Red Hat Linux 6.2 Copyright © 2000 by Red Hat, Inc. The Official Red Hat High Availability Server Installation Guide Red Hat, Inc.         2600 Meridian Parkway         Durham NC 27709         US         919-547-0012         1-888-733-4281         919-547-0024         docs@redhat.com         13588         Research Triangle Park NC 27713        N/A Table of Contents Introduction Technology Overview Sample Configurations FOS Configurations Typical LVS Configurations Acknowledgements I. Installing Red Hat High Availability Server 1. New Features of Red Hat Linux 6.2 Installation-Related Enhancements 2. Before You Begin Seven Steps to Get You Started System Requirements Table 3. Starting the Installation The Installation Program User Interface Starting the Installation Program Selecting an Installation Method Beginning the Installation Language Selection Keyboard Configuration Mouse Configuration Welcome to Red Hat High Availability Server Install Options 4. Installing Red Hat Linux 6.2 Continuing the Installation Partitioning with fdisk Automatic Partitioning Partitioning Your System Choose Partitions to Format Installing LILO Network Configuration Time Zone Configuration Account Configuration Authentication Configuration Package Group Selection GUI X Configuration Tool Preparing to Install Installing Packages Boot Disk Creation Installation Complete 5. Upgrading Your Current System What it Means to Upgrade Upgrading Your System Customizing Your Upgrade Selecting Packages to Upgrade Upgrading Packages Upgrade Complete II. Red Hat High Availability Server — Technology Overview 6. Post-Installation Security Overview The /etc/hosts.deny File Set to Deny All Access System Logging Set to 60 Days Using chkconfig to Enable Services Password Lifetime Set to 30 Days Some Services Not Installed This is Only the Beginning… 7. Failover Services (FOS) An Overview of FOS FOS Architecture Setting up an FOS Cluster Testing FOS Trouble-shooting FOS Additional Information 8. Linux Virtual Server (LVS) Introduction Components of an LVS Cluster Background of the LVS Cluster Hardware/Network Requirements Routing Prerequisites Persistence Cluster Node Interconnection Prerequisites Installing the Software Configuring an LVS Cluster Example — Setting Up a Five-node Cluster Testing LVS 9. The Piranha Web Interface — Features and Configuration Recommendations Piranha Web Interface Requirements A Tour of the Piranha Web Interface III. Appendixes A. Additional Resources Documentation Websites Mailing Lists B. A Sample /etc/lvs.cf File C. Getting Technical Support Remember to Sign Up An Overview of Red Hat Support Scope of Red Hat Support The Red Hat Support System How to Get Technical Support Questions for Technical Support Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) D. Installing Without Partitioning The Ups and Downs of a Partitionless Installation Performing a Partitionless Installation E. Removing Red Hat Linux Index     Next     Introduction