The Clusters plug-in for iManager supports the management of OES clusters and resources. The availability of OES Cluster Services features depends on the version of OES Cluster Services and the server platform that are installed on the cluster being managed. You can use either the old plug-in or the new plug-in to manage a cluster and its resources.
The Clusters plug-in for iManager has been reorganized. In Roles and Tasks under Clusters, the Cluster Manager, BCC Manager, Cluster Event Log, and Cluster Options menu items have been replaced with two menu options:
My Clusters: The logged-in cluster administrator can set up a personalized list of clusters to manage. This allows an administrator to view at a glance the status of multiple clusters. An administrator can also customize the display to sort the entries, modify the columns, or filter the entries. The list of clusters and display preferences persist between the administrator’s logins to iManager on the same server. See Section 8.2, Setting Up a Personalized List of Clusters to Manage.
My Resources: The logged-in cluster administrator can set up a personalized list of cluster resources to manage. This allows an administrator to view at a glance the status of multiple cluster resources for multiple clusters. An administrator can also customize the display to sort the entries, modify the columns, or filter the entries. The list of cluster resources and display preferences persist between the administrator’s logins to iManager on the same server. See Section 10.2, Setting Up a Personalized List of Resources to Manage.
From a custom My Clusters page or a My Resources page, you can click the name link of a cluster to manage the cluster. The old plug-in’s Clusters menu options are available here as tabs: Cluster Manager, BCC Manager, Cluster Event Log, and Cluster Options.
If you use Role-Based Services (RBS), upgrading the Clusters plug-in does not automatically update the RBS settings. The RBS Configuration page reports that the Clusters plug-in is out-of-date. The plug-in must be reinstalled on the RBS Configuration page in order to pick up the My Clusters and My Resources menu options. See Section 5.7.4, Updating Role-Based Services for the Clusters Plug-In after Upgrading to OES 11 SP2 and Later.
Use the tables in this section to understand how to perform tasks in the old Clusters plug-in for iManager 2.7.4 and the new Clusters plug-in for iManager 2.7.5 and later.
Table D-1 describes how to select the cluster you want to manage.
Table D-1 Selecting a Cluster to Manage
Clusters Plug-In for iManager 2.7.4 and Earlier |
Clusters Plug-In for iManager 2.7.5 and Later |
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Table D-2 describes how to access the cluster management pages: Cluster Manager, BCC Manager, Cluster Event Log, and Cluster Options. The instructions for the Clusters plug-in for iManager 2.7.5 and later assume that you have created a personalized list of clusters, as described in Table D-1.
Table D-2 Managing a Cluster
Clusters Plug-In for iManager 2.7.4 and Earlier |
Clusters Plug-In for iManager 2.7.5 and Later |
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Cluster Manager
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Cluster Manager
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BCC Manager
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BCC Manager
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Cluster Event Log
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Cluster Event Log
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Cluster Options
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Cluster Options
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Table D-3 describes how to access the cluster properties pages: Policies, Priorities, Protocols, Resource Mutual Exclusion, and Business Continuity. The instructions for the Clusters plug-in for iManager 2.7.5 and later assume that you have created a personalized list of clusters, as described in Table D-1.
Table D-3 Accessing Cluster Properties
Clusters Plug-In for iManager 2.7.4 and Earlier |
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From My Resources
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From Cluster Options
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From Cluster Options
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Table D-4 describes how to view or manage cluster resources, including their properties: Policies, Monitoring, Preferred Nodes, Scripts (Load, Unload, and Monitor), and Business Continuity.
Table D-4 Managing a Cluster Resource or Resource Properties
Clusters Plug-In for iManager 2.7.4 and Earlier |
Clusters Plug-In for iManager 2.7.5 and Later |
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There is no capability to concurrently view the status of cluster resources across multiple clusters. |
From My Resources:
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From Cluster Manager:
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From Cluster Manager:
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From Cluster Options:
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From Cluster Options:
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