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Cluster Services
after. OES is now part of the SUSE
Novell Cluster Services part of the OES installation, you are prompted for configuration information
that is necessary for Novell Cluster Services to function properly. This chapter contains information
to help you install, set up, and configure Novell Cluster Services.
3.1 Hardware Requirements
The following list specifies hardware requirements for installing Novell Cluster Services. These
requirements represent the minimum hardware configuration. Additional hardware might be
necessary depending on how you intend to use Novell Cluster Services.
A minimum of two Linux servers
At least 512 MB of memory on each server in the cluster.
NOTE: While identical hardware for each cluster server is not required, having servers with the
same or similar processors and memory can reduce differences in performance between cluster
nodes and make it easier to manage your cluster. There are fewer variables to consider when
designing your cluster and failover rules if each cluster node has the same processor and amount of
memory.
If you have a fibre channel SAN, the host bus adapters (HBAs) for each cluster node should be
identical.
3.2 Software Requirements
Novell Cluster Services is installed as part of the OES installation. OES must be installed and
running on each cluster server. In addition to OES, ensure that the following requirements are met:
All servers in the cluster are configured with a static IP address and are on the same IP subnet
There is an additional IP address for the cluster and for each cluster resource and cluster-
enabled pool
All servers in the cluster are in the same Novell eDirectory
If the servers in the cluster are in separate eDirectory containers, each server must have rights
to the other server's containers and to the containers where any cluster enabled pool objects are
stored. You can do this by adding trustee assignments for all cluster servers to a parent
container of the containers where the cluster server objects reside. See
/www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/edir873/data/fbachifb.html#fbachifb)
eDirectory 8.7.3 Administration Guide for more information.
The browser that will be used to manage Novell Cluster Services is set to a supported language.
The iManager plug-in for Novell Cluster Services might not operate properly if the highest
priority Language setting for your Web browser is set to a language other than one of the
supported languages. To avoid problems, in your Web browser, click Tools > Options >
Languages, and then set the first language preference in the list to a supported language.
can be installed during the Open Enterprise Server (OES) installation or
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