Serviceguard NFS Toolkit for Linux Version A.02.
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Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Announcements 1 Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Announcements Serviceguard NFS for Linux consists of a separate set of shell scripts and a binary file, which allows you to configure Serviceguard packages that mount highly available networked file systems. An NFS server is a host that “exports” its local directories (makes them available for client hosts to mount using NFS).
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Announcements • NOTE Novell/SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (subsequently referred to as SLES 10) At the time of publication, the NFS toolkit version A.02.00 supports Serviceguard version A.11.16 and later. It does not support NFS version 4. For more details on Serviceguard versions and corresponding supported Linux distribution versions, check the Serviceguard’s certification matrix located at http://www.hp.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes What’s in this Version What’s in this Version The Serviceguard NFS Toolkit for Linux provides high availability for an NFS server application. The A.02.00 version of Serviceguard NFS Toolkit for Linux contains the following: • Simple failover from an active NFS server node to an idle NFS server node.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes What’s in this Version NOTE 6 Version A.02.00 of the Serviceguard NFS for Linux toolkit only supports LEGACY packages and does not support MODULAR packages available in Serviceguard version A.11.18 and later.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Enhancements to the Serviceguard NFS Toolkit for Linux Enhancements to the Serviceguard NFS Toolkit for Linux Enhancements to the Serviceguard NFS toolkit for Linux for version A.02.00 include: • Support for the NFS v3 file lock migration feature • All user configuration parameters in a single toolkit configuration file, hanfs.conf.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes What Manuals are Available for This Version What Manuals are Available for This Version The following manual contains information about HA NFS and is included with Serviceguard NFS for Linux A.02.00: • Managing Serviceguard NFS for Linux Also, be sure to refer to the README file that accompanies the toolkit you are using.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements In addition to the instructions provided below, see Managing Serviceguard NFS on Linux for more detailed installation and configuration instructions. IMPORTANT Do not use Serviceguard NFS Toolkit without NFS Services.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Installing Serviceguard NFS for Linux 1. Before starting, follow the following steps to remove any previous version of Serviceguard NFS for Linux: To query the NFS Toolkit from the rpm database use: # rpm -qa |grep nfstoolkit If any part of the NFS Toolkit is installed, erase it using: # rpm -e nfstoolkit- 2.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements NOTE • hanfs.sh. The NFS control script that starts and stops NFS daemons. exports and unexports file systems. • nfs.mon. The NFS monitor script. • nfs.flm. The NFS File Lock Migration synchronization script. • /usr/bin/sync_rmtab. Remote mount table synchronization binary code. • toolkit.sh: The interface script between the Package Control Script and hanfs.sh. • hanfs.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements For each Serviceguard NFS package run, make a copy of all the package files including package configuration file (pkg.conf), package control script (pkg.cntl), interface script (toolkit.sh), NFS Control Script (hanfs.sh), NFS configuration file (hanfs.conf), NFS monitor script (nfs.mon) and and NFS file lock migration synchronization script (nfs.flm).
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds The following describes known problems with the NFS Toolkit and workarounds for them. However, this is subject to change without notice. For the most current information contact your HP support representative. More recent information on known problems and workarounds may be available on the Hewlett Packard IT Resource Center: http://itrc.hp.com (Americas and Asia Pacific) http://europe.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds What is the workaround? There are two ways to address this issue: NOTE • Create the logical volumes with persistent minor numbers. • Export the filesystem with an assigned filesystem identification. Refer to the README File for more detailed information.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Can not create persistent minor numbers on RHEL4 U4 What is the problem? lvm2 on RHEL4.4 had a bug so that the persistent configuration can not be created with lvm2-2.02.06-6.0. For more information see the following web site: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206091 What is the workaround? There are two ways to address this issue: 1. Export the filesystem with an assigned filesystem identification.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Patches and Fixes in this Version Patches and Fixes in this Version Patches There are no known patches at the time of this publication. However, this is subject to change without notice. For the most current information contact your HP support representative. NOTE Patches can be superseded or withdrawn at any time. Be sure to check the status of any patch before downloading it.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages The NFS Toolkit for Linux is not available in native language versions.
Serviceguard NFS for Linux Version A.02.