NFS on ServcieGuard?

[Francis van Dun]

Hello forum,

I need to create a ServiceGuard (A.11.14) cluster package that exports an NFS share.

I heard about "MC/ServiceGuard NFS Toolkit" but I suppose that has to be purchased separately?

Why can't I simply manually start/stop/kill nfs in the package control script? In other words, what is the extra value of MC/ServiceGuard?

Thank's,
Francis

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Yes the MC/SF NFS toolkit is a separately purchased product. Information is available here:
http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B5140BA

If all you need to do is export an NFS share, then I don't see why you couldn't stop/start NFS via your package control script. You might also verify that your /etc/exports file is correct and an 'exportfs -a' to make sure they are available.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

The MC/SG NFS Toolkit is a separate product but you can certainly do your own scripts. The value added part of these toolkits is that they are tested and verified control and monitor scripts but you can certainly "roll your own". Probably the most difficult part of the NFS package is the monitoring script to monitor the health of the NFS daemons.