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Chapter 4 # Preparing to Install Standalone CGTP With the Reliable Boot Service To provide standalone CGTP nodes with Reliable NFS and the Reliable Boot Service, install the Foundation Services on a two-node cluster. You can use the `nhinstall` tool, or manually install and configure both the standalone node and the cluster nodes. The following sections describe the main requirements for the installation. For further information about the hardware and software requirements, see the Netra High Availability Suite Foundation Services 2.1 6/03 Custom Installation Guide. For a list of the main hardware and software requirements, see the following sections: Installation Server Requirements Cluster Node Requirements Standalone Node Requirements Connecting the Nodes ## Installation Server Requirements You require an installation server to install the Foundation Services. An installation server enables you to install the Solaris operating system and the Foundation Services on the cluster by using the Solaris JumpStart™ software. The installation server requires the following:
Hardware requirements | UltraSPARC® platform Two network devices One network device is used to connect the installation server to an external network. The other network device is used to connect the installation server to the cluster network.
Operating system | Solaris
Software requirements | Perl Version 5, which is available with the Developer Solaris Software Group.
Disk capacity | Minimum 1.5 Gbytes for a Solaris software distribution This size does not include applications that you might want to deploy on the cluster.
Free space | Minimum 1.5 Gbytes after the Solaris operating system has been installed
To connect the installation server to the cluster and the standalone nodes, see Connecting the Nodes. ## Cluster Node Requirements The hardware and software requirements for the two-node cluster to be installed with the Foundation Services are as follows:
Hardware requirements | Two Netra servers For example, Netra T1 servers. Two Ethernet switches A terminal server to manage the consoles
Operating system | Solaris 9
Software requirements | The Solaris distribution The Foundation Services software distribution
## Standalone Node Requirements The hardware and software requirements for the diskless nodes to be installed with standalone CGTP are as follows:
Hardware requirements | Two Netra servers For example, Netra T1 servers. Two Ethernet cards
Operating system | Solaris 9 operating system
Software requirements | The following CGTP packages and patches from the Foundation Services software distribution: CGTP patches For exact patch numbers, see the Netra High Availability Suite Foundation Services 2.1 6/03 README. `SUNWnhtp9` package, CGTP kernel drivers and modules `SUNWnhtu9` package, CGTP user-space components, configuration scripts and files `SUNWnhdbs` package, scripts to configure the routes for the standalone diskless nodes
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