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ptx®/CLUSTERS V2.1.4 Release Notes

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ptx®/CLUSTERS V2.1.4 Release Notes

Introduction

Product Compatibility

Supported Cluster Configurations

Features in ptx/CLUSTERS V2.x

Comparison of ptx/CLUSTERS V2.x with ptx/CLUSTERS V1.1 and V1.3

  Major New and Changed Features in ptx/CLUSTERS V2.x

    New Cluster Systems Communication Services (CSCS)

    Integrity Manager Daemon Changed

    immbroker Replaced by clustadm

    New Concepts: Quorum and Quorum Disk

    Cluster Communications Interconnect (CCI) Replaces LLI

    Changes in Logging and Error Handling

    Fibre Channel Replaces SCSI on IBM NUMA Systems

    Changes in Node State Terminology and Concepts

    Cluster Startup Software Invoked Much Sooner

    Changed Shared Devices Design

  Features That Remain Since Previous Releases of ptx/CLUSTERS

    Lock Manager

    Lock Manager Domains

  Features and Concepts That Have Been Eliminated in ptx/CLUSTERS V2.x

    Maintenance Mode

    Active Monitor

    Cluster Management Area (CMA)

    Shared Device Names

Install ptx/CLUSTERS V2.1.4

Changing Cluster Node ID

Using Disks Containing VTOCs with ptx/SVM

Forced Node Shutdown During Normal Cluster Operations

Guidelines for Removing a Node from a Cluster

Product Documentation

Problem Reports

  Fixed Problems in ptx/CLUSTERS V2.1.4

  Open Problems in ptx/CLUSTERS V2.1.4

    Node Index Change Causes IMD to List Same IP Address Twice (235185)

    Installation of ptx/CLUSTERS Removes ptx/CTC Menu Entries (237168)

    Node Returns to Firmware Level When Booted (238951)

    Migration From ptx/CLUSTERS V1.x to ptx/CLUSTERS V2.x Produces Parsing Error (239495)

    ptx/CLUSTERS Does Not Recognize CCI Name Changes Done Through devctl (241128)

    clustadm -C and clustadm -D Hang When Node Has Lost Quorum (241693)

    Memory Allocation Failure Causes System to Panic (242517)

    devdestroy Fails for Device That Hosted the Quorum Disk (243003)