HP Serviceguard for Linux Version A.11.18 Deployment Guide, August 2008

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Field Example Customer [fill-in]
Relocatable IP Address for clog Package 16.89.84.233
DNS Name for clog package (optional)
Relocatable IP Address for ws Package 16.89.84.218
DNS Name for ws package (optional)
Subnet (Network) and Subnet Mask 16.89.84.128,
255.255.255.128
Gateway 16.89.84.129
DNS Server Address 16.110.135.51,
16.110.135.52
Subnet Mask (Private heartbeat network)
NTP Server Address 15.36.88.4
Table 2. Planning worksheet for Networking Parameters
Gather Required Software
To prepare for the software installation steps, gather the software packages in the following list. Store
the downloaded files in a common directory or folder, for example on your PC in a folder such as
c:\sglx_install. This step can also be done once the first server has been installed and connected to
the Internet.
1. Linux OS Distribution
This deployment guide includes instructions for deploying Serviceguard on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5.1. It assumes the administrator will install the operating system from CDs. Alternatively, the
administrator may need to register their subscription service and download the appropriate images or
use an update service such as Yellow Dog Updater (YUM), an open source rpm package
management utility for Linux. For more information about YUM, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Deployment Guide at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/.
2. Kernel Errata
There may be a newer version of the kernel available online from Red Hat than the one provided with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (RHEL5.1). The kernel version released with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5.1 is 2.6.18-53.el5.
1. Check the HP Serviceguard for Linux Certification matrix for the latest RHEL5.1 kernel that has
been certified for Serviceguard for Linux (see the Related Documents section of this paper for
details on where to find the latest version of the certification matrix). At the time of
publication the latest kernel version certified for Serviceguard for Linux A.11.18 was 2.6.18-
53.1.14.EL5.
2. If you choose to use a newer kernel errata that has been certified by Serviceguard for Linux,
download it from http://rhn.redhat.com using your subscription service login, or if you use
some other update process such as YUM, update the servers after the operating systems have
been installed.
3. Serviceguard for Linux CD
When you purchase Serviceguard for Linux from Hewlett-Packard, you should receive a CD (or
image) containing the software. The instructions in this deployment guide are for Serviceguard for
Linux Version A.11.18.
4. Serviceguard for Linux Patches
It is recommended that you download the most recent Serviceguard patches available for
Serviceguard for Linux A.11.18.