Storage Foundation for Oracle® RAC 7.4 Configuration and Upgrade Guide - Solaris

To configure server-based fencing for the SF Oracle RAC cluster (one CP server and two coordinator disks)

1. Depending on the server-based configuration model in your setup, make sure of the following:

   • CP servers are configured and are reachable from the SF Oracle RAC cluster. The SF Oracle RAC cluster is also referred to as the application cluster or the client cluster.

   • The coordination disks are verified for SCSI3-PR compliance.

     See Checking shared disks for I/O fencing.

2. Start the installer with the -fencing option.

   # /opt/VRTS/install/installer  -fencing

   The installer starts with a copyright message and verifies the cluster information.

   Note the location of log files which you can access in the event of any problem with the configuration process.

3. Confirm that you want to proceed with the I/O fencing configuration at the prompt.

   The program checks that the local node running the script can communicate with remote nodes and checks whether SF Oracle RAC 7.4 is configured properly.

4. Review the I/O fencing configuration options that the program presents. Type 1 to configure server-based I/O fencing.

   Select the fencing mechanism to be configured in this
   Application Cluster [1-3,b,q] 1

5. Make sure that the storage supports SCSI3-PR, and answer y at the following prompt.

   Does your storage environment support SCSI3 PR? [y,n,q] (y)

6. Provide the following details about the coordination points at the installer prompt:

   • Enter the total number of coordination points including both servers and disks. This number should be at least 3.

     Enter the total number of co-ordination points including both 
     Coordination Point servers and disks: [b] (3)

   • Enter the total number of coordinator disks among the coordination points.

     Enter the total number of disks among these: 
     [b] (0) 2

7. Provide the following CP server details at the installer prompt:

   • Enter the total number of virtual IP addresses or the total number of fully qualified host names for each of the CP servers.

     How many IP addresses would you like to use to communicate
      to Coordination Point Server #1?: [b,q,?] (1) 1

   • Enter the virtual IP addresses or the fully qualified host name for each of the CP servers. The installer assumes these values to be identical as viewed from all the application cluster nodes.

     Enter the Virtual IP address or fully qualified host name #1 
     for the HTTPS Coordination Point Server #1: 
     [b] 10.209.80.197

     The installer prompts for this information for the number of virtual IP addresses you want to configure for each CP server.

   • Enter the port that the CP server would be listening on.

     Enter the port that the coordination point server  10.209.80.197
     would be listening on or accept the default port
     suggested: [b] (443)
     

8. Provide the following coordinator disks-related details at the installer prompt:

   • Choose the coordinator disks from the list of available disks that the installer displays. Ensure that the disk you choose is available from all the SF Oracle RAC (application cluster) nodes.

     The number of times that the installer asks you to choose the disks depends on the information that you provided in step 6. For example, if you had chosen to configure two coordinator disks, the installer asks you to choose the first disk and then the second disk:

     Select disk number 1 for co-ordination point
     
     1) c1t1d0s2
     2) c2t1d0s2
     3) c3t1d0s2
     
     Please enter a valid disk which is available from all the 
     cluster nodes for co-ordination point [1-3,q] 1

   • If you have not already checked the disks for SCSI-3 PR compliance in step 1, check the disks now.

     The installer displays a message that recommends you to verify the disks in another window and then return to this configuration procedure.

     Press Enter to continue, and confirm your disk selection at the installer prompt.

   • Enter a disk group name for the coordinator disks or accept the default.

     Enter the disk group name for coordinating disk(s): 
     [b] (vxfencoorddg) 

9. Verify and confirm the coordination points information for the fencing configuration.

   For example:

   Total number of coordination points being used: 3
   Coordination Point Server ([VIP or FQHN]:Port): 
       1. 10.209.80.197 ([10.209.80.197]:443)
   SCSI-3 disks:
       1. c1t1d0s2
       2. c2t1d0s2
   Disk Group name for the disks in customized fencing: vxfencoorddg
   Disk policy used for customized fencing: dmp

   The installer initializes the disks and the disk group and deports the disk group on the SF Oracle RAC (application cluster) node.

10. Verify and confirm the I/O fencing configuration information.

    CPS Admin utility location: /opt/VRTScps/bin/cpsadm     
    Cluster ID: 2122
    Cluster Name: clus1
    UUID for the above cluster: {ae5e589a-1dd1-11b2-dd44-00144f79240c}

11. Review the output as the installer updates the application cluster information on each of the CP servers to ensure connectivity between them. The installer then populates the /etc/vxfenmode file with the appropriate details in each of the application cluster nodes.

    Updating client cluster information on Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197
    
    Adding the client cluster to the Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197 .......... Done
    
    Registering client node sys1 with Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197...... Done
    Adding CPClient user for communicating to Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197 .... Done
    Adding cluster clus1 to the CPClient user on Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197 .. Done
    
    Registering client node sys2 with Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197 ..... Done
    Adding CPClient user for communicating to Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197 .... Done
    Adding cluster clus1 to the CPClient user on Coordination Point Server 10.209.80.197 ..Done
    
    Updating /etc/vxfenmode file on sys1 .................................. Done
    Updating /etc/vxfenmode file on sys2 ......... ........................ Done

    See About I/O fencing configuration files.

12. Review the output as the installer stops and restarts the VCS and the fencing processes on each application cluster node, and completes the I/O fencing configuration.
13. Configure the CP agent on the SF Oracle RAC (application cluster). The Coordination Point Agent monitors the registrations on the coordination points.

    Do you want to configure Coordination Point Agent on 
    the client cluster? [y,n,q] (y) 
    
    Enter a non-existing name for the service group for 
    Coordination Point Agent: [b] (vxfen)
    
    

14. Additionally the coordination point agent can also monitor changes to the Coordinator Disk Group constitution such as a disk being accidently deleted from the Coordinator Disk Group. The frequency of this detailed monitoring can be tuned with the LevelTwoMonitorFreq attribute. For example, if you set this attribute to 5, the agent will monitor the Coordinator Disk Group constitution every five monitor cycles.

    Note that for the LevelTwoMonitorFreq attribute to be applicable there must be disks as part of the Coordinator Disk Group.

    Enter the value of the LevelTwoMonitorFreq attribute: (5)   
    

15. Enable auto refresh of coordination points.

    Do you want to enable auto refresh of coordination points
    if registration keys are missing 
    on any of them? [y,n,q,b,?]  (n)

16. Note the location of the configuration log files, summary files, and response files that the installer displays for later use.
17. Verify the fencing configuration using:

    # vxfenadm -d

18. Verify the list of coordination points.

    # vxfenconfig -l