Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements

The same version of Continentalclusters must be installed on all nodes in both clusters of the configuration. All the participating clusters in one continental cluster need to run the same operating system (either all run on 11i v1 (11.11) or all run on 11i v2 for Continentalclusters version A.04.01). To use Continentalclusters, the following hardware and software must be installed and configured on all nodes.

Hardware Requirements

Host System Hardware Requirements

For HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11):

HP 9000 server

For HP-UX 11i v2:

HP Integrity Servers

If you are doing data replication with XP series disk arrays there are both hardware and software requirements. For more information on the hardware and software requirements for Metrocluster/CA refer to the Metrocluster with Continuous Access XP release notes, which can be found on http://www.docs.hp.com.

If you are doing data replication with EMC Symmetrix disk arrays, there are both hardware and software requirements. For more information on the hardware and software requirements for Metrocluster/SRDF refer to the Metrocluster with EMC/SRDF release notes, which can be found on http://www.docs.hp.com.

Software Requirements

There are both HP software and disk array management software requirements.

HP Software Requirements

For HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11):

Serviceguard version A.11.14 or later, or Serviceguard OPS Edition A.11.14, or Serviceguard Extension for RAC version A.11.15 or later.

For HP-UX 11i v2:

Serviceguard version A.11.15 or later, or Serviceguard Extension for RAC version A.11.15 or later.

Patch requirements are:

The kernal patch (PHCO_29109) must be installed on HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11).
Patches for Serviceguard and Cluster Object Manger for your version are required.
In addition to the preceding patches, all HP-UX patches required by Serviceguard are also required in a Continentalclusters configuration.




	NOTE: This list is subject to change without notice. Contact your HP support representative for latest information.

Bastille Sercurity Set up

HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment includes Bastille and HP-UX IPFilter products that allow customers to allow control of their systems security environment. Continentalclusters has the same set up requiremnts as Serviceguard and Event Monitoring Service products.

For the Bastille security setup requirements for Serviceguard, all mandatory HP-UX IP filter rules apply. In addition, the rules for remote command excecution and cluster object manager (COM) must include all participating Continentalcluster nodes for <clusternodes> as designated in section “Remote Failover” of Chapter 8 in the Using HP-UX IPFilter with Serviceguard user’s guide.

For the Bastille security setup requirements for Event Monitoring Service, refer to the Event Monitoring Service release notes.

Installing Continentalclusters

Continentalclusters can be installed while the system is running in multi-user mode.

Run swinstall(1m) to install Continentalclusters from a SD depot. Select the following fileset:
- T2346BA—HP Continentalclusters on HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) and HP-UX 11i v2
Continentalclusters files are placed in the following directories:
- /usr/lbin
- /usr/sbin
- /etc/opt/resmon
- /etc/cmconcl
- /opt/cmconcl
- /opt/cmom
If you are using physical data replication with the XP series or the EMC Symmetrix, purchase Metrocluster/CA or Metrocluster/SRDF and install either the HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Raid Manager software (available as a set of cpio files with the XP system) or the EMC Symmetrix SymCLI software (HP product number S7534A) on all nodes.

If you are using the Oracle Standby database for logical data replication, purchase the Enterprise Cluster Master toolkit product, and consult your HP representative for more information about installing the template files.




	NOTE: Installation of Continentalclusters version A.04.01 does not check the existence of the dependent Serviceguard or Serviceguard OPS Edition or Seviceguard Extension for RAC. Make sure standard Serviceguard or Serviceguard OPS Edition or Seviceguard Extension for RAC is installed or selected at the time of installation of Continentalclusters.

Upgrading from Earlier Versions...

If you are upgrading a continental cluster from an earlier version, you need to do the following:

Delete the old Continentalclusters configuration:
# cmdeleteconcl
Upgrade new version of Continentalclusters.
Re-apply the Continentalclusters configuration using the original configuration file:
# cmapplyconcl -C cmconl.config

Refer to Chapter 4 of the Designing Disaster Tolerant High Availability Clusters manual for information on editing configuration files and issuing the configuration commands.

Compatibility Issues

Configuration with a metropolitan cluster as the primary cluster is supported in the cascading failover configuration using Metrocluster with EMC SRDF and XP CA. For details on using EMC SRDF refer to Chapter 6 of the Designing Disaster Tolerant High Availability Clusters manual. For details on using XP CA contact your HP representative.

What Manuals are Available for this Version

For information about configuring packages, refer to the following manual, which is shipped with Continentalclusters version number A.04.01. In addition, more updated versions may be available on http://docs.hp.com. Also, be sure to review the README file that accompanies the software you are using.

See the following manuals for more information:

Designing Disaster Tolerant High Availability Clusters (B7660-90014)

If you are using the XP disk array with Continuous Access XP for data replication, refer to the following:

HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Business Copy User’s Guide (B7906-90900)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Continuous Access User’s Guide (B7905-90900)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Familiarization Guide (A5701-90900)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide (A5701-90910)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Raid Manager User’s Guide (B7910-90900)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Remote Control User’s Guide (A7911-90900)

If you are using EMC SRDF for data replication, refer to the following:

SymCLI Product Guide (EMC # 200-999-624)
SymCLI Advanced Functions (EMC # 200-999-625)
High Availability Environment Product Guide Rev C (EMC # 200-999-566)
Business Continuance Environment Guide (EMC # 200-999-623)

Before attempting to use VxVM storage with Continentalclusters, please refer to the following documents for your version of VERITAS software:

VERITAS Volume Manager Administrator’s Guide. This contains a glossary of VERITAS terminology.
VERITAS Volume Manager Storage Administrator Administrator’s Guide
VERITAS Volume Manager Reference Guide
VERITAS Volume Manager Migration Guide
VERITAS Volume Manager for HP-UX Release Notes

The August 1999 HP World presentation “Disaster-Tolerant Highly Available Cluster Architectures” and other documentation on Continentalclusters is available from http://docs.hp.com/hpux/ha.

Further Information

Support information, including current information on patches and known problems, is available from Hewlett-Packard IT center:

http://itrc.hp.com (Americas and Asia Pacific)

http://europe.itrc.hp.com (Europe)

The most recent versions of user's guides and white papers are available on Hewlett-Packard's high availability documentation web page:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/ha