Modifying Configuration Files On Each Remaining Node; Removing Security Credentials From The Leaving Node - Symantec Veritas Cluster Server Installation Manual

136 Adding and removing cluster nodes
Removing a node from a cluster

Modifying configuration files on each remaining node

Removing security credentials from the leaving node

Perform the following tasks on each of the remaining nodes of the cluster.
To modify the configuration files on a remaining node
1
If necessary, modify the /etc/gabtab file.
No change is required to this file if the
the argument . Symantec recommends using the
-c
the number of cluster systems.
If the command has the form
number of cluster systems, make sure that N is not greater than the actual
number of nodes in the cluster. When N is greater than the number of nodes,
GAB does not automatically seed.
Note: Symantec does not recommend the use of the
/sbin/gabconfig
2
Modify /etc/llthosts file on each remaining nodes to remove the entry of the
departing node.
For example, change:
0 galaxy
1 nebula
2 saturn
To:
0 galaxy
1 nebula
If the leaving node is part of a cluster that is running in a secure mode, you must
remove the security credentials from node saturn. Perform the following steps.
To remove the security credentials
1 Kill /opt/VRTSat/bin/vxatd process.
2 Remove the root credentials on node saturn.
# vssat deletecred --domain type:domainname --prplname prplname
/sbin/gabconfig
/sbin/gabconfig -c -nN
.
command has only
option, where N is
-nN
, where N is the
option for
-c -x