Manually Configuring the Cluster

SAP strongly recommends that the total number of engines in all instances does not exceed the number of CPUs.

1. Configure theinterfaces file for the cluster server and all instances.
2. Create the quorum and master devices on raw devices on the shared-disk storage.
3. Use disk init to initialize and create the sybsystemprocs database.
4. Run InstallAnywhere to install the system stored procedures.
5. After creating the master and quorum devices, create a runserver file for each instance in the cluster.
6. Set up a local system and temporary databases.

• Configuring the Interfaces File
  If you use an interfaces file, it must include entries for the cluster server and all instances.
• Building the Master and Quorum Devices
  Create the quorum and master devices on raw devices on the shared-disk storage.
• System Stored Procedures
  Run installmaster from the $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/scripts directory to install the system stored procedures. You can run installmaster from any instance.
• Creating Runserver Files
  After creating the master and quorum devices, create a runserver file for each instance in the cluster. Later, you will use these files to start the instances.
• Setting Up Local System and Temporary Databases
  In a shared-disk cluster, each instance must have a local system temporary database.