To plan your CP server setup

1. Decide whether you want to host the CP server on a single-node VCS cluster, or on an SFHA cluster.

   Symantec recommends hosting the CP server on an SFHA cluster to make the CP server highly available.

2. If you host the CP server on an SFHA cluster, review the following information. Make sure you make the decisions and meet these prerequisites when you set up the CP server:

   • You must configure disk-based fencing during the SFHA configuration.

   • You must set up shared storage for the CP server database during your CP server setup.

   • Decide whether you want to configure server-based fencing for the SFCFSHA cluster (application cluster) with a single CP server as coordination point or with at least three coordination points.

     Symantec recommends using at least three coordination points.

3. Decide whether you want to configure the CP server cluster in secure mode.

   Symantec recommends configuring the CP server cluster in secure mode to secure the communication between the CP server and its clients (SFCFSHA clusters). It also secures the HAD communication on the CP server cluster.

4. Set up the hardware and network for your CP server.

   See CP server requirements.

5. Have the following information handy for CP server configuration:

   • Name for the CP server

     The CP server name should not contain any special characters. CP server name can include alphanumeric characters, underscore, and hyphen.

   • Port number for the CP server

     Allocate a TCP/IP port for use by the CP server.

     Valid port range is between 49152 and 65535. The default port number is 14250.

   • Virtual IP address, network interface, netmask, and networkhosts for the CP server

     You can configure multiple virtual IP addresses for the CP server.