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Upgrading the management server on Solaris

You must perform this upgrade on a standalone server system that is outside all clusters and available on the local network. The system must currently host the CommandCentral Availability management server (predecessor to the Cluster Management Console management server). Symantec Product Authentication Service, a shared component, is installed during management server upgrade. If an older version of the service is installed, it is upgraded to the latest version.

This procedure follows a script of a successful upgrade. If at any step you experience a result other than the expected result that is documented here, you can click "n" to re-enter information. If you continue to have problems, click "q" to quit the installation and then verify the installation prerequisites.

 To upgrade the management server on Solaris

1. Insert the disc into the drive on the local system. At the command prompt, type the following command to run the setup program:

   ./installer -rsh

   The setup program presents copyright information followed by a menu titled, "Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.0".

2. Enter i to specify a task.

   Enter a Task: [I,C,L,P,U,D,Q,?] i

   The setup program displays another menu that lists products that are available for installation.

3. Select the menu number that corresponds to Veritas Cluster Management Console.

   Select a product to install: [1-13,b,q]

   The setup program presents a description of the product.

4. Enter 1 to select a product component.

Enter '1' to install the management server, '2' to install the 
cluster
 
 connector: [1-2,q] (1) 1


  The setup program presents a message stating that it will install the management server.

5. Enter y to verify that the information up to this point is correct.

   Is this information correct? [y,n,q] (y)

   The setup program performs an initial system check of the local system and checks for installed packages on the local system. If these checks are satisfactory, the setup program lists the packages to be installed.

Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.0 installer 
will upgrade or install the following Cluster Management Console 
packages:
 
 VRTSat       Symantec Product Authentication Service


 VRTSperl     Veritas Perl 5.8.8 Redistribution


 VRTSjre15    Veritas Java Runtime Environment Redistribution


 VRTSweb      Veritas Java Web Server


 VRTSdbms3    Symantec Shared DBMS


VRTScmcm     Veritas Cluster Management Console for multiple 
cluster environments
 
VRTScmcdc    User Documentation for Veritas Cluster Management 
Console
 
 Press [Return] to continue:

6. Press Enter.

   The setup program displays the following message:

   Installer is now ready to upgrade Cluster Management Console.

All Cluster Management Console processes that are currently 
running must be stopped.
 

7. Enter y to confirm that you want to upgrade the Cluster Management Console.

Are you sure you want to upgrade Cluster Management Console? 
[y,n,q] (y)
 

8. Enter a password for the management server service account and confirm it at the next prompt.

   Enter a password for the CMC service account:xxxxx

Confirm the password you entered for the CMC service 
account:xxxxx
 
  When you install and configure cluster connector, you must provide this same password for the CMC_CC@CMC_SERVICES account.

  After you confirm the password for the service account, the setup program displays:

  


 A list of pre-upgrade tasks as it performs them



 Uninstallation progress percentages for prior components



 Installation progress percentages for the upgrade components


  If the installation is successful, the setup program displays the following message:

  

Installation completed successfully on all systems. Upgrading 
management server configuration.
 

9. Enter y to start Veritas Cluster Management Console processes now.

Do you want to start Veritas Cluster Management Console 
processes now?
 
 [y,n,q,?] (y)


  The setup program displays progress percentages for starting the console. After the console starts, the setup program displays the location of the upgrade log files and then logs in with the initial user account. The account information for this user is echoed to the screen so that you can see the initial user information.

  The setup program reports the state of any managed clusters as exited. This is because the CommandCentral Availability cluster monitor cannot communicate with the Cluster Management Console management server. After you upgrade each cluster monitor to cluster connector, all clusters except for direct connection clusters show up in the Cluster Management Console. You must add direct connection clusters manually using the Administration tab in the Cluster Management Console.

  The setup program eventually displays the following message:

 End of upgrade

Copying the VCS installation guide and release notes
to each node

After you install the management server, copy the Install Guide and the Release Notes over to the management server. The documentation locations on the distribution disc are:

• Install Guide

  cluster_server/docs/vcs_install.pdf

• Release Notes

  cluster_server/release_notes/vcs_notes.pdf

Accessing Cluster Management Console information

Information about administering clusters in multi-cluster mode is available in the Veritas Cluster Server Centralized Management Guide. The online help includes information about administering clusters in both single-cluster and multi-cluster mode. If you want to access the information about managing a single cluster in printed documentation, you can install the documentation package to the desired system.

The documentation package name for each supported operating system is:

• AIX—VRTSvcs.doc
• HP-UX—VRTSvcsdc

  Note that you can copy the documents from depot/VRTSvcsdc/VRTSvcsdc/opt/VRTS/docs.

• Linux—VRTSvcsdc
• Solaris—VRTSvcsdc