Index

action scripts
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

actions in a service script
The service Script

ALERT message level
Message Logging

Altix 350
Hardware Requirements

Altix 3700
Hardware Requirements

Altix 3700 Bx2
Hardware Requirements
Power Control
l2network Ethernet Connection

Altix servers
Hardware Requirements

application
The clusvcmgrd Daemon
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

application-specific scripts
Adding a Service

base product
Base Product

bash
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

best practices
Best Practices

cables
Hardware Requirements

CACHE_DIR
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

CBL-SATA-SERIAL
Hardware Requirements

chkconfig
Step 16: Start the Cluster Daemons
Cluster Configuration Example
Ensuring that Only SGI Cluster Manager Starts DMF
Reporting Problems to SGI

clear database
Last Resort: Clear Information

CLI
Cluster Configuration Tools

clufence
Best Practices
Serial Cable or Reset issues
Reporting Problems to SGI

clulockd
Cluster Daemons
Recovery from a clulockd Failure

clumanager
Step 16: Start the Cluster Daemons
Cluster Configuration Example
Starting Cluster Processes
Stopping Cluster Processes

clumembd
Cluster Daemons
Failover Speed and the CLI

cluquorumd
Cluster Daemons

clurmtabd
Cluster Daemons

clustat
Reporting Problems to SGI

cluster configuration
See configuration

cluster creation
Step 2: Create the Cluster
Cluster Configuration Example

cluster daemons
Cluster Daemons

cluster database
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

cluster global lock manager daemon
Cluster Daemons

cluster membership daemon
Cluster Daemons

cluster process
Starting Cluster Processes
Stopping Cluster Processes

cluster quorum daemon
Cluster Daemons

cluster remote NFS mount table daemon
Cluster Daemons

cluster service manager daemon
Cluster Daemons

cluster status GUI
Cluster Configuration Tools

cluster.xml
Step 14: Synchronize Configuration Changes Across the Cluster
Step 15: Verify that Configuration Changes are Synchronized
Cluster Configuration Example
Cluster Configuration Example

clusvcadm
Service Administration

clusvcmgrd
Cluster Daemons
The clusvcmgrd Daemon
Recovery from a clulockd Failure

command-line interface
Cluster Configuration Tools

config_viewnumber
Step 15: Verify that Configuration Changes are Synchronized
Step 15: Verify that Configuration Changes are Synchronized
Cluster Configuration Example

configuration
Step 12: Define the NFS Information (Optional)
Cluster Configuration Example
cluster
Step 2: Create the Cluster
Cluster Configuration Example
disks and filesystems
Step 10: Add the Disk and Filesystem Information to the Service (Optional)
Cluster Configuration Example
example
Cluster Configuration Example
failover domain
Step 7: Create the Failover Domain
Cluster Configuration Example
failover speed
Step 5: Change the Heartbeat Interval, Timeout, and Failover Speed
Cluster Configuration Example
heartbeat interval
Step 5: Change the Heartbeat Interval, Timeout, and Failover Speed
Cluster Configuration Example
members
Step 3: Define the Members
Cluster Configuration Example
power controller
Step 4: Add Power Controller Configuration
Cluster Configuration Example
Samba share
Step 11: Add a Samba Share (Optional)
Cluster Configuration Example
save cluster configuration
Step 13: Save the Cluster Configuration (GUI only)
service
Step 8: Configure the Service
Cluster Configuration Example
service IP address
Step 9: Add a Service IP Address
Cluster Configuration Example
shared quorum partitions
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions
Cluster Configuration Example
start cluster daemons
Step 16: Start the Cluster Daemons
Cluster Configuration Example
status
Displaying Configuration Status
steps
Configuration Steps
synchronize changes
Step 15: Verify that Configuration Changes are Synchronized
Cluster Configuration Example
tiebreaker
Step 6: Set the Tiebreakers
Cluster Configuration Example
timeout
Step 5: Change the Heartbeat Interval, Timeout, and Failover Speed
Cluster Configuration Example
tools
Cluster Configuration Tools

configuration file
Write the Configuration File

connectivity test
Ethernet
Testing Ethernet Connectivity for the L2
serial
Testing Serial Connectivity for the L2

control messages
Heartbeat Network
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

controlled failback
Failover Domains

CR-brick rear panel
l2network Ethernet Connection

create_device_links
Shared Quorum Partitions
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions

CRIT message level
Message Logging

cross-over cabling
Hardware Requirements

CXFS
CXFS Plug-In
optional product
Optional SGI Software Storage Plug-In Product
version requirements
Software Requirements

cxfsdump
Reporting Problems to SGI

daemons
Cluster Daemons

data migration facility (DMF)
Data Migration Facility (DMF) Plug-In

DB9 serial ports
l2 Serial Connection

DEBUG message level
Message Logging
Message Logging

dependencies
Adding a Service
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

detached state
Cluster Service States

/dev files and symlinks
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions

device driver
Shared Quorum Partitions

device special file
Including a CXFS Filesystem in the Cluster Configuration

disabled state
Cluster Service States

disk device naming
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions

disk tiebreaker
Step 6: Set the Tiebreakers

disks
Step 10: Add the Disk and Filesystem Information to the Service (Optional)

dmaudit
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

DMF
Data Migration Facility (DMF) Plug-In
configuration file
The /etc/dmf/sgicm_dmf.config File
CXFS and
Configuring DMF for CXFS Filesystems that Use DMAPI
existing service
Adding the DMF User Script to an Existing Service
local XVM and
Configuring DMF for Local XVM Filesystems
optional product
Optional SGI Software Storage Plug-In Product
parameters
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories
starting
Ensuring that Only SGI Cluster Manager Starts DMF
TMF and
Using TMF with DMF
version requirements
Software Requirements

domain
Failover Domains
Step 7: Create the Failover Domain
Cluster Configuration Example

dual paths
Shared Quorum Partitions

EMERG message level
Message Logging

ERROR message level
Message Logging

error messages
Error Messages

/etc/cluster.xml
Saving Changes
Step 14: Synchronize Configuration Changes Across the Cluster
Step 15: Verify that Configuration Changes are Synchronized
Cluster Configuration Example
Cluster Configuration Example
Recovery from a clulockd Failure
Write the Configuration File
Reporting Problems to SGI
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

/etc/dmf/sgicm_dmf.config
The /etc/dmf/sgicm_dmf.config File

/etc/init.d/clumanager
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions
Starting Cluster Processes
Stopping Cluster Processes

/etc/samba/smb.conf*
Reporting Problems to SGI

/etc/tmf/sgicm_tmf.config
The /etc/tmf/sgicm_tmf.config File

Ethernet connection
l2network Ethernet Connection
l2network Ethernet Connection

exclusive
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

exportfs
Reporting Problems to SGI

failback option
Failover Domains

failed state
Cluster Service States

failed state for a service
Failed State for a Service

failover
Introduction

failover domain
Failover Domains
Step 7: Create the Failover Domain
Cluster Configuration Example
Best Practices

failover option
Failover Domains

failover speed
Step 5: Change the Heartbeat Interval, Timeout, and Failover Speed
Cluster Configuration Example

FailSafe differences
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

failure detection times
Failover Speed and the CLI

fencing
Members and I/O Fencing

filesystems
Step 10: Add the Disk and Filesystem Information to the Service (Optional)
Cluster Configuration Example

FS type
Including a CXFS Filesystem in the Cluster Configuration

FTP_DIRECTORY
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

global lock manager daemon
Cluster Daemons

graphical user interface for configuration
Cluster Configuration Tools

GUI
Cluster Configuration Tools

hardware
diagrams
l2 Serial Connection
installation
Hardware Installation
supported
Hardware Requirements

heartbeat interval
Step 5: Change the Heartbeat Interval, Timeout, and Failover Speed
Cluster Configuration Example

heartbeat network
Heartbeat Network

heartbeats
Cluster Daemons

helper_tmp script
The helper_tmf Script

highly available applications
The clusvcmgrd Daemon

HOME_DIR
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

hwinfo
Reporting Problems to SGI

INFO message level
Message Logging

installation
hardware
Hardware Installation
software
Software Installation

interval parameter
Failover Speed and the CLI

introduction
Introduction

I/O fencing
Members and I/O Fencing

IO10
Hardware Requirements

IO9
Hardware Requirements

ip
Testing Ethernet Connectivity for the L2

IP address for service
Step 9: Add a Service IP Address
Cluster Configuration Example

IRIX FailSafe differences
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

JOURNAL_DIR
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

L1 USB port
l2network Ethernet Connection

l2
Hardware Requirements
Power Control
Power Control

L2 emulation
Power Control

L2 power controller
Step 4: Add Power Controller Configuration
Cluster Configuration Example

l2network
Hardware Requirements
l2network Ethernet Connection

loader directive
The loader Directive

local XVM
Local XVM Plug-In
DMF
Configuring DMF for Local XVM Filesystems

local4 facility
Message Logging

lock manager daemon
Cluster Daemons

log levels
Message Logging

logrotate
Message Logging

lowest-ordered
Failover Domains

ls
Reporting Problems to SGI

member
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

member definition
Step 3: Define the Members
Cluster Configuration Example

members
Introduction

membership daemon
Cluster Daemons

message levels
Message Logging

message logging
Message Logging

messages
Error Messages

metadata consistency among members
Verify Metadata Information is Consistent

metadata display
Displaying Metadata Remotely

monitor level
Step 8: Configure the Service

monitor levels
Step 8: Configure the Service
Cluster Configuration Example

monitoring status
Monitoring Status

mount
Reporting Problems to SGI

mount point and CXFS
Including a CXFS Filesystem in the Cluster Configuration

mount table daemon
Cluster Daemons

MOVE_FS
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

multiple CXFS filesystems
Including a CXFS Filesystem in the Cluster Configuration

multiple user applications
Example of Failing Over Multiple User Applications

multiport serial adapter cable
Hardware Requirements

network cabling
Hardware Requirements

network connection
l2network Ethernet Connection

network connection (l2network)
Hardware Requirements

network heartbeats
Cluster Daemons

network tiebreaker
Step 6: Set the Tiebreakers

networks for heartbeat and control
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

new applications
The clusvcmgrd Daemon

NFS
Step 12: Define the NFS Information (Optional)
Step 12: Define the NFS Information (Optional)
Cluster Configuration Example
Cluster Configuration Example

NFS Druid
NFS Druid Example

NFS exports and samba
Defining NFS Exports and Samba Exports

NFS mount table daemon
Cluster Daemons

node
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

NOTICE message level
Message Logging

ordered failover
Failover Domains

packages
Software Installation

pending state
Cluster Service States

plug-in
Optional SGI Software Storage Plug-In Product

power control
Power Control

primary partition
Shared Quorum Partitions

private network
Hardware Requirements
Heartbeat Network

ps
Reporting Problems to SGI

quorum daemon
Cluster Daemons

RAIDs supported
Shared Quorum Partitions

raw device filenames
Error Messages

README
Software Requirements
Installing the Software

reinitialize the shared state
Recovery from a clulockd Failure

relocate services
Upgrading from the Previous Release

relocate-mds
Including a CXFS Filesystem in the Cluster Configuration
Configuring DMF for CXFS Filesystems that Use DMAPI

relocation support
Relocation Support

remote modem port
l2 Serial Connection

remote NFS mount table daemon
Cluster Daemons

remote_devices directive
The remote_devices Directive

removing software
Uninstalling the Software

reporting problems to SGI
Reporting Problems to SGI

requirements
hardware
Hardware Requirements
software
Software Requirements

reset cable status
Best Practices

reset daemon
Cluster Daemons

reset issues
Serial Cable or Reset issues

resource
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

resource dependencies
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

resource directive
The resource Directive

restart
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

restricted failover
Failover Domains

rolling upgrade
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

rpm
Installing the Software
Reporting Problems to SGI

RPMs
Software Requirements
Software Installation

running state
Cluster Service States

Samba
Samba Process ID, Locks, and Password File
configuration
Step 11: Add a Samba Share (Optional)
Cluster Configuration Example
version requirements
Software Requirements

Samba Druid
Samba Druid Example

save cluster configuration
Step 13: Save the Cluster Configuration (GUI only)

scp
Step 15: Verify that Configuration Changes are Synchronized

script location
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

script order
The service Script

serial cable
Serial Cable or Reset issues
Error Messages

serial cable issues
Serial Cable or Reset issues

serial connection
l2 Serial Connection

serial connection (l2)
Hardware Requirements

serial control
Power Control

servers supported
Hardware Requirements

service failure
Failed State for a Service

service ID
The service Script

service IP address
Step 9: Add a Service IP Address
Cluster Configuration Example

service manager
The clusvcmgrd Daemon

service manager daemon
Cluster Daemons

service script
The service Script

service states
Cluster Service States

service timeout
Service Timeout

service timeouts
Step 8: Configure the Service
Cluster Configuration Example

service timeouts and CXFS
CXFS Start/Stop Order

SGI ProPack for Linux
Software Requirements

SGI ProPack version required
Software Requirements

sgicm_dmf.config
The /etc/dmf/sgicm_dmf.config File

sgicm_tmf.config
The /etc/tmf/sgicm_tmf.config File

sgicm-cluster-cmd
Cluster Configuration Tools
Saving Changes

sgicm-config-cluster-cmd
Cluster Configuration Tools

shadow partition
Shared Quorum Partitions

share name
Step 11: Add a Samba Share (Optional)
Cluster Configuration Example

shared quorum partitions
Hardware Requirements
Shared Quorum Partitions
Cluster Configuration Example
Best Practices
Shared Quorum Partitions
Error Messages

shared state
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions
Cluster Configuration Example

shutil
Best Practices
Recovery from a clulockd Failure
Verify Accessibility

SLES9
Software Requirements

software installation
Software Installation

software packages
Software Installation

software requirements
Software Requirements

split-brain scenario
Step 6: Set the Tiebreakers

SPOOL_DIR
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

start order
The service Script

status
Monitoring Status

status of configuration
Displaying Configuration Status

stop order
The service Script

stopped state
Cluster Service States

STORE_DIRECTORY
DMF Administrative Filesystems and Directories

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9)
Software Requirements

symlinks
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions

syslog
Message Logging

system controller problem
problem
Error Messages

tape management facility
See TMF

tapes and TMP
Configuring Tapes and TMF

TCP
Introduction

tiebreaker
Step 6: Set the Tiebreakers
Cluster Configuration Example
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

timeout
Step 5: Change the Heartbeat Interval, Timeout, and Failover Speed
Cluster Configuration Example
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

tko_count parameter
Failover Speed and the CLI

TMF
configuration file
The /etc/tmf/sgicm_tmf.config File
device group
Configuring a TMF Device Group
failover script
Using the TMF Failover Script from the User Application Script
helper_tmf script
The helper_tmf Script
loader directive
The loader Directive
optional configuration specifications
Optional Configuration Specifications
optional product
Optional SGI Software Storage Plug-In Product
remote_devices directive
The remote_devices Directive
resource directive
The resource Directive
service timeout
Service Timeout
tape configuration
Configuring Tapes and TMF
version requirements
Software Requirements

TP9xxx RAID
Shared Quorum Partitions

troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

tty port
l2 Serial Connection

UDP
Introduction

uname
Reporting Problems to SGI

uninitialized state
Cluster Service States

uninstalling the software
Uninstalling the Software

upgrade
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

upgrading the software
Upgrading from the Previous Release

USB-to-Ethernet adapter
Power Control

user application script parameter
Adding a Service

/usr/lib/clumanager/create_device_links
Shared Quorum Partitions
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions
Step 1: Define the Shared Quorum Partitions

/usr/lib/clumanager/services
The service Script

/usr/lib/clumanager/services/new_application
Adding a Service

/usr/lib/clumanager/services/service
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

/usr/lib/clumanger/create_device_links
Reporting Problems to SGI

/var/cluster/ha/resource_types
FailSafe and SGI Cluster Manager

/var/lib/nfs/rmtab
Cluster Daemons

/var/log/messages
Message Logging
Best Practices
Reporting Problems to SGI

verify accessibility
Verify Accessibility

WARNING message level
Message Logging

watchdog errors
Watchdog Errors

XVM
Software Requirements

XVM (local)
Local XVM Plug-In
DMF
Configuring DMF for Local XVM Filesystems