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

Installing the agent for Sybase

The agent binaries for Cluster Server agent for Sybase are a part of the VRTSvcsea RPM. The VRTSvcsea RPM is already installed if you chose to install all packages or recommended packages during VCS installation. You must manually install the VRTSvcsea RPM if you installed minimal packages during VCS installation. For Sybase ASE cluster edition, the VCS product installer installs the Sybase agent VRTSvcsea RPM along with other components.

You can also install the Cluster Server agent for Sybase from the product disc.

Install the agent for Sybase on each node in the cluster.

To install the agent on Linux systems

  1. Log in as superuser.
  2. Make sure that the agent is not already installed.

    Navigate to /opt/VRTSagents/ha/bin and list the contents of the directory. If the command returns the VCS agents for Sybase, you can skip this procedure.

  3. Insert the software disc that contains the Sybase agent software into the system's drive. The disc automatically mounts.

    If the disc does not automatically mount, enter:

    # mount -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
  4. Navigate to the folder that contains the agent software.
    # cd /mnt/cdrom/dist_x86_64/rpms

    Where

    dist is a supported Linux distribution, for example, rhel7

  5. Install the agent software.
    # rpm -i VRTSvcsea-8.0.0.000-dist.x86_64.rpm

    Where

    dist is a supported Linux distribution, for example, RHEL7

  6. The VRTSvcsea RPM includes the agent binaries for the Sybase agent. The RPM also installs the VCS agents for DB2 and Oracle.
  7. Copy the SybaseTypes.cf file from /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/Sybase/ to /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config.