Cluster Server 8.0 Agent for Sybase Installation and Configuration Guide - Linux

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0)
Platform: Linux
  1. Introducing the Cluster Server Agent for Sybase
    1.  
      About the Cluster Server Agent for Sybase
    2.  
      Supported software for the VCS agent for Sybase
    3.  
      How the agent makes Sybase highly available
    4.  
      How the Sybase and SybaseBk agents support intelligent resource monitoring
    5. About the Sybase agent functions
      1.  
        Sybase agent functions
      2.  
        SybaseBk agent functions
      3.  
        Using the IPC Cleanup feature for the Sybase agent
    6.  
      Monitoring options for the Sybase agent
    7.  
      Action function for the VCS agent for Sybase
    8.  
      Typical Sybase configuration in a VCS cluster
  2. Installing and configuring Sybase
    1. VCS requirements for installing Sybase
      1.  
        Sybase installation directory
      2.  
        SYBASE directory on shared disks
      3.  
        System Group and User for Sybase home directory
      4.  
        Database dbspaces
      5.  
        Transparent TCP/IP failover
      6.  
        Language settings for the Sybase agent
    2.  
      Installing Sybase in a VCS environment
    3.  
      Configuring Sybase for detail monitoring
  3. Installing, upgrading, and removing the agent for Sybase
    1.  
      Before you install or upgrade the agent for Sybase
    2.  
      Installing the agent for Sybase
    3.  
      Disabling the agent for Sybase
    4.  
      Removing the agent for Sybase
    5.  
      Upgrading the agent for Sybase
  4. Configuring VCS service groups for Sybase
    1.  
      About configuring service groups for Sybase
    2. Before configuring the service group for Sybase
      1.  
        Importing the SybaseTypes.cf file
      2.  
        Using SystemD attributes for Sybase and SybaseBk
    3.  
      Configuring the service groups for Sybase
    4.  
      Configuring the service group for Sybase from Cluster Manager (Java console)
    5.  
      Configuring the service group for Sybase using the command line
    6.  
      Encrypting passwords for Sybase
    7. About setting up detail monitoring for the agent for Sybase
      1.  
        Enabling detail monitoring for the agent for Sybase
      2.  
        Disabling detail monitoring for the agent for Sybase
    8.  
      Enabling and disabling intelligent resource monitoring (IMF) for agents
    9.  
      Administering the AMF kernel driver
  5. Administering VCS service groups for Sybase
    1.  
      About administering service groups for Sybase
    2.  
      Bringing the Sybase service group online
    3.  
      Taking the Sybase service group offline
    4.  
      Switching the Sybase service group
    5.  
      Modifying the Sybase service group configuration
    6.  
      Viewing the agent log for Sybase
  6. Appendix A. Resource type definitions for Sybase
    1.  
      About the resource type and attribute definitions for Sybase
    2. Sybase resource type
      1.  
        Type definition for the Sybase agent
      2.  
        Attribute definitions for the Sybase agent
    3. SybaseBk resource type
      1.  
        Type definition for the SybaseBk agent
      2.  
        Attribute definitions for the SybaseBk agent
  7. Appendix B. Sample configurations for Sybase
    1.  
      About the sample configuration for the Sybase agent
    2.  
      Resource dependency graph for the Sybase agent
    3.  
      Sample configuration for a Sybase service group on Linux systems
    4. Sample main.cf files for Sybase ASE CE configurations
      1.  
        Sample main.cf for a basic Sybase ASE CE cluster configuration under VCS control with shared mount point on CFS for Sybase binary installation
      2.  
        Sample main.cf for a basic Sybase ASE CE cluster configuration with local mount point on VxFS for Sybase binary installation
      3.  
        Sample main.cf for a primary CVM VVR site
      4.  
        Sample main.cf for a secondary CVM VVR site

Sample configuration for a Sybase service group on Linux systems

The following sample depicts a basic configuration with a Sybase service group configured with one NIC, one database instance configured with detail monitoring, and one backup instance.

  include "types.cf"
   include "/etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/Sybase/SybaseTypes.cf"
   
   cluster vcs_cluster (
           UserNames = { admin = anoGniNkoJooMwoInl }
           CounterInterval = 5
           )

   system system1 (
           )

   system system2 (
           )

   group Sybase_group (
           SystemList = { system1 = 0, system2 = 1 }
           )

   IP ipres (
      Device = eth0
      Address = "16.9.1.9"
      NetMask = "255.255.0.0"
      )

   Mount sybase_mount (
      MountPoint = "/sybase"
      BlockDevice = "/dev/vx/dsk/vxdgG01/vxvolG01"
      FSType = vxfs
      MountOpt = rw
      FsckOpt = "-y"
      )

   Volume sybase_volres (
      Volume="vxvolG01"
      DiskGroup="vxdgG01"
      )

   DiskGroup sybase_dres (
      DiskGroup = "vxdgG01"
      StartVolumes=0
      StopVolumes=0
      )

   NIC nicres (
      Device = eth0
      NetworkHosts = { "16.9.10.1", "16.9.10.2" }
      )

   Sybase sybase_agent (
      Server = SYB15LNX32
      Owner = sybase
      Home = "/home/sybase"
      Version = "15.0.0"
      SA = sa
      LevelTwoMonitorFreq = 1
      User = vcsuser
      UPword = GSNsLSoSLsPSt
      Db = vcsdb
      Table = vcstable
      Monscript = "/opt/VRTSagents/ha/bin/Sybase/SqlTest.pl"
      WaitForRecovery = 1
						Run_ServerFile = "/home/sybase/RUN_SYB15LNX32"
      interfaces_File = "/newfs/interfaces"		
						)

   SybaseBk sybase_bk_agent (
      Server = SYB15LNX32
      Owner = sybase
      Home = "/home/sybase"
      Version = "15.0.0"
      Backupserver = SYB15LNX32_BS
      SA = sa
      Run_ServerFile = "/home/sybase/RUN_SYB15LNX32_BS"
      interfaces_File = "/newfs/interfaces"
						)


   ipres requires nicres
   sybase_agent requires ipres
   sybase_agent requires sybase_mount
   sybase_mount requires sybase_volres
   sybase_volres requires sybase_dres
   sybase_bk_agent requires sybase_agent