Novell BUSINESS CONTINUITY CLUSTERING 1.1 SP1 - 9-21-2010 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE FOR NOVELL OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 1 SP2 LINUX Administration Manual

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Installation and Setup 192.1.4 Novell Cluster Services 1.8.2 for LinuxYou need two to four clusters with Novell Cluster Services™ 1.8.2 (the version that ships with OES1 SP2) installed and running on each node in the cluster.Each cluster must have a unique name, even if the clusters reside in different Novell eDirectorytrees, and clusters must not have the same name as any of the eDirectory trees in the businesscontinuity cluster.See the OES 1 SP2: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.2 Administration Guide for Linux (http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/cluster_admin_lx/data/h4hgu4hs.html) for information oninstalling and configuring Novell Cluster Services. The hardware requirements for Novell Business Continuity Clustering software are the same asfor Novell Cluster Services. For more information, see “Hardware Requirements” (http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/cluster_admin_lx/data/bsqv11m.html) and “Shared DiskRequirements” (http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/cluster_admin_lx/data/hclznvyg.html) in the OES 1 SP2: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.2 Administration Guide forLinux (http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/cluster_admin_lx/data/h4hgu4hs.html). Some SAN vendors require you to purchase or license their CLI (Command Line Interface)separately. The CLI for the SAN might not initially be included with your hardware.Also, some SAN hardware may not be SMI-S compliant and cannot be managed by using SMI-S commands.The recommended configuration is to have each cluster in the same eDirectory tree. You can have abusiness continuity cluster with clusters in separate eDirectory trees. See Appendix A,“Implementing a Multiple-Tree BCC,” on page 79 for more information.In order to add or change cluster peer credentials, you must access iManager on a server that is in thesame eDirectory tree as the cluster you are adding or changing peer credentials for.2.1.5 Novell iManagerNovell iManager (the version released with OES 1 SP2) must be installed and running on a server inthe eDirectory tree where you are installing Business Continuity Clustering software. As part of theinstall process, you will be installing snap-ins for the Identity Manager role that are managementtemplates for configuring a business continuity cluster.The Identity Manager management utilities should be installed on the same server where you haveinstalled iManager. See “Business Continuity Cluster Component Locations” on page 22 for specificinformation on where to install Identity Manager components.2.1.6 Identity ManagerThe Identity Manager 2.x or 3.01 engine and the eDirectory driver must be installed on one node ineach Novell Cluster Services for Linux cluster that you want to be in the business continuity cluster.(Identity Manager was formerly called DirXML® .) The Identity Manager management utilitiesmust also be installed. The same Identity Manager installation program used to install the IdentityManager engine is also used to install the Identity Manager drivers and management utilities. “Identity Manager 2 Bundle Edition” on page 20