Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.18 Release Notes, 4th Edition, September 2008

NOTE: If the version of Serviceguard in the MCOE is not A.11.18, you must first upgrade to
Serviceguard version A.11.18. For Serviceguard upgrade information, refer to the Serviceguard
Version A.11.18 Release Notes.
SGeRAC Version and Components Product Numbers
The following SGeRAC version A.11.18 and components are available with the following product
numbers:
• For HP-UX 11i v2:
— Product T1907BA—A.11.18—documentation, software and license
— CVM/CFS 4.1:
◦ Product T2777BA or T2797BA (MCOE) —A.11.18—documentation, software and
license
— CVM/CFS 5.0:
◦ Product T2777CA or T2797CA (MCOE) —A.11.18—documentation, software and
license
• For HP-UX 11i v3:
— Product T1907BA—A.11.18—documentation, software and license
— CVM/CFS 5.0:
◦ Product T8687CB (HAOE) and T8694CB (DCOE) —A.11.18—documentation,
software and license
Since configurations for SGeRAC may be complex to configure and maintain, it is strongly
recommended that you use Hewlett-Packard’s high availability consulting services to ensure a
smooth installation and rollout.
Contact your HP representative to inquire about high availability consulting. Because there may
be changes in firmware requirements as new hardware is released, you should work with your
HP representative to ensure that you have the latest firmware revisions for disk drives, disk
controllers, LAN controllers, and other hardware.
HP-UX 11i v2 Updates
SGeRAC A.11.18 on HP-UX 11i v2 supports version 5.0 of Veritas VxVM, CVM and CFS from
Symantec. See “Support for Veritas CFS and CVM” (page 11).
HP-UX 11i v3 Updates
This release of SGeRAC A.11.18 on HP-UX 11i v3 supports version 5.0 of Veritas VxVM, CVM
and CFS from Symantec, which introduces important improvements, particularly in regard to
the I/O subsystem.
NOTE: When using LVM version 2.0 (or later), the volume groups are supported with
Serviceguard. The steps for configuring the volume groups in Serviceguard clusters are very
similar for LVM version 1.0 and 2.0 (or later).
For more information on using and configuring LVM version 2.0 (or later), see the HP-UX 11i
Version 3: HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Logical Volume Management located at:
http://docs.hp.com -> Core HP-UX 11iv3 -> LVM Volume Manager
LVM version 2.0 (or later) has compatibility requirements as indicated in the note below. For a
complete list of support and compatibility requirements see the
Serviceguard/SGeRAC/SMS/Serviceguard Mgr Plug-in Compatibility and Feature Matrix at
http://docs.hp.com -> High Availability -> Serviceguard -> Support Matrixes
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