We have seen many post about solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade method. I was trying to upgrade to the latest patch level, but in single user mode while updating patch cluster i get. Download symantec storage foundation with high availability 6. I need to install a kernel patch to both nodes which requires reboot both nodes. Here the global zone is part of veritas cluster and couple of zones are controlled by vcs and one zone is non cluster. Os patching on solaris with vcssvm environment the infra diary. Here the global zone is part of veritas cluster and couple of zones are controlled by vcs and one zone is noncluster. Note that this does not apply if you are applying the patch cluster to an alternate boot environment. Hi all, i want to put a local disk on a sun cluster node but scconf command explodes. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena.
Edward mathew it specialist unixmiddleware bell mts. Working on daily tickets, resolving all levels of os, veritas volume manager vxvm and veritas cluster related issues with a minimum impact on the availability of the servers, network related issues. Take an instance, there are sol1 and sol2 nodes and having two failover zones like sozone1rg and sozone2rg and currently. Hi gurus i am not able to find the patching procedure for solaris 10 sol10 u11 to latest patchset with sun cluster having failover zones so that same i should follow. Veritas infoscale availability does not support oracle solaris versions later than 11. Jul 16, 2011 what are the cluster software available in the market, today. Sun solaris 10 patching question on vertias cluster servcers. Veritas cluster server vcs reports the status of oracle resources configured inside the container solaris local zone or aix wpar as offline even when oracle processes are running. But the failover will failover the service group to the other node when vcs heartbeat link down, damaged, broken because of some disaster or system hung. How to apply a solaris recommended patch cluster solaris. Veritas cluster server requires solaris 10 nfs patch. Jul 04, 2012 we have seen many post about solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade method. How to determine the number of tapes needed for a full backup.
Veritas strongly recommends allservers using veritas cluster server on solaris 10 to apply patch 11883324 at aminimum. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and b efore choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. If downtime doesnt matter, then just use vcs installer scripts to upgrade to 6. Veritas cluster server is a stateoftheart, multiplatform high availability package currently shipping on sun solaris, hpux and windows nt 4 and planned on windows 2000, aix and linux. Before using the veritas webbased installer 155 starting the veritas webbased installer 156 obtaining a security exception on mozilla firefox 156 performing a preinstallation check with the veritas webbased. Oracle solaris patching capabilities vendors typically stop producing patches for endoflife operating systems, even for critical issues. Configure two node vcs cluster in linux step by step. Mar 25, 2016 patching linux systemupgrade redhat linux from 6. Availablememory,diskspace,andnicinformation operatingsystem versionandpatchlevel networktopology router,gateway,andipaddressinformation problemdescription. Oracle solaris 11 includes ips, a new networkcentric package management framework with automatic dependency checking. Ensure that the optvrtsvcsbin directory is included in your path environment variable so that you can execute all the vcs commands.
Solaris 10 patching issue i have a t5220 server and the patch level is. Veritas infoscale availability now supports oracle solaris 11. Solaris os and veritas patching procedure with vcs unixarena. Failback plan for solaris os patching with vcssvm environment. We take backup of the critical system folderfiles and put it on a different server. If you are faced with this or a similar issue, we can provide key fixes and patches that may not be available for endoflife versions which have reached what oracle calls sustaining support.
The veritas cluster file system or vxcfs is a cache coherent posix compliant shared file system built based upon veritas file system. How to perform online backups for mirrors solstice disksuitesolaris volume manager. Beginners lesson veritas cluster services for system. It provides application cluster capabilities to systems running other applications, including databases, network file. Sep 05, 2007 the veritas cluster server agent portfolio is smaller than the solaris cluster agent portfolio, so there is a good chance that you can use fully supported solaris cluster agents instead of the inhouse veritas agents you were required to write. Paul matuszyk senior oracle database administrator ubs. Solaris os patching on vcs or svm set up here i am providing step by step patching plan for vcs cluster setup environment. Take all the configuration screenshot backup as well as explorer save it to your local laptop 4. Solaris manual patching with vxvm root disk patching procedure for solaris box with veritas root disk, this procedure is tested in veritas version 5. Figure two ethernet connections connecting two nodes. Some of them native to the operating system, and others from the third party vendor. How to perform online backups for mirrors solstice disksuite solaris volume manager.
For starting the wholerootzone on both nodes, all the nodes and the zone must have the same kernel version. There are many, depending on the operating system and application to be supported. Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. Patching and upgrading your cluster managing your oracle. This is a list of stepbystep instructions in this chapter. In the same vein, sun cluster works at kernellevel while having a few userlevel processes, while vcs works exclusively at userlevel no kernellevel integration with any of the oses. Worked with oracle team to install and restore oracle 10g instances and built the oracle rac in production and test environments. Find answers to sun solaris 10 patching question on vertias cluster servcers from the expert community at experts exchange. Introducing veritas cluster server 24 about vcs basics. Support agreement resources if you want to contact symantec regarding an existing support agreement, please contact the support agreement administration team for your region as follows. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. For more information, refer to the veritas cluster server installation guide. Patching and upgrading your cluster the approach you take to patching and upgrading your cluster will vary depending on your data center standards. Veritas cluster server requires solaris 10 nfs patch 118833.
Cluster server on solaris, patch detail sort home veritas. However, it is a good idea to bring it to single user mode before applying the patch cluster. Chapter 9 backing up and restoring a cluster sun cluster. Performed changes upgradation of solaris 9 to solaris 10 using solaris live upgrade feature,aix 5. Veritas installationpatching and live upgrade on solaris 10. In most cases it is fine to apply the patch cluster in a system running in multiuser mode. Hi, we have a 2nodevcs with one wholerootzone installed.
Installing oracle vm server formerly solaris logical domains on sparc tseries servers. Sun solaris 10 patching question on vertias cluster. The following deployment option was added for the october 2005 solaris 10 recommended patch cluster. After patching to 11883324, the problemsrelating to rpc timeouts are resolved. Cannot install veritas storage foundation for oracle rac on system testserver01 as its sunos version is 5. Veritas infoscale availability does not support oracle solaris 11. Sun cluster is less expensive than vcs, but more complex to manage. The cluster name and cluster id high availability products only.
It is distributed with a builtin cluster volume manager vxcvm and components of other veritas storage foundation products particularly veritas cluster server, veritas file system, and veritas volume manager. Some data centers apply only the bare minimum of changes, such as critical security patches, operating on the principle of if it aint broke, dont fix it. Go to website and signup free to download the symantec storage foundation and veritas cluster server 6. The veritas cluster server agent portfolio is smaller than the solaris cluster agent portfolio, so there is a good chance that you can use fully supported solaris cluster agents instead of the inhouse veritas agents you were required to write. Beginners lesson veritas cluster services for system admin. I knew the patch set was good because i had installed. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root. This wikipedia article on clusters has some information towards the end. To remove an oracle solaris cluster patch that youve applied to your cluster, you must first remove the new oracle solaris cluster patch, and then reapply the previous patch or update release. Then we have to perform below task to bring the server into normal operational status.
You can switchover service group from online cluster node to offline cluster node in case of power outage, hardware failure, schedule shutdown and reboot. Oct 11, 2016 the following deployment option was added for the october 2005 solaris 10 recommended patch cluster. Feb 18, 2014 os patching on solaris with vcssvm environment 10. To make the change persistent across reboots, do the following. Solaris os and veritas patching procedure with vcswe have seen many post about solaris 1. Patching oracle solaris cluster software oracle solaris. View larry jacksons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Worked extensively on vxvm, lvm, solaris logical volume manager and veritas cluster. Installation of veritas cluster server vcs on two nodes. Migrating from veritas cluster server to solaris cluster. Os patching on solaris with vcssvm environment the.
Nov 06, 2016 solaris os patching on vcs or svm set up here i am providing step by step patching plan for vcs cluster setup environment. This behaviour was experienced in testing atsolaris 10 nfs patch level 11883316. Before the patching starts preferably 1 day before, we use to run a script that collects system information like vfstab, veritas information etc. Ips has integrated package and patching, and can seamlessly manage system updates to oracle solaris zones environments. We also ensure the solaris dvd is inserted into the server, just in case we have to boot off from the dvd. Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards.
To remove the new oracle solaris cluster patch, see the following procedures. Sep 05, 2007 veritas cluster server solaris cluster 2 1. Configuring veritas cluster and configuration files. Before you install, run the installation program with the precheck option to check the recommended swap space, optimal memory size, and supported operating system versions. Here i am sharing the experience my experience with. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Veritas installationpatching and live upgrade on solaris. Sun cluster works at solaris kernel level where as vcs works on top layer with the help of scripts and configuration files, hence the sun cluster has better compatibility with solaris comapred to vcs. Vcs offers wide variety of sysadmin friendly toolscommands to manage. Veritas cluster server rebranded as veritas infoscale availability and also known as vcs and also sold bundled in the sfha product is a highavailability cluster software for unix, linux and microsoft windows computer systems, created by veritas technologies.
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