Adding New Node Veritas Cluster Server with different hardware specification
Dear Experts, I need your suggestion on the below: Currently we have Two Node Veritas Cluster 6.2 running Windows 2008 R2 hosted on HPE DL380 G7 Servers. We are planning to refresh the hardware and want to move all workloads to new HPE DL380 G9/G10 Servers with Veritas Cluster 6.2 being deployed on Windows 2008 R2. It will only hardware refresh without any Application OR OS Upgrade. Currently Oracle 10gR2 is configured in Failover cluster mode. Application binaries are installed in C:\ drives on all cluster nodes. Would like to know whether I can deploy New VCS 6.2 node on New HPE DL380 G9/G10 Server and Add to existing cluster? If possible, what is the way around. OR this will not work? I tried to search articles, but no luck. Since the hardware architecture will be different, what will be the consequences when we do failover manually OR if we shutdown the Resource Group and start on Newly deployed server? Appreciate you feedback, answers, and any ideas with new approach. Thanks RaneSolved2.5KViews0likes5Comments
Integrating SAP with VCS 6.2 (on Oracle Linux 6.5)
Hi, I was wondering if someone has some additional information regarding how to setup my cluster... I have both VCS (inclusing Storage Foundation) and Linux knowledge. I do however have no background in SAP. And as SAP is a very complex product, I can not see the forest because of the trees... Setup 2 node (active-passive) cluster of Oracle Linux 6.5 nodes. Veritas Storage Foundation HA (= VxVM + DMP + VCS). Oracle 11.2 as database. SAP ECC 6.0 Apart from the Installation & Configuration guide on the SAP NetWeaver Agent, I found little information about implementing SAP in VCS. Source: "Symantec™ High Availability Agent for SAP NetWeaver Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux 6.2". But unfortunately I can not find a howto, guide or whatever from Symantec, nor from the usual Google attempts. My customer is however also not very SAP knowledged. From what I understand it is a very basic SAP setup, if not the simplest. They are using SAP ECC6.0 and an Oracle 11.2 database. So I assume they are just having a Central Instance and the Database. After some Google resource, I found out that SAP ECC 6.0 is technically a SAP NetWeaver 7.0. On Symantec SORT, I found 3 versions of SAP NetWeaver. I downloaded the first one, as the descripton says: SAP NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 SAP NetWeaver 7.1, 7.3 Agent: SAPNW04 5.0.16.0 Application version(s): SAP R/3 4.6, R/3 Enterprise 4.7, NW04, NW04s, ERP/ECC 5.0/6.0, SCM/APO 4.1/5.0/5.1/7.0, SRM 4.0/5.0/7.0, CRM 4.0/5.0/7.0 Source: https://sort.symantec.com/agents/detail/1077 SAP ERP 2005 = SAP NetWeaver 2004s (BASIS 7.00) = ECC 6.0 Source: http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/difference-bet-ecc-60-sap-r3-47/ Source: http://www.fasttrackph.com/sap-ecc-6-0/ Source : http://wulibi.blogspot.be/2010/03/what-is-sap-ecc-60-in-brief.html Currently I have this setup unfinshed: Installed & configured Storage Foundation HA on both nodes. Instaled the ACC Libraries on both nodes. see: https://sort.symantec.com/agents/detail/1183 Installed the SAP NetWeaver Agent on both nodes. see: https://sort.symantec.com/agents/detail/1077 Configured next to the CusterServiceGroup, 3 Service Groups: SG_sap the shared storage Resources: DiskGroup + Volumes + Mount. the SAPNW Agent Resource. SG_oracle the shared storage Resources: DiskGroup + Volumes + Mount the Oracle Agent Resurce. SG_nfs still empty. SAPNW Agent. SAP instance type The SAPNW Agent documentation states: The agent supports the following SAP instance types: Central Services Instance Application Server Instance Enqueue Replication Server Instance. Source: "Symantec™ High Availability Agent for SAP NetWeaver Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux 6.2" But I guess the SAP ECC 6.0 has them all in one central instance, right? So I only need one SAPNW Agent. How is the SAP installed: only ABAP only Java add-in (both ABAP and Java). Source: "Symantec™ High Availability Agent for SAP NetWeaver Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux 6.2" I have no idea. How can I find this out? InstName Attribute Another thing is the InstName Attribute. This also does not correspond with the information I have. My SAP intance is T30. So the syntax is correct more or less, but it isn't listed below. Which is important also to decide on the value for the ProcMon Attribute The SAPSID and InstName form a unique identifier that can identify the processes running for a particular instance. Some examples of SAP instances are given as follows: InstName = InstType DVEBMGS00 = SAP Application Server - ABAP (Primary) D01 SAP = Application Server - ABAP (Additional) ASCS02 = SAP Central Services - ABAP J03 = SAP Application Server - Java SCS04 = SAP Central Services - Java ERS05 = SAP Enqueue Replication Server SMDA97 = Solution Manager Diagnostics Agent Source: "Symantec™ High Availability Agent for SAP NetWeaver Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux 6.2" In the listing of the required attributes it is also stated. However, the default value is CENTRAL. I guess this is correct in my case? InstName Attribute: An identifier that classifies and describes the SAP server instance type. Valid values are: APPSERV: SAP Application Server ENQUEUE: SAP Central Services ENQREP: Enqueue Replication Server SMDAGENT: Solution Manager Diagnostics Agent SAPSTARTSRV: SAPSTARTSRV Process Note: The value of this attribute is not case-sensitive. Type and dimension: string-scalar Default: APPSERV Example: ENQUEUE EnqSrvResName Attribute A required attribute is the EnqSrvResName Attribute. The documentation says this should be the Resource Name for the SAP Central Instance. But I am assuming I only have a SAP Central Instance. So I guess I should use the name of my SAP Agent Resouce from my SAP Service Group? EnqSrvResName Attribute: The name of the VCS resource for SAP Central Services (A)SCS Instance. This attribute is used by Enqueue and Enqueue Replication Server. Using this attribute the Enqueue server queries the Enqueue Replication Server resource state while determining the fail over target and vice a versa. Type and dimension: string-scalar Default: No default value Example: SAP71-PI1SCS_sap Source: "Symantec™ High Availability Agent for SAP NetWeaver Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux 6.2" Is anyone able to help me out? Thanks in advance.Solved2.4KViews2likes9Comments
VCS Setup - "Install A Clustered Master Server" Greyed Out
I originally posted this in the NetBackup forum but it seems to be a VCS issue that is the root of the problem: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/install-clustered-master-server-greyed-out I am trying to set up a test NBU 7.6.0.1 master server cluster with VCS on Windows Server 2008 R2 but the option to "install a clustered master server" is greyed out. I have built 2 new servers, installed SFHA / VCS 6.0.1 and configured disks / volumes / disk groups / VVR replication. The VCS installation has not been modified or customised in any way as from my understanding the NBU installation will create its own service group. I have carried out the initial configuration and added the remote cluster node. Within cluster explorer, the default ClusterService service group is all up and running, the global cluster option is enabled and the remote cluster status also shows that the other cluster is up. Marianne has already asked me to run two commands with the following output: 'gabconfig -a' - "GAB gabconfig ERROR V-15-2-25022" lltconfig -nvv - "LLT lltconfig ERROR V-14-2-15000 open \\.\llt failed: error number: 0x2" I've probably just made a silly mistake somewhere but I can't figure out what piece of the puzzle I have missed - any ideas?Solved4.6KViews1like37Comments
Migrate SFHA5.0 MP1 to new hardware
Dear all, Due to hardware problem, we would like migrate the whole cluster to a pair of new servers. The SFHA would like to keep to current versions SFHA 5.0 MP1 (Solaris sparc) but the Oracle single instance would like to upgrade from 10.2.0.3 to lastest 10g2: 10.2.0.5.12. I understand the SFHA 5.0 MP1 is already end of support last year, but as company policy & application issue. We must stick on SFHA 5.0 MP1. However I can't find the compatibility matrix for this. Would someone help to comfirm if SFHA 5.0 MP1 can work with Oracle 10.2.0.5.12? Thanks.975Views0likes4Comments
Unable to bring the Service Group online.
Hi All, I tried to bring a SG online in a node but it's not comming online. Let me explaing the issue. We did reboot of a node aixprd001 and we found that /etc/filesystem is corrupted so the SG bosinit_SG is in partial state since lot of cluster FS in not mounted. Then we corrected the entry and done the manual mout of all the FS but the SG still show the status partial so we did the bellow command. hagrp -clear bosinit_SG -all Once done the SG is in online state. For safer side we tried to offline the SG and brought it up online again but the SG failed to come online, Bellow is the only error we able find the engine_A.log file. 2014/12/17 06:49:04 VCS NOTICE V-16-1-10166 Initiating manual online of group bosinit_SG on system aixprd001 2014/12/17 06:49:04 VCS NOTICE V-16-1-10233 Clearing Restart attribute for group bosinit_SG on all nodes Please help me by providing suggestion, I will provide the output of logs if needed. Thanks, RufusSolved2.1KViews0likes4CommentsNetApp snapmirror resource not getting online with VCS integration
Dear All, I would like to have some help to identify following error while onlining a NetApp SnapMirror agent that was intergrated with VCS. The filer name and its credential s were given properly and even i can able to ssh it from the servers but for some reason the resource is not getting online and shows following error in the engine.log 2014/09/30 15:02:44 VCS WARNING V-16-20059-1002 (node)NetAppSnapMirror:testSM:online:Encountered errors while decrypting password! 2014/09/30 15:02:44 VCS ERROR V-16-20059-1000 (node11) NetAppSnapMirror:testSM:online:ONTAPI 'system-get-version' failed on filer node1.sys Error : in Zapi::invoke, cannot connect to socket Actually i am doing global Clustering configuration where i have two node cluster and a filer at primary site, In dr i have a single node cluster and a filer. the replication is async. Any support highly appreacited. Thanks. Uvi.4.6KViews1like12Comments
matrix/compatibility vcs/vxvm
Hello, I have come into a project where I have some older SUN servers (i.e. V480) on Solaris10. They currently have VCS 6.0.1 and vxvm 6.0 PR1 The servers will have their SAN-attached storage moved from BrandA to BrandB. These servers have bene up and running in that curent configuration for a LONG time on BrandA, but the tech support at BrandB is stating that those versions are not compatible and need remediation prior to switching back-end storage. Can anybody point me to an article/documentation that would give compatibility/utilization/issues between those 2 versions noted above? Thanks!Solved740Views0likes2CommentsSolaris 10 3/05 (FCS) Sparc and SFHA 4.1 Upgrade
Hi All Here are the details of my setup OS = Solaris 10 3/05 - Initial Release [First Customer Shipment] Arch = Sparc SFHA = 4.1 [VxFS, VxVM, VCS] IMPORTANT ************** VCS Type = 2 Node Failover Production Cluster. I'm planning to upgrade my OS to Solaris 10 1/13 update 11 through Liveupgrade after that will Upgrade SFHA using below upgrade path (Current version) SFHA 4.1 ---- > 4.1 MP2 ---- > 5.1SP1 ---- > 5.1SP1RP4 Now my doubt is after the upgrade of OS and SFHA on one node if i switch the service groups from non-upgraded node to upgraded node will the Service groups switch over because OS and SFHA will be of different version. Reply is highly appreciated. Thanks and Kind Regards, Danish.Solved2.1KViews2likes8Comments
SFCFS 5.0MP3-RP5-HF7 support on Solaris10u10/u11
Hi -- I have reviewed the SF-CFS product compatibility matrix and it appears that SF-CFS 5.0 is not supported on Solaris 10u10. However I have read many articles stating the contrary. Can someone confirm that SF-CFS5.0MP3-RP5-HF7 is or is not supported on Solaris10u10/u11. Also, does anyone know if Oracle11gR2 is supported with SF-CFS5.0MP3-RP5-HF7 as well? Thanks --Solved878Views0likes5Comments
Migrate SFHA5.0 MP1 to new hardware
Dear all, Due to hardware problem, we would like migrate the whole cluster to a pair of new servers. The SFHA would like to keep to current versions SFHA 5.0 MP1 (Solaris sparc) but the Oracle single instance would like to upgrade from 10.2.0.3 to lastest 10g2: 10.2.0.5.12. I understand the SFHA 5.0 MP1 is already end of support last year, but as company policy & application issue. We must stick on SFHA 5.0 MP1. However I can't find the compatibility matrix for this. Would someone help to comfirm if SFHA 5.0 MP1 can work with Oracle 10.2.0.5.12? Thanks.NetApp snapmirror resource not getting online with VCS integration
Dear All, I would like to have some help to identify following error while onlining a NetApp SnapMirror agent that was intergrated with VCS. The filer name and its credential s were given properly and even i can able to ssh it from the servers but for some reason the resource is not getting online and shows following error in the engine.log 2014/09/30 15:02:44 VCS WARNING V-16-20059-1002 (node)NetAppSnapMirror:testSM:online:Encountered errors while decrypting password! 2014/09/30 15:02:44 VCS ERROR V-16-20059-1000 (node11) NetAppSnapMirror:testSM:online:ONTAPI 'system-get-version' failed on filer node1.sys Error : in Zapi::invoke, cannot connect to socket Actually i am doing global Clustering configuration where i have two node cluster and a filer at primary site, In dr i have a single node cluster and a filer. the replication is async. Any support highly appreacited. Thanks. Uvi.
