HP Serviceguard for Linux Version A.11.19 Release Notes, October 2009

DSAU Integration...............................................................................................24
Native Language Support..................................................................................24
What You Can Do...............................................................................................24
New Serviceguard Manager Features................................................................25
Serviceguard Manager and Serviceguard Clusters............................................26
Current Limitations of Serviceguard Manager..................................................27
What’s Not in this Release..................................................................................................27
Features Introduced Before A.11.19...................................................................................28
New Features First Introduced in Serviceguard for Linux A.11.18 Patches.................28
Support for DM-MPIO.............................................................................................29
About Cross-Subnet Configurations........................................................................29
Configuration Tasks............................................................................................30
Restrictions.........................................................................................................30
For More Information.........................................................................................31
Migrating Legacy to Modular Packages..................................................................31
Other Package Changes...........................................................................................32
Alternate Quorum Server Subnet............................................................................33
Support for HPVM, VMware ESX Server, and Xen Virtual Machines....................33
Points to Note about VM Nodes.........................................................................33
About HPVM Virtual Machines and Cluster Re-formation Time......................34
For More Information.........................................................................................35
Changes First Introduced in Older Releases.................................................................35
Access changes as of A.11.16....................................................................................35
Considerations when Upgrading Serviceguard.................................................36
Considerations when Installing Serviceguard...................................................36
Documents for This Version ..............................................................................................37
Further Information............................................................................................................37
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements................................................38
Memory Requirements..................................................................................................38
Required Linux Network Drivers.................................................................................38
Port Requirements.........................................................................................................38
Ports Needed for Authentication.............................................................................39
Ports Required by Serviceguard Manager...............................................................39
System Firewalls......................................................................................................40
Obtaining and Installing a Permanent License.............................................................41
Obtaining a Permanent License...............................................................................41
Validating the Permanent Licence...........................................................................42
Example..............................................................................................................43
Installing the Quorum Server........................................................................................43
Setting Permissions on the /root/.rhosts File.................................................................43
Linux Distribution Differences for Serviceguard..........................................................44
File Locations ..........................................................................................................44
Ensuring Clean Shutdown of Cluster Nodes Running SUSE SLES10 and 11.........44
Implementing Channel Bonding in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server........................44
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