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200 Software Installation and User’s Guide
Optional Features
In any case simply follow step-by-step the Installation Notes for the Netware Cluster
Services from Novell.
Important: Even though it will take more time, never try to install several servers
simultaneously. From our experience there is a very high probability that the Cluster will
not work in the end. Thus, fully install server-by-server (except the NCS, which is
installed later from a client). After each installation restart the server. After this restart
switch on the next server and begin with the installation there, etc.
Please make sure that the AUTOEXEC.NCF files of all servers of the Cluster contain the
following lines:
...
LOAD TCPIP.NLM FORWARD=NO
...
NSS /AUTODEACTIVATEVOLUME=ALL
...
You should also change the Error Handling settings (for example, with MONITOR.NLM)
into:
AUTO RESTART AFTER ABEND = 0
A.1.6.3. The Netware Client
Active-Active Failover capability under Windows NT and Windows 2000 requires an
application (for example, SQL server) which is designed for that scenario. Thus, a
standard application (for example, a simple copy job) will fail and terminate with an error
message in an active-active failover situation.
Note:
Install on the Client ConsoleOne – a Java Tool (current version) to be able to manage the
Netware Cluster.
Note:
ConsoleOne running on the server does not support the Netware Cluster Services. With
ConsoleOne you can also install the Volume Resources, which appear as Netware Cluster
Volumes.
Note:
Novell Clustering makes intensive use of the IP protocol. Special care should be taken that
all IP addresses (Servers, Clients, Cluster Resources, etc.) are unambiguous.
A.1.6.4. Information on the Active-Active Failover Scenario
Be aware that the Netware Cluster Services (as well as the solutions for Microsoft Cluster
Server products) do not represent fully mirrored systems. Thus data loss can occur in case
of a server failure with subsequent failover to a backup server.
A.1.6.5. The Netware Driver and the Tool ICPCON.NLM
Every released version of the HAM driver (SRCRxxxx.HAM) is suitable for clustering as
there are no specific cluster functions in the driver. For a new installation use the latest
released version.