Progress
Database Administration
Guide and Reference
Configuring the NT Cluster System
The configuration and setup of the actual NT Cluster is described in the NT Clusters documentation. The order in which you install the NT Cluster software and your Progress software is very important.
If you install Progress after installing your NT Cluster software, must reboot the node to allow the NT Cluster software to read the Registry and system environment variables so it knows about the Progress software.
If you install Progress first, then install the NT Cluster software, there are no such problems. Each node in the cluster must have Progress installed onto its system disk. You should install identical versions and service packs of Progress on both nodes to ensure the same operating environment.
One other configuration issue that you should be aware of is that the system disk drive letter must be the same for both nodes in your cluster. (Usually this letter is either C: or D: depending on how you partition your node’s system disk.) Using the same system disk drive letter lets you create and run scripts from your NT Cluster Failover Manager. The script location is stored in the Failover Manager and must be listed with the same physical location on both systems.
After the two systems have the NT Cluster software running, use the Windows NT Disk Administrator to assign a drive letter to each shared disk and then use the Cluster Administrator to assign a name to your disks and to create your disk Failover Objects.
Use the Cluster Administrator to create your TCP/IP alias Failover Objects also. Once they are created, these objects will appear in the Cluster Administrator display and you can begin to create your Failover Groups for Progress.
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