HP D5970A Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide
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- HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 1
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to any software, and specifically disclaims any express or reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation service mark of Novell, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Netscape Enterprise Server - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 3
Contents Introduction to Cluster Services Introduction to Cluster Services v 1 Overview Product Features 1 Product Benefits 2 Cluster Cluster Services 9 NetWare Cluster Services Licensing 9 Begin the Installation 11 Add Servers to the Cluster 13 Setting Up NetWare Cluster Services 14 - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 4
22 Master Watchdog 23 Slave Watchdog 23 Max Retransmits 23 Cluster Port Properties 23 Cluster Node Properties 23 Number+IP Address 24 NCP Server 24 Migrate Resources 24 Identify Cluster and Resource States 25 NetWare Cluster Services Console Commands 27 iv Overview and Installation - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 5
high availability and manageability of critical network resources including data (volumes), applications, server licenses, and services. It is a multinode, NDSenabled clustering product for NetWare 5 that supports failover, failback, and migration (load balancing) of individually managed cluster - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 6
vi Overview and Installation - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 7
can restart resources (applications, services, IP addresses, and volumes) from a failed server in the cluster. • Single point of administration through a Java-based ConsoleOneTM cluster configuration and monitoring GUI. • The ability to tailor a cluster to the specific applications and hardware - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 8
a server failure, or can be moved manually to troubleshoot hardware or balance the workload. NetWare Cluster Services provides control and to adjust resources to meet changing workload requirements (thus, manually "load balance" the cluster) are also important benefits of NetWare Cluster Services - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 9
in the cluster and performs periodic polling of all registered resources to detect failure. Suppose Web Server 1 experiences hardware or software problems and the users depending on Web Server 1 for Internet access, e-mail, and information lose their connections. The following figure shows how - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 10
the problems with Web Server 1 are resolved, and Web Server 1 Server 1 failed. NetWare Cluster Services also provides resource migration capabilities. You can move applications, Web sites, etc. to other servers in your cluster without waiting for a server to fail. For example, you could have manually - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 11
gives network users continuous access to the volumes on the shared disk subsystem. Typical resources might include data (volumes), applications, server licenses, and services. The following figure shows how a typical fiber channel cluster configuration might look. Network Hub Network Interface Card - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 12
at least one local disk device (used for a local SYS: volume). • NetWare Cluster Services software running on each NetWare 5 server in the cluster. • A shared disk subsystem connected to all servers in the cluster (optional, but recommended for most configurations). • High-speed fiber channel cards - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 13
be necessary depending on how you intend to use NetWare Cluster Services. V A minimum of two NetWare 5 servers. A maximum of eight servers per cluster is recommended for this release. V At least 64 MB of memory on all servers in the cluster (128 MB recommended for failing multiple applications to - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 14
instructions. Prior to installation, verify that all the drives in your shared disk system are recognized by NetWare by running the List Devices command on each server to use mirroring or RAID 5, a single device error can cause a system failure. NetWare Cluster Services software will not protect - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 15
Agreement (MLA). Changes to NetWare 5 non-MLA licensing include: • The server base licenses for each cluster server are deleted and are replaced with a server base license upgrade. This server base license upgrade works specifically with NetWare Cluster Services. Chapter 2: Installation and Setup 9 - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 16
license type and is required on every server you have in your cluster. The Cluster Server License allows a server to join a cluster. The Cluster Server License is installed on a server when you install NetWare Cluster Services on that server. The Cluster Server License object is created in the same - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 17
. If the server you are adding has more than one IP address, you will be prompted to select the IP address you want NetWare Cluster Services to use. 5. (Conditional) If you are creating a new cluster, specify whether your cluster has a shared disk system and if so, select the drive where you want - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 18
MB of free space that is not part of an NSS partition on one of the shared disk drives to create the cluster partition. If no free space is available, the shared disk drives can't be used by NetWare Cluster Services. 6. Choose whether or not you want the servers you are adding to your cluster - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 19
" on page 11. Follow the instructions for editing an existing cluster. When you get to the step to reboot new cluster servers after installation, choose not to reboot. 2. Type CLUSTER DOWN at the server console on any server in the cluster. This will cause all servers in the cluster to leave the - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 20
that are still in the cluster. 3. Type ULDNCS at the server console on every server in the cluster. This will unload NetWare Cluster Services software on each server. 4. On a server in your NDS tree, Run DSRepair > Advanced Options menu > Replica and Partition Operations > Synchronize the Replica - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 21
when resources that require them start or will have to be mounted manually on individual servers after they are up. If you have a volume that is not being managed by NetWare Cluster Services and is not shared storage, you need to manually activate that volume before you can access it. Otherwise, the - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 22
®, Oracle*, and Netscape Enterprise Server*, as well as a generic IP SERVICE template. The generic IP SERVICE template can be used when configuring certain server applications to run on your cluster. You can edit and customize any of the templates for your specific needs. 1. In ConsoleOne, browse - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 23
Cluster resources must be created for every resource or application you run on servers in your cluster. Cluster resources can include Web sites, e-mail servers, databases, and any other server-based applications or services you want to make available to users at all times. 1. In ConsoleOne, browse - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 24
resources or applications, but it can ensure that during a failback or manual migration, a resource unloads before it loads on another node. Consult script to unload the intended resource on the server You can use any commands used in an .NCF file run from the server console. If you don't know which - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 25
not automatically failback to any other servers in the cluster except the preferred node. Set the failover mode to Manual if you want to intervene after The quorum default values were set when you installed NetWare Cluster Services. You can change the quorum default values by accessing the - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 26
servers assigned to the resource or volume. Configuration Settings Depending on your needs and cluster setup, some additional configuration may be required for you to effectively use NetWare Cluster Services 95/98 clients: 1. In the Control Panel, select Network, then select Novell NetWare - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 27
Protocol=NDS For Windows NT* clients: 1. In the Control Panel, select Network, then select Services. 2. Select Novell Client for NT and verify or bring up servers in your cluster, NetWare Cluster Services reads the number specified in the Membership field and waits until that number of servers is up - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 28
up in the cluster before any resource will load and start. Timeout Timeout specifies the amount of time to wait for the number of servers defined in the Membership field to be up and running. If the timeout period elapses before the quorum membership reaches its specified number, resources will - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 29
. Max Retransmits This option is not currently used with NetWare Cluster Services but will be used for future versions. Cluster Port Properties The IP address of the selected node or view the context for the NetWare Server object. To view or edit Cluster Node properties, in ConsoleOne, select the - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 30
in your cluster without waiting for a failure to occur. You might want to migrate resources to lessen the load on a specific server, to free up a server so it can be brought down for scheduled maintenance, or to increase the performance of the resource or application by putting it on a faster - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 31
in a normal operating condition. When a server that has been part of the cluster is red with a break in the icon, it has failed. When a resource is red, it is waiting for administrator intervention. When a server is red with no break in the icon, that server is not part of the cluster, or its state - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 32
the resource has been set to Manual. The resource is waiting to start, failover, or failback on the specified server. Click the Alert status indicator and Click the Comatose status indicator and offline the resource. Once resource problems have been resolved, the resource can be put back online ( - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 33
be useful for updating your cluster software or troubleshooting cluster problems. ULDNCS.NCF unloads NetWare Cluster Services software from the server. LDNCS.NCF reloads NetWare Cluster Services software on the server. TRUSTOOL is a server console command with three command-line options. • TRUSTOOL - HP D5970A | Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 34
after new users with trustee assignments were added to the tree. Occasional problems occur if a volume fails over immediately after a user is deleted who usernames that correspond with deleted users. NetWare Cluster Services provides other server console commands to help you perform certain cluster
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