Novell Doc: OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.8 Administration Guide for Linux - December 2010 (OES 2 SP3)

E.30.1 Configuring and Managing Cluster Resources

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Section 10.1.4, Script Length Limits	This section is new. A script can contain up to 3200 bytes of information.
Step 8 in Section 10.6.2, Configuring Resource Monitoring	This section is new. The Reboot the hosting node (without synchronizing or unmounting the disks) option is new for OES 2 SP3.
Configuring Resource Mutual Exclusion Groups	This feature is new for OES 2 SP3.
Step 7 in Section 10.8, Configuring Preferred Nodes for a Resource	Beginning in OES 2 SP3, an edit option provides a text editor where you can set the preferred failover order of the nodes assigned to a resource.
Step 5 in Section 10.9, Configuring Resource Priorities for Load Order	Beginning in OES 2 SP3, an edit option provides a text editor where you can set the load order priorities for resources in the cluster.
Renaming a Cluster Resource	This section is new.

E.30.2 Configuring and Managing Cluster Resources for Shared Linux POSIX Volumes

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Creating a Virtual Server Object for the Linux POSIX Volume Cluster Resource	This section was modified to correct errors in the procedure.

E.30.3 Configuring Cluster Resources for Shared NSS Pools and Volumes

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Cluster-Enabling an Existing NSS Pool and Its Volumes	The pool to be cluster enabled must be activated on the master node in the cluster before you begin to cluster enable the pool. This allows the pool and volume information to be automatically added to the pool cluster resource load, unload, and monitor scripts. The volume entry will be automatically removed from the /etc/fstab so that the pool cluster resource load script controls when the volume is mounted. The procedure has been modified with the related details.

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Cluster-Enabling an Existing NSS Pool and Its Volumes

The pool to be cluster enabled must be activated on the master node in the cluster before you begin to cluster enable the pool. This allows the pool and volume information to be automatically added to the pool cluster resource load, unload, and monitor scripts. The volume entry will be automatically removed from the /etc/fstab so that the pool cluster resource load script controls when the volume is mounted.

The procedure has been modified with the related details.

E.30.4 Configuring Cluster Policies and Priorities

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Configuring Quorum Membership and Timeout Properties	If you change the values, you must restart Novell Cluster Services to activate the updated settings.

E.30.5 Console Commands for Novell Cluster Services

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CONVERT preview [resource] CONVERT commit Beginning in OES 2 SP3, you can use cluster preview without specifying a resource to preview all resources. CONVERT preview	Beginning in OES 2 SP3, you can preview all resources before you complete the cluster conversion by not specifying a resource.
DOWN	Beginning in OES 2 SP3, you are prompted to confirm the cluster down.
RENAME <old_resource_name> <new_resource_name>	The cluster rename option is new for OES 2 SP3.
RESTART [seconds]	Beginning in OES 2 SP3, you are prompted to confirm the cluster restart. Valid values: 60 seconds or greater. The default is 60 seconds.

E.30.6 Converting NetWare 6.5 Clusters to OES 2 Linux

Information in this chapter was moved to the OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services NetWare to Linux Conversion Guide.

E.30.7 Installing and Configuring Novell Cluster Services on OES 2 Linux

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OES Common Proxy User	This section is new. This OES Common Proxy User option is new in OES 2 SP3.
Patching Novell Cluster Services	This section is new.

E.30.8 Managing Clusters

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Generating a Cluster Configuration Report	The Monitoring script is included in the report for each resource. The Mutually Exclusive Resource Groups information is included in the report.
Removing All Nodes at the Same Time	This section is new.
Deleting a Non-Mirrored Cluster SBD Partition	Stop Novell Cluster Services before you delete the SBD partition, then restart it after a new SBD partition exists.
Deleting a Mirrored Cluster SBD Partition	Stop Novell Cluster Services before you delete the software RAID that contains the SBD partition, then restart it after a new SBD partition exists.
Removing a Segment from a Mirrored Cluster SBD Partition	Enter cluster maintenance mode instead of bringing the cluster down.

E.30.9 Overview of Novell Cluster Services

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Terminology	This section is new.

E.30.10 Planning for a Cluster

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Planning for a Cluster	This section is new.

E.30.11 Planning for Novell Cluster Services

This chapter describes the installation requirements for Novell Cluster Services section. This information was previously located in the Installing Novell Cluster Services section.

In addition, the following changes were made to the requirements information:

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CASA	This section is new.

E.30.12 Upgrading OES 2 Linux Clusters

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Section 6.1, Requirements for Upgrading Clusters	Novell Cluster Services supports mixed-nodes running 32-bit and 64-bit OES 2 Linux during a rolling cluster upgrade.
Section 6.2, Upgrading OES 2 Clusters (Rolling Cluster Upgrade)	Stop Novell Cluster Services during the upgrade.
Section 6.5, Upgrade Issues for OES 2 SP3	This section is new.

E.30.13 Upgrading OES 1 Linux Clusters to OES 2 Linux Clusters

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Section 6.2, Upgrading OES 2 Clusters (Rolling Cluster Upgrade)	Stop Novell Cluster Services during the upgrade.

E.30.14 What’s New or Changed for Novell Cluster Services

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What’s New (OES 2 SP3)	This section is new.

E.30 December 2010 (OES 2 SP3)