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Installing the management server for the Veritas Cluster
Management Console

Install the Cluster Management Console management server only if you plan to centrally manage multiple clusters. Make sure you have a root broker in your domain. VCS clusters need not be secure to configure Cluster Management Console to manage multiple clusters.

See Veritas Cluster Management Console

Install the Cluster Management Console management server and supporting components on a standalone system (outside any cluster but on the local network). Configure the management server to use a previously installed root broker or install and configure a root broker on the management server host.

You can install the management server on one of the following supported operating systems:

• Installing the management server on Solaris
• Installing the management server on Windows 2003 systems

Installing the management server on Solaris

You must install the management server on a system outside the cluster. This procedure follows a script of a successful installation. 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 install the management server on Solaris

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

   ./installer -rsh

   The setup program (setup) 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

   Setup 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]

   Setup 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


  Setup 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)

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

   Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.0

   installer will install the following CMC packages:

   VRTSat Symantec Product Authentication Service

   VRTSperl Veritas Perl 5.8.8 Redistribution

   VRTSdbms3 Symantec Shared DBMS

   VRTSjre15 Veritas Java Runtime Environment Redistribution

   VRTSweb Veritas Java Web Server

   VRTScmcm Veritas Cluster Management Console

   VRTScmcdc Veritas Cluster Management Console Documentation

   Press [Return] to continue:

6. Press Enter.

   You may install Cluster Management Console packages without performing configuration. The setup program gives you the option to configure Cluster Management Console now, and provides instructions for configuring Cluster Management Console later.

7. Enter y to configure Cluster Management Console.

   Are you ready to configure CMC? [y,n,q] (y)

8. Enter a unique management server display name, such as:

Enter a unique management server display name: [?] 
mgmtserver1_sol9
 

9. Enter the network address used by the management server, such as:

Enter the network address used by the management server [b,?] 
mgmtserver1.symantec.com
 

10. When prompted, enter a location for the management server database.

Enter the desired location of the database to be used by the 
management server [b,?] (/opt/VRTScmc/db)
 
  Setup repeats the management server display name, the management server network address, and the database location.

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

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

    Setup describes local user configuration and custom user configuration.

12. Configure a local user or a custom user as the initial management server administrator. This is the first user account that is enabled to log in to the Cluster Management Console.

    Make your selection and then specify the following user authentication details:

    • For a local user, setup assumes that the domain name is the name of the local system and that the domain type is unixpwd, or UNIX password. When prompted for the initial management server user name, enter root or another administrator-level user for the local system.
    • For a custom user, you must explicitly specify the domain name and the domain type along with the user name. Follow the three separate prompts to enter this user information.

      Local User:

      Configure a user on the local machine as the initial admin user.

      Custom User:

      Configure a user manually.

      1) Local User

      2) Custom User

Enter '1' to enter the name of a local user, '2' to set up a 
custom user:
 
 [1-2,q] (1) 1


 Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.0            


 Local admin user selection:


To log in to the CMC Management Server, enter the name of a local 
user to be set as the administrator. The domain and domain type 
will be automatically selected for you.
 
 Enter the initial management server user name: [b,?] (root)


 Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.0            


 Management Server admin user verification:


 Management Server User Name: root

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

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

    Setup describes a particular management server service account, which the management server uses for secure internal communications with cluster connector. This account is named CMC_CC@CMC_SERVICES.

14. 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.

15. Specify whether or not you want the management server to use a remote root broker for user authentication.

    If you have already configured a root broker in your network, Symantec recommends that you enter y to use that existing root. Specify the additional details for that remote root broker exactly as specified.

    If you do not have a currently-configured root broker, enter n to install and configure a root broker on the management server host.

    After you enter y or n, setup installs an authentication broker on the management server and configures it to use whichever root broker you selected. When finished, setup presents:

    • Installation progress percentages
    • Status for writing the management server configuration file
    • Status for creating secure internal service accounts
16. Enter y to start Veritas Cluster Management Console processes now.

Do you want to start Veritas Cluster Management Console 
processes now? [y,n,q,b] (y)
 
  Setup presents startup progress percentages and, if successful, displays the following message:

 Startup completed successfully on all systems.

17. Enter an encryption key of at least five characters.

Enter five or more characters to be used an encryption key: [b] 
xxxxx
 
This key must be retained in a secure file and referenced using 
the -enckeyfile option if the generated responsefile is to be 
used again.
 
 Press [Return] to continue:

18. Press Enter to continue.

    Record the location that setup provides for the installation log files, summary file, and response file. Also ensure that you record the initial admin user information. You must use this account to log in to the Cluster Management Console for the first time.

Installing the management server on Windows 2003 systems

You must install the management server on a system outside all clusters. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a prerequisite for installing and using the management server and cluster connector.

 To install WMI

1. Log on as a user that has administrator privileges on the system on which you want to install WMI.
2. On the Start menu, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
3. In the Control Panel window, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
4. In the task pane, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
5. Click Management and Monitoring Tools, then click Details.
6. Ensure that the WMI Windows Installer Provider is checked, and then click OK.
7. Click Next.
8. If prompted, insert the Windows CD and click OK.
9. After installation is complete, click Finish.
10. Restart your computer.

 To install the management server on Windows

1. On the distribution disc, locate the \installer directory.
2. Double-click the setup file.

   Depending upon the operating system, you may or may not receive the following warning message:

The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to 
run this software?
 
  If you receive this message, click Run.

3. In the Welcome to the Veritas Cluster Management Console Installation Manager dialog box, read the introduction and then click Next.
4. In the Installation and Configuration Options dialog box, click Install a new management server on the local node, and then click Next.
5. In the Management Server Installation Directory dialog box, leave the default installation path provided in the text box or click Browse to search for another installation location. Click Next to accept the path.
6. In the Management Server Information dialog box, enter the system name and IP address of the intended management server host.

   You cannot change the port specification, 14145, but it is provided to help you to prevent port conflicts when configuring other software. The other ports used by the Cluster Management Console are 8181 (HTTP), 8443 (HTTPS), and 2994 (DBMS; this port can be shared with other Symantec products)

7. In the Database File Path box, leave the default database path provided or click Browse to search for another location for the database. Click Next to accept the path.
8. In the Services Account Password dialog box, enter a password for the user account that cluster connector uses for management server communications, and then click Next.

   Record the password that you enter in a safe place. You must use it again whenever you install or configure cluster connector.

9. In the User Credential Confirmation dialog box, leave the automatically-detected user information provided or specify another user name, domain, and domain type.

   This user becomes the initial management server user. You must provide the credentials entered at this step when logging in to the management server for the first time.

10. In the Summary dialog box, review the information you have specified and, if satisfactory, click Next to accept it and start the installation.

    The Installing Veritas Cluster Management Console dialog box displays a progress bar and a status message window for the installation.

11. When you receive the following message, click Next:

    "Done deleting installation files from node...,"

12. In the Completed the Symantec Veritas Cluster Management Console Installation Manager dialog box, review the information about how to connect to the management server and log in for the first time. Record this information in a safe place and then click Finish.

The installer creates log files at the following locations:

• Installation logs - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VERITAS\Cluster Management Console. The file names are Install_GUI_0.log and Install_MSI_0.log.
• Management server logs - C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Cluster Management Console\log

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