HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.1

1. When the following prompt is displayed, define availability sets:
Cluster Configuration - XC Cluster version HP XC V3.1 <kit> <date>
Availability tools:
serviceguard (selected)
Current availability sets:
<none>
[E]dit Availability Sets, [P]roceed, [Q]uit:
In this example, only one availability tool has been installed, Serviceguard. Thus, it is the preselected
tool which means that any availability set you configure here will be managed by Serviceguard unless
you select another availability tool.
2. Do one of the following:
a. Enter the letter e to create an availability set. Proceed to step 3.
b. Enter the letter p to bypass availability sets and proceed to “Task 9: Assign Node Roles” (page 68).
You cannot enable improved availability without first configuring at least one availability set.
c. Enter the letter q to exit the cluster_config utility.
Are you sure you want to quit? [y/n] y
3. Enter the letter h or the word help to display the list of tasks you can perform:
avail> help
Commands are:
[l]ist - List availability sets
[s]elect tool - Select availability tool
[c]reate node node .. - Create availability set containing nodes
[d]elete node - Delete availability set containing node
[h]elp - Show help
[b]ack - End availability sets, return to cluster_config
Examples:
select serviceguard
create n1024 n1023
delete n1022
4. Do the following to create an availability set:
a. If more than one availability tool has been installed, select the availability tool that will manage
the services in the availability set. If only one tool is available, it is selected by default.
avail> select serviceguard
b. Create an availability set that will be managed by the selected tool. Specify both node names to
associate into the availability set. “Choose Nodes as Members of Availability Sets” (page 28)
described how to choose the nodes to associate in an availability set.
avail> create n7 n8
Availability Set serviceguard: (n7 n8) created.
5. Perform these tasks if required:
• Delete an availability set by specifying either one of the nodes in the availability set:
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