Symantec Veritas Cluster Server One, Installation Manual

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18 Getting ready to install VCS One
About installing VCS One
About installing VCS One
Installing Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) One involves the following procedures:
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Setting up the hardware for the Policy Master cluster
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Setting up the network communications among systems
■ Setting up Symantec Product Authentication Service (AT)
■ Configuring shared storage
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Creating the disk group and file system for VCS One Policy Master database
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Installing the VCS One Policy Master and verifying the installation
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Connecting the VCS One client systems to the Policy Master cluster using
the public network
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Installing the VCS One client software on the client systems
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Installing the agents
■ Installing the Simulator (optional)
■ Testing shared storage devices and coordinator disks for compliance with
SCSI-3 persistent reservations
■ Configuring I/O Fencing (optional, but recommended)
Installing the VCS One agents
In addition to the agents that are bundled with the product, VCS One provides
agents for the management of key enterprise applications. Typically, agents
start, stop, and monitor resources and report state changes. The high
availability agents are located on the Veritas High Availability Agent Pack
software disc that is included with VCS One. The Agent Pack disc contains the
currently shipping agents and is released quarterly to add new agents. See the
following documentation available on the Agent Pack disc:
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For an overview of the supported high availability agents, read the Veritas
High Availability Agent Pack Getting Started Guide .
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For installation instructions, read the agent installation and configuration
guides.