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Performing a cluster divorce?

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The Question is:

 
I have two servers joined in a cluster both running V6.1 VMS. One is a 4500A
the Alpha2100. I am trying to remove all traces of clustering. How should
I go about this ????

The Answer is :

 
  Use the cluster configuration tool, CLUSTER_CONFIG.  (On V6.2 and later
  systems that are using LANCP downloads, use CLUSTER_CONFIG_LAN.)
 
  OpenVMS Cluster support is directly integrated into the operating system,
  and there is no way to remove it.  One can, however, remote site-specific
  tailoring that was added for a particular cluster configuration.
 
  Typically, temporary or permanent seperation of a cluster entails disabling
  the NISCS_LOAD_PEA0 and VAXCLUSTER parameters.  Permanent removal requires
  removal of system roots and such, depending on the particular configuration.
  Any references to served devices on the other nodes that are present in any
  applications, in the queue management database, and in site-specific startup
  files, must also be reset when permanently removing the node.
 
  Permanent seperation also requires the duplication of shared files.  The
  following files are typically shared within a cluster:
 
  Filename:              default directory (in common root) and file type:
    SYSUAF                      SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    SYSUAFALT                   SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    SYSALF                      SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    RIGHTSLIST                  SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    NETPROXY                    SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    NET$PROXY                   SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    NETOBJECT                   SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    NETNODE_REMOTE              SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    QMAN$MASTER                 SYS$SYSTEM: (this is a set of related files)
    LMF$LICENSE                 SYS$SYSTEM:.LDB
    VMSMAIL_PROFILE             SYS$SYSTEM:.DATA
    VMS$OBJECTS                 SYS$SYSTEM:.DAT
    VMS$AUDIT_SERVER            SYS$MANAGER:.DAT
    VMS$PASSWORD_HISTORY        SYS$SYSTEM:.DATA
    VMS$PASSWORD_DICTIONARY     SYS$LIBRARY:.DATA
    NETNODE_UPDATE              SYS$MANAGER:.COM
    VMS$PASSWORD_POLICY         SYS$LIBRARY:.EXE
    LAN$NODE_DATABASE	        SYS$SYSTEM:LAN$NODE_DATABASE.DAT
 
  Please see SYLOGICALS.TEMPLATE on V7.2 and later for the most current
  and most complete listing of the shared files on OpenVMS -- the list
  is most complete on the most current release, of course.
 
  Information on merging or splitting a cluster is available here in
  Ask The Wizard in topics including (60), (203), (767), (915), (961),
  (1201), (1861), (6106), (6735), (6982), (6982), and others.  Merging
  of the authorization databases -- and particularly adding existing
  standalone nodes into an existing cluster -- is variously discussed
  in (1729), (2590), (3291) and other topics.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 17-MAR-2004 )
     
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