Veritas Access Installation Guide
- Introducing Veritas Access
- Licensing in Veritas Access
- System requirements
- System requirements
- Linux requirements
- Linux requirements
- Network and firewall requirements
- Preparing to install Veritas Access
- Deploying virtual machines in VMware ESXi for Veritas Access installation
- Installing and configuring a cluster
- Installing the operating system on each node of the cluster
- Installing Veritas Access on the target cluster nodes
- About NIC bonding and NIC exclusion
- About VLAN Tagging
- Automating Veritas Access installation and configuration using response files
- Displaying and adding nodes to a cluster
- Upgrading Veritas Access and operating system
- Upgrading Veritas Access using a rolling upgrade
- Uninstalling Veritas Access
- Appendix A. Installation reference
- Appendix B. Troubleshooting the LTR upgrade
- Appendix C. Configuring the secure shell for communications
Response file variables to install and configure Veritas Access
Table: Response file variables for installing Veritas Access lists the response file variables that you can define to install and configure Veritas Access.
Table: Response file variables for installing Veritas Access
Variable | Description |
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CFG{bondmode}{bond<n>} | Defines the bond modes for BOND. List or scalar: list Optional or required: optional |
CFG{bondname} | List of bond names for BOND. List or scalar: list Optional or required: optional |
CFG{bondpool}{bond<n>} | List of the PCI IDs of the slave NICs. List or scalar: list Optional or required: optional |
CFG{config_majority_based_fencing} | Enables majority fencing. The value is 1. It cannot be used with I/O fencing variables 'fencing_scsi3_disk_policy', 'fencing_newdg_disks', and 'fencing_dgname'. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for majority-based fencing |
CFG{exclusion} | List of PCI IDs of exlcluded NICs. List or scalar: list Optional or required: optional |
CFG{fencing_dgname} | Specifies the disk group for I/O fencing. The value is sfscoorddg. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for I/O fencing |
CFG{fencing_newdg_disks} | Defines the fencing disks. List or scalar: list Optional or required: required for I/O fencing |
CFG{fencing_option} | Specifies the I/O fencing configuration mode. The value is 2 for disk-based I/O fencing. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for I/O fencing |
CFG{fencing_scsi3_disk_policy} | Specifies the SCSI-3 disk policy to use I/O fencing. The value is dmp. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for I/O fencing |
CFG{fencingenabled} | Defines whether fencing is enabled. The value is 1 if enabled. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for I/O fencing |
CFG{opt}{licensefile} | Specifies the location of the Veritas perpetual or subscription license key file. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{keys}{"node_ip"} | Specifies the Veritas Access license for each node. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{newnodes} | Specifies the new access IP for the cluster nodes. The value should be the first public IP address for each node. List or scalar: list Optional or required: required |
CFG{opt}{comcleanup} | Cleans up the ssh connection that is added by the installer after the configuration. The value is 1. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{opt}{confignic} | Performs the NIC configuration with all the network variable values. The value is 1. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{opt}{configure} | Performs the configuration if the packages are already installed. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{opt}{install} | Installs Veritas Access RPMs. Configuration can be performed at a later time using the -configure option. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: optional |
CFG{opt}{installallpkgs} | Instructs the installer to install all the Veritas Access RPMs based on the variable that has the value set to 1. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{opt}{noipc} | Disables the connection to SORT for updates check. The value is 0. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{opt}{ssh} | Determines whether to use ssh for communication between systems. The value is 1 if enabled. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{prod} | Defines the product to be installed or uninstalled. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{publicbond} | List of PCI IDs of the bonded NICs. List or scalar: list Optional or required: optional |
CFG{publicnetmaskarr} | List of netmasks that are assigned to public NICs or bonds. List or scalar: list Optional or required: required |
CFG{publicparr} | List of public IPs that are assigned to public NICs or bonds. List or scalar: list Optional or required: required |
CFG{redhat_subscription_username} | Specifies the user name to register with Red Hat subscription management. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required if some required OS rpms are missing on the systems The user name should be enclosed in single quotes (for example : '1234@abc') if it contains any special character. |
CFG{redhat_subscription_password} | Specifies the password to register with Red Hat subscription management. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required if some required OS rpms are missing on the systems The password should be enclosed in single quotes (for example : '1234@abc') if it contains any special character. |
CFG{snas_clustername} | Defines the cluster name of the product. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_consoleip} | Defines the console IP of the product. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_defgateway} | Defines the gateway of the product. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_dnsdomainname} | Defines the DNS domain name of the product. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_dnsip} | Defines the DNS IP of the product. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_ntpserver} | Defines the NTP server name of the product. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_nvip} | Defines the number of VIPs on each NIC. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_pipprefix} | Defines the prefix of public IPs (only in IPV6 environments). List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_pipstart} | Defines the the initial IP of the public IPs. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_pnmaskstart} | Defines the netmask of public IPs (only in IPV4 environments). List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_sepconsoleport} | Defines if use of separate console port. 1 for yes, 0 for no. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_vipprefix} | Defines the prefix of virtual IPs (only in IPV6 environments). List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_vipstart} | Defines the the initial IP of the virtual IPs. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{snas_vnmaskstart} | Defines the netmask of virtual IPs (only in IPV4 environments). List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{systems} | List of systems on which the product is to be installed or uninstalled. List or scalar: list Optional or required: required |
CFG{vcs_allowcomms} | Indicates whether to start LLT or GAB when the user wants to set up a single node cluster. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{vcs_clusterid} | Defines the unique cluser ID with a string number. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{vcs_lltlink<n>}{"new_node_ip"} | Defines the NIC name for the first heartbeat link. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{vcs_rdmalink1_address}{"new_node_ip"} | Specifies the RDMA private link1 IP address, the value follows that node_01 is 172.16.0.3, node_02 is 172.16.0.4, and so on. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for RDMA NICs as private NICs |
CFG{vcs_rdmalink1_netmask}{"new_node_ip"} | Specifies the RDMA private link1 IP netmask, the value is 255.255.255.0. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for RDMA NICs as private NICs |
CFG{vcs_rdmalink1_port}{"new_node_ip"} | Specifies the port number for the RDMA private link1, the value is 51001. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for RDMA NICs as private NICs |
CFG{vcs_rdmalink2_address}{"new_node_ip"} | Specifies the RDMA private link2 IP address, the value follows that node_01 is 172.16.1.3, node_02 is 172.16.1.4, and so on. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for RDMA NICs as private NICs |
CFG{vcs_rdmalink2_netmask}{"new_node_ip"} | Specifies the RDMA private link2 IP netmask, the value is 255.255.255.0. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for RDMA NICs as private NICs |
CFG{vcs_rdmalink2_port}{"new_node_ip"} | Specifies the port number for the RDMA private link2, the value is 51002. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required for RDMA NICs as private NICs |
CFG{vcs_userenpw} | Defines the encrypted user password. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{vcs_username} | Defines the added username for VCS. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{vcs_userpriv} | Defines the user privilege. List or scalar: scalar Optional or required: required |
CFG{virtualiparr} | List of virtual IPs that will be assigned to public NICs or bonds. List or scalar: list Optional or required: required |
CFG{virtualnetmaskarr} | List of netmasks that will be assigned to public NICs or bonds. List or scalar: list Optional or required: required |