Symantec Veritas 5 - Manual (Page 140)

Table 8-1 Tasks to create a single-node cluster using the installer
Reference Task
See “Preparing for a single node installation” on page 140. Prepare for installation.
See “Starting the installer for the single node cluster”
on page 140.
Install the VCS software on
the system using the
installer.
Preparing for a single node installation
You can use the installer program to install a cluster on a single system for either
of the two following purposes:
■ To prepare the single node cluster to join a larger cluster
■ To prepare the single node cluster to be a stand-alone single node cluster
When you prepare it to join a larger cluster, install it with LLT and GAB. For a
stand-alone cluster, you do not need to enable LLT and GAB.
For more information about LLT and GAB:
See “About LLT and GAB” on page 15.
Starting the installer for the single node cluster
When you install VCS on a single system, follow the instructions in this guide for
installing VCS using the product installer.
See “Starting the software installation” on page 61.
During the installation, you need to answer two questions specifically for single
node installations. When the installer asks:
Enter the system names separated by spaces on which to install
VCS:
Enter a single system name. The installer now asks if you want to enable LLT and
GAB:
If you plan to run VCS on a single node without any need for
adding cluster node online, you have an option to proceed
without starting GAB and LLT.
Starting GAB and LLT is recommended.
Do you want to start GAB and LLT? [y,n,q,?] (y)
Answer
n
if you want to use the single node cluster as a stand-alone cluster.
Installing VCS on a single node
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