This guide provides information about configuring IRIX FailSafe 2.1.x systems with the IRIX FailSafe NFS 2.2 plug-in. This plug-in enables NFS resources to be failed over from one node to another if a component fails. This guide is intended as a supplement to the information included in the IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Administrator's Guide.
This guide is written for system administrators who are responsible for configuring and administering an IRIX FailSafe system with the optional IRIX FailSafe NFS software. These system administrators must be able to customize several shell scripts and must be familiar with NFS configuration and NFS startup and shutdown procedures.
This book also assumes that you are familiar with the basic components of FailSafe described in the IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Administrator's Guide.
For NFS installation information, see the ONC3/NFS Administrator's Guide.
Besides this guide, other documentation for the IRIS FailSafe system includes:
IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Programmer's Guide
IRIS FailSafe 2.0 INFORMIX Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe 2.0 Netscape Server Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe 2.0 Oracle Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Samba Administrator's Guide
build_cmgr_script(1M)
cdbBackup(1M)
cdbRestore(1M)
cluster_mgr(1M)
crsd(1M)
failsafe(7M)
fs2d(1M)
ha_cilog(1M)
ha_cmsd(1M)
ha_exec2(1M)
ha_fsd(1M)
ha_gcd(1M)
ha_http_ping2(1M) (IRIS FailSafe Netscape Web option)
ha_ifd(1M)
ha_ifdadmin(1M)
ha_ifmx2(1M) (IRIS FailSafe INFORMIX option)
ha_macconfig2(1M)
ha_srmd(1M)
ha_statd2(1M)
haStatus(1M)
Release notes are included with each IRIS FailSafe product. The names of the release notes are as follows:
Release Note | Product |
|---|---|
cluster_admin | Cluster administration services |
cluster_control | Cluster node control services |
cluster_services | Cluster services |
failsafe2 | IRIX FailSafe 2.1. x release |
failsafe2_informix | FailSafe INFORMIX |
failsafe2_nfs | FailSafe NFS |
failsafe2_oracle | FailSafe Oracle |
failsafe2_samba | FailSafe Samba |
failsafe2_web | FailSafe Netscape web |
patch_number | FailSafe patch release |
You can obtain SGI documentation in the following ways:
See the SGI Technical Publications Library at: http://docs.sgi.com. Various formats are available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books, release notes, man pages, and other information.
If it is installed on your SGI system, you can use InfoSearch, an online tool that provides a more limited set of online books, release notes, and man pages. With an IRIX system, select Help from the Toolchest, and then select InfoSearch. Or you can type infosearch on a command line.
You can also view release notes by typing either grelnotes or relnotes on a command line.
You can also view man pages by typing man title on a command line.
The following conventions are used throughout this guide:
| Convention | Meaning | |
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| variable | Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined. | |
| user input | This bold, fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions. (Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.) | |
| [ ] | Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line. | |
| GUI | This font denotes the names of graphical user interface (GUI) elements such as windows, screens, dialog boxes, menus, toolbars, icons, buttons, boxes, fields, and lists. |
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