Continentalclusters for Linux Version B.01.00.00 Release Notes

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Notes
Announcements
Continentalclusters for Linux is a Hewlett-Packard high availability solution that provides disaster
recovery clustering with no distance limitation. Continentalclusters for Linux Version B.01.00.00
is being released on the following Linux distributions:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Server or Advanced Platform
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 Server or Advanced Platform
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
This product does not automatically include the separately purchased products, such as Metrocluster
with Continuous Access XP P9000 for Linux, Metrocluster with Continuous Access EVA P6000 for
Linux, Metrocluster with 3PAR Remote Copy for Linux.
Continentalclusters for Linux configurations may be complex to configure and maintain, so HP
recommends that you use HP's high availability consulting services to ensure a smooth installation
and rollout. Contact your HP representative to inquire about high availability consulting. In addition,
work with your HP representative to ensure that you have the latest firmware revisions for disk
drives, disk controllers, LAN controllers, and other hardware.
For information on supported versions, see the Serviceguard Disaster Recovery Products Compatibility
and Feature Matrix (Continentalclusters), available at http:// www.hp.com/go/
linux-serviceguard-docs.
What’s In This Version
Continentalclusters for Linux employs Push-Button (manual and automated) recovery of Serviceguard
packages from one cluster to another following a cluster event that indicates serious disruption of
service on one of the clusters. The product consists of a set of configuration, management commands,
and a set of daemons that monitors and sends notification of cluster events.
Features Supported in B.01.00.00
The B.01.00.00 version of Continentalclusters for Linux supports the following features:
• “Continentalclusters for Linux Product Features” (page 4)
• “Support for Serviceguard A.11.20.xx” (page 6)
• “Security Infrastructure” (page 6)
• “Support for Modular Packages” (page 6)
• “Support for IPv6 Protocol” (page 7)
• “Support for Device Mapper multipathing (DM-Multipath)” (page 7)
• “Support for VMWare virtual machines as Continentalclusters nodes” (page 7)
Continentalclusters for Linux Product Features
The Continentalclusters for Linux product has the following basic features:
• This Continentalclusters supports the following configurations:
Basic configuration◦
◦ Bi-directional/Mutual Recovery configuration
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