DS25 EV68 setup

[nipun_2]

Hi,
I am trying to setup DS25 EV68 to be ultimately clustered to a common environment of (currently 2 node cluster(on Ethernet Lan) Xp1000 and DS25 (containing system disk wihh OpenVMS V7.3-1)).


I have started the EV68 (for the first time..was packed before ) and booted from it's hard drive which started the Factory Installation of OpenVMS V 7.3-2.
I did not go through with the installation because I need to know the following


1) Do I have to boot and setup EV68 with V 7.3-2 and then run cluster_config to add this machine as a member of the cluster?

If answer to above question is

NO: then do I have to BOOT from the system disks of the clustered DS25?

YES: From the clustering manuals it is mentioned that there should be same version of OS, so how can I have V7.3-1 and V7.3-2 running at the same time? This would also mean that I need to have two separate system disk which I do not want.

Please let me konw what other information you would require
Nipun

[Kris Clippeleyr]

Hi,
You can have different versions of VMS running in a cluster, but that implies at least two system disks. If you do not want more than 1 system disk, you have to boot the new DS25 into the cluster using the system disk of the other two.
You have to execute
$ @CLUSTER_CONFIG.COM
on one of the two cluster members, and specify the ADD option.
See excellent examples in the OpenVMS Cluster Systems manual at
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/731FINAL/4477/4477pro_014.html#add_samples_sect

Regards,
Kris (aka Qkcl)

[nipun_2]

Thanks for the reply Kris,
So if I boot from the system disk of clustered DS25 then do I need to install the additional PAKs on the clustered environment system disk
OR

Install on the new DS25(EV68) after it is booted.

In other words should I install licenses on system disk (of cluster) first and then use it to boot the new terminal OR boot the terminal using system disk(of cluster) and then install license on the NEW DS25 (EV68).

[Kris Clippeleyr · Accepted solution]

Nipun,

The license database (LMF$LICENSE.LDB normally located in SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]) is one of those "common" files in a shared cluster environment.
You better register the licenses for the new system first via one of the other nodes (use SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE.COM).
But, if you forget one, don't worry, you can always register them afterwards. Make sure that you have enough units for each license (see option 12 in the menu presented by VMSLICENSE).
Regards,
Kris (aka Qkcl)