Creating authentication broker accounts on root broker
system ........................................................................... 34
Creating encrypted files for the security infrastructure ................. 35
Preparing the installation system for the security
infrastructure ................................................................. 37
Performing preinstallation tasks ..................................................... 38
Obtaining VCS license keys ...................................................... 39
Setting up the private network ................................................. 40
Configuring SuSE network interfaces ......................................... 42
Setting up inter-system communication ..................................... 44
Setting up shared storage ........................................................ 46
Setting the PATH variable ....................................................... 47
Setting the MANPATH variable ................................................ 47
Setting the kernel.panic tunable ............................................... 48
Optimizing LLT media speed settings on private NICs ................... 48
Guidelines for setting the media speed of the LLT
interconnects .................................................................. 48
Mounting the product disc ....................................................... 49
Performing automated pre-installation check .............................. 49
Chapter 4 Installing and configuring VCS ......................................... 51
About installing and configuring VCS .............................................. 51
Getting your VCS installation and configuration information
ready ................................................................................... 52
Optional VCS RPMs ................................................................ 54
About the VCS installation program ................................................ 55
Optional features of the installvcs program ................................ 55
Interacting with the installvcs program ..................................... 56
About installvcs program command options ............................... 56
Installing VCS using installonly option ...................................... 59
Configuring VCS using configure option ..................................... 59
Installing and configuring VCS 5.0 RU3 ............................................ 60
Overview of tasks ................................................................... 60
Starting the software installation .............................................. 61
Specifying systems for installation ............................................ 62
Licensing VCS ....................................................................... 63
Choosing VCS RPMs for installation .......................................... 64
Choosing to install VCS RPMs or configure VCS ........................... 65
Starting the software configuration ........................................... 66
Specifying systems for configuration ......................................... 67
Configuring the basic cluster .................................................... 67
Configuring the cluster in secure mode ...................................... 69
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