Oracle solaris 9 patch cluster

You must be a registered My Oracle Support user to view and download the required patches for the Oracle Solaris Cluster product. Complete the following procedure to apply the Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.

Ensure that all nodes of the cluster are maintained at the same patch level. Caution - If an Oracle Solaris Cluster 3. The procedure for downgrading requires planned downtime of these services. Therefore, do not perform Step 3 until you are ready to commit the Oracle Solaris Cluster 3. Run the clsetup command to obtain the list of new resource types.

Rebooting all of the nodes from which you removed the Oracle Solaris Cluster 3. If all nodes on the cluster were patched with the core patch, you can reboot the nodes into cluster mode in any order. The following tools are part of the Oracle Solaris OS. The following example shows the application of a rebooting Oracle Solaris Cluster patch to a cluster.

Apply the patch to one node in the cluster at a time. When applying a nonrebooting patch, you do not need to first stop the node that is receiving the patch. Perform this task to apply patches in single-user mode with failover zones. Note - If you accidentally scrub reservation keys on your active quorum device, you must remove and re-add the quorum device to put new reservations keys on your quorum device.

Note - If you are patching a failover zone that has zpools for the zone path, skip this step and Step 7. Note - Use the following command if you are patching a failover zone that has zpools for the zone path. Note - If you are patching a failover zone that has zpools for the zone path, skip this step. Note - If you are patching a failover zone that has zpools for the zone path, skip this step and Step To remove an Oracle Solaris Cluster patch that you've applied to your cluster, you must first remove the new Oracle Solaris Cluster patch, and then reapply the previous patch or update release.

To remove the new Oracle Solaris Cluster patch, see the following procedures. To reapply a previous Oracle Solaris Cluster patch, see one of the following procedures:. Search Scope:. Document Information Preface 1. Introduction to Administering Oracle Solaris Cluster 2. Shutting Down and Booting a Cluster 4. Data Replication Approaches 5. Administering Quorum 7. Administering Cluster Interconnects and Public Networks 8.

Adding and Removing a Node 9. However, you should still apply the patch to one node at a time and verify that the patch works before patching another node. Use the patchadd command to apply a patch to the cluster, and patchrm to remove a patch when possible.

Use the following tips to help you administer Oracle Solaris Cluster patches more efficiently:. Check the upgrade requirements of your storage devices to determine which patch method they require. Apply all patches required and recommended before running the cluster in a production environment. Check the hardware firmware levels and install any required firmware updates that might be needed.

Keep cluster subsystem patches up to date. These patches include, for example, volume management, storage device firmware, and cluster transport. Review patch reports regularly, such as once a quarter, and patch an Oracle Solaris Cluster configuration by using the recommended patch suite. Test failover after major patch updates.

Be prepared to back out the patch if cluster operation is degraded or impaired. Search Scope:. Document Information Preface 1. Introduction to Administering Oracle Solaris Cluster 2.