Installing SFRAC 4.1 Packages

Install VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC on clusters of up to four nodes. The procedure shows a sample installation on four nodes, slpas06, slpas07, slpas08, and slpas09.

Installing SFRAC involves an installation phase and configuration phase. Use either of the following tools to start the installation phase:

• The VERITAS product installer (see Using the VERITAS Product Installer to Install SFRAC). This tool offers a high-level approach to installing multiple VERITAS products.
• The installsfrac script (see Using the installsfrac Script to Install SFRAC). This tool offers a direct approach to installing SFRAC.

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  Note    If you obtained SFRAC from an electronic download site, you must use the installsfrac script instead of the VERITAS product installer.

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The process installs the following components on each node: VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS), VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM), and VERITAS File System (VxFS). Refer to Requirements for Installing Components for general prerequisites.

Setting the PATH Variable

The installation and other commands are located in various directories. If necessary, add these directories to your PATH environment variable on each system:

If you use the Bourne Shell (sh or ksh):

If you use the C Shell (csh or tcsh):

The path defined as /opt/VRTSob/bin is optional unless you choose to install VERITAS Enterprise Administrator.

Setting the MANPATH Variable

Set the MANPATH variable to enable viewing manual pages:

If you use the Bourne Shell (sh or ksh):

If you use the C Shell (csh or tcsh):

Mounting the VERITAS SFRAC Disc

1. Log in as root user to a cluster node or a remote node in the same subnet as the cluster nodes.
2. Insert the VERITAS software disc into the CD drive and determine the appropriate CD-ROM device:
     # ioscan -fn -C disk

   For example, the listing may indicate the block device of the CD-ROM drive is /dev/dsk/c0t0d0; make a note of the device file as it applies to your system.

3. If necessary, create a directory under which to mount the software disc and mount the disc:
     # mkdir -p /cdrom
     # mount –F cdfs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom

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     Note    VERITAS advises using the -F cdfs option for the mount command.

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   Alternately, you can mount the disc using Portable File System (PFS):

   • Check whether the PFS daemons are running:
   
       # ps -ef | grep pfs_mountd
   • If the daemons are running, look for output resembling the example below:
   
       # ps -ef | grep pfs
        root 17796 17795 0 Mar 23 ? 5:51 pfsd.rpc
        root 17794 17793 0 Mar 23 ? 0:00 pfs_mountd.rpc
        root 17795     1 0 Mar 23 ? 0:00 pfsd
        root 17793     1 0 Mar 23 ? 0:00 pfs_mountd
   • If the daemons are not running, start them:
   
       # nohup pfs_mountd &
       # nohup pfsd &
   • If necessary, create a directory under which to mount the software disc:
   
       # mkdir -p /cdrom
   • Mount the CD-ROM. For example, to mount the CD-ROM to the /cdrom mount point, type:
   
       # /usr/sbin/pfs_mount -o iso /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom

   /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 is the block device file of the drive.

4. Verify the mounting process:
     # mount

   In the output, look for a line that resembles the example below:

   
   /cdrom on slias15:/cdrom ro,nointr,retrans=3,timeo=7,
   wsize=2048,proto=udp on Wed Mar 23 14:28:37 2005