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HP Part Number: B7660-90017

Published: February 2006Second Printing


Table of Contents

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Preface
1 Disaster Tolerance and Recovery in a Serviceguard Cluster
Evaluating the Need for Disaster Tolerance
What is a Disaster Tolerant Architecture?
Types of Disaster Tolerant Clusters
Extended Distance Clusters
Metropolitan Cluster
Continental Cluster
Continental Cluster With Cascading Failover
Disaster Tolerant Architecture Guidelines
Protecting Nodes through Geographic Dispersion
Protecting Data through Replication
Using Alternative Power Sources
Creating Highly Available Networking
Disaster Tolerant Cluster Limitations
Managing a Disaster Tolerant Environment
Using this Guide with Your Disaster Tolerant Cluster Products
2 Building an Extended Distance Cluster Using Serviceguard
Types of Data Link for Storage and Networking
Two Data Center Architecture
Two Data Center FibreChannel Implementations
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Two Data Center Architecture
Two Data Center and Third Location Architectures
Rules for Separate Network and Data Links
Guidelines on DWDM Links for Network and Data
3 Designing a Metropolitan Cluster
Designing a Disaster Tolerant Architecture for use with Metrocluster Products
Single Data Center
Two Data Centers and Third Location with Arbitrator(s)
Worksheets
Disaster Tolerant Checklist
Cluster Configuration Worksheet
Package Configuration Worksheet
Next Steps
4 Designing a Continental Cluster
Understanding Continental Cluster Concepts
Mutual Recovery Configuration
Application Recovery in a Continental Cluster
Monitoring over a Wide Area Network
Cluster Events
Interpreting the Significance of Cluster Events
How Notifications Work
Alerts
Alarms
Creating Notifications for Failure Events
Creating Notifications for Events that Indicate a Return of Service
Performing Cluster Recovery
Notes on Packages in a Continental Cluster
How Serviceguard commands work in a Continentalclusters
Designing a Disaster Tolerant Architecture for use with Continentalclusters
Mutual Recovery
Serviceguard Clusters
Data Replication
Highly Available Wide Area Networking
Data Center Processes
Continentalclusters Worksheets
Preparing the Clusters
Setting up and Testing Data Replication
Configuring a Cluster without Recovery Packages
Configuring a Cluster with Recovery Packages
Building the Continentalclusters Configuration
Preparing Security Files
Creating the Monitor Package
Editing the Continentalclusters Configuration File
Checking and Applying the Continentalclusters Configuration
Starting the Continentalclusters Monitor Package
Validating the Configuration
Documenting the Recovery Procedure
Reviewing the Recovery Procedure
Testing the Continental Cluster
Testing Individual Packages
Testing Continentalclusters Operations
Switching to the Recovery Packages in Case of Disaster
Receiving Notification
Verifying that Recovery is Needed
Using the Recovery Command to Switch All Packages
To Start the Failover Process
How the cmrecovercl Command Works
Forcing a Package to Start
Restoring Disaster Tolerance
Restore Clusters to their Original Roles
Primary Packages Remaining on the Surviving Cluster
Primary Packages Remaining on the Surviving Cluster using cmswitchconcl
Newly Created Cluster Will Run Primary Packages
Newly Created Cluster Will Function as Recovery Cluster for All Recovery Groups
Maintaining a Continental Cluster
Adding a Node to a Cluster or Removing a Node from a Cluster
Adding a Package to the Continental Cluster
Removing a Package from the Continental Cluster
Changing Monitoring Definitions
Checking the Status of Clusters, Nodes, and Packages
Reviewing Messages and Log Files
Deleting a Continental Cluster Configuration
Renaming a Continental Cluster
Checking Java File Versions
Next Steps
Support for Oracle RAC Instances in a Continentalclusters Environment
Configuring the Environment for Continentalclusters to Support Oracle RAC
Required Configuration for the Environment running with Serviceguard/Serviceguard Extension for RAC and CRS (Oracle Cluster Software)
Initial Startup of Oracle RAC Instance in a Continentalclusters Environment
Failover of Oracle RAC Instances to the Recovery Site
Failback of Oracle RAC Instances After a Failover
5 Building Disaster-Tolerant Serviceguard Solutions Using Metrocluster with Continuous Access XP
Files for Integrating XP Disk Arrays with Serviceguard Clusters
Overview of Continuous Access XP Concepts
PVOLs and SVOLs
Device Groups and Fence Levels
Continuous Access Journal Overview
Creating the Cluster
Preparing the Cluster for Data Replication
Creating the RAID Manager Configuration
Defining Storage Units
Configuring Packages for Disaster Recovery
Completing and Running a Metrocluster Solution with Continuous Access XP
Maintaining a Cluster that uses Metrocluster with Continuous Access XP
XP Continuos Access Device Group Monitor
Completing and Running a Continental Cluster Solution with Continuous Access XP
Setting up a Primary Package on the Primary Cluster
Setting up a Recovery Package on the Recovery Cluster
Setting up the Continental Cluster Configuration
Switching to the Recovery Cluster in Case of Disaster
Failback Scenarios
Maintaining the Continuous Access XP Data Replication Environment
6 Building Disaster Tolerant Serviceguard Solutions Using Metrocluster with Continuous Access EVA
Files for Integrating the EVA with Serviceguard Clusters
Overview of EVA and CA EVA Concepts
Data Replication
Copy Sets
DR Groups
Log Disk
Managed Sets
Failover
Continuous Access EVA Management Software
Preparing a Serviceguard Cluster for Metrocluster CA EVA
Setting up the Storage Hardware
Cluster Configuration
Management Server/SMI-S and DR Groups Configuration
Defining Management Server and SMI-S Information
Defining EVA Storage Cells and DR Groups
Verifying the EVA Configuration
Configuring Volume Groups
Building a Metrocluster Solution with Continuous Access EVA
Configuring Packages for Automatic Disaster Recovery
Maintaining a Cluster that Uses Metrocluster CA EVA
Completing and Running a Continental Cluster Solution with Continuous Access EVA
Setting up a Primary Package on the Primary Cluster
Setting up a Recovery Package on the Recovery Cluster
Setting up the Continental Cluster Configuration
Switching to the Recovery Cluster in Case of Disaster
Failover to Recovery Site
Failover Scenarios
7 Building Disaster Tolerant Serviceguard Solutions Using Metrocluster with EMC SRDF
Files for Integrating Serviceguard with EMC SRDF
Overview of EMC and SRDF Concepts
Preparing the Cluster for Data Replication
Installing the Necessary Software
Building the Symmetrix CLI Database
Determining Symmetrix Device Names on Each Node
Building a Metrocluster Solution with EMC SRDF
Setting up 1 by 1 Configurations
Grouping the Symmetrix Devices at Each Data Center
Setting up M by N Configurations
Creating Symmetrix Device Groups
Configuring Gatekeeper Devices
Creating the Consistency Groups
Creating Volume Groups
Creating VxVM Disk Groups using Metrocluster with EMC SRDF
Validating VxVM Disk Groups using Metrocluster with EMC SRDF
Additional Examples of M by N Configurations
Configuring Serviceguard Packages for Automatic Disaster Recovery
Maintaining a Cluster that uses Metrocluster with EMC SRDF
Managing Business Continuity Volumes
R1/R2 Swapping
Some Further Points
Metrocluster with SRDF/Asynchronous Data Replication
Overview of SRDF/Asynchronous Concepts
Requirements for using SRDF/Asynchronous in a Metrocluster Environment
Preparing the Cluster for SRDF/Asynchronous Data Replication
Configuring Metrocluster with EMC SRDF using SRDF/Asynchronous
Building a Device Group for SRDF/Asynchronous
Package Configuration using SRDF/Synchronous or SRDF/Asynchronous
Package Failover using SRDF/Asynchronous
Protecting against a Rolling Disaster
Limitations and Restrictions
Building a Continental Cluster Solution with EMC SRDF
Setting up a Primary Package on the Primary Cluster
Setting up a Recovery Package on the Recovery Cluster
Setting up the Continental Cluster Configuration
Switching to the Recovery Cluster in Case of Disaster
Failback Scenarios
Maintaining the EMC SRDF Data Replication Environment
A Environment File Variables for Serviceguard Integration with Continuous Access XP
B Environment File Variables for Metrocluster CA EVA
C Environment File Variables for Metrocluster with EMC SRDF
D Configuration File Parameters for Continentalclusters
E Continentalclusters Command and Daemon Reference
Glossary
Index

List of Figures

1-1 High Availability Architecture.
1-2 Disaster Tolerant Architecture
1-3 Extended Distance Cluster
1-4 Metropolitan Cluster
1-5 Continental Cluster
1-6 Cascading Failover Data Center Distribution Using XP CA
1-7 Cascading Failover Data Center Distribution Using EMC SRDF
1-8 Physical Data Replication
1-9 Logical Data Replication
1-10 Alternative Power Sources
1-11 Reliability of the Network is Paramount
1-12 Highly Available FDDI Network: Two Options
1-13 Routing Highly Available Ethernet Connections in Opposite Directions
2-1 Two Data Centers with FibreChannel Hubs
2-2 Two Data Centers with FibreChannel Switches and FDDI
2-3 Two Data Centers with DWDM Network and Storage
2-4 Two Data Centers and Third Location with DWDM and Arbitrators
2-5 Two Data Centers and Third Location with DWDM and Quorum Server
3-1 Two Data Centers and Third Location with Arbitrators
3-2 Failover Scenario with a Single Arbitrator
3-3 Failover Scenario with Two Arbitrators
3-4  Disaster Tolerant Checklist
3-5  Cluster Configuration Worksheet
3-6  Package Configuration Worksheet
3-7  Package Control Script Worksheet
4-1 Sample Continentalclusters Configuration
4-2 Sample Mutual Recovery Configuration
4-3 Continental Cluster After Recovery
4-4 Multiple Recovery Pair Configuration in a Continental Cluster
4-5 Sample Local Cluster Configuration
4-6 Sample Cluster Configuration with Recovery Packages
4-7 Sample Continentalclusters Recovery Groups
4-8 Sample Bi-directional Recovery Groups
4-9 Continentalclusters Configuration Files
4-10 Recovery Checklist
4-11 Oracle RAC Instances in a Continentalclusters Environment
4-12 Sample Oracle RAC Instances in a Continentalclusters Environment After Failover
4-13 Continentalclusters Configuration Files in a Recovery Pair with RAC Support
5-1 XP Series Primary and Secondary Volume Definitions
5-2 XP Series Disk Array Side File
5-3 Journal Based Replication
5-4 Disaster Tolerant Cluster
5-5 Q-Marker and Q-CNT
6-1 Configuration of Virtual Disks and DR groups
6-2  EVA Configuration Checklist
6-3 EVA Command View for the WWN Identifier
6-4 EVA Command View DR Group Properties
7-1 EMC R1 and R2 Definitions
7-2 Sample syminq Output from a Node on the R1 Side
7-3 Sample syminq Output from a Node on the R2 Side
7-4 Parsing the Symmetrix Serial Number
7-5 Sample symrdf list Output from R1 Side
7-6 Sample symrdf list Output from R2 Side
7-7 Mapping HP-UX Device File Names to Symmetrix Units
7-8 2 X 2 Node and Data Center Configuration with Consistency Groups
7-9 Devices and Symmetrix Units in M by N Configurations
7-10 2 by 1 Configuration
7-11 Bidirectional 2 by 2 Configuration
7-12 SRDF/Asynchronous Basic Functionality
7-13 Metrocluster Topology using SDRF/Asynchronous
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