Example VCS Installation

The following example installation uses all optional features. These include VERITAS Security Services (VxSS), Cluster Manager, SMTP notification, SNMP notification, and Global Cluster option.The following illustration shows two systems, north and south, on which VCS is to run. For this example, the cluster's name is "vcs_cluster2" and the cluster's ID is "7".

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An Example of a VCS Installation on a Two-system Cluster

Mounting the Software Disc

1. Log in as root user on a system connected by the network to the systems where you are installing VCS. The system where you are installing VCS does not need to be part of the cluster.
2. Insert the software disc in the appropriate drive on your local system.
3. Create a mount point directory, for example /cdrom. The directory must have read/write permissions.
4. Determine the block device file for the disc drive. The device file should have the form /dev/dsk/c#t#d#. Enter:
     # ioscan -fnC disk

   For example, the listing may indicate the disc drive's block device is /dev/dsk/c1t2d0; make a note of the device file as it applies to your system.

5. Run the following commands to start PFS (Portable File System):
     # nohup pfs_mountd &
     # nohup pfsd &
6. Mount the disc. For example, to mount the CD-ROM to the mount point /cdrom, enter:
     # /usr/sbin/pfs_mount -t rrip /dev/dsk/clt2d0 /cdrom

   Where /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 is the drive's block device file.