Worksheet for Creating a Cluster

The information you need to create a cluster using the Adaptive Server plug-in or sybcluster is listed in this worksheet.

Configuration values for creating a cluster
Parameter Default value Minimum Value
 

Cluster name

   
 

Number of instances

4

 
 

Number of agents

4

 

Configuration type

Is the cluster to be configured using a private $SYBASE installation?

N

 
 

Page Size

   
  The page size in kilobytes: 2kB  

Master Device

 

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 (MB)

152

 
 

Size of sybsystemprocs database (MB)

152

140

System Database Device

 

Full path and name of system database device

   
 

Size of system database device (MB)

6MB

 
 

Size of system database (MB)

6MB

 
 

Does this cluster have a secondary network

Y

 

Quorum Device

 

Full path and name for the quorum device

   
 

Trace flags

   

PCI device (optional)

Full path to the PCI database device

   

Size of the PCI database device

24MB  

Size of the PCI database

24MB  

Verify file locations (for shared installation )

 

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

 

Instance Information (for shared installation)

 

Node name

   
 

Instance name 1

   
 

Query port number for instance1

   
 

Primary protocol address for instance1

   
 

Secondary protocol address for instance1

   

Instance Information (for private installation)

Node name

   

Instance name

   

Full path for $SYBASE installation directory for instance 1

   

Full path to environmental shell script for instance 1

   

The Adaptive Server home directory for instance 1

   

Full path to the server configuration file for instance 1

   

Local System Temporary Database

 

Local system temporary database device name (Enter the name of the Adaptive Server database device for the local system temporary database.) Device for a local system temporary database must be a shared disk.

 
 

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)

 

Instance Information (for shared installation)

 

Node name

 
 

Instance name

 
 

Query port number for instance2

 
 

Primary protocol address for instance2

 
 

Secondary protocol address for instance2

 

Instance Information (for private installation)

Node name

Instance name 2

Full path for $SYBASE installation directory for instance 1

Full path to environmental shell script for instance2

The Adaptive Server home directory for instance2

Full path to the server configuration file for instance2

Local System Temporary Database

 

Local system temporary database device name (Enter the name of the Adaptive Server database device for the local system temporary database.) Device for a local system temporary database must be a shared disk.

 
 

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)

 

Instance Information (for shared installation)

 

Node name

 
 

Instance name

 
 

Query port number for instance3

 
 

Primary protocol address for instance3

 

Secondary protocol address for instance3

 

Instance Information (for private installation)

Node name

Instance name 3

Full path for $SYBASE installation directory for instance3

Full path to environmental shell script for instance3

The Adaptive Server home directory for instance3

Full path to the server configuration file for instance3

 

Local System Temporary Database

 

Local system temporary database device name (Enter the name of the Adaptive Server database device for the local system temporary database.) Device for a local system temporary database must be a shared disk

 
 

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)

 

Instance Information (for shared installation)

 

Node name

 
 

Instance name

 
 

Query port number for instance4

 
 

Primary protocol address for instance4

 

Secondary protocol address for instance4

 

     

Instance Information (for private installation)

Node name

Instance name 4

Full path for $SYBASE installation directory for instance4

Full path to environmental shell script for instance4

The Adaptive Server home directory for instance4

Full path to the server configuration file for instance4

     

Local System Temporary Database

 

Local system temporary database device name (Enter the name of the Adaptive Server database device for the local system temporary database.) Device for a local system temporary database must be a shared disk

 
 

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)

 

 

Save configuration information in a file

Y

 

       

Veritas Cluster Server support (optional - appears only if VCS is supported on your system)

Integrate the Cluster Edition server with the VCS?

Y

The path to the interfaces file on the cluster.

Note:

This prompt does not appear if LDAP is supported.

Check if 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 IO fencing capability?

Y