Attempting to install SBD partition to a shared device using SBD INSTALL

(Last modified: 23Jun2003)

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goal

fact

Novell NetWare 5.1

Novell NetWare Cluster Services 1.01

Novell NetWare 6.0

Novell NetWare Cluster Services 1.6

symptom

Unable to choose device for SBD INSTALL

fix

To find the number for the device you want to install the SBD to, type LIST DEVICES at the prompt. From the list take the underlined numbers:

0x0001: [V500-A0-D0:0] Compaq 53C1510 Slot 0 Port 1 ID 0 COMPAQ BB00911
0x0004: [V025-A2-D0:0] COMPAQ CDR-8435 0013
0x0006: [V502-A3-D0:0] Compaq RA4x00 in Slot 0 of RA4100-Rack
0x0007: [V502-A3-D1:0] Compaq RA4x00 in Slot 0 of CPQ RA4100 - Cabinet
0x0009: [V502-A4-D0:0] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 0 DDG in RA4100-Rack
0x000A: [V502-A4-D0:1] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 1 DDG in RA4100-Rack
0x000B: [V502-A4-D1:0] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 0 DDG in CPQ RA4100 - Cabinet
0x000C: [V502-A4-D1:1] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 1 DDG in CPQ RA4100 - Cabinet
0x000D: [V502-A4-D2:0] Compaq RA4x00 in Slot 1 of CPQ RA4100 - Cabinet
0x000E: [V502-A4-D3:0] Compaq RA4x00 in Slot 1 of RA4100-Rack

When running the SBD INSTALL command, you will see something similar to the following:

NODE2:sbd install
CLUSTER-<INFO>-<6135>: Searching for SBD partition ...
CLUSTER-<INFO>-<6135>: Searching for SBD partition ...
CLUSTER-<INFO>-<6135>: Searching for SBD partition ...
CLUSTER-<INFO>-<6135>: Searching for SBD partition ...

Do you want to create Mirrored SBD Partition(y/n): n

1 -> Device Number for: [V500-A0-D0:0] Compaq 53C1510 Slot 0 Port 1 ID 0 COMPAQ
BB00911
9 -> Device Number for: [V502-A4-D0:0] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 0 DDG in RA4100-Rack

10 -> Device Number for: [V502-A4-D0:1] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 1 DDG in RA4100-Rack

11 -> Device Number for: [V502-A4-D1:0] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 0 DDG in CPQ RA4100
- Cabinet
12 -> Device Number for: [V502-A4-D1:1] Compaq RA4x00 Disk 1 DDG in CPQ RA4100
- Cabinet

Select device to install Persistent Cluster Map (SBD), Device Number =

If the device you need to install the SBD to is not listed you need to use the underlined ID numbers for the devices, as displayed above. Take the ID for the device you want and convert the last 3 digits of the ID from HEX into Decimal and that will give you the Device Number you need.

Repeat the procedure if you need to create a mirrored SBD partition.

note

Cannot choose the device we want because the list of devices goes off the bottom of the screen. There is no way of 'scrolling' to find it.

document

Document Title:	Attempting to install SBD partition to a shared device using SBD INSTALL
Document ID:	10083621
Solution ID:	NOVL89815
Creation Date:	27May2003
Modified Date:	23Jun2003
Novell Product Class:	NetWare

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