Version 11.2, 2012-02-03
Abstract
These release notes apply to all Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2 based products (e.g. for
x86_64 and System z). Some
sections may not apply to a particular architecture/product. Where this is
not obvious, the respective architectures are listed explicitly in these notes.
Instructions for installing Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2 can be found in the
README file on the CD.
Manuals can be found in the docu directory of the
installation media for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2. Any documentation (if installed) can be found in the
/usr/share/doc/ directory of the installed system.
This Novell product includes materials licensed to Novell under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL requires that Novell make available certain source code that corresponds to those GPL-licensed materials. The source code is available for download at http://www.novell.com/linux/source. Also, for up to three years from Novell's distribution of the Novell product, Novell will mail a copy of the source code upon request. Requests should be sent by e-mail to sle_source_request@novell.com or as otherwise instructed at http://www.novell.com/linux/source. Novell may charge a fee to recover its reasonable costs of distribution.
Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2 extends the support of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2 for the use case of multi-site geographically resilient clusters.
Used with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2, it helps firms maintain business continuity, protect data integrity, and reduce unplanned downtime for their mission-critical Linux workloads.
This section includes an overview of some of the major features and new functionality provided by Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2.
booth
booth is an automated way of assigning tickets to site clusters.
Please see the release notes of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2 for the discussion of which scenarios require Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2.
Support requires an appropriate subscription from Novell; for more information, please see: http://www.novell.com/products/server/services_support.html.
General Support Statement
The following definitions apply:
L1: Installation and problem determination - technical support designed to provide compatibility information, installation and configuration assistance, usage support, on-going maintenance and basic troubleshooting. Level 1 Support is not intended to correct product defect errors.
L2: Reproduction of problem isolation - technical support designed to duplicate customer problems, isolate problem areas and potential issues, and provide resolution for problems not resolved by Level 1 Support.
L3: Code Debugging and problem resolution - technical support designed to resolve complex problems by engaging engineering in patch provision, resolution of product defects which have been identified by Level 2 Support.
Novell will only support the usage of original (unchanged or not recompiled) packages.
Read the READMEs on the CDs.
Get detailed changelog information about a particular package from the RPM:
rpm --changelog -qp <FILENAME>.rpm
<FILENAME>. is the name of the RPM.
Check the ChangeLog file in the top level of CD1 for
a chronological log of all changes made to the updated packages.
Find more information in the docu directory
of CD1 of the Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2 CDs. This directory includes PDF versions
of the Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2 startup and preparation guides.
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles11/ contains additional or updated documentation for Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 11 Service Pack 2.
Visit http://www.novell.com/linux/ for the latest Linux product news from SUSE/Novell and http://www.novell.com/linux/source/ for additional information on the source code of SUSE Linux Enterprise products.
Thanks for using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in your business.
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Team.