When you convert a business continuity cluster from NetWare to Linux, do not run the cluster convert command until all of the nodes in every peer cluster in the business continuity cluster has been converted to Linux, and you have re-created the BCC drivers.
For each peer cluster, convert the NetWare cluster nodes to Linux by following the instructions in the OES 11 SP1: Novell Cluster Services 2.1 NetWare to Linux Conversion Guide, with the following caveats:
Do not finalize the conversion in any peer cluster at this time.
Do not remove the NetWare IDM node at this time.
Leave some NetWare nodes active to host BCC-enabled resources.
Only NetWare nodes participate in the BCC.
Do not install BCC 2.0 on the Linux nodes at this time.
Cluster migrate non-BCC-enabled resources to Linux nodes in the same peer cluster, and configure them to fail over only to Linux nodes.
Stop the NetWare BCC.
Stop the Identity Manager drivers on the NetWare IDM node in each peer cluster.
Stop BCC from running on all the NetWare nodes in each peer cluster.
Cluster migrate BCC-enabled resources to Linux nodes in the same peer cluster, and configure them to fail over only to Linux nodes.
For each peer cluster, convert the remaining NetWare cluster nodes to Linux by following the instructions in the OES 11 SP1: Novell Cluster Services 2.1 NetWare to Linux Conversion Guide, with the following caveats:
Do not finalize the conversion in any peer cluster at this time.
Do not install BCC 2.0 on the Linux nodes at this time.
Install and configure Identity Manager and iManager on one Linux node in each peer cluster.
For information, see Section 5.2, Installing iManager and Identity Manager on One Node in Each Peer Cluster.
Verify that the BCC admin user and group exist and are configured with the settings described in Section 5.3, Configuring a BCC Administrator User and Group.
Install and configure the BCC software on each Linux node in every peer cluster, but do not start BCC now. You will start BCC later after the Linux conversion is finalized and the BCC drivers have been created.
For information, see Section 5.4, Installing and Configuring the Novell Business Continuity Clustering Software.
Install and configure the BCC Cluster Resource Synchronization template as described in Section 5.5, Installing the BCC Cluster Resource Template.
Re-create all instances of BCC drivers on the IDM node in each peer cluster, but do not start the drivers at this time.
For information, see Section 6.0, Configuring the Identity Manager Drivers for BCC.
Finalize the cluster conversion of each peer cluster and verify that the clusters are working properly.
For information, see Finalizing the Cluster Conversion
in the OES 11 SP1: Novell Cluster Services 2.1 NetWare to Linux Conversion Guide.
Start BCC on each node in every peer cluster.
For each BCC-enabled cluster resource, modify the BCC scripts as needed to ensure they are working as expected.
Start the BCC drivers on the IDM node in each peer cluster.
Verify that the BCC settings and connections are functioning properly across all peer clusters.