Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP5

Release Notes #

Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability is a suite of clustering technologies that enable enterprises to implement highly available Linux clusters and eliminate single points of failure. This document gives an overview of features of Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability and their limitations. Some sections do not apply to a particular architecture or product, this is explicitly marked.

Manuals can be found in the docu directory of the installation media for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5. Any documentation (if installed) can be found in the /usr/share/doc/ directory of the installed system.

Publication Date: 2019-11-04, Version: 12.5.20191017

1 Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability
2 What Is New?
3 Supported Deployment Scenarios of Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP5
4 Support Statement for Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP5
5 How to Obtain Source Code
6 More Information and Feedback

1 Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability #

Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP5 extends the support of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 for the use case of multi-site geographically resilient clusters.

Used with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5, it helps firms maintain business continuity, protect data integrity, and reduce unplanned downtime for their mission-critical Linux workloads.

2 What Is New? #

IP Relocation Resource Agent: Switch DNS/network to backup data center in case of a fail-over.
Geo Cluster Status: Hawk displays the status of a Geo Cluster for easier access and monitoring.
Arbitrator: Multi-tenancy booth arbitrator for managing multiple Geo clusters.
Configuration Replication Between Geo Sites: Configuration replication between Geo sites reduces manual admin work while keeping track of configuration changes.

Make sure to also review the release notes for the following base products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/12-SP5/
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5: https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SLE-HA/12-SP5/

3 Supported Deployment Scenarios of Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP5 #

See the release notes of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 for the discussion of which scenarios require Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12.

4 Support Statement for Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP5 #

Support requires an appropriate subscription from SUSE. For more information, see: http://www.suse.com/products/server/.

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.

SUSE will only support the usage of original (unchanged or not recompiled) packages.

5 How to Obtain Source Code #

This SUSE product includes materials licensed to SUSE under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL requires SUSE to provide the source code that corresponds to the GPL-licensed material. The source code is available for download at http://www.suse.com/download-linux/source-code.html. Also, for up to three years after distribution of the SUSE product, upon request, SUSE will mail a copy of the source code. Requests should be sent by e-mail to mailto:sle_source_request@suse.com or as otherwise instructed at http://www.suse.com/download-linux/source-code.html. SUSE may charge a reasonable fee to recover distribution costs.

6 More Information and Feedback #

Read the READMEs on the media.
Get detailed changelog information about a particular package from the RPM (where FILENAME is the name of the RPM):
```
rpm --changelog -qp FILENAME.rpm
```
Check the ChangeLog file in the top level of first medium for a chronological log of all changes made to the updated packages.
Find more information in the docu directory of first medium of the Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability media. This directory includes a PDF version of the High Availability Guide.
https://documentation.suse.com/sle-ha-12/ contains additional or updated documentation for Geo Clustering for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability.
Visit http://www.suse.com/products/ for the latest product news from SUSE and http://www.suse.com/download-linux/source-code.html for additional information on the source code of SUSE Linux Enterprise products.