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Novell Cluster Services Support

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Novell Native File Access Protocols Installation and Administration Guide
In a non-cluster environment, if the server running Native File Access for
UNIX fails, then UNIX users will not be able to use this service until the
NetWare server is up. To achieve high availability, you can run Native File
Access for UNIX on Novell Cluster Services
The product is installed on all the required nodes in the cluster. Cluster
enabling is achieved by storing the required configuration files on the shared
disk in the cluster. Native File Access for UNIX then accesses these files
through an always or highly available virtual IP address. NFS/NIS clients
must, therefore, use the virtual IP Address for NFS mounts and issuing NIS
client calls. In case the server where the services are currently running fails,
the shared disk volume with configuration files automatically remounts along
with the virtual IP on a designated node in the cluster.
Native File Access for UNIX supports only active-passive mode on the
cluster. This means that only one node in the cluster will be running NFS
Services.
Running Novell Native File Access for UNIX on Novell Cluster Services
provides the following benefits:
There is no need to replicate configuration information as the
configuration files are stored on the shared disk.
Services can be automatically restarted without user intervention in case
of a node failure in a cluster.
The services can be migrated and controlled between the various nodes in
the cluster using ConsoleOne.
Since the cluster volume is the same regardless of which server it is
mounted on, no configuration information is lost or out of date.
For information on configuring Native File Access for UNIX on Novell
Cluster Services see
Novell Cluster Services" on page
"Setting Up Novell Native File Access for UNIX with
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