Symantec Veritas Cluster Server One, Installation Manual

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64 Installing and configuring the VCS One client
Preparing to install the VCS One client
Preparing to install the VCS One client
This section lists what you must do and prepare before you can install the VCS
One client.
■ Perform the general preparations if you have not already.
See “ Preparing to install the VCS One client ” on page 64.
■
Perform platform-specific preparations.
See “ Platform-specific preparations ” on page 64.
■
Right before the installation, you must perform some setup tasks.
See “ Right before the installation ” on page 66.
General preparations (all platforms)
Client installation involves a set of certain pre-installation tasks to be
performed before you actually run the installer. These tasks are broadly divided
in to the following categories:
■
General preparations that are common irrespective of the platform on
which you would install the client.
■ Platform specific preparations.
Before you begin to install the VCS One client, ensure that the following general
preparations are ready in advance.
■
Uninstall any earlier version of the VCS One client.
For uninstallation instructions, see the Veritas Cluster Server One
Installation Guide for the VCS One version you want to uninstall.
■
Ensure any DHCP IP addresses have a long-term lease and are not
relinquished while the VCS One client daemon (vcsoneclientd) is running.
The loss of connectivity could fault the VCS One client.
■ Ensure the client host name resolves to the client IP address, and vice versa.
Platform-specific preparations
This section includes information and configurations you must prepare before
you install the client on Linux or Solaris. Complete the preparations for your
platform, and then proceed to:
“ Right before the installation ” on page 66.
Linux-specific preparations
Before you install the VCS One client on a Linux server system, you must first: