What's New (Oes 2 Sp1); Schema Extension; Installation By Container Administrator; Behavior Change For Adding A Node - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP 2 - CLUSTER SERVICES 1.8.7 FOR LINUX Manual

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2.3 What's New (OES 2 SP1)

In addition to bug fixes, the following changes and enhancements were made for Novell Cluster
Services for Linux in OES 2 SP1.
Section 2.3.1, "Schema Extension," on page 25
Section 2.3.2, "Installation by Container Administrator," on page 25
Section 2.3.3, "Behavior Change for Adding a Node," on page 25
Section 2.3.4, "Attribute NCS: GIPC Config Is No Longer Maintained," on page 26
Section 2.3.5, "Support for Novell AFP for Linux," on page 26
Section 2.3.6, "Support for Novell CIFS for Linux," on page 26
Section 2.3.7, "Support for Domain Services for Windows," on page 26

2.3.1 Schema Extension

The administrator of a Novell eDirectory
before clusters are installed in the tree. This allows container administrators to install Novell Cluster
Services without needing tree-level administrator rights. See
Schema to Add Cluster Objects," on page

2.3.2 Installation by Container Administrator

Container administrators can install Novell Cluster Services without needing tree-level
administrator rights. Make sure you have the rights needed for the install. See
"Assigning Install Rights for Container Administrators," on page

2.3.3 Behavior Change for Adding a Node

In this release, a behavior change was made to address a deadlock defect. After adding a new node
to the cluster, the new node cannot be displayed in the Clusters plug-in to iManager until the
script is run, or until the cluster is restarted.
configd.py -init
IMPORTANT: A Novell Cluster Services patch is available in the patch channel and on the
Downloads Web site (http://www.novell.com/downloads)
seamlessly again on a Linux server. For cluster conversions, a cluster restart is still necessary after
all NetWare nodes have been removed from the cluster.
Run one of the following commands in order to make
correctly. It is okay to run
/opt/novell/ncs/bin/ncs-configd.py -init
or
rcnovell-ncs restart
If you are converting a cluster from NetWare to Linux, you must restart the cluster instead so that
clstrlib.ko is reloaded.
tree can now extend the schema for cluster objects
TM
40.
on an active cluster.
ncs-configd.py
Section 3.3, "Extending the eDirectory
Section 3.4,
41.
that allows you to add a new node
display the new node's name
cluster view
ncs-
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