Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements

The same version of Continentalclusters must be installed on all nodes in all the clusters of the configuration. To use Continentalclusters, the following hardware and software must be installed and configured on all nodes.

Hardware Requirements

Host System Hardware Requirements

HP-UX 11i v1:

HP 9000 Servers

HP-UX 11i v2:

HP 9000 Servers (requires HP-UX 11i v2 update 2)
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 XP refer to the Metrocluster with Continuous Access XP Release Notes, which can be found on http://www.docs.hp.com/en/ha.html.

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

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/en/ha.html.

Software Requirements

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

HP Software Requirements

HP-UX 11i v1:

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

HP-UX 11i v2:

Serviceguard version A.11.15 or later, or Serviceguard Extension for RAC version A.11.15 or later for HP Integrity Servers.
Serviceguard version A.11.16 or later, or Serviceguard Extension for RAC version A.11.16 or later for HP 9000 Servers




	NOTE: For detailed compatibility and feature information for Continentalclusters, refer to the Disaster Tolerant Clusters Products Compatibility and Feature Matrix (Continentalclusters-CC), located on `http://www.docs.hp.com/en/ha.html`.This list is subject to change without notice. Contact your HP Representative to ensure you have the most up to date and required versions of HP software and disk array management software.

Bastille Security Set up

HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment includes Bastille and HP-UX IPFilter products that allow customers to control their systems security environment. Continentalclusters has the same set up requirements 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 execution and cluster object manager (COM) must include all participating Continentalcluster nodes for <clusternodes> as designated in the section on “Remote Failover” of Chapter 8 (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—Continentalclusters
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 EVA series or the EMC Symmetrix, purchase Metrocluster CA XP or Metrocluster CA EVA or Metrocluster with ECM 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 or HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA related software on all nodes.
If you are using the Oracle 8i 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.

Upgrading from Earlier Versions...

If upgrading a continental cluster from an earlier version, the following steps are required:

Delete the old Continentalclusters configuration:
# cmdeleteconcl
Upgrade to a 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 user’s guide 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 CA XP. For information on configuration and setup, refer to the Cascading Failover in a Continental Cluster white paper on http://www.docs.hp.com/en/ha.html.

For details on using EMC SRDF, CA XP, or CA EVA, refer to appropriate chapter of the Designing Disaster Tolerant High Availability Clusters user’s guide.

What Manuals are Available for this Version

For information about configuring Continentalclusters, refer to the following manual, which is shipped with Continentalclusters version number A.05.01. Also, review the README file that accompanies the software you are using

Designing Disaster Tolerant High Availability Clusters (B7660-90017)

You should also refer to the following documents when using Continentalclusters:

Managing Serviceguard Twelfth Edition, (B3936-90095). This manual was extensively revised for the A.11.17 release and describes all basic cluster configuration and administration tasks.

The above documents are available on the HP-UX documentation web site at:

http://docs.hp.com/en/ha.html.

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, Sixth Edition (B7906-96005)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Continuous Access User’s Guide, Sixth Edition (B7905-96006)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Raid Manager User’s Guide, Fourth Edition (T1610-96001)
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Remote Control User’s Guide (B9357-96011)

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

HP StorageWorks Continuous Access and Data Replication Manager SAN Extensions Reference Guide (T3661-96007, September 2004).
HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA Replication Performance Estimator V3.0 Application Notes (AA-RU5MD-TE, July 2004).
HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA User Interface V1.2 Installation Guide Addendum (T3661-96001, September 2004).
HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA User Interface V1.2 Read Me First (T3661-96003, September 2004).
HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA User Interface V1.2 Release Notes (T3661-96006, September 2004).

If you are using EMC SRDF for data replication, contact EMC for any EMC products related documentation.

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 at http://docs.hp.com/en/ha.html.