Performing The System Verification Test - IBM System Storage TS7600 ProtecTIER Series Installation Roadmap Manual

10. Repeat steps 2 on page 97 through 7 on page 97 on Server B.

Performing the system verification test

About this task
Run the test on both nodes, starting with Node 1 (the bottom server).
Procedure
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8. Disconnect the keyboard and monitor from Server A and connect them to
Server B.
9. Log into Server B with the username root and password admin.
1. If you are not already connected to Node 1, connect a USB keyboard and
graphics-capable monitor to the server.
2. Log into Node 1 with the username: root and the password: admin.
3. At the command prompt, enter the following command:
cd /opt/dtc/install
4. From the command prompt, enter the following command:
./ptconfig -validate
The messages below display:
Testing fence ports [ Done ]
Validation is about to execute a fence on 1 node in the cluster, the
node will be forcefully shutdown and rebooted
To Continue please type "fence test", or "q" to quit:
5. Type: fence test <enter>
The messages below display:
Testing connectivity to the fence device [ Done ]
Would you like to stop the VTFD service on both nodes? (yes|no)
6. Type: yes <enter>
The message below displays:
Stopping VTFD locally [ - ]
7. After vtfd is stopped and the test finishes on Node 1, disconnect the keyboard
and monitor from Node 1 and connect them to Node 2.
8. Log in to Node 2 with the username root and password admin.
9. Repeat steps 3 through6 on Node B.
Note: Alerts may be generated as the validation tests are running. The
ProtecTIER Manager Alerts Log allows you to monitor the alerts as they
occur. To do so, on the ProtecTIER Manager workstation, click Alerts in the
lower right corner of the ProtecTIER Manager screen. The Alerts Log opens.
See Figure 34 on page 99.