After Archive service is properly installed and configured, you must create and configure Archive and Version service cluster resource in Novell Cluster Services. This includes configuring Archive and Version service load and unload scripts; setting Archive and Version service start, failover, and failback modes; and assigning the Archive and Version service resource to specific servers in your cluster.
Novell Cluster Services includes an Archive and Version service resource template (AV_Template), that greatly simplifies the process for creating an Archive and Version service cluster resource. Much of the Archive and Version service cluster resource configuration is performed automatically by the AV_Template.
Open your Internet browser and enter the URL for iManager.
The URL is https://server_ip_address/nps/iManager.html. Replace server_ip_address with the IP address or DNS name of a server in the cluster or with the IP address for Apache-based services.
Enter your username and password.
In the left column, locate and click Clusters > My Clusters, then select the cluster.
If the cluster does not appear in your personalized list of clusters to manage, you can add it. Click Add, browse and select the cluster, then click OK. Wait for the cluster to appear in the list and report its status, then select the cluster.
On the Cluster Manager page or Cluster Options page, select the cluster resource to view its properties, then click the Scripts tab.
Novell Cluster Services includes an Archive and Version service resource template (AV_Template), that greatly simplifies the process for creating an Archive and Version service cluster resource. Much of the Archive and Version service cluster resource configuration is performed automatically by the AV_Template.
For more information on creating a cluster resource, see Configuring and Managing Cluster Resources for Shared LVM Volume Groups
in the OES 11 SP3: Novell Cluster Services for Linux Administration Guide.
NOTE:Cluster resource load and unload scripts are automatically generated for NSS pools when they are cluster-enabled.
To create an Archive and Version service cluster resource:
Offline the cluster resource to stop the service and unmount the shared disk (file system) that was created in Section 10.3.2, Creating Linux POSIX File System Shared Disk Partitions.
For information, see Onlining and Offlining (Loading and Unloading) Cluster Resources from a Cluster Node
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Open your Internet browser and enter the URL for iManager.
The URL is http:// server_ip_address/nps/imanager.html. Replace server_ip_address with the IP address or DNS name of a server in the cluster or with the IP address for Apache-based services.
Enter your username and password.
In the left column, locate and click Clusters > My Cluster, then select the cluster object, that was created in Section 10.3.1, Creating NSS Shared Disk Partition on the Archive volume.
If the cluster does not appear in your personalized list of clusters to manage, you can add it. Click Add, browse and select the cluster, then click OK. Wait for the cluster to appear in the list and report its status, then select the cluster.
On the Cluster Manager page or Cluster Options page, select the cluster resource to view its properties, then click the Scripts tab.
Click Load Script.
The Load Script displays the script generated during creation of the shared NSS pool.
You can either copy the contents of the Archive load script from Archive Load Script Configuration or from the load script of the AV_Template and paste it in the Load Script of the cluster object just before the exit 0 statement.
Click Unload Script.
The Unload Script displays the script generated during creation of the shared NSS pool.
You can either copy the contents of the Archive unload script from Unload Script Configuration or from the unload script of the AV_Template and paste it in the Unload Script just before the exit 0 statement.
Click Monitor Script.
The monitor script displays the script to monitor the Archive service.
You can copy the contents of the Archive monitor script from the Monitor Script Configuration and paste it in the Monitor Script.
Click OK. Changes do not take effect until you take the resource offline, and bring it online again.
Using iManager, configure the Archive Server. For more information, see Configuring Archive Volume.
Click Archive Versioning > Archive Server Properties to open the Archive Server Properties window in the main panel.
Specify or browse the name of the eDirectory context for the cluster enabled archive server you want to manage.
In the Volume Path field, specify the shared NSS volume and path on the archive server to store the versions of files.
Click OK.
Continue with Section 10.5, Configuring Jobs using iManager
The Archive load script page should already be displayed. The load script contains commands to start the Archive service. You must customize some commands for your specific Archive configuration.
The load script appears similar to the following example:
#!/bin/bash ./opt/novell/ncs/lib/ncsfuncs # define the IP address RESOURCE_IP=a.b.c.d # define the file system type MOUNT_FS=ext3 #define the volume group name VOLGROUP_NAME=name # define the device MOUNT_DEV=/dev/$VOLGROUP_NAME/ark # define the mount point MOUNT_POINT=/mnt/ark #activate the volume group exit_on_error vgchange -a ey $VOLGROUP_NAME # mount the file system exit_on_error mount_fs $MOUNT_DEV $MOUNT_POINT $MOUNT_FS
# add the IP address # exit_on_error add_secondary_ipaddress $RESOURCE_IP # delete existing PostgresSQL pid file # <data_dir> is the value of DATA_PATH variable from # /opt/novell/arkmanager/bin/pg_init.sh. # DATA_PATH must point to a location on shared disk # define DATA_DIR DATA_DIR=path_to_data_dir ignore_error rm /<$DATA_DIR>/postmaster.pid # copy state file ignore_error mv /opt/novell/arkmanager/arkState.xml /opt/novell/arkmanager/arkState.xml.bak ignore_error mv /<$DATA_DIR>/arkState.xml /opt/novell/arkmanager # start Archive Version Services exit_on_error /etc/init.d/novell-ark start # return status exit 0
To customize the Archive and Versioning load script for your specific configuration:
Edit the following line to assign a unique IP address to Archive and Versioning cluster resource:
RESOURCE_IP=a.b.c.d
Replace a.b.c.d with the IP address you want to assign to the AV cluster resource.
The IP address for the AV cluster resource allows clients to reconnect to that address regardless of which server is hosting it.
Edit the value of MOUNT_DEV to the location of the device created on configuring the shared Linux POSIX Volume.
Edit the value of MOUNT_POINT to the location you want to mount the device specified by MOUNT_DEV.
Edit the value of the DATA_PATH variable to assign your specific data directory.
ignore_error rm /<data_dir>/postmaster.pid
Click Next and continue with the unload script configuration.
The Archive unload script page should already be displayed. The unload script contains commands to stop the Archive service. You must customize some commands for your specific Archive configuration.
The unload script appears similar to the following example:
#!/bin/bash
./opt/novell/ncs/lib/ncsfuncs
# define the IP address
RESOURCE_IP=a.b.c.d
# define the file system type
MOUNT_FS=ext3
#define the volume group name
VOLGROUP_NAME=name
# define the device
MOUNT_DEV=/dev/$VOLGROUP_NAME/ark
# define the mount point
MOUNT_POINT=/mnt/ark
# define the DATA_DIR
# <data_dir> is the value of DATA_PATH variable from
# /opt/novell/arkmanager/bin/pg_init.sh.
# DATA_PATH must point to a location on shared disk
DATA_DIR=/mnt/a/b/c/d
# stop Archive Version Services
ignore_error /etc/init.d/novell-ark stop
# del the IP address
ignore_error del_secondary_ipaddress $RESOURCE_IP
# Stop the postgres sql database
# <arkuser> is PostgresSQL user name
ignore_error sudo -u <arkuser> pg_ctl stop -D $DATA_DIR -m fast
# delete existing PostgresSQL pid file
ignore_error rm $DATA_DIR/postmaster.pid
# copy state file
ignore_error cp /opt/novell/arkmanager/arkState.xml $DATA_DIR/arkState.xml
# umount the file system
sleep 10 # if not using SMS for backup, please comment out this line
exit_on_error umount_fs $MOUNT_DEV $MOUNT_POINT $MOUNT_FS
#deactivate the volume group
exit_on_error vgchange -a n $VOLGROUP_NAME
# return status
exit 0
To customize the Archive and Versioning unload script for your specific configuration:
Edit the following line to assign a unique IP address to Archive and Versioning cluster resource:
RESOURCE_IP=a.b.c.d
Replace a.b.c.d with the same IP address you specified in the load script.
Edit the value of MOUNT_DEV to the location of the device created on configuring the shared Linux POSIX Volume.
Edit the value of MOUNT_POINT to the location of the mounted path of the Linux POSIX Volumes on a shared disk.
Edit the value of the DATA_PATH variable to assign your specific data directory, then click next.
DATA_DIR=/mnt/a/b/c/d
The monitor script contains commands to monitor the Archive service. You must customize some commands for your specific Archive configuration.
The unload script appears similar to the following example:
#!/bin/bash . /opt/novell/ncs/lib/ncsfuncs # define the IP address RESOURCE_IP=a.b.c.d # define the file system type MOUNT_FS=ext3 #define the volume group name VOLGROUP_NAME=name # define the device MOUNT_DEV=/dev/$VOLGROUP_NAME/ark # define the mount point MOUNT_POINT=/mnt/ark #check the logical volume exit_on_error status_lv $MOUNT_DEV # check the file system exit_on_error status_fs $MOUNT_DEV $MOUNT_POINT $MOUNT_FS # check the IP address exit_on_error status_secondary_ipaddress $RESOURCE_IP # check AV exit_on_error /etc/init.d/novell-ark status # return status exit 0