InfoScale™ 9.0 Cluster Server Agent for Sybase Installation and Configuration Guide - AIX

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (9.0)
Platform: AIX
  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.  
        Changes required in Sybase RUN_Server file for AMF offline monitoring
      7.  
        Language settings for the Sybase agent
      8.  
        AMF kernel driver limitation for process offline event notification
    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
    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 AIX systems

Configuring the service group for Sybase using the command line

The VCS agent for Sybase contains a sample configuration file that can be used as reference to directly modify your present configuration file. This method requires you to restart VCS before the configuration takes effect.

To configure a service group for Sybase from the command line

  1. Log in to a cluster system as superuser.
  2. Make sure the Sybase type definition is imported into VCS engine.

  3. Edit the main.cf file at /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/main.cf. For reference, use the sample files at /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/Sybase.

    • Create a Sybase service group.

    • Create the Sybase and SybaseBk resources.

    • Edit the default attributes to match the parameters in your configuration.

      For added security, you must always provide a secure value for passwords.

    • Assign dependencies to the newly created resources. Refer to the sample file at /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/Sybase/.

      See the Cluster Server Upgrade Guide for more information on assigning dependencies.

  4. Save and close the file.
  5. Verify the syntax of the file /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/main.cf
    # cd /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config
# hacf -verify .
  6. Start VCS on the local node.
    # hastart
  7. Start VCS on the other nodes.
  8. If the system is listed in AutoStartList attribute of the Sybase service group, verify that all Sybase service group resources are brought online.
    # hagrp -state
  9. Take the service group offline and verify that all the resources are stopped.
    # hagrp -offline service_group -sys system_name
    # hagrp -state
  10. Bring the service group online again and verify that all the resources are available.
    # hagrp -online service_group -sys system_name
    # hagrp -state
  11. Switch the Sybase service group to the other node.
    # hagrp -switch service_group -to system_name
  12. Verify that all Sybase service group resources are brought online on the other node.
    # hagrp -state
  13. On all systems, look at the following log files for any errors or status.
    /var/VRTSvcs/log/engine_A.log
/var/VRTSvcs/log/Sybase_A.log
/var/VRTSvcs/log/SybaseBk_A.log

More Information

Configuring the service groups for Sybase

Sybase resource type

SybaseBk resource type

Encrypting passwords for Sybase