Novell Cluster Services for Linux And Netware,9780672328459

Novell Cluster Services for Linux And Netware

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ISBN13: 9780672328459
ISBN10: 0672328453
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Pub. Date: 2006-05-09
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Summary

Need to configure or manage Novell Cluster Services on NetWare, Linux or a mixed environment?Pick up a copy of the official reference guide,Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare.This book blends in-depth information with practical, real world examples to cover cluster services configuration strategies, backup requirements, cluster services management, and upgrading tactics. You'll gain invaluable insight from authorsRob Bastiaansen andSander van Vugt, two Novell Certified Instructors with day-to-day experience consulting on the topics covered in this book. Master intalling and managing Novell Cluster Services with the tutorial not available from anyone else,Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare.

Author Biography

Sander van Vugt is a Novell Certified Instructor (CNI) and works as a trainer and consultant specializing in Novell and Linux. Sander has written several articles for Linux Journal and Novell Appnotes, as well as several books on Linux, networking and NetWare. He is a frequent speaker at Novell BrainShare Barcelona.

 

Rob Bastiaansen is an experienced trainer and instructor of Novell products including Novell Cluster Services. He has been a featured speaker at Novell BrainShare Barcelona and The Advisor GroupWise Summit in Europe. Rob has written and translated several technology titles.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(4)
Introduction to Clustering and High Availability
5(22)
Novell Cluster Services Defined
5(7)
Shared Disk Access
6(1)
Secondary IP Addresses
7(1)
Clustering Terminology
8(4)
High-Availability Solutions Overview
12(4)
Novell Cluster Services
12(1)
Business Continuity Clustering
13(2)
PolyServe Matrix Server
15(1)
Heartbeat Subsystem for High-Availability Linux
16(1)
When Not to Cluster Applications
16(2)
Availability Defined
18(1)
High Availability Defined
18(3)
Calculating Average Downtime
21(1)
Avoiding Downtime
22(2)
Hardware
22(1)
Environment
23(1)
Software
23(1)
Procedures
24(1)
Novell Cluster Services Requirements
24(3)
Hardware Requirements
24(2)
Software Requirements
26(1)
Examining Novell Cluster Services Architecture
27(12)
Novell Cluster Services Objects and Modules
27(8)
Cluster eDirectory Objects
28(3)
Cluster Modules
31(4)
Heartbeats, Epoch Numbers, and the Split Brain Detector
35(2)
Removing a Failing Slave Node
36(1)
Removing a Failed Master Node
37(1)
Summary
37(2)
Clustering Design
39(20)
Cluster Design Guidelines
39(13)
How Many Nodes to Choose
39(1)
Using a Heartbeat LAN or Not
40(1)
Use NIC Teaming
41(1)
Choosing Storage Methods
42(6)
Mirror the Split Brain Detector Partition
48(1)
Selecting Applications to Run in a Cluster
48(2)
eDirectory Cluster Guidelines
50(2)
Creating a Failover Matrix
52(1)
Application-Specific Design Guidelines
53(2)
Install Applications on the Shared Disk
53(1)
Execute NCF and Script Files from the Load and Unload Scripts
54(1)
Clustering Without Shared Storage
55(4)
Prepare the Cluster
55(4)
Installation and Configuration
59(22)
Installing NCS on OES NetWare
59(7)
Exploring eDirectory After Cluster Installation
64(1)
Adding a NetWare Node to a NetWare Cluster
65(1)
Installing NCS on Linux
66(3)
Adding a NetWare Node to a Linux Cluster
69(1)
Manually Starting and Stopping NCS
69(1)
Adding a License to Existing Cluster Nodes
70(1)
Removing Nodes from a Cluster
70(3)
Removing an OES NetWare Node from the Cluster
70(2)
Removing an OES Linux Node from the Cluster
72(1)
Installing NCS in VMware
73(8)
What VMware Is
73(1)
VMware Usage Scenarios
73(1)
VMware Clustering Requirements
74(1)
VMware Clustering Configuration
74(7)
Creating Cluster Resources
81(34)
Creating Clustered Volumes
81(17)
Creating Clustered Volumes on OES Linux and NetWare
82(7)
Choosing the Right File System Type for Cluster Volumes on Linux
89(9)
Creating Cluster Resources
98(14)
Clustering a Simple Application on OES NetWare
98(8)
Clustering a Simple Application on OES Linux
106(6)
Cluster Script Syntax
112(1)
Summary
113(2)
Cluster Management
115(22)
Cluster Resources Management Applications
115(12)
Managing Cluster Resources with iManager
115(11)
Managing Cluster Resources on OES NetWare with Remote Manager
126(1)
Managing Novell Cluster Services from the Command Line
127(5)
Starting and Stopping Novell Cluster Services on Linux
128(1)
Starting and Stopping Novell Cluster Services on NetWare
129(1)
Managing Novell Cluster Services from the Command Line
129(3)
Logging, Event History, and Alerting
132(3)
Summary
135(2)
iSCSI
137(28)
iSCSI Introduction
137(5)
iSCSI Advantages
139(1)
How iSCSI Works
140(2)
iSCSI Naming Guidelines
142(1)
Using iSCSI in an Open Enterprise Server Environment
142(6)
iSCSI as a Server OS-Independent Storage Platform
143(1)
iSCSI as a Low-Cost Shared Storage Solution
144(1)
iSCSI for Remote Storage
144(1)
iSCSI for Offsite Storage Mirroring
145(1)
iSCSI Design Guidelines
146(1)
iSCSI Target Requirements
147(1)
iSCSI Initiator Requirements
148(1)
iSCSI Target Configuration on OES NetWare
148(4)
Installing the iSCSI Target Software
148(1)
Creating the iSCSI Target
149(2)
NetWare iSCSI Command Overview
151(1)
iSCSI Initiator Configuration on OES NetWare
152(4)
Assigning Rights for Initiators in the Same Tree
153(1)
Assigning Rights for Initiators in Different Trees
153(1)
Starting the Initiator Connection
154(2)
iSCSI Initiator Configuration on OES Linux
156(3)
Installing the iSCSI Software on Linux
157(1)
Setting Up Access Control
158(1)
Configuring the Initiator Software
158(1)
Connecting to the iSCSI Target
158(1)
Building an Open Enterprise Server Cluster with Shared iSCSI Storage
159(2)
Advanced iSCSI Topics
161(4)
Monitoring iSCSI Sessions
161(2)
Solving iSCSI LDAP Problems
163(2)
Cluster-Enabled Applications
165(46)
Cluster-Enable or Not?
165(1)
Clustering GroupWise
166(24)
General GroupWise Clustering
167(2)
Clustering GroupWise on NetWare
169(9)
Clustering GroupWise on Linux
178(12)
Clustering iFolder 3 on OES Linux
190(9)
Linux Cluster Preparations for iFolder
190(3)
Installing iFolder 3 Software on All Nodes
193(1)
Configuring iFolder 3 on the First Node
193(3)
Configuring the Cluster Resource
196(1)
Testing the Cluster Resource
197(1)
Configuring the Other Cluster Nodes
198(1)
Clustering the Squid Web Proxy on Linux
199(3)
DNS Round Robin Configuration
199(1)
Squid High-Availability Design Considerations
200(1)
Creating the Squid Cluster Resource
201(1)
Clustering the Samba Server on OES Linux
202(7)
Creating the Shared File System
203(2)
Creating Mount Points to Mount the Shared File System on All Servers
205(1)
Installing Samba on All Servers
206(1)
Configuring the smb.conf File
206(1)
Creating the Samba Clustered Resource
206(2)
Making a Share Available from the Samba Clustered Resource
208(1)
Summary
209(2)
Advanced Clustering Topics, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
211(20)
Advanced Configuration and Maintenance
211(3)
Creating Cluster Documentation
211(1)
Changing the Master IP Address
212(1)
Changing the Heartbeat IP Address
212(2)
Troubleshooting Your Cluster Environment
214(4)
Troubleshooting Resources
214(1)
Re-creating the SBD Partition
215(3)
Cluster Services Backup
218(13)
Cluster Backups Explained
218(1)
Storage Management Services
219(3)
Novell's Backup Software
222(1)
Syncsort Backup Express
223(8)
Upgrading Clusters
231(22)
Upgrade Methods Explained
232(4)
Upgrading Existing Hardware and Software
232(1)
Migrating to New Hardware and Software
233(2)
Installing New Cluster Hardware and Software from Scratch
235(1)
Technical Upgrade Methods Explained
236(17)
Upgrading a NetWare 5.1 Cluster to NetWare 6.5
236(3)
Upgrading a NetWare 6 Cluster to NetWare 6.5
239(3)
Upgrading a NetWare 6.5 Cluster to Open Enterprise Server Linux
242(5)
Migrating to a New Cluster
247(6)
Using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Clustering Options
253(16)
Heartbeat Versus Novell Cluster Services
253(1)
Installing SUSE Linux High-Availability Components
254(1)
Configuring the Shared Storage with a DRBD
255(4)
Clustering the NFS Server with Heartbeat
259(7)
Edit the Sample Configuration Files
260(1)
Use Authentication Keys to Ensure Secure Communications
260(1)
Tune the Main Configuration File ha.cf on Both Nodes
261(1)
Create Shared Resources by Editing the haresources File
262(2)
Start the Heartbeat Software on Both Nodes
264(1)
Configure NFS for Use in the Heartbeat Cluster
265(1)
Managing the Shared Resource
266(1)
Avoiding Split Brain
267(1)
Summary
268(1)
Introduction to Business Continuity Clustering
269(22)
Business Continuity Clustering Overview
269(3)
High Availability Between Clusters
270(1)
Using BCC to Create a Cluster of Clusters
271(1)
BCC Usage Scenarios
272(1)
Building Your Own BCC Test Environment
272(18)
Setup and Installation of NetWare and NCS
273(2)
Install Identity Manager 2.0
275(2)
Business Continuity Cluster Services Installation
277(2)
Configure the Identity Manager eDirectory Drivers
279(4)
Start the Identity Manager Drivers, NCS, and BCC
283(1)
Configuring BCC
284(6)
Summary
290(1)
Index 291

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