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How to use the VxCLUS utility with VERITAS Volume Manager, VERITAS Storage Foundation (SFW) for Windows managing disks in a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) environment, and with Storage Foundation for Windows High Availability (SFW-HA)

Details:
The VxCLUS utility provides a means to remove the limitation that a Cluster dynamic disk group cannot be created on the same bus as the Microsoft Windows System or Boot disk. It also allows disk groups to be imported on a cluster without a majority of disks. The SANBOOT switch of vxclus.exe has been renamed to UseSystemBus, and the option will work for both SCSI and fibre devices. The following syntax usage is common to Volume Manager and Storage Foundation:


SFW 4.1 and above includes the switch -p switch. If -p is specified, the entry made in the Windows registry is such that the vxclus force import functionality remains enabled. This allows persistent force imports of a cluster disk group so that this resource can always be brought online with in the cluster. The -p switch is applicable to SFW in an MSCS environment only.

The vxclus utility is applicable to SFW-HA to allow the creation of a Cluster dynamic disk group on the same bus as the Microsoft Windows System or Boot disk.  To create a cluster disk group on the same bus as the disk that contains the cluster node's system or boot disk execute the following command in a Windows command prompt:
For Volume Manager 3.1:
vxclus enable sanboot.

For SFW 4.1 and above:
vxclus UseSystemBus ON.

To reverse the vxclus UseSystemBus ON command and remove the Registry changes that make it possible to create a Cluster dynamic disk group that can reside on the same bus as the cluster node's system or boot disk, use the command, execute the following command in a Windows command prompt:
vxclus UseSystemBus OFF






Products Applied:
 Storage Foundation HA for Windows 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3 MP1, 4.3MP2, 5.0, 5.1
 Storage Foundation for Windows 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3MP1, 4.3MP2, 5.0
 Storage Foundation for Windows MSCS Option 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.0, 5.1
 Volume Manager for Windows 2000 3.1

Last Updated: April 27 2009 03:28 PM GMT
Expires on: 04-27-2010
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Subjects:
 Storage Foundation for Windows
   Application: Clustering - Vcs, Command Line Utilities, How To
Storage Foundation for Windows MSCS Option
   Configuration: Array, Configuration, Disk (Array), Disk (Shared), Disk (Single), Disk (Subsystem), Disk Device, Fibre
Storage Foundation HA for Windows
   Configuration: Configuration, Disk (Array), Disk (Shared), Disk (Single), Disk (Subsystem), Disk Device, Fibre
   Software: Clustering; Mscs, Clustering; Vcs, Disk Group
Volume Manager for Windows 2000
   Configuration: Configuration, Disk (Array), Disk (Shared), Disk (Single), Disk (Subsystem), Disk Device, Fibre

Languages:
 English (US)

Operating Systems:
Windows 2000

Advanced Server SP3, Advanced Server SP4, Datacenter Server SP3, Datacenter Server SP4, Server SP3, Server SP4

Windows Server 2003

DataCenter, Enterprise Server, Standard Server, Web Server