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.

   Veritas 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 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 VCS cluster (application cluster) with a single CP server as coordination point or with at least three coordination points.

     Veritas recommends using at least three coordination points.

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

   See CP server requirements.

4. 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 for HTTPS-based communication is 443.

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

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