Use YaST 2 to install the BCC software on your OES 11 SP1 cluster nodes.
Install the Business Continuity Clustering engine software on each cluster node in each of the peer clusters that will be part of a business continuity cluster. You install the software on the nodes of one cluster at a time.
Install the BCC-specific Identity Manager template for iManager on an OES 11 SP1 Linux server where you have installed iManager.
The template adds functionality to iManager so that you can manage your business continuity cluster. You must have previously installed iManager on the server where you plan to install the template.
IMPORTANT:Before you begin, ensure that your setup meets the requirements specified in Section 4.0, Installation Requirements for BCC. The BCC Administrator user and group must already be configured as specified in Section 5.3, Configuring a BCC Administrator User and Group.
Perform the following tasks in every peer cluster that you want to include in the business continuity cluster:
Perform the following tasks for each of the nodes in every peer cluster:
Log in to the server as the root user.
Set up the Business Continuity Clustering ISO file as an installation source.
If you use a CD or the HTTP method, modify the following steps as needed:
Copy the Business Continuity Clustering ISO file that you downloaded in Section 4.2, Downloading Business Continuity Clustering Software to a local directory.
Use one of the following methods to open the Add-On Product page.
In YaST, select > , then click .
At a command prompt, enter
yast2 add-on
On the Add-On Product Media page, select , then click .
Select , browse to locate and select the file, click , then click .
Read the Business Continuity Clustering License Agreement, click to accept it, then click .
When the installation source is added, it appears in the list on the Add-On Product Media page.
On the Add-Product Media page, click .
In YaST, select > , then select the tab.
Scroll down to locate and select the pattern.
This selects the following packages for installation:
On the non-IDM nodes in the peer cluster, click to view the list of BCC packages, deselect the novell-business-continuity-cluster-idm.rpm package, then click .
The package for Identity Manager installs the BCC driver template. This package is needed only on the IDM node in each peer cluster.
On the Patterns page, click , then click OK to confirm the message and resolve dependencies.
Continue with the installation.
After the packages are installed, exit YaST.
Repeat the installation on every node in the peer cluster in turn.
Repeat the process for each peer cluster in turn.
Continue with Section 5.4.2, Configuring BCC Software.
Perform the following tasks for each node in every peer cluster:
Log in as the root user on the server.
Use one of the following methods to open the BCC Configuration page:
In YaST, select > .
At a command prompt, enter
yast2 novell-bcc
When you are prompted to and , click to install and configure the BCC software.
If you are prompted to configure LDAP, it is seeking the credentials needed to change settings:
Click .
In the dialog box, specify the administrator user password that you used when you installed the operating system.
Click .
Specify the fully distinguished eDirectory name for the cluster where the server is currently a member.
Select to start the software immediately following the configuration process.
If you deselect the option, you must manually start BCC services later by using the following command:
rcnovell-bcc start
Specify the by selecting the IP addresses of the master eDirectory server and the local server.
Accept or change the eDirectory Administrator user’s name and specify the Administrator user’s password.
Click .
Review your setup on the Novell Business Continuity Clustering Configuration Summary page, then click to install the BCC software.
Click to save the BCC configuration and exit the tool.
Verify that the BCC software is running on the server by entering the following at a command prompt:
rcnovell-bcc status
Continue with Section 5.5, Installing the BCC Cluster Resource Template.