This guide provides information about how to configure IRIS FailSafe 2.1 systems with the IRIS FailSafe 2.1 Data Migration Facility (DMF) option. This option enables DMF and its resources to be failed over from one node to another when a FailSafe failover occurs. This guide is intended as a supplement to the information about configuring IRIS FailSafe that is described in the IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Administrator's Guide.
This guide was prepared in conjunction with Release 2.1 of the IRIS FailSafe DMF option and the IRIS FailSafe 2.1 release. It describes the IRIS FailSafe DMF software for DMF release 2.6.3.3 and higher. This guide uses FailSafe as an abbreviation for IRIS FailSafe.
This guide is written for system administrators who are responsible for configuring and administering an IRIS FailSafe system with the optional IRIS FailSafe DMF software. These system administrators must be familiar with DMF configuration and DMF startup and shutdown procedures.
This guide contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “IRIS FailSafe DMF Overview”, describes the IRIS FailSafe components that are included in the IRIS FailSafe DMF option. It also provides an overview of the steps that are required to add DMF as a highly available service to an IRIS FailSafe cluster.
Chapter 2, “Configuring IRIS FailSafe for DMF”, explains the procedure for adding DMF as a highly available service.
For DMF installation information, see the DMF Administrator's Guide for IRIX Systems and the DMF Release and Installation Guide for IRIX Systems.
For CXFS installation information, see the CXFS Software Installation and Administration 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 Version 2 NFS Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe 2.0 Oracle Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Samba Administrator's Guide
IRIS FailSafe Version 2 TMF Administrator's Guide
The IRIS FailSafe man pages are as follows:
cdbBackup(1M)
cdbRestore(1M)
cluster_mgr(1M)
crsd(1M)
failsafe(7M)
fs2d(1M)
ha_cilog(1M)
ha_cmsd(1M)
ha_exec2(1M)
ha_fsadm(1M)
ha_fsd(1M)
ha_gcd(1M)
ha_http_ping2(1M)
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:
Table 1. IRIS FailSafe Release Notes
Release Note | Product |
|---|---|
cluster_admin | Cluster administration services |
cluster_control | Cluster node control services |
cluster_services | Cluster services |
failsafe2 | IRIS FailSafe 2.1 release |
failsafe2_dmf | FailSafe/DMF |
failsafe2_informix | FailSafe/INFORMIX |
failsafe2_nfs | FailSafe/NFS |
failsafe2_oracle | FailSafe/Oracle |
failsafe2_samba | FailSafe/Samba |
failsafe2_tmf | FailSafe/TMF |
failsafe2_web | FailSafe/Netscape web |
patch_number | FailSafe patch release |
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