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Do the following:
■ Copy the root_hash file that you fetched to the system from
where you plan to install VCS.
Note the path of the root hash file that you copied to the
installation system.
■ Gather the root broker information such as name, fully
qualified domain name, domain, and port from the AT
administrator.
■ Note the principal name and password information for each
authentication broker that you provided to the AT
administrator to create the authentication broker accounts.
■ During VCS configuration, choose the configuration option
3 when the installvcs program prompts.
Manual mode
Performing preinstallation tasks
Table 3-2 lists the tasks you must perform before proceeding to install VCS.
Table 3-2
Preinstallation tasks
ReferenceTask
See “Obtaining VCS license keys” on page 39.Obtain license keys.
See “Setting up the private network” on page 40.Set up the private
network.
See “Configuring SuSE network interfaces” on page 42.ConfigureSuSE network
interfaces
See “Setting up inter-system communication” on page 44.Enable communication
between systems.
See “Setting up ssh on cluster systems” on page 45.Set up ssh on cluster
systems.
See “Setting up shared storage” on page 46.Setupsharedstoragefor
I/O fencing (optional)
See “Setting the PATH variable” on page 47.
See “Setting the MANPATH variable” on page 47.
Set the PATH and the
MANPATH variables.
See “Setting the kernel.panic tunable” on page 48.Set the kerne.panic
tunable
Preparing to install VCS
Performing preinstallation tasks
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