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HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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Navigating the Cluster Table View Page

»Table of Contents
»Index
»Notices
»Introduction
»Product Overview
»Getting Started
»Discovery and Identification
»Users and Authorizations
»Networking and Security
»Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events
»Navigating the Systems and Events Panel
»Viewing the System Overview Page
»Saving Collections
»Customizing System or Cluster Collections
»Customizing Event Collections
»System Table View Page
»Cluster Table View Page
Navigating the Cluster Table View Page
»Customizing the Cluster Table View Page
»Deleting Clusters from the Database
»Printing a Cluster Collection Report
»Event Table View Page
»Searching for Systems and Events
»Reference
»Storage Integration
»Managing with Tasks
»Tools that Extend Management
»Partner Applications
»Reporting
»Administering Systems and Events
»Troubleshooting
»Reference Information
»Printable version
»Glossary
»Using Help
» View As
» Cluster Status Legend
» Customizing the View
» Cluster Collection Columns
» Buttons
» Related Procedures
» Related Topics

A cluster collection logically groups clusters into a collection based on information in the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) database. Creating logical groups of clusters reduces the number of clusters viewed in a particular cluster collection. Cluster Monitor can be launched from the cluster table view page in two ways:

  • Clicking the name of the cluster in the Cluster Name column

  • Clicking the cluster status icon in the CS column

Cluster Monitor is an MSCS only tool which shows information (such as the groups, resources and so on of an MSCS cluster) for that cluster. For all other clusters, excluding HP Serviceguard clusters, clicking the name of the cluster in the Cluster Name column or cluster status icon in the CS column brings up the System Page for that cluster. Refer to  "Cluster Name"  and  "CS"  for more information.

Complex collections that contain individual member selections or numerous search criteria take more system resources to run. Keep the collection as simple as possible to minimize performance impacts of individual tasks.

Not all users can view all clusters. The results of the collection depend on the clusters that were assigned to the user who initiated the collection. Each user is only able to view the clusters that are assigned to them by a user with full-configuration-rights. A user with full-configuration-rights assigns managed clusters using user authorizations.

The cluster table view page is divided into the following sections:

Refer to Authorizations - Creating New Authorizations for more information.

Cluster View

From this page, you can save the collection with a new name, delete one or more clusters from the collection, customize the collection, and print the cluster collection report. In a multi-user environment, only one user at a time can edit a collection. If another user wants to edit the same collection, a List Edit Warning box appears. The user can cancel the editing request or edit the collection and save it as a new collection.

View As

This dropdown list is used to select table, which displays the results in a table form, or tree, which displays all of the clusters in the collection in a tree form. Refer to System Table View Page - Navigating the Tree View for more information on navigating the tree view.

Cluster Status Legend

The status legend shows how many clusters in the view are Critical, Major, Minor, Normal, Disabled, and Unknown, with a total showing how many clusters are in the view.

Customizing the View

The Customize link is in the upper right corner of the cluster table view page. Click this button to determine which columns are displayed and in what order. Refer to Cluster Table View Page - Customizing the Cluster Table View Page for more information.

Cluster Collection Columns

Sort columns by clicking the column header for ascending or descending order. Place your cursor over a column name for a brief description of the column. Refer to Cluster Table View Page - Customizing the Cluster Table View Page for more information on customizing columns.

Selection

Select the checkbox in this column to select a cluster. You can select more than one cluster. This option is available in both the table view and the tree view. Select the checkbox in the column heading to select all displayed events.

CS

The CS column (indicating cluster status) contains the cluster status icon for each particular cluster, a status that reflects the most severe status of all the cluster members and Cluster Monitor Resources, such as disk or CPU, for that cluster. This status is independent of the hardware and software status shown on the system table view page. For an HP Serviceguard cluster, cluster status is set to Unknown. To view the accurate state of the Serviceguard cluster status, HP Serviceguard Manager should be used. For MSCS clusters, the status is the most critical cluster status displayed in Cluster Monitor. This status is determined by the threshold (CPU, Disk) status and the node status of the cluster nodes that are retrieved by the HP Insight Management Agent (if available). For all other types of clusters, the status is determined by the most critical of the threshold (CPU, Disk) statuses and the node statuses of the cluster nodes retrieved by the Insight Management Agent (if available).

Cluster Name

The Cluster Name column contains the cluster name. When you place the cursor over the cluster name, the full system DNS name is shown. If you click the cluster name of an MSCS cluster, the Cluster Monitor page displays. Refer to Tools that Extend Management - Cluster Monitor for more information. If the cluster selected is an HP Serviceguard cluster, a new cluster table view page appears, showing the servers in the cluster. From this list, click a server name to access the System Page for that server. If the cluster is of any other type, the System Page for that cluster appears. Refer System Page - Identity Tab for Clusters for more information.

Cluster Address

The Cluster Address column contains the IP address for the cluster.

HP Serviceguard clusters to not have an IP address. Therefore, this column is blank for this type of cluster.

Cluster Type

The Cluster Type column shows the cluster type. Some of the cluster types supported include:

  • MSCS

  • OpenVMS

  • UnixWare

  • Novell NetWare

  • Oracle RAC

  • Tru64 UNIX

  • HP Serviceguard

Cluster Description

The Cluster Description column contains a description of that cluster type. HP Serviceguard clusters have a description of HP Serviceguard cluster.

Buttons

Three buttons at the bottom of the page are available to users with full-configuration-rights:

  • [Save Selection As]. When clusters are selected, you can save the selection with a new name. Changes are saved on a per-user, per-collection basis. Refer to Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events - Saving Collections for more information.

  • [Delete]. This button is used to delete clusters from the database. Select clusters to delete from the database, and click [Delete]. A confirmation box appears. Click [OK] to delete the clusters, or click [Cancel] to cancel the deletion. Refer to Cluster Table View Page - Deleting Clusters from the Database for more information.

  • [Print]. When the report is displayed, select FilePrint from the browser menu to print the report.

    Because the following print options are not supported in HP SIM, you cannot:

    • Change the Orientation to Landscape in the Print dialog box (refer to Printing Problems in Troubleshooting - Printing for a workaround to this issue)

    • Cancel printing after the print job has been executed, but you can access the operating systems print queue and cancel the print job

    • Print to a file

    • Print selected clusters, not entire list of clusters

    • Printing the cluster table view page if you close the browser immediately after issuing a print request

Buttons are disabled if you do not have appropriate rights. However, the [Print] button appears for all users.

Related Procedures

» Cluster Table View Page - Customizing the Cluster Table View Page
» Cluster Table View Page - Deleting Clusters from the Database
» Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events - Saving Collections
» Cluster Table View Page - Printing a Cluster Collection Report

Related Topics

» Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events - Cluster Table View Page
» Tools that Extend Management - Cluster Monitor
» HP Integrity Essentials Overview - HP Serviceguard Manager Overview