HPE Serviceguard for Linux Base edition 12.50.00 Release Notes Part Number: P04490-005 Published: November 2019 Contents Overview.................................................................................................................................6 Supported platforms and Linux distributions.................................................................7 Packaging information.........................................................................................................8 Licensing information.......................................................................................................... 9 Obtaining a license................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Renewing the license............................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Validating the license........................................................................................................................................................................................................10 HPE Serviceguard for Linux Base edition updates.......................................................12 Features introduced in this version..........................................................................................................................................................................12 Features introduced in earlier versions..................................................................................................................................................................12 Features introduced in 12.40.00.............................................................................................................................................................12 Features introducted in A.12.30.00 version.....................................................................................................................................13 Features supported in A.12.20.00..........................................................................................................................................................13 Features introduced in A.12.10.00.........................................................................................................................................................13 Features introduced in 12.00.51.............................................................................................................................................................14 Features introduced in A.12.00.50.........................................................................................................................................................14 Features introduced in A.12.00.40.........................................................................................................................................................14 Features introduced in A.12.00.30.........................................................................................................................................................14 Features introduced in A.12.00.22.........................................................................................................................................................14 Features introduced in A.12.00.21.........................................................................................................................................................15 Features introduced in A.12.00.20.........................................................................................................................................................15 Features introduced in A.12.00.00.........................................................................................................................................................15 Features not supported...................................................................................................................................................................................................17 Compatibility matrix..........................................................................................................................................................................................................17 Defects fixed .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 Known problems and limitations................................................................................................................................................................................18 Deprecated or obsolete features................................................................................................................................................................................20 Compatibility and installation requirements................................................................ 22 Hardware requirements...................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Port requirements...............................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Ports needed for Serviceguard..................................................................................................................................................................22 Ports needed for authentication...............................................................................................................................................................22 Ports needed by Serviceguard Manager..............................................................................................................................................23 System firewalls..................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Software prerequisites for Serviceguard for Linux......................................................25 2 Installing Serviceguard for Linux.................................................................................... 28 Installing and upgrading Serviceguard for Linux using cminstaller......................................................................................................28 Installing Serviceguard for Linux using cmeasyinstall.................................................................................................................................. 29 Installing Serviceguard for Linux the traditional way....................................................................................................................................31 Installing or upgrading Serviceguard for Linux using HPE Software Delivery Repository..................................................... 32 Installing Serviceguard for Linux Update Release...........................................................................................................................................33 Post installation....................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Rolling software upgrade..................................................................................................36 Requirements........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 Limitations of rolling upgrades...................................................................................................................................................................................37 Preparation............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Rolling upgrade of a minor OS version of Linux...............................................................................................................................................39 Rolling upgrade of major OS version of Linux................................................................................................................................................... 40 Supported rolling upgrade paths for Serviceguard versions.................................................................................................................... 42 Performing rolling upgrades of Serviceguard versions................................................................................................................................ 42 Rolling upgrade from 11.20.X to 12.20.00 ......................................................................................................................................43 Rolling upgrade