Before you install a ZENworks Server Management component in a clustered environment, you must install Novell Cluster Services and perform some preparatory tasks:
ZENworks Server Management components can be installed in a cluster that meets the following requirements:
DNS must be functioning reliably throughout your network so that DNS hostnames and IP addresses can always be successfully resolved.
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NetWare 6 with SP4 or SP5
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NetWare 5.1 with SP6, SP7, or SP8 (SP8 if SP1 or SP2 is applied to ZENworks 6.5)
With NetWare 5.1, you need to meet the following additional requirements:
You can download the latest snap-in, along with the version of ConsoleOne that supports it, from Novell Software Downloads. This version includes changes that enable you to modify cluster-related object names.
IMPORTANT: Novell Cluster Services does not support mixed NetWare versions within a cluster.
Cluster-enabling the shared volumes where ZENworks Server Management components are installed is required.
To review the concept of cluster-enabled shared volumes, see the applicable section of Novell Cluster Services Overview and Installation for your version of NetWare:
When you cluster-enable a volume, additional eDirectory objects are created:
IMPORTANT: The default object names include the underscore (_) character. However, DNS name servers cannot resolve object names that include underscore characters. If you have met the requirements described in Meeting System Requirements for Clustering, you can rename these objects as needed when you cluster-enable the volume.
To cluster-enable a shared volume for use with a ZENworks Server Management component:
Complete the steps in the applicable section of Novell Cluster Services Overview and Installation for your version of NetWare:
If necessary, rename cluster-related objects to eliminate the underscore (_) characters that are included by default.
Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 above for the other shared volumes that need to be cluster-enabled for use with ZENworks Server Management components.
Install a ZENworks Server Management component in the cluster, following the instructions in:
Install Novell Cluster Services by following the instructions provided in NetWare Cluster Services Overview and Installation for your version of NetWare:
The installation process includes:
As you install Novell Cluster Services, record key information about the cluster. You need this information as you install ZENworks Server Management components in the cluster: