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khemmerl
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13 years ago

Could not start VxFEN

I'm following the steps in the Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide 5.1 Solaris and am up to Chapter 7, the section Setting up disk-based I/O fencing using installvcs program.  All previous step...
  • khemmerl's avatar
    13 years ago

    I opened up a ticket with Veritas support and we've spent about 5 hours on the phone and connected via a webex meeting where I shared my desktop with the Veritas analyst.  The good news is that the problem has been resolved.  The bad news is that I'm left with the impression that the entire cluster server installation is a house of cards where one touch can crash the entire system. 

    Is there somewhere that customers can discuss their experience with SFHA?  To be honest, from what I've seen so far I have the impression that this software is not ready for prime-time use and I'm surprised that anyone would actually use this on a production, mission-critical system.

    Ken