table,
Tuning the Failover Interval
- features, cluster,
Cluster Features
- figures
- Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI main screen,
Starting the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI
- Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI service configuration screen,
Viewing Configuration Details
- Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI splashscreen,
Starting the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI
- file services
- NFS
- active-active configuration,
Active-Active NFS Configuration
- caveats,
NFS Caveats
- client access,
NFS Client Access
- configuration parameters,
Gathering NFS Service Configuration Parameters
- server requirements,
NFS Server Requirements
- service configuration example,
Example NFS Service Configuration
- setting up service,
Setting Up an NFS Service
- Samba
- operating model,
Samba Operating Model
- server requirements,
Samba Server Requirements
- service configuration example,
Example Samba Service Configuration
- service configuration parameters,
Gathering Samba Service Configuration Parameters
- setting up,
Setting Up a High Availability Samba Service
- Windows client access to Samba shares,
Windows Client Access to Samba Shares
- file systems
- creating,
Creating File Systems
H
- handing a service that fails to start,
Handling Services that Fail to Start
- hardware
- installing basic system hardware,
Installing the Basic System Hardware
- hardware configuration
- availability considerations,
Choosing a Hardware Configuration
- choosing a configuration,
Choosing a Hardware Configuration
- cost restrictions,
Choosing a Hardware Configuration
- data integrity under all failure conditions,
Choosing a Hardware Configuration
- minimum,
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- optional hardware,
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- performance considerations,
Choosing a Hardware Configuration
- shared storage requirements,
Shared Storage Requirements
- hardware information, supplementary,
Supplementary Hardware Information
- hardware installation
- operating system configuration,
Hardware Installation and Operating System Configuration
- hardware watchdog timer
- Configuring,
Configuring a Hardware Watchdog Timer
- hardware watchdog timers,
Configuring a Hardware Watchdog Timer
- hardware watchdog timers table,
Configuring a Hardware Watchdog Timer
- heartbeat,
Cluster Overview
- heartbeat channel status table,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- heartbeat channels
- configuring,
Configuring Heartbeat Channels
- heartbeat daemon,
Cluster Daemons
- host bus adapter features and configuration requirements,
Host Bus Adapter Features and Configuration Requirements
- host bus adapter features and configuration requirements table,
Host Bus Adapter Features and Configuration Requirements
- hot-standby configuration,
Cluster Overview
- how to use this manual,
How To Use This Manual
- HTTP services
- Apache
- httpd.conf,
Setting Up an Apache Service
- setting up,
Setting Up an Apache Service
N
- Netscape Communicator
- configuring Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with,
Setting up the JRE
- network hardware table,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- network hub,
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- network switch,
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- NFS
- active-active configuration,
Active-Active NFS Configuration
- caveats,
NFS Caveats
- client access,
NFS Client Access
- server requirements,
NFS Server Requirements
- service configuration example,
Example NFS Service Configuration
- service configuration parameters,
Gathering NFS Service Configuration Parameters
- setting up service,
Setting Up an NFS Service
- NMI watchdog timer
- enabling,
Enabling the NMI Watchdog Timer
- no-single-point-of-failure configuration,
Example of a No-Single-Point-Of-Failure Configuration
- Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) watchdog timers,
Enabling the NMI Watchdog Timer
O
- operating system configuration
- hardware installation,
Hardware Installation and Operating System Configuration
- Oracle
- adding an Oracle service,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- oracle script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- setting up service,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- startdb script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- startdbi script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdb script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdbi script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- tuning services,
Tuning Oracle Services
- overview
- introduction,
Cluster Overview
P
- Parallel SCSI
- requirements,
Configuring Shared Disk Storage
- partitioning disks,
Partitioning Disks
- partitions, quorum,
Cluster Overview
- Piranha
- using Red Hat Cluster Manager with,
Using Red Hat Cluster Manager with Piranha
- point-to-point Ethernet heartbeat channel hardware table,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- point-to-point serial heartbeat channel hardware table,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- power controllers,
Choosing the Type of Power Controller
- network-attached,
Choosing the Type of Power Controller
- serial-attached,
Choosing the Type of Power Controller
- watchdog timers,
Choosing the Type of Power Controller
- hardware-based,
Choosing the Type of Power Controller
- software-based,
Choosing the Type of Power Controller
- power switch hardware table,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- power switch status table,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- power switches
- configuring,
Configuring Power Switches
- hardware watchdog timers
- Configuring,
Configuring a Hardware Watchdog Timer
- NMI watchdog timers
- enabling,
Enabling the NMI Watchdog Timer
- other network power switches,
Other Network Power Switches
- setting up,
Setting Up Power Switches
- Baytech,
Setting up Baytech Power Switches
- RPS-10,
Setting up RPS-10 Power Switches
- watchdog,
Setting up Watchdog Power Switches
- WTI NPS,
Setting up WTI NPS Power Switches
- software watchdog timers
- configuration,
Configuring the Software Watchdog Timer
- testing,
Testing the Power Switches
- troubleshooting,
Testing the Power Switches
- type None,
Setting up Power Switch type None
R
- raw,
Creating Raw Devices
- raw devices
- creating,
Creating Raw Devices
- raw8,
Creating Raw Devices
- rawdevices
- editing the file,
Editing the rawdevices File
- Red Hat Cluster Manager
- and Piranha,
Using Red Hat Cluster Manager with Piranha
- graphical user interface (GUI),
Configuring and using the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI
- Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI,
Configuring and using the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI,
Starting the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE,
Setting up the JRE
- service configuration screen,
Viewing Configuration Details
- Splashscreen,
Starting the Red Hat Cluster Manager GUI
- Red Hat Linux
- installation and configuration,
Steps for Installing and Configuring the Red Hat Linux Distribution
- relocating a service,
Relocating a Service
- remote monitoring
- configuring,
Enabling Remote Monitoring
S
- Samba
- operating model,
Samba Operating Model
- server requirements,
Samba Server Requirements
- service configuration example,
Example Samba Service Configuration
- service configuration parameters,
Gathering Samba Service Configuration Parameters
- setting up service,
Setting Up a High Availability Samba Service
- smb.conf.sharename file fields,
smb.conf.sharename File Fields
- Windows client access to Samba shares,
Windows Client Access to Samba Shares
- scripts
- creating service scripts,
Creating Service Scripts
- oracle script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- startdb script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- startdbi script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdb script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- stopdbi script example,
Setting Up an Oracle Service
- verifying application software and service scripts,
Verifying Application Software and Service Scripts
- SCSI bus configuration requirements,
SCSI Bus Configuration Requirements
- SCSI bus length,
SCSI Bus Length
- SCSI bus termination,
SCSI Bus Termination
- SCSI identification numbers,
SCSI Identification Numbers
- service configuration,
Configuring a Service
- service failover,
Cluster Overview
- service property and resource information table,
Gathering Service Information
- service relocation,
Cluster Overview
- service status table,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- services,
Service Configuration and Administration
- See also cluster services
- setting up RPS-10 power switches table,
Setting up RPS-10 Power Switches
- shared disk storage
- configuring,
Configuring Shared Disk Storage
- shared disk storage hardware table,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- shared storage,
Configuring Shared Disk Storage
- shared storage requirements,
Shared Storage Requirements
- single-initiator fibre channel interconnect
- setting up,
Setting Up a Fibre Channel Interconnect
- single-initiator SCSI bus
- setting up,
Setting Up a Single-Initiator SCSI Bus
- software information, supplementary,
Supplementary Software Information
- software watchdog timers,
Configuring the Software Watchdog Timer
- syslog,
Configuring syslog Event Logging
- syslog event logging
- configuring,
Configuring syslog Event Logging
- syslogd,
Configuring syslog Event Logging
- system monitoring daemon,
Cluster Daemons
- System V init,
Starting and Stopping the Cluster Software
T
- tables
- availability and data integrity,
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- cluadmin commands,
Using the cluadmin Utility
- cluster hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- cluster system hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- console switch hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- diagnosing and correcting problems in a cluster,
Diagnosing and Correcting Problems in a Cluster
- failover interval parameters in cluquorumd,
Tuning the Failover Interval
- hardware watchdog timers,
Configuring a Hardware Watchdog Timer
- heartbeat channel status,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- host bus adapter features and configuration requirements,
Host Bus Adapter Features and Configuration Requirements
- installing the basic system hardware,
Installing the Basic System Hardware
- member status,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- minimum cluster configuration components,
Example of a Minimum Cluster Configuration
- network hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- no-single-point-of-failure configuration,
Example of a No-Single-Point-Of-Failure Configuration
- point-to-point Ethernet heartbeat channel hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- point-to-point serial heartbeat channel hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- power switch hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- power switch status,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- QLA2200 features and configuration requirements,
Host Bus Adapter Features and Configuration Requirements
- RPS-10 power switch,
Setting up RPS-10 Power Switches
- service property and resource information,
Gathering Service Information
- service status,
Displaying Cluster and Service Status
- shared disk storage hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- UPS system hardware,
Cluster Hardware Tables
- terminal server,
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- testing
- power switches,
Testing the Power Switches
- quorum partitions,
Testing the Quorum Partitions
- troubleshooting
- diagnosing and correcting problems in a cluster,
Diagnosing and Correcting Problems in a Cluster
- failover and recover scenarios,
Failover and Recovery Scenarios
- heartbeat daemon failure,
Heartbeat Daemon Failure
- inaccessible quorum partitions,
Inaccessible Quorum Partitions
- monitoring daemon failure,
Monitoring Daemon Failure
- power daemon failure,
Power Daemon Failure
- quorum daemon failure,
Quorum Daemon Failure
- remote power switch connection failure,
Remote Power Switch Connection Failure
- service manager daemon failure,
Service Manager Daemon Failure
- system hang,
System Hang
- system panic,
System Panic
- total network connection failure,
Total Network Connection Failure
- power switch testing,
Testing the Power Switches
- table,
Diagnosing and Correcting Problems in a Cluster