Start the FailSafe configuration tool

From the GUI

Log in as root to a machine that has the FailSafe software installed. The FailSafe binary is located in the /usr/sbin directory and is named fstask. Usually one of the nodes already has the software installed.

NoteMake sure the $DISPLAY environment variable points to your local machine.

To start the FailSafe GUI, located in /usr/sbin directory, enter fstask at the command line.

After the FailSafe splash screen, a login window appears. Fill in the following fields:

Field

Sample value

Description

Server

mizzen

The hostname(1) of either node.

Login

root

A UNIX account that has root access on the node.

Password

None

The password for the UNIX account.

Select OK to login.

From the command line

Make sure the program and /usr/cluster/bin is part of your PATH environment variable.

Login as root on either node.

Enter cluster_mgr to begin the command line interface. Enter quit to end this session.