Configuring I/O fencing using response files

Last published : Jun 11, 2026
Typically, you can use the response file that the installer generates after you perform I/O fencing configuration to configure I/O fencing for VCS.
To configure I/O fencing using response files
  1. Make sure that VCS is configured.
  2. Based on whether you want to configure disk-based or server-based I/O fencing, make sure you have completed the preparatory tasks.
See About planning to configure I/O fencing.
  1. Copy the response file to one of the cluster systems where you want to configure I/O fencing.
See Sample response file for configuring disk-based I/O fencing.
See Sample response file for configuring server-based I/O fencing.
See Sample response file for configuring non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing.
See Sample response file for configuring majority-based I/O fencing.
  1. Edit the values of the response file variables as necessary.
See Response file variables to configure disk-based I/O fencing.
See Response file variables to configure server-based I/O fencing.
See Response file variables to configure non-SCSI-3 I/O fencing.
See Response file variables to configure majority-based I/O fencing.
  1. Start the configuration from the system to which you copied the response file. For example:
\# /opt/VRTS/install/installer
-responsefile /tmp/response_file
Where /tmp/response_file is the response file's full path name.