Configuring I/O fencing using response files

Typically, you can use the response file that the installer generates after you perform I/O fencing configuration to configure I/O fencing for VCS.

To configure I/O fencing using response files

  1. Make sure that VCS is configured.
  2. Based on whether you want to configure disk-based or server-based I/O fencing, make sure you have completed the preparatory tasks.

    See About planning to configure I/O fencing.

  3. Copy the response file to one of the cluster systems where you want to configure I/O fencing.

    See Sample response file for configuring disk-based I/O fencing.

    See Sample response file for configuring server-based I/O fencing.

    See Sample response file for configuring non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing.

    See Sample response file for configuring majority-based I/O fencing.

  4. Edit the values of the response file variables as necessary.

    See Response file variables to configure disk-based I/O fencing.

    See Response file variables to configure server-based I/O fencing.

    See Response file variables to configure non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing.

    See Response file variables to configure majority-based I/O fencing.

  5. Start the configuration from the system to which you copied the response file. For example:
    # /opt/VRTS/install/installer  
    -responsefile /tmp/response_file

    Where /tmp/response_file is the response file's full path name.