Dell Avamar for Oracle 19.10 User Guide

Installing the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle on a Solaris cluster

In a VCS configuration, install the Avamar Cluster Client for Solaris on both nodes in the cluster. The Avamar Cluster Client for Solaris includes the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle.

1. Log in to the active VCS node as root.
2. Change the directory to the temporary directory by typing the following command:
   cd /tmp
   where tmp is the temporary install directory.
3. Install the software by typing the following commands:
   pkgadd -d AvamarClusterClient-solaris10-platform-version.pkg
   where:

   • platform is the Solaris platform type.
   • version is the Avamar version number.

   The following packages are available:
   1  AVMRclusclnt Avamar Cluster Client
   (sparc) 7.2.100-nnn
   Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process all
   packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:

4. Type 1 and press Enter.
   The following output appears in the command shell:

   Processing package instance <AVMRclusclnt> from
   </home/source/fresh/installers/solpkgs/PKGS/AvamarClusterClient-solaris10-sparc-7.0.100-nnn.pkg>
   Avamar Cluster Client(sparc) 7.2.100-nnn
   This software is Copyright (c) 2002-2023 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.
   Please read and agree to the End User License Agreement
   which will be placed in the base directory of the install
   as a file named AvamarClient-License.txt.
   ## Executing checkinstall script.
   Using  as the package base directory.
   ## Processing package information.
   ## Processing system information.
   ## Verifying package dependencies.
   ## Verifying disk space requirements.
   ## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed.
   ## Checking for setuid/setvtgid programs.
   This package contains scripts which will be executed with
   super-user permission during the process of installing this
   package.
   Do you want to continue with the installation of <AVMRclusclnt>
   [y,n,?] y

5. Type y and press Enter.
   The installation runs to completion.
6. Run avclustinstall by typing the following commands:

   cd /opt/AVMRclusclnt/bin/
   ./avclusinstall

   The following output appears in the command shell:

   Setting PATH set for Veritas Cluster Server commands
   Available service groups for configuration
   1. oraclegrp
   Select an option:

7. Type 1 and press Enter.
   The following output appears in the command shell:

   Selected service group: oraclegrp
   Group      State
   oraclegrp  PARTIAL
   Enter the resource name of Avamar application for selected
   service group (Default: avagent_oraclegrp):
   

   NOTE: The state of oraclegrp can be either ONLINE or PARTIAL. Usually the state is ONLINE.
8. Type the resource name of the Avamar application and press Enter.
   The following output appears in the command shell:

   Available mount Resources:
   1. oramnt (Mount point: /fsclus01)
   Selected mount resource: oramnt
   Do you want to install Avamar Client Plugin for Oracle RMAN? (y/n)[y]:
   

9. Type y and press Enter.
   The following output appears in the command shell:

   Enter the hostname or dns alias associated with virtual-ip
   (15.16.140.13):

10. Type the hostname or DNS alias and press Enter.
    The following output appears in the command shell:

    Active node detected
    === Client Registration and Activation
    This script will register and activate the client with the Administrator server.
    Using /opt/AVMRclusclnt/cluster/oraclegrp/var as the var dir
    for the group oraclegrp avagent
    Enter the Administrator server address (DNS text name or
    numeric IP address, DNS name preferred):

    NOTE:The hostname or DNS alias must match the hostname specified by the HOST parameter in the tnsnames.ora and listener.ora files.
11. Type the hostname (defined in DNS) or IP address for the Administrator server and press Enter.
    The following output appears in the command shell:

    Enter the Avamar server domain [clients]:

12. Type the domain name and press Enter.
    The following output appears in the command shell:

    avagent.d Info: Client Agent not running.
    avagent Info <5241>: Logging to /opt/AVMRclusclnt/cluster/oraclegrp/var/avagent.log
    avagent Info <5174>: - Reading /opt/AVMRclusclnt/cluster/oraclegrp/var/avagent.cmd
    avagent.d Info: Client activated successfully.
    avagent Info <5241>: Logging to /opt/AVMRclusclnt/cluster/oraclegrp/var/avagent.log
    avagent Info <5174>: - Reading /opt/AVMRclusclnt/cluster/oraclegrp/var/avagent.cmd
    avagent Info <5417>: daemonized as process id 7154
    avagent.d Info: Client Agent started.
    avagent.d Info: Stopping Avamar Client Agent (avagent)...
    avagent.d Info: Client Agent stopped.
    Registration Complete.
    Avamar Client has been installed for service group 'oraclegrp' successfully.
    Do you want to install Avamar in another service group? (y/n) [n]:

13. Type n and press Enter.
14. Log in to the passive node as root and type the following commands:

    cd /opt/AVMRclusclnt/bin
    ./avclusinstall

    The following output appears in the command shell:

    Setting PATH set for Veritas Cluster Server commands
    Available service groups for configuration
    1. oraclegrp
    Select an option:

15. Type 1 and press Enter.
    The following output appears in the command shell:

    Selected service group: oraclegrp
    Group      State
    oraclegrp  OFFLINE
    Do you want to install Avamar Client Plugin for Oracle RMAN? (y/n)[y]:
    

16. Type y and press Enter.
    The following output appears in the command shell:

    Passive node detected.
    Avamar Client has been installed for service group
    'oraclegrp' successfully.
    Do you want to install Avamar in another service group? (y/n) [n]:

17. Type n and press Enter.
18. Bring VCS resources online by typing the following command:
    hares -online avagent_servicegroup -sys hostname
    where:

    • avagent_servicegroup is the default name of the Avamar VCS cluster agent. If you did not select the default name in Upgrading the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle on HP-UX, use the name you specified in Upgrading the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle on HP-UX.
    • hostname is the system where the VCS service group is in PARTIAL state.