Clustering - HP StorageWorks X5000 Release Note

Clustering

This section describes issues related to clustering
Issue:
Configuration of cluster service fails in Windows NT 4.0 domain environment
Description
Workaround Start the remote registry service to resolve this issue.
Issue:
Extended disk fails mount after cluster failover
Description
Workaround Reassign drive letters for volumes on each of the cluster nodes. For additional
Issue:
Evicting a cluster node removes the services for NFS cluster aware ability
Description
Workaround To resolve this issue:
Issue:
Changes to NFS share do not take affect using the Cluster Resource Wizard
Description
Workaround You must highlight NFS share permissions if you are changing the default
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Clustering
Configuring the cluster service on the storage server may fail in a Windows NT
4.0 domain environment.
To start the remote registry service:
1.
Select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services.
The Services Manager window should appear.
2. Double-click the Remote Registry service within the right window.
The Remote Registry Properties window should appear.
3. Modify the Startup Type: parameter field from Manual to Automatic.
4.
Click Start. Verify that the Remote Registry service has started.
5. Click OK.
6. Close the Services Manager window.
If you extend a volume of a disk in a clustered configuration, and the group is
moved (or fails over), it fails completely due to an inability to mount the disk.
This happens on any node in the cluster. As a result, the drive letter designation
has been lost.
information, see the Microsoft article at
default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q304736.
If you evict a cluster node and then decide to add it back to the cluster, you see
the message This software update for clustering has already
run on this node when running software updates from the Cluster Installation
Guide found in the WebUI.
1.
Open regedit.
2.
Navigate to HKLM\Software\Hewlett-Packard\StorageWorks Nas.
3. Change NASClusterUpdate from 1 to 0.
4.
Run the software update in the Cluster Installation Guide.
Changes to NFS share do not take affect using the Cluster Resource Wizard.
permissions when using the Cluster Resource Wizard in the WebUI.
When creating an NFS share and not using the default permission "ALL
MACHINES, Read-only, Root Access Disallowed," the NFS share permissions in
the permissions box must be highlighted, and the appropriate permissions in the
Access Permissions drop-down box must be selected for changes to take effect.
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