This guide provides information about configuring IRIS FailSafe™ systems with the IRIS FailSafe Sybase® database option. This option enables Sybase database resources to be failed over from one node to another if a component fails. This guide is intended as a supplement to the information about configuring IRIS FailSafe included in the IRIS FailSafe Administrator's Guide .
This guide was prepared in conjunction with release 1.2 of the IRIS FailSafe Sybase option. It describes IRIS FailSafe Sybase software for Sybase 10 and Sybase 11. Sybase EBF 6990 for the SQL Server and EBF 7469 for the Backup Server (emergency bug fixes) were used to certify IRIS FailSafe on IRIX 6.4 systems.
This guide is written for system administrators who are responsible for configuring and administering an IRIS FailSafe system with the optional IRIS FailSafe Sybase software. These administrators must be familiar with Sybase configuration and stored procedures.
This guide contains three chapters and an appendix:
Chapter 1, “IRIS FailSafe Sybase Overview,” describes the IRIS FailSafe components that are included in the IRIS FailSafe Sybase option. It also provides an overview of the steps required to add Sybase databases as highly available services to an IRIS FailSafe cluster.
Chapter 2, “Configuring IRIS FailSafe for Sybase,” explains the procedures for adding Sybase databases as highly available services.
Chapter 3, “Configuration File Blocks for Sybase,” contains reference information for the Sybase blocks in IRIS FailSafe configuration files.
Appendix A, “Messages About Configuration File Errors,” explains the error messages and warnings from the ha_cfgverify command that are related to Sybase.
For Sybase installation information, see the Sybase SQL Server™ Installation Guide for Silicon Graphics IRIX.
Besides this guide, other documentation for the IRIS FailSafe system includes
IRIS FailSafe Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe Programmer's Guide
IRIS FailSafe INFORMIX Administrator's Guide (IRIS FailSafe INFORMIX® option)
IRIS FailSafe Oracle Administrator's Guide (IRIS FailSafe Oracle® option)
The IRIS FailSafe reference pages are:
ha_admin(1M)
ha_appmon(1M)
ha_cfgchksum(1M)
ha_cfginfo(1M)
ha_cfgverify(1M)
ha_exec(1M)
ha_hbeat(1M)
ha_ifa(1M)
ha_ifmx(1M) (IRIS FailSafe INFORMIX option)
ha_killd(1M)
ha_nc(1M)
ha_orcl(1M) (IRIS FailSafe Oracle option)
ha_spng(1M)
ha_sybs(1M) (IRIS FailSafe Sybase option)
http_ping(1M) (IRIS FailSafe Web option)
macconfig(1M)
ha.conf(4)
failsafe(7M)
Release notes are included with each IRIS FailSafe product. The names of the release notes are as follows:
| ha_base | release notes for IRIS FailSafe | |
| ha_ sybs | release notes for IRIS FailSafe Sybase |
These type conventions and symbols are used in this guide:
| Bold | Literal command-line arguments and literal parameter values | |
| Italics | Command names, filenames, new terms, the names of inst subsystems, manual/book titles, variable command-line arguments, and variables to be supplied by the user in examples, code, and syntax statements | |
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| # | IRIX™ shell prompt for the superuser (root) |