Novell GROUPWISE 8 - INTEROPERABILITY Manual page 26

eDirectory Objects Used in a Cluster
Table 2-1
eDirectory
Object
IMPORTANT: Notice that the default object names include the underscore (_) character. Some
DNS name servers cannot resolve object names that include underscore characters. If you have met
the system requirements described in
page 22, you can rename these objects as needed when you cluster enable the volume.
Cluster-enabling the shared volumes used by GroupWise is highly recommended. Throughout the
rest of this document, the term "GroupWise volume" means "a cluster-enabled shared volume used
by GroupWise."
SYSTEM CLUSTERING WORKSHEET
Under Item 6: Shared Volumes for GroupWise
use for GroupWise administration purposes. For example, you might have a shared pub: volume with
a public directory where you install the GroupWise snap-ins to ConsoleOne instead of installing them
on multiple administrator workstations. You might have a shared apps: volume where you create the
GroupWise software distribution directory. Mark whether or not you want to cluster-enable the
GroupWise administration volumes.
Under Item 7: Shared Volume for
create the domain. Mark whether or not you want to cluster-enable the domain volume. Also mark
whether you will place the post office on the same volume with the domain.
If you want the post office on a different volume from where the domain is located, under
Shared Volume for Post
office. Mark whether or not you want to cluster-enable the post office volume.
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Object Name and Description
clustername_volumename (default object name)
A new Volume object represents the cluster-enabled volume. It is created by renaming
the original Volume object that was tied to a physical server and associating it with a
virtual server instead.
For example, if your cluster name is GWCLUSTER and your original volume name is
gwvol1, the new Volume object representing the cluster-enabled volume is named
gwcluster_gwvol1.
clustername_volumename_SERVER (default object name)
A new Server object represents the virtual server to which the new cluster-enabled
volume is tied.
Continuing with the above example, the new Server object representing the virtual server
is named GWCLUSTER_GWVOL1_SERVER.
volumename_SERVER.clustername (default object name)
A new Volume Resource object stores property information for the cluster-enabled
volume, such as start, failover, and failback mode information and load/unload scripts.
These modes and scripts enable the cluster-enabled volume to function much like an
independent server; hence, the SERVER portion of its name. The Volume Resource
object is created in the Cluster container object.
Continuing with the above example, the new Volume Resource object is named
GWVOL1_SERVER.GWCLUSTER.
Domain, specify the name of the shared volume where you will
Office, specify the name of the shared volume where you will create the post
Section 2.1, "Meeting Software Version Requirements," on
Administration, list any shared volumes you want to
Item 8: