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  • Page 1 NEC ExpressCluster SRE Version 7.0 Installation and Configuration Guide (Windows edition)
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of NEC Corporation of America. Microsoft and Windows , are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 3: Configuration (Windows 2003)___________________________________ 9 Computer Name Configuration_________________________________________ 9 Default Loopback Adapter IP addresses _________________________________ 9 Register License _____________________________________________________ 9 Starting the NEC ExpressCluster Server Service _________________________ 18 Creating a Cluster___________________________________________________ 18 Configuring the Cluster Properties _____________________________________ 33 Creating the Failover Group __________________________________________ 38...
  • Page 4 Prerequisites _______________________________________________________ 94 Customization Steps _________________________________________________ 94 Chapter 8: General Customization Process ________________________________ 109 Command Reference _______________________________________________ 109 ARMLOAD _____________________________________________________ 109 ARMKILL ______________________________________________________ 111 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________ 112 Customization Steps ________________________________________________ 112 Appendix A: Modifying IP Addresses _____________________________________ 121...

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    Using this guide This document includes step-by-step instructions to help you install NEC ExpressCluster SRE 7.0 and configure it to monitor the processes of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2000. The following topics are covered: •...
  • Page 6 For installation and configuration on Windows 2000, please read the following chapters in sequence: • Prerequisites (Chapter 1) • Installation (Chapter 4) • Configuration (Chapter 5) • Customization (Chapter 6, Chapter 7, or Chapter 8) Please note that only installation (Chapter 1) should be performed at the factory since configuration and customization are dependent on customer site-specific environment.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Installation Prerequisites

    Enterprise Edition SNMP Please ensure that SNMP is installed on the server where NEC ExpressCluster SRE would be installed. Please use Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services and look for SNMP Service and SNMP Trap Service. If not installed, please install SNMP using Control Panel ->...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Installation (Windows 2003)

    Chapter 2: Installation (Windows 2003) Please follow the steps below to install the NEC ExpressCluster SRE Server, NEC ExpressCluster SRE Manager and a Microsoft Loopback Adapter: Step 1 Start the command prompt using Start-> Command Prompt and execute auto_install.exe from following directory on the installation CD: <CD-DIR>\auto_install.exe...

  • Page 9: Chapter 3: Configuration (Windows 2003)

    This chapter describes the one-time initial configuration procedure for NEC ExpressCluster SRE in the final deployment environment. Computer Name Configuration The computer name MUST be finalized before starting configuration of NEC ExpressCluster SRE. If the computer name (as shown by running the “hostname” command) is changed...
  • Page 10 Step 2: Click the [Registration] button.
  • Page 11 Step 3: Click the [License item is inputted] button.
  • Page 12 Step 4: Select Windows for the OS information, product version for the Product Classification, NEC ExpressCluster SE for Windows Ver7.0 - Cluster License for the Product name and click Next as shown below:...
  • Page 13 Step 5: Select the Node unit radio button, type in 1 as the Node licenses number and click Next:...
  • Page 14 Step 6: Locate the ExpressCluster SRE License Key at the back of the server along the edge as indicated in following figure:...
  • Page 15 Key: DFJ4J4J4-JD398VJH-D389NHYW-3DJ9888J S/N: AA000001 ExpressCluster SRE License Key 405-01718-000 Step 7: Type in the Serial number (as indicated by S/N: AA000001 above) and the Key (as indicated by Key: DFJ4J4J4-JD398VJH-D389NHYW-3DJ9888J above) and click Next:...
  • Page 16 Step 8: Confirm the license information and click Next on the following screen:...
  • Page 17 Step 9: Check to see that the message “The license was registered.” appears. Now you have finished license registration. Step 10: Click Finish on the following screen:...

  • Page 18: Starting The Nec Expresscluster Server Service

    Starting the NEC ExpressCluster Server Service Please execute the following step to start the NEC ExpressCluster Server service: Step 1: The default value by the installation for the “NEC EXPRESSCLUSTER Server” service is [Manual] startup. Change it to [Automatic] startup using Start->...
  • Page 19 Step 2: Click the Create cluster(C) button on the following screen:...
  • Page 20 Step 3: Select NEC ExpressCluster Standard/SE/SX (S) and click Next on the following screen:...
  • Page 21 Step 4: Type in a cluster name (e.g. SRE-VCC), the computer name of the server (e.g. SRE-SRV) and first IP address (e.g. 10.123.187.1). This is the IP address that you see in the properties of your Network Interface as below:...
  • Page 22 Note: Up to 15 characters are allowed for the cluster name. Please do not use a cluster name which is same as the computer name.
  • Page 23 Click Next: Step 5: On the following screen click the Add (A) button:...
  • Page 24 Step 6: Select the second IP address which would be used as Primary Interconnect first (DO NOT SELECT THE IP ADDRESS AS IN STEP 4 ABOVE). In this case select 192.168.93.1 as below:...
  • Page 25 Click OK. Then click on Add (A) again and add first IP address as in Step 4 above. Following is the image: Click OK Step 7: Click Next on the following screen:...
  • Page 26 Step 8: Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 27 Step 9: Select No NP resolution mode(O) and click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 28 Step 10: Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 29 Step 11 Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 30 Step 12 Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 31 Step 13 Click Finish on the screen below:...
  • Page 32 Step 14 Click OK on the screen below: You should see a screen with the cluster and server similar to the one below:...

  • Page 33: Configuring The Cluster Properties

    Configuring the Cluster Properties Step 1: Right click on the cluster icon (SRE-VCC) and select the Property(P) menu item:...
  • Page 34 Step 2: Click Yes below: Step 3: Select Detailed set up(D) and click OK...
  • Page 35 Step 4: Select the Return mode tab, and select Auto return(N) as below:...
  • Page 36 Step 5: Select the Heartbeat Interval tab and select the Show STOP error (panic)(P) radio button and click OK as in the following screen: Step 6: Click Yes below: Step 7:...
  • Page 37 Select Restart the Computer?(R) and click Yes: Step 8: Click Yes: Step 9: After the server reboots, start the command prompt (using Start-> Programs- >Accessories-> Command Prompt) and type in the following command and hit enter: armem /M reboot You see the following text: Command succeeded.

  • Page 38: Creating The Failover Group

    Creating the Failover Group Step 1: Start the NEC ExpressCluster Manager using Start->Programs->NEC ExpressCluster Manager Step 2 Right click on the cluster icon and select Create Group(U) as below:...
  • Page 39 Step 3: Enter the failover group name as say SRE-GRP and click OK: Step 4: Select the Setup tab, select the Yes(B) radio button for Auto failback and click OK...
  • Page 40 Step 5: Select the server from the Server list(S) and click the <<Add(A) button:...
  • Page 41 Step 6: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 42 Step 7: Right click on the failover group and start the group on the server by following the screen shots below:...
  • Page 43 Click OK: The Failover Group icon should be Green and all the resources should be Online as below:...

  • Page 45: Chapter 4: Installation (Windows 2000)

    Chapter 4: Installation (Windows 2000) Please follow the steps below to install the NEC ExpressCluster SRE Server and NEC ExpressCluster SRE Manager: Step 1 Start the command prompt using Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt and execute auto_install.exe from following directory on the installation <CD-DIR>\auto_install.exe...

  • Page 46: Chapter 5: Configuration (Windows 2000)

    This chapter describes the one-time initial configuration procedure for NEC ExpressCluster SRE in the final deployment environment. Computer Name Configuration The computer name MUST be finalized before starting configuration of NEC ExpressCluster SRE. If the computer name (as shown by running the “hostname” command) is changed...
  • Page 47 Step 2: Click the [Registration] button.
  • Page 48 Click the [License item is inputted] button. Step 4: Select Windows for the OS information, product version for the Product Classification, NEC ExpressCluster SE for Windows Ver7.0 - Cluster License for the Product name and click Next as shown below:...
  • Page 49 Step 5: Select the Node unit radio button, type in 1 as the Node licenses number and click Next:...
  • Page 50 Step 6: Locate the ExpressCluster SRE License Key at the back of the server along the edge as indicated in following figure:...
  • Page 51 Key: DFJ4J4J4-JD398VJH-D389NHYW-3DJ9888J S/N: AA000001 ExpressCluster SRE License Key 405-01718-000 Step 7: Type in the Serial number (as indicated by S/N: AA000001 above) and the Key (as indicated by Key: DFJ4J4J4-JD398VJH-D389NHYW-3DJ9888J above) and click Next:...
  • Page 52 Step 8: Confirm the license information and click Next on the following screen:...
  • Page 53 Step 9: Check to see that the message “The license was registered.” appears. Now you have finished license registration. Step 10: Click Finish on the following screen:...

  • Page 54: Starting The Nec Expresscluster Server Service

    Starting the NEC ExpressCluster Server Service Please execute the following step to start the NEC ExpressCluster Server service: Step 1: The default value by the installation for the “NEC EXPRESSCLUSTER Server” service is [Manual] startup. Change it to [Automatic] startup using Start->...
  • Page 55 Step 2: Click the Create cluster(C) button on the following screen: Step 3: Select NEC ExpressCluster Standard/SE/SX (S) and click Next on the following screen:...
  • Page 56 Step 4: Type in a cluster name (e.g. SRE-VCC), the computer name of the server (e.g. SRE-SRV) and first IP address (e.g. 10.123.187.1). This is the IP address that you see in the properties of your Network Interface as below:...
  • Page 57 Note: Up to 15 characters are allowed for the cluster name. Please do not use a cluster name which is same as the computer name.
  • Page 58 Click Next: Step 5: On the following screen click the Add (A) button:...
  • Page 59 Step 6: Select the second IP address which would be used as Primary Interconnect first (DO NOT SELECT THE IP ADDRESS AS IN STEP 4 ABOVE). In this case select 192.168.93.1 as below:...
  • Page 60 Click OK. Then click on Add (A) again and add first IP address as in Step 4 above. Following is the image: Click OK Step 7: Click Next on the following screen:...
  • Page 61 Step 8: Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 62 Step 9: Select No NP resolution mode(O) and click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 63 Step 10: Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 64 Step 11 Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 65 Step 12 Click Next on the screen below:...
  • Page 66 Step 13 Click Finish on the screen below:...
  • Page 67 Step 14 Click OK on the screen below: You should see a screen with the cluster and server similar to the one below:...

  • Page 68: Configuring The Cluster Properties

    Configuring the Cluster Properties Step 1: Right click on the cluster icon (SRE-VCC) and select the Property(P) menu item:...
  • Page 69 Step 2: Click Yes below: Step 3: Select Detailed set up(D) and click OK...
  • Page 70 Step 4: Select the Return mode tab, and select Auto return(N) as below:...
  • Page 71 Step 5: Select the Heartbeat Interval tab and select the Show STOP error (panic)(P) radio button and click OK as in the following screen: Step 6: Click Yes below: Step 7:...
  • Page 72 Select Restart the Computer?(R) and click Yes: Step 8: Click Yes: Step 9: After the server reboots, start the command prompt (using Start-> Programs- >Accessories-> Command Prompt) and type in the following command and hit enter: armem /M reboot You see the following text: Command succeeded.

  • Page 73: Creating The Failover Group

    Creating the Failover Group Step 1: Start the NEC ExpressCluster Manager using Start->Programs->NEC ExpressCluster Manager Step 2 Right click on the cluster icon and select Create Group(U) as below:...
  • Page 74 Step 3: Enter the failover group name as say SRE-GRP and click OK: Step 4: Select the Setup tab, select the Yes(B) radio button for Auto failback and click OK...
  • Page 75 Step 5: Select the server from the Server list(S) and click the <<Add(A) button:...
  • Page 76 Step 6: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 77 Step 7: Right click on the failover group and start the group on the server by following the screen shots below:...
  • Page 78 Click OK: The Failover Group icon should be Green and all the resources should be Online as below:...

  • Page 80: Chapter 6: Microsoft Sql Server 2000 Customization

    Chapter 6: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Customization Prerequisites Please verify that the following services start and stop normally using Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative tools -> Services: 1. MSSQLSERVER 2. SQLSERVERAGENT If these services are running, please stop these services using Control Panel -> Services Customization Steps Step 1:...
  • Page 81 Step 2: Select the Reference and Change (C) radio button. Also check the Stop the group(S) check box and Click OK. The screenshot is as below: Step 3: Select the Scripts tab and highlight the start.bat script. The screen shot is as shown:...
  • Page 82 Step 4: Click on the Replace button. This takes you to the following screen:...
  • Page 83 Click on the Import(G) button on the screen above. Step 5: Navigate to C:\Program Files\NEC ExpressCluster\templates\scripts\MS-SQL- Server, select the start.bat file and click Open as shown: Step 6: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 84 Step 7: Click OK on the following confirmation dialog: Step 8: This opens the start.bat file in notepad. You should see the following two lines under the “:Normal” section: armload SQLSERVER /S /A /R 3 /H 1 /INT 5 MSSQLSERVER armload SQLAGENT /S /A /R 3 /H 1 /INT 5 SQLSERVERAGENT...
  • Page 85 Please read the following Notes for the explanation of these commands and parameters. Notes: “SQLSERVER” is an ID used for monitoring MSSQLSERVER service. This ID is used for terminating the service using the armkill command. This ID must be a unique name within a cluster.
  • Page 86 Step 11: Click on the Replace button. This takes you to the following screen:...
  • Page 87 Click on the Import(G) button on the screen above. Step 12: Navigate to C:\Program Files\NEC ExpressCluster\templates\scripts\MS-SQL- Server, select the stop.bat file and click Open as shown: Step 13: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 88 Step 14: Click OK on the following confirmation dialog: Step 15: This opens the stop.bat file in notepad. You should see the following two lines under the “:Normal” section as shown below: armkill SQLAGENT armkill SQLSERVER...
  • Page 89 Step 16: Close the file and click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 90 Step 17: Click OK again on the following screen:...
  • Page 91 Step 18: Start the group on the server. Right click on the Failover Group and select “Start Group (E)” to start the group on the server. Follow the screenshots below:...
  • Page 92 Click OK on the screen below: The Failover Group icon should be Green and all the resources should be Online as below:...
  • Page 93 Please verify that the following services configured in the cluster start successfully on the server: 1. MSSQLSERVER 2. SQLSERVERAGENT In case either or both of the above processes terminate, they are automatically restarted after 5 seconds. In case they terminate more than 3 times in 1 hour, the server is rebooted automatically.

  • Page 94: Chapter 7: Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Customization

    Chapter 7: Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Customization Prerequisites Please verify that the following services start and stop normally using Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative tools -> Services: 1. IMAP4Svc 2. MSExchangeIS 3. MSExchangeMGMT 4. MSExchangeMTA 5. POP3svc 6.
  • Page 95 Step 2: Select the Reference and Change (C) radio button. Also check the Stop the group(S) check box and Click OK. The screenshot is as below:...
  • Page 96 Step 3: Select the Scripts tab and highlight the start.bat script. The Screen shot is as shown:...
  • Page 97 Step 4: Click on the Replace button. This takes you to the following screen:...
  • Page 98 Click on the Import(G) button on the screen above. Step 5: Navigate to C:\Program Files\NEC ExpressCluster\templates\scripts\MS- Exchange, select the start.bat file and click Open as shown: Step 6: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 99 Step 7: Click OK on the following confirmation dialog: Step 8: This opens the start.bat file in notepad. You should see the following lines under the “:Normal” section as below: armload MSIMAP /S /A /R 3 /H 1 /INT 5 IMAP4Svc armload MSSTORE /S /A /R 3 /H 1 /INT 5 MSExchangeIS armload MSMGMT /S /A /R 3 /H 1 /INT 5 MSExchangeMGMT armload MSMTA /S /A /R 3 /H 1 /INT 5 MSExchangeMTA...
  • Page 100 Please read the following Notes for the explanation of these commands and parameters. Notes: “MSIMAP” is an ID used for monitoring IMAP4SVC service. This ID is used for terminating the service using the armkill command. This ID must be a unique name within a cluster.
  • Page 101 Step 11: Click on the Replace button. This takes you to the following screen:...
  • Page 102 Click on the Import(G) button on the screen above. Step 12: Navigate to C:\Program Files\NEC ExpressCluster\templates\scripts\MS- Exchange, select the stop.bat file and click Open as shown: Step 13: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 103 Step 14: Click OK on the following confirmation dialog: Step 15: This opens the stop.bat file in notepad.. You should see the following lines under the “:Normal” section as below: armkill MSIMAP armkill MSSTORE armkill MSMGMT armkill MSMTA armkill MSPOP armkill MSROUTING armkill MSSA...
  • Page 104 Step 16: Close the file and click OK.
  • Page 105 Step 17: Click OK again on the following screen:...
  • Page 106 Step 18: Start the group on the server. Right click on the Failover Group and select Start Group (E) to start the group on the server. Follow the screenshots below:...
  • Page 107 Click OK on the screen below: The Failover Group icon should be Green and all the resources should be Online as below:...
  • Page 108 Please verify that the following services configured in the cluster start successfully on the server: 1. IMAP4Svc 2. MSExchangeIS 3. MSExchangeMGMT 4. MSExchangeMTA 5. POP3svc 6. RESvc 7. MSExchangeSA In case either or all of the above processes terminate, they are automatically restarted after 5 seconds.

  • Page 109: Chapter 8: General Customization Process

    Chapter 8: General Customization Process This chapter explains the general process to customize NEC ExpressCluster SRE to monitor and restart arbitrary application services. Command Reference The following section explains the functionality and usage of the ARMLOAD and ARMKILL commands (used in start.bat and stop.bat scripts respectively) to monitor and restart arbitrary services.
  • Page 110 Specifies that the entity to be started up is a service. This parameter is mandatory. Indicates that ExpressCluster will not identify it as an error if the service has already started and is running. Please specify this parameter in case the start up type of the service is [AUTOMATIC] (in Settings->...

  • Page 111: Armkill

    ARMKILL Terminates the service that was started up by using the ARMLOAD command. Usage: ARMKILL watchID [/C | /T time] Parameters: watchID This is the monitoring ID of the service to be terminated. For this ID, use the one that was specified when the service was started up by the ARMLOAD command. Cancels the monitoring of the service but does not terminate the service.

  • Page 112: Prerequisites

    Sets the wait time for waiting until the service stops completely. The range that can be specified is from 0 to 3600 seconds. If 0 is specified, the wait time is unlimited. This parameter can be omitted. If it is omitted, the wait time is 40 seconds.
  • Page 113 Step 2: Select the Reference and Change (C) radio button. Also check the Stop the group(S) check box and Click OK. The screenshot is as below:...
  • Page 114 Step 3: Select the Scripts tab and highlight the start.bat script. The Screen shot is as shown:...
  • Page 115 Step 4: Click on the Edit button. This opens the start.bat file in notepad. Edit the start.bat file to configure the monitoring of Telnet service by adding the following lines under the “:Normal” section as below: armload TEL /S /A /R 2 /H 1 /INT 5 tlntsvr...
  • Page 116 Step 5: Save the file and click OK. Step 6: Highlight the stop.bat script similar to Step 3 above. Step 7: Click on the Edit button. This opens the stop.bat file in notepad. Edit the stop.bat file by adding the following lines under the “:Normal” section as below: armkill TEL...
  • Page 117 Step 8: Save the file and click OK. Click OK again on the following screen:...
  • Page 118 Step 9: Start the group on the server. Right click on the Failover Group and select Start Group (E) to start the group on the server. Follow the screenshots below:...
  • Page 119 Click OK on the screen below: The Failover Group icon should be Green and all the resources should be Online as below:...
  • Page 120 Please verify that the Telnet service starts successfully on the server. In case the Telnet service terminates, it is automatically restarted after 5 seconds. If it terminates more than 2 times in 1 hour, the server is rebooted automatically.

  • Page 121: Appendix A: Modifying Ip Addresses

    Appendix A: Modifying IP Addresses You could either change the default IP addresses assigned to the Loopback Adapter of the server. Please ensure that you identify two static IP addresses in different network segments that are unique on the network. This requirement is mandatory.
  • Page 122 <Windows 2000> Use Start-> Settings-> Control Panel-> Network and Dial up Connections. Right click on Network and Dial up Connections and click Open: Right click on ECSRE Loopback and select Properties as shown below:...
  • Page 123 Step 2: <Windows 2003> Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button:...
  • Page 124 <Windows 2000> Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button:...
  • Page 125 Step 3: Change the IP Address to it: IP: 20.20.20.1 The image is as below:...
  • Page 126 Step 4: Click on the Advanced button, select 192.168.93.1 and click the Edit button as below:...
  • Page 127 Step 5: Change the second IP Address to IP: 131.241.74.17 and Click OK Step 6: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 128 Step 7: Click OK on the following screen:...
  • Page 129 This completes the steps to change the default IP addresses.

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