Chapter 4. Sun Cluster 2.2 Administration

Maintaining a clustered system is more complex than maintaining a non-clustered system. Apart from the number of additional components required for redundancy, the cluster software also adds administrative overhead. To get the most out of the cluster software, a sound knowledge of the administrative tools is required.

Understanding the administrative tools thoroughly will enable an administrator to quickly and effectively make any required administrative changes, or replace non-functional components—thereby enhancing system redundancy and high availability.

This chapter discusses the administrative tools supplied with the Sun Cluster 2.2 (SC2.2) software, and demonstrates how to use them effectively. ...

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