Oracle Solaris High Availability Cluster Administration

Set up a lab mirroring enterprise architecture by installing vm workstation, creating a host vm and two unix nodes, and practicing snapshot, ip configuration, iscsi disk sharing and solaris cluster.

Download and install VMware workstation, obtain a trial license, and remove VirtualBox to avoid crashes, then set up a lab environment on Windows or Linux.

Install VMware workstation by running as administrator, clicking next, and accepting the license, then complete stage one and proceed to stage two, noting host conflicts with VirtualBox.

Create a private host-only class c network with the virtual network editor, using VM net ten and DHCP on 192.168.100.x, then share the host connection to the VMs.

Set up the workstation and network, download the ESXi iso, create a VM with allocated resources, configure static IPv4 and bridge networking, then access the ESXi web interface.

Download the Solaris ISO from Oracle, register for a free account, and save the installer, local repo, and cluster package to set up the Solaris high availability cluster.

Set up Solaris virtual machines by uploading the ISO, creating storage, configuring two Solaris VMs, and completing the installation with basic network settings, laying groundwork for the upcoming cluster configuration.

Configure static IPs on both Solaris nodes, enable ssh access, and update the hosts file to map 1921681110 and 1921681120 to Solaris one and Solaris two for reliable cluster access.

Upload all repo packages to both cluster and local servers, add and format a new 50‑gig disk, and transfer files with WinSCP to prepare the repository for the cluster installation.

Upload and install the local repo on Solaris, create the repo directory, set permissions, set the local publisher, refresh the catalog, and test installs like telnet and nmap.

Set up the high availability cluster repository for the Unix oracle solaris course by mounting the ISO, configuring the cluster repo with pg set repo, and preparing for cluster installation.

Install the ha cluster full software on every node with pkg install ha cluster full, then fix reboot issues by resetting the repo, unsetting publishers, and remounting the local repository.

set up a two-node oracle solaris high availability cluster by configuring dns/host entries, adding two interfaces, and running the cluster install from one node, with authentication and quorum readiness.

Explore how quorum keeps a two-node Unix Solaris cluster running by using a shared disk as a quorum device to maintain two votes and prevent panic.

Set up a shared disk between both nodes in the Unix Oracle Solaris high availability cluster, enabling quorum with iSCSI and permanent or temporary path configuration.

Add quorum to a unix oracle solaris high availability cluster by configuring the shared disk as a vote device, verifying device status, and ensuring two votes are active for reliability.

Learn how to set up resources and resource groups within a high-availability cluster, including active-passive failover and quorum to keep storage accessible even when a node fails.

Set up a shared disk for a two-node Solaris high-availability cluster by adding an iSCSI controller, creating shareable storage, formatting disk, and refreshing status to recognize quorum on both nodes.

Create and register a sun storage resource type, assemble a resource group with a storage pool, then deploy resources and test failover between Solaris nodes.

Activate the resource group on Solaris one to attach the zpool and bring the SFS online, then demonstrate failover by switching the pool to node two.