Using Novell Imanager In Mixed-Node Clusters; Using Novell Remote Manager Is Not Supported In Mixed-Node Clusters; Using Consoleone Is Not Supported For Mixed-Node Clusters - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - CONVERSION GUIDE 12-2010 Manual

NetWare-to-Linux failover of NSS pool cluster resources requires that the Linux node be configured
for NSS and that the version of NSS supports the NSS media format and features that are currently
being used by the NSS pool cluster resource on NetWare.
No storage management functions should be executed in a mixed-node cluster unless you are
performing documented steps for the conversion. That is, do not create, delete, expand, or modify
the properties for partitions, pools, or volumes for shared resources in the cluster unless the
conversion instructions specifically guide you to do so.
WARNING: Attempting to reconfigure shared storage in a mixed cluster can cause data loss.
If you need to configure (or reconfigure) existing shared NSS pools and volumes in a mixed-node
cluster, you must temporarily bring down all Linux cluster nodes prior to making changes, then
make the configuration changes on a NetWare node. Make sure the resources are working properly
on NetWare before having the Linux cluster nodes rejoin the cluster.
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.
The display of node IDs from the NetWare master node might be incomplete if you use other tools
like ConsoleOne and Novell Remote Manager in a mixed-node cluster. However, you can use
cat /
on any cluster node to get the node IDs.
admin/Novell/Cluster/NodeConfig.xml
1.13 Using Novell Remote Manager Is Not
Supported in Mixed-Node Clusters
Do not use Novell Remote Manager when managing mixed-node clusters. Novell Remote Manager
is not supported for cluster management on OES 2 Linux.
Because different time formats are used in the NCS Event log for NetWare and Linux, Novell
Remote Manager might have difficulty displaying the time of logged events. To avoid this problem
in a mixed-node cluster, use iManager to access the NCS Event log.
To reduce any confusion you might have when using Novell Remote Manager, you can unload
module and delete its references in and . This removes the Cluster tab
pcluster.nlm ldncs uldncs
in Novell Remote Manager.
1.14 Using ConsoleOne Is Not Supported for
Mixed-Node Clusters
Do not use ConsoleOne when managing mixed-node clusters. ConsoleOne is not supported for
cluster management on OES 2 Linux.
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