NFS Toolkit required for ServiceGuard?

[Anthony_141]

One of our end-users is requesting we do an NFS mount from an existing ServiceGuard package.

We rarely have used NFS and are not experts at it, but I did read about the NFS Toolkit.

However, we are not clear on whether we need the NFS Toolkit to do an NFS mount within a ServiceGuard package (or if the Toolkit is "voluntary").

Can someone clarify whether the Toolkit is "mandatory" for doing NFS in a cluster package?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

No, NFS toolkit is not required to run NFS with SG.

It is quite possible to write your own cluster package for NFS. Most people find this to be the opposite of fun and buy the package.

SEP

[Jeff_Traigle]

It's not mandatory although it can make life a lot easier if you use it. I had to implement from scratch earlier this year. The powers that be wanted to spend my time instead of the money for the Toolkit. Fortunately, I'd taken the SG course last year so I had the code for the file lock manager script from the course material so I didn't have to recreate that portion of the wheel.

[Jeff_Traigle]

I think that should have said "file lock migration" script. At any rate, SEP is right... I considered writing the whole thing the opposite of fun. :)

[Anthony_141]

OK...now can anyone point me to notes on how to do this without the Toolkit?

Every note we've found so far assumes you have the Toolkit installed.

[Anthony_141]

Well, now I have more information from my end-user.

What he wants is the NFS Server to be one of our Linux boxes. The HP-UX server is going to be the NFS Client.

If anyone has done this type of configuration and can give some tips, I would appreciate it.

[Stephen Doud]

Check out the
Serviceguard-Linux NFS toolkit. It's free:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1442BA

[Anthony_141]

Thanks to everyone for your input.

I got this working (export NFS mount on linux server, put mount/dismount commands in the start/stop scripts for the package on the HP-UX side).