Converting Bcc Clusters From Netware To Linux; Understanding The Conversion Process; Prerequisites For Converting From Netware To Linux - Novell BUSINESS CONTINUITY CLUSTERING 1.2.1 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

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Converting BCC Clusters from

NetWare to Linux

Novell

Business Continuity Clustering (BCC) 1.2.1 for Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2

SP2 for Linux supports conversion of the clusters in a business continuity cluster from BCC 1.1 SP2

for NetWare

6.5 SP8 (same as OES 2 SP1 NetWare).

Section 8.1, "Understanding the Conversion Process," on page 67

Section 8.2, "Prerequisites for Converting from NetWare to Linux," on page 67

Section 8.3, "Converting Clusters from NetWare to Linux," on page 68

Section 8.4, "Deleting and Re-Creating the BCC Identity Manager Drivers," on page 69

Section 8.5, "Finalizing the BCC Cluster Conversion," on page 69

Section 8.6, "What's Next," on page 69

8.1 Understanding the Conversion Process

When you convert a business continuity cluster from NetWare to Linux, the tasks are similar to

those you have performed before, but the sequence is different. Make sure you understand the

process before you begin.

First, you convert all nodes in the business continuity cluster from NetWare to Linux. Convert the

nodes one node at a time for only one peer cluster at a time. Do not finalize the cluster conversion

for the peer cluster at this time. Repeat the NetWare-to-Linux conversion of the nodes for each peer

cluster so that all of the nodes in every peer cluster are running Linux, but none of the cluster

conversions have been finalized. For step-by-step procedures, see

from NetWare to Linux," on page

After each node in every peer cluster is running Linux, you must delete and re-create all instances of

the BCC drivers for Identity Manager in each of the peer clusters. For step-by-step procedures, see

Section 8.4, "Deleting and Re-Creating the BCC Identity Manager Drivers," on page

After all nodes are running Linux and the BCC drivers have been re-created, you are ready to

finalize the BCC cluster conversion. Finalize the conversion on one peer cluster at a time. For step-

by-step procedures, see

Section 8.5, "Finalizing the BCC Cluster Conversion," on page

8.2 Prerequisites for Converting from NetWare to

Linux

Before you can upgrade from servers running BCC 1.0 (NetWare only) or BCC 1.1 SP1 for NetWare

to BCC 1.2.1 for OES 2 SP2 Linux, you must upgrade the operating system and Novell Cluster

Services

on each server in every cluster to NetWare 6.5 SP8 with the latest patches, then upgrade

the BCC software in the clusters to BCC 1.1 SP2 for NetWare.

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