HP Serviceguard for Linux Advanced Version 12.00.00 Release Notes, May 2014

Table 2 Supported Java and Jetty versions

VersionsSoftware

8.1.xJetty

1.7 and laterJava 7 Update x

Ensure that the Jetty location is same for all the nodes specified.

NOTE: Serviceguard Manager is not compatible with Jetty server versions 9.x.x.

You can install all of these software prerequisites manually or automatically by using

cmeasyinstall -a command except for Java and Jetty.

6.4 Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux

If you are installing HP Serviceguard for Linux the first time, you can do in the following ways:

• “Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux using cmeasyinstall”

• “Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux the traditional way”

If HP Serviceguard version earlier than A.12.00.00 is installed, you can either use the cmupgrade

tool to upgrade to A.12.00.00 (see “Upgrading HP Serviceguard for Linux using cmupgrade tool”

section) or remove the older versions manually using the rpm -e command (see “Removing HP

Serviceguard for Linux”) and then install Serviceguard A.12.00.00 using cmeasyinstall tool.

NOTE:

• HP recommends you to install all the products that are part of the HP Serviceguard for Linux

Advanced 12.00.00.

• Starting Serviceguard 12.00.00, legacy packages are obsolete. If you have configured legacy

packages, you need to migrate to modular packages before you move to 12.00.00. For more

information about how to migrate to modular packages, see the white paper Migrating

packages from legacy to modular style available at http://www.hp.com/go/

linux-serviceguard-docs.

6.4.1 Installing HP Serviceguard for Linux using cmeasyinstall

The cmeasyinstall tool helps you to install HP Serviceguard for Linux and its components, such

as Serviceguard Manager, Toolkits, Extended Distance Cluster and Metrocluster except for SGeSAP.

You can also execute the cmeasyinstall tool from one of the nodes in the specified list and

has a capability to do a fresh installation on the remote nodes that are specified. It also provides

an option to install the software prerequisite along with HP Serviceguard for Linux and its

components.

Prerequisites

Before you begin to use cmeasyinstall tool, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You must be a root user.

• You must have execute permission on the node specified.

• All nodes must be reachable using FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) or PQDN

(Partially Qualified Domain Name).

• Ensure that all the nodes specified with cmeasyinstall are at same major version of the

operating system.