NonStop Cluster Essentials Installation and Quick Start Guide

Previous Change History
• Version -006 of this manual was updated for NonStop Cluster Essentials release 2.4.0, which
included support for:
◦ Updated the “Console Requirements” (page 9) and the “Windows Console Requirements”
(page 9) sections.
◦ Removed the Splitting Components Between Multiple Consoles section and moved the
information in the HP SIM for NonStop Manageability guide.
◦ Updated the pre-installation considerations in the “Installing NonStop Cluster Essentials
on a Windows Console” (page 16) and “Installing NonStop Cluster Essentials on a Linux
CMS” (page 18) sections.
◦ Added pre-configuration pre-requisites for Windows platform users in the “Configuring
a NonStop Cluster” (page 23) section.
◦ Updated the configuration procedure in the “Exporting Cluster Configuration” (page 28)
section and added a new sub-section “Granting Permissions in the SQL Server Database
for a Remote CMS ” (page 31).
◦ Added a new section “Related Information” (page 5).
• Version -005 of this manual was updated for NonStop Cluster Essentials release 2.3.0, which
included support for:
◦ Using a remote SQL server database configuration
◦ Exporting data from the Consistency Check tables on the NonStop Cluster Software
Version Check page to .CSV (Comma Separated Value) file format for use in Microsoft
Excel.
◦ Updated “Windows Console Requirements” (page 9).
◦ Support for the CMS being a physical server running Windows and Linux directly on a
virtual server running Windows or Linux on a VM (see “Console Requirements” (page 9)).
• Version -004 of this manual was updated in support of NonStop Cluster Essentials release
2.2.0. In addition to updated requirements for HP SIM, Java Runtime Environment, and
compatible HP NonStop I/O Essentials versions, this manual adds a step to “Installing the
Client Components” (page 15) on a Windows CMS to ensure that the “auto-close” option in
SQL database is turned off.
• Version -003 of this manual was updated in support of NonStop Cluster Essentials release
2.1.0. Changes included:
◦ Support for “Installing NonStop Cluster Essentials on a Linux CMS” (page 18).
◦ Support for “Changing the Default SSH Port” (page 33).
• Version -002 of this manual was updated in support of NonStop Cluster Essentials release
2.0, which added support for NonStop clusters containing HP NonStop S-series servers (in
addition to, or instead of, the other supported systems).
Related Information
LocationDocument
http://www.hp.com/go/nonstop-docsHP SIM for NonStop
Manageability
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