Cluster Systems Management Cookbook for pSeries.

Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 What is Cluster Systems Management (CSM)? -- 1.2 CSM 1.4.0 highlights -- 1.3 CSM differentiators -- 1.4 Why consider CSM? -- 1.5 What is covered in this redbook -- Chapter 2. New features in CSM 1.4.0 -- 2.1 New hardware support -- 2.2 New software support -- 2.3 CSM Highly Available Management Server -- 2.3.1 Hardware support -- 2.3.2 Software support -- 2.4 Monitoring Service Focus Point using CSM -- 2.5 Changes in Linux distribution support -- 2.6 1024 way xSeries nodes support -- 2.7 Hardware control command -- Chapter 3. CSM installation scenario -- 3.1 Assumptions and planning -- 3.2 Our environment -- 3.3 Installation of the CSM management server -- 3.3.1 Installation of AIX -- 3.3.2 Apply maintenance to AIX -- 3.3.3 Installation and customization of NIM -- 3.3.4 Install and apply maintenance to the CSM server -- 3.3.5 Customize the CSM server -- 3.4 Installation of nodes -- 3.4.1 Define nodes to CSM -- 3.4.2 Node definition -- 3.4.3 Create nodegroups -- 3.4.4 Validate hardware control -- 3.4.5 Get adapter information -- 3.5 Set up cluster file management -- 3.6 NIM steps -- 3.6.1 Define NIM clients -- 3.6.2 NIM machine groups -- 3.6.3 NIM CSM preparation -- 3.6.4 Add OpenSSL and OpenSSH bundles -- 3.6.5 NIM resource allocation -- 3.7 Network boot node -- 3.7.1 Verify resources -- 3.7.2 Initiate netboot -- 3.7.3 Monitoring the install -- 3.8 Integration of Linux pSeries nodes -- 3.8.1 Check the node software -- 3.8.2 Copy Linux packages to the correct directory -- 3.8.3 Verify node definitions -- 3.8.4 Create CSM node groups -- 3.8.5 Set up the cluster configuration -- 3.8.6 Add Linux nodes to the cluster -- 3.8.7 Verify nodes.

Chapter 4. CSM advanced features implementation -- 4.1 Building a Linux repository for pSeries -- 4.1.1 Setting up the network installation server -- 4.1.2 Red Hat repository -- 4.1.3 SUSE LINUX SLES8 repository -- 4.1.4 SUSE LINUX SLES9 repository -- 4.1.5 Creating the autoinstallation files -- 4.1.6 Install the CSM client on Linux -- 4.2 Install Linux using the AIX NIM server -- 4.2.1 Switch the netboot method from BOOTP to DHCP -- 4.2.2 Prepare AIX 5L V5.x NIM machine definitions -- 4.2.3 Activating NIM clients to create entries in /etc/bootptab -- 4.2.4 Converting BOOTP information to DHCP syntax -- 4.2.5 Deallocate NIM clients to remove entries from /etc/bootptab -- 4.2.6 Deactivate BOOTP service from inetd -- 4.2.7 Configure and activate DHCP -- 4.2.8 Booting Linux on pSeries -- 4.3 CSM performance, scalability, and challenges -- 4.3.1 Firewall -- 4.3.2 WAN network -- Chapter 5. CSM migration scenario -- 5.1 General planning for migrations -- 5.1.1 Where we want to go -- 5.1.2 Where we come from -- 5.1.3 Gather prerequisites information -- 5.1.4 Checking for latest updates available -- 5.1.5 Planning for recovery -- 5.2 Migrate CSM on the management server -- 5.2.1 Get the necessary software -- 5.2.2 Check for prerequisites on client nodes and HMCs -- 5.2.3 Back up the management server -- 5.2.4 Commit previous installed updates -- 5.2.5 Update and migrate the software -- 5.2.6 Update the open source software packages -- 5.2.7 Reboot the management server -- 5.2.8 Accept the terms and conditions of the CSM license agreement -- 5.2.9 Copy updated CSM files into /csminstall -- 5.2.10 Verify the installation -- 5.2.11 Perform a backup of the migrated system -- 5.3 Migrate CSM on AIX client nodes -- 5.3.1 Check for application software prerequisites -- 5.3.2 Back up the client nodes -- 5.3.3 Commit previously installed updates.

5.3.4 Stop the applications on the client nodes -- 5.3.5 Update and migrate the nodes -- 5.3.6 Reboot the client nodes -- 5.3.7 Updatenode (when necessary) -- 5.3.8 Verify CSM functions -- 5.3.9 Start up and verify the applications on the client nodes -- 5.3.10 Back up client nodes -- 5.4 Migrate AIX on the client nodes -- 5.4.1 Alternate disk migration installation -- 5.4.2 Traditional AIX migration using NIM -- 5.5 Migrate AIX on the management server -- 5.5.1 Get the necessary software -- 5.5.2 Check for prerequisites on client nodes and HMCs -- 5.5.3 Back up the management server -- 5.5.4 Perform the migration -- 5.5.5 Apply updates to the migrated system -- 5.5.6 Update the open source software packages -- 5.5.7 Post migration actions -- Chapter 6. CSM cluster administration -- 6.1 Use all available information sources -- 6.2 Maintaining NIM lpp_sources for one AIX release -- 6.3 Verify the AIX level of SPOT and backup -- 6.4 Node status in csmstat command output -- 6.5 Hardware control problems -- 6.5.1 Invalid hardware control point message -- 6.5.2 Error connecting to hardware control point -- 6.5.3 Power status undefined -- 6.5.4 Power on for a client node is not working -- 6.5.5 IBM.HWCTRLRM trace and Java™ controls -- Chapter 7. CSM High Availability Management Server -- 7.1 When to deploy CSM HA MS -- 7.2 HA MS installation requirement -- 7.2.1 Software support -- 7.2.2 Storage support -- 7.2.3 Network consideration -- 7.2.4 Remote shell consideration -- 7.2.5 Network Installation Management (NIM) consideration -- 7.2.6 Symbolic link consideration -- 7.3 HA MS implementation scenarios -- 7.3.1 Environment setup -- 7.3.2 CSM MS installation on the backup MS -- 7.4 HA MS configuration -- 7.4.1 HA MS installation -- 7.4.2 Set up NTP on both management servers -- 7.4.3 Shared disk configuration -- 7.4.4 Create the HA MS definition file.

7.4.5 Customized scripts -- 7.4.6 Activate the failover notification -- 7.5 HA MS operations -- 7.5.1 Start HA MS -- 7.5.2 Stopping the HA MS -- 7.5.3 Verify HA MS is active -- 7.5.4 Manual HA MS failover -- 7.5.5 Active MS shutdown -- 7.5.6 Active MS crash -- 7.5.7 Reintegration -- 7.5.8 Pause the HA MS -- 7.5.9 Things to do after an active MS failover -- 7.6 HA MS administration -- 7.6.1 Update HA MS definition file -- 7.6.2 Back up the HA MS definition file -- 7.6.3 HS MS PTF installation -- 7.7 HA MS log and debug information -- 7.7.1 HA MS logs -- 7.7.2 Audit log -- 7.7.3 Debugging tips -- 7.8 High Availability Management Server Q&amp -- A -- Appendix A. Simple user management and authentication via LDAP -- Installation and configuration of AIX Directory Server -- Install and configure LDAP on a CSM management server -- Setup of AIX LDAP client -- Test the AIX LDAP server and AIX client -- Setup of Red Hat Linux client -- Setup of SUSE LINUX client -- Configuration of LDAP server replicas -- Additional information -- Appendix B. Managing IBM WebSphere Application Server with CSM -- Combined CSM cluster and WebSphere cell topology -- Using CSM node groups -- Setting up a WebSphere Application Server cell -- Installing WebSphere Application Server and third-party software on application server nodes -- File synchronization across the cell -- Managing the entire WebSphere infrastructure -- Summary -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.

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