Sun™ Cluster Environment: Sun Cluster 2.2

Sun™ Cluster Environment: Sun Cluster 2.2

by Enrigue Vargas, Ph.D. Joseph Bianco, David Deeths
Released April 2001
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 0130418706

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Book description

  • High availability principles fundamentals and best practices to enhance data center procedures and application availability

  • Sun Cluster 2.2 infrastructure architecture, supported components and data services APIs

  • Sun Cluster 2.2 implementation administration, databases, data service API script templates, low-end NFS-server implementation, etc.

  • Beyond Sun Cluster 2.2 technology overview of the new generation Sun Cluster 3.X product

    • The explosive expansion of e-commerce and the ever-increasing dependency on computer services have created a global demand for server availability. This Sun BluePrints publication describes elements that affect availability and introduces best practices that promote good work practices. The information contained in this publication helps increase availability at the datacenter level or at the single- server level.

    The Sun Cluster 2.2 technology is explained in detail—the architecture, applications (including databases), low-end NFS servers, as well as maintenance requirements. This information can help customers apply specific product solutions to satisfy the most stringent high-availability requirements.

    Table of contents

    1. Copyright
    2. Preface
    3. Acknowledgements
    4. List of Figures
    5. List of Tables
    6. References
    7. High Availability Fundamentals
      1. Basic System Outage Principles
      2. System Types—Availability Requirements
      3. Reliability Fundamentals
      4. Failure Rate
      5. Common MTBF Misconceptions
      6. Availability Fundamentals
      7. Reliability vs. Availability
      8. Serviceability Fundamentals
      9. Single System Availability Tuning
      10. Configuring to Reduce System Failures
      11. Reducing System Interruption Impact
      12. Reducing Maintenance Reboots
      13. Configuring Highly Available Subsystems
      14. Datacenter Best Practices
      15. Summary
    8. Sun Cluster 2.2 Architecture
      1. What Is a Cluster?
      2. Single System Image
      3. High Availability and Scalability
      4. Single Point of Failure (SPOF)
      5. Sun Cluster 2.2 Software Components
      6. Cluster Interconnect
      7. Clustering for High Availability
      8. Cluster Topology
      9. SC2.2 Failure Fencing/Cluster Membership
      10. N+1 and Ring Topology
      11. Scalable Topology
      12. Cluster Failure Scenarios
      13. Architectural Limitations
      14. Summary
    9. Sun Cluster 2.2 Components
      1. Server Platform Options
      2. Data Storage Options
      3. Data Service Options
      4. Summary
    10. Sun Cluster 2.2 Administration
      1. Chapter Roadmap
      2. Monitoring Sun Cluster Status and Configuration
      3. Cluster Logs
      4. Managing Time in a Clustered Environment
      5. Managing Cluster Partitions
      6. Setting and Administering CMM Timeouts
      7. Managing Cluster Configuration
      8. Shared CCD
      9. Shared CCD Setup
      10. Cluster Configuration Database Daemon
      11. Resolving Cluster Configuration Database Problems
      12. Administering NAFO Groups
      13. Logical Host and Data Service Administration
      14. Cluster Topology and Hardware Changes
      15. Summary
    11. Highly Available Databases
      1. High Availability for Business
      2. Parallel Databases
      3. Parallel Databases Using Sun Cluster 2.2 Software
      4. Parallel Database/Highly Available Database Comparison
      5. Highly Available Databases
      6. Handling Client Failover
      7. Summary
    12. Sun Cluster 2.2 Application Notes
      1. Hardware Connectivity
      2. Software Connectivity
      3. Terminal Concentrator Setup
      4. Administrative Workstation Setup
      5. Cluster Nodes Software Installation and Configuration
      6. Summary
    13. Sun Cluster 2.2 Data Services
      1. Highly Available Data Services
      2. Qualifying a Highly Available Application
      3. The Failover Process
      4. Data Service Methods
      5. Developing HA-Agents
      6. Summary
    14. Beyond Sun Cluster 2.2
      1. Main Features of the Sun Cluster 3.0 Software
      2. Continuous Availability
      3. Clustering within the Solaris Operating Environment
      4. Topology
      5. Resource Group Manager
      6. Single System Image for Standard Applications
      7. Global File System (GFS)
      8. Highly Available, Scalable Data Services
      9. Communications Framework
      10. Cluster Management
      11. Summary
    15. SCSI-Initiator ID
      1. SCSI Issues in Clusters
      2. Changing the SCSI-initiator ID Overview
      3. Changing the SCSI-initiator ID
      4. Using the Open Boot PROM (OBP) Prompt Method
      5. Maintaining Changes to NVRAM
      6. Summary
    16. SC2.2 Data Service Templates
      1. Starting, Stopping, and Aborting Data Services
      2. Fault Monitoring
      3. Summary
    17. Glossary
    18. Index

    Product information

    • Title: Sun™ Cluster Environment: Sun Cluster 2.2
    • Author(s): Enrigue Vargas, Ph.D. Joseph Bianco, David Deeths
    • Release date: April 2001
    • Publisher(s): Pearson
    • ISBN: 0130418706