Cluster Platform 15K/9960 System Recovery Disks

The recovery disks enable you to replace the factory-installed Cluster Platform 15K/9960 software environment on the management server in the event of a system disk failure.

Contents of the Recovery Disks

The Cluster Platform 15K/9960 system media kit contains a bootable CD and a recovery DVD that are used for restoring the system software. The DVD contains the following software:

Solaris 8 10/01 operating environment

Solaris DiskSuite 4.2.1 software with patches

Sun Cluster 3.0 Update 1 software with the appropriate patches

Solaris JumpStart software environment

Sun Management Center 3.0 update 2 with help desk

AnswerBook2 1.4.4 software

Apache 1.3 server software

VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1.1 software

Before You Use the Recovery Disks

Before you attempt to restore the management software environment, you must know your system configuration information and the state of your system backups. For information about the configuration, refer to the Cluster Platform 15K/9960 System Site Planning Guide.

Your system configuration information must include the following:

System name

IP address

Annex port name or number

Time zone

Name service

Subnet information

Ethernet addresses

Note - When you installed the management server for the first time, you should have created a back-up copy of the /jumpstart/Files/JumpStart.conf file. After you recover the management server, you must install the backup copy of the /jumpstart/Files/JumpStart.conf file to restore the system variables.

Using the Recovery Disks

This section includes procedures for recovering the management server. The recovery disks are intended only for recovering from a disaster. Do not use the recovery disks for installation and configuration of the management server or cluster nodes.

Caution - Initiate a recovery only at the direction of technical support. Because the recovery results in a generic, unconfigured system, you must restore all site-specific configuration files from backup data.

To Use the Recovery Disks

The following procedure contains examples of the output from the recovery scripts. Certain values such as IP addresses and host names are examples only. Your system will have different values.

1. Log in to your admin station as the superuser.

2. Use the following command to access the management server console through the terminal concentrator:

# telnet terminal_concentrator_name 5001

3. In the console window, press Ctrl+] to enter the telnet command mode, as indicated by the telnet> prompt.

4. Use the following command to access the OpenBoot trademark PROM prompt:

telnet> send brk

5. Insert the Installation CD into the DVD-ROM drive.

6. Boot the system from the CD:

ok boot cdrom

The system will prompt you for the Solaris installation information.

7. Press 1 for initial install.

8. Type Y to format the boot disk.

Code box showing the disk format prompt.

Caution - In this procedure, you are not performing a generic Solaris software installation. You must ensure that you format the boot disk properly. Do not accept the default formatting scheme.

The default root disk is /dev/dsk/c1t0d0.

The Solaris installer needs to format

/dev/dsk/c1t0d0 to install Solaris.

WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!

Do you want to format /dev/dsk/c1t0d0?  [y,n,?,q]: y

NOTE: The swap size cannot be changed during filesystem layout.

9. Enter the swap slice size.

Enter a swap slice size between 352MB and 34729MB, default = 512MB [?] 1024

10. Press N when prompted to begin the swap slice at the beginning of the disk.

The Installer prefers that the swap slice is at the beginning of the

disk. This will allow the most flexible filesystem partitioning later in the installation.

Can the swap slice start at the beginning of the disk  [y,n,?,q] n

11. Press 1 when prompted to place the swap slice at cylinder 0.

WARNING: Placing the swap slice at a cylinder location other than cylinder 0 requires expert knowledge about disk layout. This choice may affect disk layout choices later in the installation.

Enter a starting cylinder between 0 and 24257, default = 0 [?] 1

12. Press Y to confirm the choices.

You have selected the following to be used by the Solaris installer:

        Disk Slice  : /dev/dsk/c1t0d0

        Size        : 1024 MB

        Start Cyl.  : 1

WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!

Is this OK  [y,n,?,q] y

The system is rebooted at this point. Then, the Solaris WebStart installation begins.

13. Answer the WebStart questions as in the following example.

Some of the information that appears between the user input lines have been left out to simplify the example.

Consult your network administrator about specifying a naming service. If you use a name service, you must modify the /etc/nsswitch.conf file on the management server so that "files" appears before any other name service.

Note - The two cluster nodes are automatically configured not to support a naming service. This default configuration avoids the need to rely on external services:

Welcome to the Web Start Solaris Command Line installation!

The following questions will gather information about this system.

This information will be used to configure:

        Network

        Name Service

        Date and Time

        Root Password

        Power Management

   <Press Return to continue> Return

Please wait while the system information is loaded...

Is this machine networked (y/n) [n]? y

Would you like to configure using DHCP [n]? n

Enter host name []: host_name

Enter this machine's IP Address []: IP_address

Enter the subnet netmask [255.255.255.0]: netmask

Enable IPv6 [n]: n

Please enter the number corresponding to the type of name service you would

like [5]: 5

Please enter the number corresponding to your router discovery method [1]: 2

Router Address []: IP_address

14. Select a method for specifying the time zone.

15. Select the appropriate time zone region.

16. Select the appropriate time zone.

17. Specify date, time, root password, then confirm the settings.

18. Select CD as the installation media.

19. Insert the Cluster Platform 15K/9960 recovery DVD into the DVD-ROM drive, then press Return to start the recovery process.

20. Select the Cluster Platform 15K/9960 flash archive.

Select one or more Flash archives to install.

   [ ]  0  f15k9960ms

Select which Flash archive(s) you would like to install

   Enter the number corresponding to a Flash archive to view its information.

   Enter n when finished. To enter a different network file system path, enter

   B to go back [n] 0

Content name: catfishms

Path: /cdrom/f15k9960ms

Toggle catfishms [n]? y

Select one or more Flash archives to install.

   [X]  0  f15k9960ms

   Enter the number corresponding to a Flash archive to view its information.

   Enter n when finished. To enter a different network file system path, enter

   B to go back [n] n

You selected the following Flash archives for initial install:

 CD  /cdrom/f15k9960ms

   <Press Return to continue> Return

To select additional Flash archives, please specify the media where the

archives are located.

Media:

1. CD (already selected)

2. Network File System

3. HTTP

4. Local Tape

5. None - Archive Selection Complete

   Media [5]: 5

21. Select manual layout of the boot disk:

The system is being initialized, please wait...

Select which disks you want to lay out the file systems on.

Available Disks:

   Disk      Size

 c1t0d0    17269 MB

 c1t1d0    17269 MB

Enter 'y' to layout file systems on the specified disk.  This will erase all

existing data on the disk.  Enter 'n' to leave the disk unmodified.

   Layout file systems on disk c1t0d0 (bootdisk) (y/n) [y]? y

Layout file systems on disk c1t1d0 (y/n) [n]? n

The Solaris Installer is determining size requirements based on your choices, please wait...

The swap partition was not created on the first available cylinder. This is

required for autolayout. Manual layout of the filesystems is required. This

layout must be done on the cylinder level.

   <Press ENTER to continue> Return

22. Modify the boot disk partition table:

File System operations:

1. Print the current partition table

2. Modify a disk's partition table

3. Done

   Select the number corresponding to a file system operation, or 'Done' to

   proceed with the install [3]: 2

Available disks:

1.  c1t0d0

swap  1026 MB  446 Cyls

2.  c1t1d0  Not Selected

3. Done

   Select a disk to modify, or Done to return to the previous menu [3]: 1

23. Modify the boot disk for the Solstice DiskSuite software partition:

 Disk Name       c1t0d0

 TotalSpaceCyl   7506

 Used Space Cyl  446

 Free Space Cyl  7060

 #   Slice Name  Start Cyl  Size Cyl  Minimum Size Cyl

 0.  Unused

 1.  swap        1 Cyl      446 Cyls  446 Cyls

 3.  Unused

 4.  Unused

 5.  Unused

 6.  Unused

 7.  Unused

 8.  Done

   Select a slice to modify, or Done to return to the previous menu [8]: 7

   Enter new slice name: SDS

   Enter new start cylinder  [0]: 447

   Enter new slice size (in Cyls)  [5]: Return

24. Modify the root partition.

For the new start cylinder, add 1 to the Used Space Cyl value.:

Disk Name       c1t0d0

TotalSpaceCyl   7506

Used Space Cyl  451

Free Space Cyl  7055

 #   Slice Name  Start Cyl  Size Cyl  Minimum Size Cyl

 0.  Unused

 1.  swap        1 Cyl      446 Cyls  446 Cyls

 3.  Unused

 4.  Unused

 5.  Unused

 6.  Unused

 7.  /SDS        447 Cyl    5 Cyls    0 Cyls

 8.  Done

   Select a slice to modify, or Done to return to the previous menu [8]: 0

   Enter new slice name: /

   Enter new start cylinder  [0]: 452

   Enter new slice size (in Cyls)  [5]: 7054

Disk Name       c1t0d0

TotalSpaceCyl   7506

Used Space Cyl  7505

Free Space Cyl  1

 #   Slice Name  Start Cyl  Size Cyl    Minimum Size Cyl

 0.  /           452 Cyl    7054 Cyls   0 Cyls

 1.  swap        1 Cyl      446 Cyls    446 Cyls

 3.  Unused

 4.  Unused

 5.  Unused

 6.  Unused

 7.  /SDS        447 Cyl    5 Cyls      0 Cyls

 8.  Done

Select a slice to modify, or Done to return to the previous menu [8]: 8

25. Confirm the boot disk modifications, and start the installation:

Available disks:

1.  c1t0d0

/     16229 MB  7054 Cyls

swap  1026 MB   446 Cyls

/SDS  11 MB     5 Cyls

2.  c1t1d0  Not Selected

3. Done

   Select a disk to modify, or Done to return to the previous menu [3]: 3

File System operations:

1. Print the current partition table

2. Modify a disk's partition table

3. Done

   Select the number corresponding to a file system operation, or 'Done' to

   proceed with the install [3]: 3

The following items will be installed:

 CD  /cdrom/f15k9960ms

   Enter 'y' to accept these values and start the installation, or 'n' to

   return to disk selection to make changes (y/n): y

Installing...

Extracting archive(s)

|-1%------------25%---------------50%---------------75%------------100%|

Installation details:

     Product                   Result     More Info

 1.  Solaris Flash archive(s)  Installed  Available

 2.  Done

   Enter the number corresponding to the desired selection for more

   information, or enter 2 to continue [2]: 2

<Press Return to reboot the system> Return

Completing the Recovery Process

After the management server software image is restored, you must configure the system to match your environment. Refer to the Cluster Platform 15K/9960 System Installation Guide for information on how to customize the management server.