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Full upgrade

Following procedure assumes a 4 node cluster system01, system02, system03, system04 where all nodes are simultaneously upgraded from 3.5 to 5.0.

  1. Log in as superuser.
  2. Insert the appropriate software disc into your system's DVD drive.
  3. Determine the block device file for the DVD drive:

    # ioscan -fnC disk

    Make a note of the device file as it applies to your system.

  4. Create a directory in which to mount the software disc and mount the disc using the appropriate drive name. For example:

# mkdir -p /dvdrom

# /usr/sbin/mount -F cdfs /dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /dvdrom

  1. Change to the top-level directory on the disc:

    # cd /dvdrom

  2. Offline all SFCFS resources on all nodes by running the following commands on one of the cluster nodes.

    # hagrp -offline service_group -sys system01

    # hagrp -offline service_group -sys system02

    # hagrp -offline service_group -sys system03

    # hagrp -offline service_group -sys system04

where service_group is the command that displays the service groups by hagrp -dep cvm.

  1. Remove the VRTScavf and VRTSglm 3.5 packages from these nodes and run the following command on all the systems.

    # hastop -local

    # swremove VRTScavf VRTSglm

  2. Uninstall VCS 3.5 from all the nodes. Run the following commands from one of the nodes.

    See the Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide.

    # cd /opt/VRTSvcs/install

    # ./uninstallvcs


      Note   Ignore any errors from the uninstallvcs script and proceed with the uninstall of VCS.


  3. Upgrade the operating system from HP-UX 11i Version 1 to HP-UX 11i Version 2 on all the nodes.

    See the HP-UX Operating System documentation.

  4. Install all the prerequisite patches on all the nodes. See section Required HP-UX patches.
  5. Install SFCFS 5.0 and reboot all the nodes.

    See Installing the product.


      Note   Do not configure SFCFS after reboot.


  6. Start vxfen on all the nodes. vxfen can be started either in disable or enable mode. For starting vxfen in disabled mode, run the following commands:

    # cat vxfen_mode=disabled > /etc/vxfenmode

    # /sbin/init.d/vxfen start

See the Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide for information regarding starting vxfen in enabled mode.

  1. Change the configuration files by running the following commands from one of the nodes.

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hastart

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/haconf -makerw

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hatype -add CVMVxconfigd

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hatype -modify CVMVxconfigd Operations \

    OnOnly

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hares -add cvm_vxconfigd CVMVxconfigd cvm

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hares -modify cvm_vxconfigd Enabled 1

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hares -delete qlogckd

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/haconf -dump -makero

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hastop -all -force

If you have configured the VCS Cluster Manager (Web Console), complete step a through step d to modify the /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/main.cf file.

  1. Remove VRTSweb:

    Process VRTSweb (

    PathName = "/opt/VRTSvcs/bin/haweb"

    Arguments = "10.129.96.64 8181"

    )

  2. Replace it with:

    VRTSWebApp VCSweb (

    Critical =0

    AppName = vcs

    InstallDir = "/opt/VRTSweb/VERITAS"

    TimeForOnline = 5

    )

  3. Add the NIC resource in the ClusterService group. For example, where the name of the NIC resource is named csgnic and the public NIC device is hme0, add:

    NIC csgnic (

    Device = hme0

  4. Add new dependencies for the new resources in the ClusterService group. For example, using the names of the VRTSWebApp, NotifierMngr, IP, and NIC resources, enter lines that resemble:

    VCSweb requires webip

    ntfr requires csgnic

    webip requires csgnic

  1. Verify the syntax of the /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/main.cf file by running the following command on system01:

    # cd /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hacf -verify .

  2. Run the following command on all the nodes to start VCS.

    # /opt/VRTS/bin/hastart

    # echo 3.5 > /opt/VRTS/install/.SFCFS.upgrade

  3. Configure SFCFS on system01 and system02. See Configuring the Components.

      Note   VCS configuration files are not changed during this configuration.


  4. Upgrade file systems to proper disk layout version as mentioned in Upgrading the disk layout versions.
  5. Verify that all the file systems are working properly and data is intact.

    See cfsmount(1M).