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тАО06-13-2008 07:41 AM
тАО06-13-2008 07:41 AM
We have 2 VAX 4000-200 system clustered together with VMS 6.2. We are trying to
boot one of the nodes WITHOUT joining a VAX cluster. Is this possible to do this without booting stand-alone? If so, could someone post the >>>B ??? command?
Thanks in advance!
Phil
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тАО06-13-2008 07:48 AM
тАО06-13-2008 07:48 AM
SolutionYou will have to use a dedicated system disk. No cluster means NO SHARED devices.
The general command is BOOT
You will also need a non-clustered system root, or you will have to boot conversationally to disable clustering.
I am in the office today, if you want to speak on the phone.
- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com
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тАО06-13-2008 08:54 AM
тАО06-13-2008 08:54 AM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
Bob, Thanks for your quick reply! Is there a HP document online that would describe the "conversational boot"? I've read about this before but it's been a while for me.
Thanks!
Phil
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тАО06-13-2008 09:20 AM
тАО06-13-2008 09:20 AM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
will initiate a conversational bootstrap and give you a SYSBOOT> prompt - from there you can alter any GEN parameters that you desire priot to CONTINUEing. Heed Bob's warning about sharing devices - don't let it happen if your system is not clustered.
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тАО06-13-2008 09:21 AM
тАО06-13-2008 09:21 AM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
Probably because it's a frequently asked
question. Wait! Perhaps it's in the FAQ:
http://www.hoffmanlabs.com/vmsfaq/vmsfaq.txt
A Google search for something obvious, like:
vms OR openvms conversational boot
would lead you to other useful bits, too,
such as a VMS Upgrade and Installation
Manual (or several). Throw in VAX to limit
it more.
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тАО06-13-2008 10:20 AM
тАО06-13-2008 10:20 AM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
this _IS_ a bit dependent on your hardware config.
_IF_ you have two system disks,
_THEN_ Jim's answer is your answer. his ddcu is your local system disk.
_IF_ you have a single (common) system disk, then your _ONLY VALID_ option is to use the installation CD (I don't remember if that does exist for Vax at 6.2? Otherwise, do you have a higher version; that will work as well). The ddcu in Jim's command then is your CD drive,.
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тАО06-13-2008 10:22 AM
тАО06-13-2008 10:22 AM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
from your Forum Profile:
I have assigned points to 18 of 54 responses to my questions.
Those do date back almost one year.
Maybe you can find some time to do some assigning?
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33
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тАО06-13-2008 10:25 AM
тАО06-13-2008 10:25 AM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
Perhaps a clarification would be appropriate.
What is the particular reason that the machine needs to be booted WITHOUT being a membeer of cluster?
There are often more options in these situations than are apparent at first examination.
- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com
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тАО06-13-2008 01:00 PM
тАО06-13-2008 01:00 PM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
As for conversational bootstraps and related topics, yep. That sort of detail is in the OpenVMS manuals and in the OpenVMS FAQ. Alternatively, there are topics posted on bootstraps and clustering and otherwise at sites including the following:
http://64.223.189.234/node/204
http://64.223.189.234/node/192
http://64.223.189.234/node/169
Google is your friend, too.
Stephen Hoffman
HoffmanLabs LLC
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тАО06-13-2008 01:04 PM
тАО06-13-2008 01:04 PM
Re: Booting without joining a cluster?
What you are planning to do is risky if you have any storage that is directly connected to both VAX 4000-200 systems. I.e. if you have disk shared on a DSSI or some other shared storage (CI, shared SCSI etc.)
If the only way the disk are shared is via MSCP over ethernet, then it is less risky, but not recommended.
Clustering provides the co-ordination of sharing the disk. If one node boots without being in the cluster, it will think it has complete control of any disks it is able to see. The remaining node in the cluster (if there is a quorum disk) will also think it is the only thing accessing the disk. This quickly leads to disk corruption, and cleaning up the mess is a lot harder than avoiding it in the first place.
So back to Bob's question: What problem are you trying to solve by booting a node while it isn't a part of the cluster?
Do the two VAX 4000-200s currently boot off the same system disk? If so, as Jan hinted, a conversational boot to turning off clustering is almost a guarantee of a trashed system disk, if the other node is currently running.
So you will need to boot off some other system disk, and avoid mounting any of the shared devices. If you have a local drive with a copy of your current system device, that could be used, but you would need to make sure that it does not mount any disks that are on shared storage interconnects.
Jon