HP Serviceguard for Linux Version A.11.19 Release Notes, April 2009

Release Notes). Versions with the same part number are differentiated by the
publication date.
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements
Read this entire document and any other Release Notes you may have before you begin
an installation.
NOTE: All nodes must be on the same distribution, including errata level and
architecture version. Using different distribution versions within the same cluster is
supported only during rolling upgrade. Servers using processors from Intel and AMD
can be mixed in a cluster. For supported rolling upgrade paths see “Rolling Software
Upgrades” (page 49). For information about supported Serviceguard versions, Linux
distributions, related software, and hardware, see the documents listed under “What
Documents are Available for This Version ” (page 30).
Memory Requirements
Serviceguard needs approximately 15.5MB of lockable memory on each cluster node.
Required Linux Network Drivers
The minimum versions for network drivers supported by HP Serviceguard are provided
with the base OS. Updated versions of all network drivers are available in the PSP
(ProLiant Support Pack). These drivers are tested and approved.
You can download individual drivers from http://www.hp.com/ -> Software
and Driver Downloads.
Port Requirements
Serviceguard uses the ports listed below. Before installing, be sure no other program
uses these ports.
Ports Needed on Red Hat:
• ident 113/TCP used by identd
• hacl-hb 5300/TCP High Availability (HA) Cluster heartbeat
• hacl-hb 5300/UDP High Availability (HA) Cluster heartbeat
• hacl-cfg 5302/TCP HA Cluster TCP configuration
• hacl-cfg 5302/UDP HA Cluster UDP configuration
If you will be using SNMP:
• snmp 161/UDP
• snmptrap 162/UDP
If you will be using the WBEM provider (used by Serviceguard Manager):
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