Configuring Netware 6.X Servers For Cluster Services; Installing Cluster Services - HP XP20000/XP24000 Configuration Manual

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Use the NWCONFIG NetWare utility to create partitions/Volumes for each LUN. For additional
information consult these websites:
http://www.novell.com.
http://www.support.novell.com.

Configuring NetWare 6.x servers for Cluster Services

The following requirements must be met in order to use clustering:
NetWare 6.x on each server in the cluster.
All servers must be in the same NDS tree.
Cluster Services running on each server in the cluster.
All servers must have a connection to the shared disk array.
All cluster servers configured with the IP protocol and on the same IP subnet.
One client running Windows 98 with Novell Client v4.83 or later.

Installing Cluster Services

1.
Bring up all servers that will be in the cluster.
2.
Log into a client as Administrator.
3.
Insert the NetWare 6.x CD in the CD drive of the client.
4.
Start Cluster Services installation:
1.
Select Start and Run.
2.
Enter "D: \ NWDEPLOY.EXE" and click OK (where D: points to the CD drive).
3.
Double-click the Post-Installation Tasks folder.
4.
Click Install or Upgrade a Novell Cluster.
5.
Click Next on the NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 6.0 Installation window.
5.
Create the new cluster:
1.
Select Create New Cluster on the NCS Action window.
2.
Enter a Unique Cluster Object name (for example, Cluster_Object).
3.
Click Browse.
4.
Double-click to open the tree that contains the cluster servers.
5.
Click Next.
6.
Select the server context within the tree (Novell), and click OK.
7.
Click Next.
6.
Add servers to the cluster:
Click Browse.
Highlight all of the servers that you want to add and click Add to Cluster. Use the shift and
control keys to select multiple nodes.
After all servers in the cluster appear on the list, click Next.
Wait while NWDeploy accesses each node.
After all services have been accessed and added to the "NetWare Servers in Cluster" list,
click OK.
7.
Enter a unique IP address for the Master_IP_Address_Resource (for example, 10.1.1.5) in the
Cluster IP Address Selection window and click Next.
8.
Set up the shared media:
Verify that Yes is selected next to "Does the cluster have shared media?"
Select No next to "... mirror Cluster Partition", if prompted.
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