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Verifying GAB

To verify that GAB is operating, type the following command on each node:

# /sbin/gabconfig -a

If GAB is operating, the following GAB port membership information is returned:

GAB Port Memberships

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Port a gen a36e0003 membership 01

Port h gen fd570002 membership 01

Port a indicates that GAB is communicating, gen a36e0003 is a randomly generated number, and membership 01 indicates that nodes 0 and 1 are connected.

Port h indicates that VCS is started, gen fd570002 is a randomly generated number, and membership 01 indicates that nodes 0 and 1 are both running VCS.

If GAB is not operating, the command does not return any GAB port membership information:

GAB Port Memberships

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If only one network is connected, the command returns the following GAB port membership information:

GAB Port Memberships

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Port a gen a36e0003 membership 01

Port a gen a36e0003 jeopardy    1

Port h gen fd570002 membership 01

Port h gen fd570002 jeopardy    1

For more information on GAB, refer to the Veritas Cluster Server User's Guide.