Creating and Starting the Cluster

Learn how to configure and start the cluster server. Follow these instructions after installing the software.

Sybase recommends that you use the Adaptive Server plug-in or the sybcluster utility to create and manage your shared-disk cluster. However, you can also configure and manage the cluster manually. See the Manually Setting Up and Managing the Cluster topic for information on how to do this.

Overview of the Basic Configuration Steps
Learn the basic steps for configuring the cluster server.
Before you Begin
Before you begin, determine these conditions:
Setting the Environment and Starting the Unified Agents
The Unified Agent enables the distributed management of the cluster. Set the $SYBASE environment variables and start a Unified Agent on each node that will host instances in the cluster.
About Creating a Cluster
Learn how to create a cluster.
Starting the Cluster When the Operating System Starts
It is possible to configure the host system operating system to automatically start the Adaptive Server cluster when the operating system starts. Do this by starting the Unified Agent on the host system and then executing the sybcluster commands to start the cluster using a shell script. These steps are offered as an example:
Cleaning up After Failed Installation
If an unexpected error occurs during configuration of the cluster, some files or operating system processes may be left. It is important to remove these before attempting to create the cluster again.
Auxiliary Servers
Learn how to configure the auxiliary servers with sybcluster. You can also configure the auxiliary servers Backup Server, XP Server and Monitor Server using Sybase Central. See the Online Help documentation for more information. You can access Online Help by clicking on Help in the Sybase Central toolbar.