In addition to bug fixes, the OES 2 SP3 January 2012 Scheduled Maintenance patch provides the following changes for Novell Cluster Services:
Case Insensitive Resource Name for the Monitor Command: The cluster monitor command was modified so that the cluster resource name that you provide is treated as case insensitive. Resource names should be case insensitive for all Novell Cluster Services commands.
For information about using cluster commands, see Section A.1, Cluster Management Commands.
Editing Preferred Nodes: Edits are not allowed to be made to the Preferred Nodes list for the Master_IP_Address_Resource. The Edit button is now disabled on the master resource’s Preferred Nodes page, which is in keeping with the disabled up, down, left, and right arrows on the page.
For information, see Section 10.8, Configuring Preferred Nodes for a Resource.
Cluster Enabling an Existing Pool: In the Clusters plug-in to Novell iManager, when you cluster-enable an existing Novell Storage Services (NSS) pool, the default setting has been modified to automatically deactivate the pool on the master node and online the resource on a preferred node immediately after the pool cluster resource is created. The option has been renamed as:
Deactivate the pool on the master node, and online resource after create
If you deselect the option, the resource is in an offline state after it is created. At your convenience, you can deactivate the pool on the master node, and bring the resource online on a preferred node.
Previously, the option was by default deselected and dimmed, and the resource was automatically placed in an offline state.
For information, see Section 12.4, Cluster-Enabling an Existing NSS Pool and Its Volumes.
NetWare to Linux Conversion: The NetWare to Linux conversion of Novell Cluster Services clusters is supported from NetWare 6.5 SP8 (with the latest patches applied) to OES 2 SP3 on the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 operating system.
For information, see OES 2 SP3: Novell Cluster Services NetWare to Linux Conversion Guide.