Worksheet for Creating a Cluster

Before creating a cluster, gather your cluster information.

Configuration Values for Creating a Cluster
Parameter and Description (Default Values) Your Information
Cluster name:
  • Number of instances (4)
  • Number of agents (4)
 
Is the cluster to be configured using a private $SYBASE installation? (N)  
The page size in kilobytes (2KB)  
Full path and name for the master device:
  • Size of master device (30MB)
  • Size of master database (13MB)
 
Sybase system procedure device – full path and name for sybsystemprocs device:
  • Size of sybsystemprocs device (152MB)
  • Size of sybsystemprocs database (152MB; minimum 140MB)
 
System database device – full path and name of system database device:
  • Size of system database device (6MB)
  • Size of system database (6MB)
  • Does this cluster have a secondary network? (Y)
 
Quorom device:
  • Full path and name for the quorum device
  • Trace flags
 
(Optional) PCI device:
  • Full path to the PCI database device
  • Size of the PCI database device (24MB)
  • Size of the PCI database (24MB)
 
Verifying Locations for Shared Installations
Parameter (Default Values) Value
The location of the home directory ($SYBASE)  
Full path to environment variable script ($SYBASE/SYBASE.sh)  
Path to $SYBASE_ASE (ASE-15_0)  
Path to interfaces file directory ($SYBASE)  
Path to the dataserver configuration file ($SYBASE/cluster_name.cfg)  
Information for Shared Installations
Information Instance 1 Instance 2 Instance 3 Instance 4
Node name        
Instance name        
Query port number for instance        
Primary protocol address for instance        
Secondary protocol address for instance        
Information for Private Installations
Information Instance 1 Instance 2 Instance 3 Instance 4
Node name        
Instance name        
Full path for $SYBASE installation directory for instance        
Full path to environmental shell script for instance        
Full path to the server configuration file for instance        
Local System Temporary Database Information
Parameter Instance 1 Instance 2 Instance 3 Instance 4
Local system temporary database device name        
Path to local system temporary database device        
Local system temporary database device size (MB)        
Local system temporary database name        
Local system temporary database size (MB)        
Note: For the local system temporary database device name, enter the name of the Adaptive Server database device for the local system temporary database. The device for a local system temporary database must be a shared disk.
The Veritas Cluster Server support options appear only if VCS is supported on your system.
Veritas Cluster Server Support
Information (Default Value) Your Information
Integrate the Cluster Edition server with the VCS? (Y)  
The path to the interfaces file on the cluster; appears only if LDAP is supported  
Check whether this device (master device, system procedure device, and system database device) is managed by the Veritas Cluster File system or Veritas Volume Manager (Y)  
Check each cluster device (master device, system procedure device, and system database device) for I/O fencing capability (Y)