Using Imanager To Add Credentials - Novell BUSINESS CONTINUITY CLUSTERING 1.2.1 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

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5 Repeat the following steps for every node in each cluster:
5a As the
user, open the
root
5b Locate the line that reads
For example, change
ncsgroup:!:107:
to
ncsgroup:!:107:bccadmin
For example, change
ncsgroup:!:107:bccd
to
ncsgroup:!:107:bccd,bccadmin
The file should contain one of the above lines, but not both.
Notice the group ID number of the
This number can be different for each cluster node.
5c Save the
/etc/group
5d At the server console prompt, enter the following to verify that the
member of the
id bccadmin

10.2.2 Using iManager to Add Credentials

You cannot use iManager on Linux to set eDirectory credentials for BCC. You must use iManager
®
on NetWare
or Windows (the server must be in the same eDirectory tree), or use the Linux BCC
command line interface from a console prompt to set credentials.
1 In the Connections section of the Business Continuity Cluster Properties page, select the peer
cluster, then click Edit.
In order for a cluster to appear in the list of possible peer clusters, the cluster must have the
following:
Business Continuity Clustering software installed.
Identity Manager installed.
The BCC-specific Identity Manager drivers configured and running.
Be enabled for business continuity.
2 Add the administrator username and password that the selected cluster will use to authenticate
to the selected peer cluster.
When adding the administrator username, do not include the context for the user. For example,
use
instead of
bccadmin
Rather than using the Admin user to administer your BCC, you should consider creating
another user with sufficient rights to the appropriate contexts in your eDirectory tree to manage
your BCC. For information, see
Group," on page
48.
3 Repeat
Step 1
and
Step 2
4 Continue with
Adding Search-and-Replace Values to the Resource Replacement
/etc/group
, then modify it to include the
ncsgroup
ncsgroup
file.
.
ncsgroup
bccadmin.prv.novell
Section 4.3, "Configuring a BCC Administrator User and
for the other cluster that this cluster will migrate resources to.
file in a text editor.
. In this example, the number 107 is used.
.
Configuring BCC for Peer Clusters
user.
bccadmin
user is
bccadmin
Script.
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