Symantec Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 Update 3, Installation Manual

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Table 4-2
installvcs options (continued)
Description Option and Syntax
Specifies that rsh and
rcp
are to be used for communication
between systems instead of ssh and
scp
. This option requires
that systems be preconfigured such that rsh commands
between systems execute without prompting for passwords
or confirmations
-rsh
Enable or disable Symantec Product Authentication Service
in a VCS cluster that is running. Install and configure Root
Broker for Symantec Product Authentication Service.
See “About Symantec Product Authentication Service (AT)”
on page 19.
-security
Performs the installation, uninstallation, start, and stop
operations on the systems in a serial fashion. By default, the
installer performs these operations simultaneously on all the
systems.
-serial
Specifies the timeout value (in seconds) for each command
that the installer issues during the installation. The default
timeout value is set to 600 seconds.
-timeout
Specifies that tmp_path is the working directory for installvcs
program. This path is different from the /var/tmp path. This
destination is where initial logging is performed and where
RPMs are copied on remote systems before installation.
-tmppath tmp_path
Displays the details when the installer installs the RPMs. By
default, the installer displays only a progress bar during the
RPMs installation.
-verbose
Installing VCS using installonly option
In certain situations, users may choose to install the VCS RPMs on a system before
they are ready for cluster configuration. During such situations, the
installvcs
-installonly
option can be used. The installation program licenses and installs
VCS RPMs on the systems that you enter without creating any VCS configuration
files.
Configuring VCS using configure option
If you installed VCS and did not choose to configure VCS immediately, use the
installvcs -configure
option. You can configure VCS when you are ready for
59 Installing and configuring VCS
About the VCS installation program