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Novell Cluster Services
Conversion Guide
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Open Enterprise Server
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December 22, 2010
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  • Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide Novell ® Open Enterprise Server 2 SP3 December 22, 2010 www.novell.com...
  • Page 2 Further, Novell, Inc., reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Using Novell iManager in Mixed-Node Clusters........
  • Page 4 Setting Up Novell DHCP on OES 2 Linux ....... . .
  • Page 5 Novell Distributed File Services VLDB........
  • Page 6 Novell AFP........
  • Page 7 Documentation Updates For the most recent version of the OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide, visit the OES 2 SP3 documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2). About This Guide...
  • Page 8 Additional Documentation For documentation on Novell Cluster Services and cluster resources management, see the OES 2 SP3 Clustering (High Availability) documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/ documentation/oes2/cluster-services.html). For information about managing a NetWare cluster, see the “Clustering NetWare Services” list on the NetWare 6.5 SP8 Clustering (High Availability) documentation Web site (http:// www.novell.com/documentation/nw65/cluster-services.html#clust-config-resources).

  • Page 9: Planning The Cluster Conversion

    Planning the Cluster Conversion Upgrading a NetWare 6.5 SP8 cluster to Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP3 Linux is a multi- phase process referred to as a rolling cluster conversion. This approach lets you keep your cluster up and running and lets your users continue to access cluster resources while the conversion is in progress.

  • Page 10: Supported Mixed-Node Clusters

    1.3 SBD Devices Must Be Marked as Shareable for Clustering Novell Cluster Services for Linux requires that the devices used for the SBD partition be explicitly marked as Shareable for Clustering. When converting a NetWare cluster, make sure that the SBD device, or both devices for a mirrored SBD, are marked as Shareable for Clustering before you add the first Linux node to the cluster.

  • Page 11: Case Sensitivity Issues

    Beginning in OES 2 SP2, Novell Cluster Services allows you to customize the translation syntax that is used for load and unload scripts in mixed-node clusters by defining them in the /var/opt/ file that you create.

  • Page 12: Converting Nodes That Contain The Edirectory Master Replica

    Linux POSIX file systems as cluster resources cannot be migrated or failed over to NetWare cluster nodes. Only NSS pool cluster resources that are created on a NetWare cluster node can be failed over between Linux and NetWare nodes of a mixed-node cluster. OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 13: Using Novell Imanager In Mixed-Node Clusters

    1.12 Using Novell iManager in Mixed-Node Clusters Use Novell iManager 2.7.2 or later for all cluster administration in the mixed-node cluster. Using the Clusters plug-in to iManager is required to manage the cluster after the first OES 2 Linux node is added to the cluster.

  • Page 14: Using The Monitoring Function In Mixed-Node Clusters Is Not Supported

    1.15 Using the Monitoring Function in Mixed- Node Clusters Is Not Supported In mixed-node clusters, the Monitor function in Novell Cluster Services for Linux is not available. You cannot enable the Monitor function or modify the Monitor script for cluster resources on the Linux nodes until the conversion is finalized and all nodes in the cluster are running OES 2 Linux.

  • Page 15: Planning The Conversion Of Cluster Resources

    In addition to changing the operating system, the software and file systems for various clustered services must also be considered in your conversion from NetWare 6.5 to Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2. This section provides an overview of the NetWare 6.5 services and their counterparts in OES 2 SP3.
  • Page 16 OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide. iFolder No, but you can Novell iFolder 2.1x is not available on OES 2 Linux. migrate the settings You must use Novell iFolder 3.x. and data After you add a Novell iFolder 3.x server to the...
  • Page 17 Instead of converting the resource, you can migrate the settings from NetWare after you set up a QuickFinder resource on Linux. Chapter 15, “QuickFinder Server,” on page NSS pools and Chapter 16, “Novell Storage Services Pools,” on volumes page Tomcat Use the standard Tomcat service for Linux.
  • Page 18 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 19: Planning The Conversion Of Load And Unload Scripts

    You can use a rolling cluster conversion to convert a Novell Cluster Services cluster from NetWare 6.5 SP8 to Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 SP3 Linux. This section describes how to prepare for and perform the conversion, and how to manage the temporarily mixed cluster during the conversion.

  • Page 20: Comparing Script Length Limits For Netware And Linux

    Beginning in OES 2 SP2, Novell Cluster Services allows you to customize the translation syntax that us used for load and unload scripts in mixed-platform situations by defining new syntax translations to be used in addition to the normal translations.

  • Page 21: Comparing Master Ip Address Scripts

    Cluster Script Command Comparison Table 3-1 Action NetWare Cluster Command Linux Cluster Command Replace IGNORE_ERROR add secondary ignore_error ipaddress add_secondary_ipaddress Replace IGNORE_ERROR del secondary ignore_error ipaddress del_secondary_ipaddress Replace del secondary ipaddress ignore_error del_secondary_ipaddress Replace add secondary ipaddress exit_on_error add_secondary_ipaddress Delete (deletes the entire line) IGNORE_ERROR NUDP Delete...

  • Page 22: Master Ip Address Resource Unload Script

    Section 3.5.2, “NSS Pool Resource Unload Script,” on page 23 3.5.1 NSS Pool Resource Load Script This section provides examples of the NSS pool resource load scripts on NetWare and Linux.  “NetWare” on page 23  “Linux” on page 23 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 23: Nss Pool Resource Unload Script

    HOMES VOLID=254 CLUSTER CVSBIND ADD BCC_CLUSTER_HOMES_SERVER 10.1.1.180 NUDP ADD BCC_CLUSTER_HOMES_SERVER 10.1.1.180 add secondary ipaddress 10.1.1.180 CIFS ADD .CN=BCC_CLUSTER_HOMES_SERVER.OU=servers.O=lab.T=TEST_TREE. Linux #!/bin/bash . /opt/novell/ncs/lib/ncsfuncs exit_on_error nss /poolact=HOMES_POOL exit_on_error ncpcon mount HOMES=254 exit_on_error add_secondary_ipaddress 10.1.1.180 exit_on_error ncpcon bind --ncpservername=BCC_CLUSTER_HOMES_SERVER --ipaddress=10.1.1.180 exit 0 3.5.2 NSS Pool Resource Unload Script...

  • Page 24: File Access Protocol Resource Load Scripts

    Novell CIFS exit_on_error novcifs --add --vserver=.CN=NCS1_P1_SERVER.O=novell.T=TREE-188. --ip- addr=<virtual_server_ip_address> 3.6.2 File Access Protocol Resource Unload Scripts This section provides examples of the Novell AFP commands for unload scripts on NetWare and Linux.  “NetWare” on page 24  “Linux” on page 25...

  • Page 25: Customizing The Translation Syntax For Converting Load And Unload Scripts

    Beginning in OES 2 SP2, Novell Cluster Services allows you to customize the translation syntax that is used for load and unload scripts in mixed-platform situations by defining new syntax...

  • Page 26: Adding Monitoring Scripts On Linux

    3.8 Adding Monitoring Scripts on Linux The monitoring script is available for cluster resources in Novell Cluster Services for OES 2 Linux. However, in a mixed-node cluster, the cluster resources that you cluster migrate from NetWare to Linux will not have a monitoring script during the conversion process.

  • Page 27: Converting Netware 6.5 Clusters To Oes 2 Linux

    You can use a rolling cluster conversion to convert a Novell Cluster Services cluster from NetWare 6.5 SP8 to Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 SP3 Linux. This section describes how to prepare for and perform the conversion, and how to manage the temporarily mixed cluster during the conversion.
  • Page 28 6 Run DSRepair from another server in the eDirectory tree to fix any directory problems. If DSRepair finds errors or problems, run it multiple times until no errors are returned. 7 Install OES 2 Linux on the server, but do not install the Novell Cluster Services option in OES Services at this time.
  • Page 29 The sentence changes to Configuration is enabled. 9h Click the Novell Cluster Services link to open the Novell Cluster Services Configuration page. 9i Click Existing Cluster, specify the fully distinguished name (FDN) of the cluster, then click Next.

  • Page 30: Adding New Oes 2 Linux Nodes To Your Netware Cluster

    Shareable for Clustering. 1g Press Esc to exit NSSMU. 2 Install OES 2 Linux on the new node, but do not install the Novell Cluster Services option from OES Services at this time. See the “OES 2 SP3: Installation...
  • Page 31 Another Administrator User: Deselect the Use OES Common Proxy User check box, then specify the credentials of an administrator user. You can reset the default settings by clicking Back to return to the Novell Cluster Services Configuration page, then clicking Next to continue again to the Proxy User Configuration page.

  • Page 32: Finalizing The Cluster Conversion

    Cluster Services software on this node manually for the conversion process. 5i On the OES Server Configuration page, scroll down to the Novell Cluster Services entry to review the summary of the Cluster Services configuration, then click Next. Wait while Novell Cluster Services is configured.
  • Page 33 Novell Cluster Services for Linux. In addition to generating Linux cluster resource templates, this command deletes all NetWare cluster resource templates that have the same name as Linux cluster resource templates.
  • Page 34 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 35: Novell Afp

    Novell Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) for Linux is available beginning in OES 2 SP1 Linux. After you set up Novell AFP on the Linux node and before you finalize the NetWare-to-Linux conversion, use the AFP function in the Migration Tool to convert the configuration. For information, see “Migrating AFP from NetWare to OES 2 SP3 Linux...
  • Page 36 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 37: Apache Web Server

    Section 6.3, “Additional Information,” on page 40 6.1 Prerequisites You must install Novell Storage Services on the OES 2 Linux servers in order to reuse the cluster resource that contains the Web site files. After you convert the cluster, you will install the Web and Lamp Server functional pattern and set up Apache services.
  • Page 38 7b Configure the following HTTP Server settings by using the HTTP Server Wizard: For wizard instructions, see “Section 40.2.2, Configuring Apache with YaST” (http:// www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/book_sle_reference/data/ sec_apache2_configuration.html#sec_apache2_configuration_yast) in the SLES 10 SP3 Installation and Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/ book_sle_reference/data/book_sle_reference.html).  Port (and open the firewall) OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...
  • Page 39 For information, see “Section 40.6, Setting Up a Secure Web Server with SSL” (http:// www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/book_sle_reference/data/cha_apache2.html) in the SLES 10 SP3 Installation and Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/ sles10/book_sle_reference/data/book_sle_reference.html). 10 In iManager, set up the preferred nodes for the Apache cluster resource. Apache Web Server...

  • Page 40: Additional Information

    Apache instead of setting up different instances of Apache for each site. For information, see the following resources:  “Virtual Host Configuration” (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/ book_sle_reference/data/ sec_apache2_configuration.html#sec_apache2_configuration_manually_vhost) in the SLES 10 SP3 Installation and Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/ book_sle_reference/data/book_sle_reference.html)  Apache Virtual Host documentation Web site (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/) OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 41: Novell Archive And Version Services

    Novell Archive and Version Services On NetWare, Archive and Versioning Services uses a MySQL database. On Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux, it uses a PostgreSQL database. You can migrate the data from the MySQL database to the PostgreSQL database on Linux. You must configure a new cluster resource on a shared Linux POSIX file system for the PostgreSQL database.
  • Page 42 -c "postmaster -D /shared/datapath -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -i" 12 Start Archive and Version Services by entering rcnovell-ark start You should see Archive and Version Services and the PostgreSQL database starting. OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 43: Edirectory Server Certificates

    X.509 requirements as specified in RFC 2459 and RFC 3280. To address the difference, Novell Certificate Server offers an install option for OES 2 Linux called Use eDirectory Certificates that automatically exports the default eDirectory certificate SSL Certificate DNS and its key pair to the local file system in the following files: /etc/ssl/servercerts/servercert.pem...

  • Page 44: Using Internal Certificates In A Cluster

    8.2 Using Internal Certificates in a Cluster Recent versions of Novell Certificate Server create default certificates that allow you to specify an alternative IP address or DNS address by adding it in the Subject Alternative Name extension. This requires that your DNS service be configured to reflect the cluster IP/DNS address as the default (or first) address.

  • Page 45: Novell Cifs

    Novell CIFS for Linux is available beginning in OES 2 SP1 Linux. After you set up Novell CIFS on the Linux node and before you finalize the NetWare-to-Linux conversion, use the CIFS function in the Migration Tool to convert the configuration. For information, see “Migrating CIFS from NetWare to OES 2 SP3...
  • Page 46 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 47: Novell Distributed File Services Vldb

    Use this method if you want to use the same shared disk where the VLDB is currently stored. 1 For each Linux node where you expect to run the VLDB service, install Novell Storage Services and any of its dependent services on the Linux node, then add it to the mixed cluster that you are converting.

  • Page 48: Adding A Linux Server As A Replica Site

    Use this method if you want to use a different shared disk for the VLDB on Linux. You can do this by adding a DFS replica site on Linux. 1 Install OES 2 Linux on the server that you want to add to the cluster. Make sure Novell Storage Services and any of its dependent services are installed.
  • Page 49 7 Add the Linux server to the mixed-node NetWare cluster. 8 Continue with the cluster conversion as described in Section 4.1, “Converting NetWare Cluster Nodes to OES 2 Linux (Rolling Cluster Conversion),” on page Novell Distributed File Services VLDB...
  • Page 50 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 51: Dhcp Server

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. DHCP uses a different schema on Linux to store the configuration in eDirectory. After you set up Novell DHCP Server on the OES 2 Linux server and before you complete the cluster conversion, you can use the DHCP option for the Migration Tool to convert the configuration from NetWare to OES 2 Linux.

  • Page 52: Post-Migration Tasks

    4 Stop the DHCP server on the NetWare cluster by taking the NetWare DHCP cluster resource offline. 5 Start the DHCP server on the Linux cluster. rcnovell-dhcpd start OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 53: Dns Server

    DNS Server You can migrate the data from the Novell DNS Server on NetWare to a Novell DNS Server on Linux after you have installed and set up DNS services on an OES 2 SP1 Linux node in the cluster. You cannot directly reuse the data.
  • Page 54 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 55: Novell Iprint

     Novell Storage Services  Novell Cluster Services (but do not configure at install time) Select at least these services and any dependent services that each one requires. 2 After the install, add the server to the NetWare cluster: For instructions, see Section 4.2, “Adding New OES 2 Linux Nodes to Your NetWare Cluster,”...
  • Page 56 For information about creating a clustered NSS pool and volume, see “Creating Cluster- Enabled Pools and Volumes” in the OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.8 Administration Guide for Linux. 2 On the first OES 2 Linux node, set up clustering for iPrint on the shared NSS volume that you...

  • Page 57: Setting Up Iprint On The Oes 2 Linux Iprint Cluster Resource

    Edit the load and unload scripts for the OES 2 Linux iPrint cluster resource. 1 Edit the load script. Add the following lines to the existing load script before the exit 0 statement ignore_error mv /media/nss/NSSVOL1/var/opt/novell/iprint/iprintgw.lpr / media/nss/NSSVOL1/var/opt/novell/iprint/iprintgw.lpr.bak NOTE: Replace in the above command with your actual cluster /media/nss/NSSVOL1 volume mount point.

  • Page 58: Verifying The Status Of The Iprint Setup

    For the target server, authenticate by using the IP address or DNS name of the Linux iPrint cluster resource. 3 Verify that the migration was successful as described in “Verifying the Result of the iPrint Migration” in the OES 2 SP3: Migration Tool Administration Guide. OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 59: Finalizing The Cluster Conversion

    Section 4.3, “Finalizing the Cluster Conversion,” on page 13.5 Additional Information See the following Novell Support Technical Information Documents (TIDs) for more information about migrating iPrint from NetWare to OES 2 Linux:  TID 7005448: Migrating an iPrint Cluster from NetWare to OES 2 (http://www.novell.com/ support/viewContent.do?externalId=7005448)
  • Page 60 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...
  • Page 61 MySQL On Linux, you can use the MySQL 5.0.x software on Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux that is offered under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Configure the OES service to use MySQL 5.0.x on OES 2 Linux before setting up clustering for the related MySQL database.
  • Page 62 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 63: Quickfinder Server

    QuickFinder Server In a Novell Cluster Services cluster, you must install QuickFinder on each node in the cluster. This registers QuickFinder Server with each of the Web servers and application servers running on each server. On OES 2 Linux, QuickFinder is installed by default in the folder.

  • Page 64: Migrating Quickfinder Data From Netware To Linux

    9, change sys:/SearchSites/PartnerSite /var/opt/ SearchSites/PartnerSite Some paths might have one or two backslashes (\) that must be replaced with one forward slash (/). For example, needs to be changed to sys:\\qfsearch\\docs /var/lib/qfsearch/ docs OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 65: Post-Migration Considerations

    11 Update all NetWare paths in the properties and configuration files copied in the steps above to the Linux paths, and update any DNS names. The following files must be updated: AdminServlet.properties Cron.jobs Sites/Highlighter.properties Sites/Print.properties Sites/Search.properties For each of the virtual search servers, modify the following: ...
  • Page 66 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 67: Novell Storage Services Pools

    Novell Storage Services Pools Consider the guidelines in this section when converting Novell Storage Services (NSS) pool cluster resources from NetWare to Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux.  Section 16.1, “NSS Pool Cluster Migration,” on page 67 ...
  • Page 68 2 Quadcore Intel Xeon CPU E5345 @ 2.33 GHz 12 GB RAM 1 Gigabit NIC 2 HBAs with 4 paths to the EMC DMX Symmetrix Storage with 4 gigabits per second (Gbps) bandwidth OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 69: A Documentation Updates

    Novell Cluster Services for Linux Conversion Guide since the initial Novell Cluster Services 1.8.5 release for Novell Open Enterprise Server 2. If you are an existing user, review the change entries to readily identify modified content. If you are a new user, simply read the guide in its current state.

  • Page 70: Converting Netware 6.5 Clusters To Oes 2 Linux

    A.2 May 31, 2010 (Maintenance Patch) Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.  Section A.2.1, “Novell AFP,” on page 71  Section A.2.2, “Novell CIFS,” on page 71 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 71: Novell Afp

    A.2.1 Novell AFP Location Change Chapter 5, “Novell AFP,” on Beginning in OES 2 SP2 Linux, the cross-protocol file locking parameter page 35 for NCP Server is enabled by default. A.2.2 Novell CIFS Location Change Chapter 9, “Novell CIFS,” on...

  • Page 72: Converting Netware 6.5 Clusters To Oes 2 Linux

    Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.  Section A.7.1, “Converting NetWare 6.5 Clusters to OES 2 Linux,” on page 73  Section A.7.2, “Planning the Conversion of Load and Unload Scripts,” on page 73 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 73: Converting Netware 6.5 Clusters To Oes 2 Linux

    Change Section 1.12, “Using Novell This section is new. iManager in Mixed-Node Use Novell iManager 2.7.2 or later for all cluster administration in the Clusters,” on page 13 mixed-node cluster. Section 1.13, “Using Novell Do not use Novell Remote Manager when managing mixed-node clusters.

  • Page 74: June 22, 2009

    Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.  Section A.10.1, “Converting NetWare 6.5 Clusters to OES 2 Linux,” on page 74  Section A.10.2, “Novell Storage Services Pools,” on page 75 A.10.1 Converting NetWare 6.5 Clusters to OES 2 Linux Location Change Section 4.1, “Converting...

  • Page 75: Novell Storage Services Pools

     Section A.13.1, “Converting NetWare 6.5 Clusters to OES 2 Linux,” on page 76  Section A.13.2, “Novell Storage Services Pools,” on page 76  Section A.13.3, “Planning the Conversion of Load and Unload Scripts,” on page 76 Documentation Updates...

  • Page 76: Converting Netware 6.5 Clusters To Oes 2 Linux

    Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.  Section A.15.1, “Converting NetWare 6.5 Cluster to OES 2 Linux,” on page 77  Section A.15.2, “Planning the Cluster Conversion,” on page 77 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

  • Page 77: Converting Netware 6.5 Cluster To Oes 2 Linux

     Section A.15.3, “Planning the Conversion of Cluster Resources,” on page 77  Section A.15.4, “Planning the Conversion of Load and Unload Scripts,” on page 77 A.15.1 Converting NetWare 6.5 Cluster to OES 2 Linux Location Change Section 4.1, “Converting This procedure has been updated.
  • Page 78 OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Conversion Guide...

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