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## Preface

The Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1 Hardware Administration Manual provides a variety of information about how to install and administer basic Oracle Solaris Cluster hardware components. Topics covered in this book include how to install and configure terminal concentrators, the cluster interconnect, public network hardware, campus clustering, and dynamic reconfiguration.

Use this manual starting with any version of Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 software. Unless otherwise noted, procedures are the same for all Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 versions and subsequent releases.

Note - This Oracle Solaris Cluster release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, and AMD64. In this document, the label x86 refers to systems that use the AMD64 family of processor architectures. The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.

In this document, references to Oracle Real Application Clusters also apply to Oracle Parallel Server unless otherwise stated.

See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.

This book does not include information about configuring servers in an Oracle Solaris Cluster environment nor does it include specific storage device procedures.

Bash is the default shell for Oracle Solaris 11. Machine names shown with the Bash shell prompt are displayed for clarity.

## How This Book Is Organized

The following chapters contain information about hardware used in an Oracle Solaris Cluster environment.

Chapter 1, Introduction to Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware provides an overview of installing and administering Oracle Solaris Cluster hardware.

Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the Terminal Concentrator describes how to install and configure a terminal concentrator.

Chapter 3, Installing Cluster Interconnect Hardware and Configuring VLANs describes how to install cluster interconnect hardware and configure VLANs.

Chapter 4, Maintaining Cluster Interconnect Hardware describes how to maintain cluster interconnect hardware.

Chapter 5, Installing and Maintaining Public Network Hardware describes how to install and maintain the public network hardware.

Chapter 6, Maintaining Platform Hardware describes how to perform cluster-specific procedures on your cluster node hardware.

Chapter 7, Campus Clustering With Oracle Solaris Cluster Software provides guidelines and diagrams about how to configure a campus cluster.

Chapter 8, Verifying Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware Redundancy describes how to verify cluster redundancy.

## Revision History

The following table lists the information that has been revised or added since the initial release of this documentation. The table also lists the revision date for these changes.

Table P-1 Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1 Hardware Administration Manual

Revision Date | New Information
--- | ---
December 2011 | Updated content for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0.
March 2012 | Updated publication date and dash-roll.
October 2012 | Updated content for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1.

## Related Documentation

The following Oracle Solaris Cluster books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hardcopy format, ensure that you have these books available for your reference. All Oracle Solaris Cluster documentation is available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html.

For information specifically about your hardware, see the documentation that shipped with the various products. Much of this documentation is also available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html.

Topic | Documentation
--- | ---
Hardware installation and administration | Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1 Hardware Administration Manual Individual hardware administration guides
Concepts | Oracle Solaris Cluster Concepts Guide
Software installation | Oracle Solaris Cluster Software Installation Guide
Data service installation and administration | Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide and individual data service guides
Data service development | Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Developer’s Guide
System administration | Oracle Solaris Cluster System Administration Guide Oracle Solaris Cluster Quick Reference
Software upgrade | Oracle Solaris Cluster Upgrade Guide
Error messages | Oracle Solaris Cluster Error Messages Guide
Command and function references | Oracle Solaris Cluster Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Quorum Server Reference Manual
Compatible software | Oracle Solaris Cluster Compatibility Guide available at the Oracle Solaris Cluster Technical Resources page

## Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade an Oracle Solaris Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information about basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

- Online documentation for the Oracle Solaris Operating System (Oracle Solaris OS)

- Other software documentation that you received with your system

- Oracle Solaris Operating System man pages

## Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using Oracle Solaris Cluster, contact your service provider and provide the following information.

- Your name and email address (if available)

- Your company name, address, and phone number

- The model number and serial number of your systems

- The release number of the operating environment (for example, Oracle Solaris 11)

- The release number of Oracle Solaris Cluster (for example, Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1)

Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your service provider.

Command | Function
--- | ---
`prtconf `-v`` | Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices
`psrinfo `-v`` | Displays information about processors
`pkg list` | Reports which packages are installed
`prtdiag `-v`` | Displays system diagnostic information
`/usr/cluster/bin/clnode show-rev -v` | Displays Oracle Solaris Cluster release and package version information for each node

Also have available the contents of the `/var/adm/messages` file.

## Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

## Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-2 Typographic Conventions

Typeface | Description | Example
--- | --- | ---
`AaBbCc123` | The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output | Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls `-a`` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123` | What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output | `machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
aabbcc123 | Placeholder: replace with a real name or value | The command to remove a file is `rm` filename.
AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized | Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

## Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows UNIX system prompts and superuser prompts for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. In command examples, the shell prompt indicates whether the command should be executed by a regular user or a user with privileges.

Table P-3 Shell Prompts

Shell | Prompt
--- | ---
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell | `$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser | `#`
C shell | `machine_name%`
C shell for superuser | `machine_name#`

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