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Using OpenVMS System Management Utilities and Tools
2.3 Using SYSMAN to Centralize System Management
2.3.4.3 Defining an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
To define your management environment to be an OpenVMS Cluster system, use
the SET ENVIRONMENT/CLUSTER command.
In SYSMAN, OpenVMS Cluster environments can be one of two types:
OpenVMS Cluster
Environment Definition
Local Cluster from which you are using SYSMAN
Nonlocal Any cluster other than the one from which you are
executing SYSMAN
To expand the management environment in Figure 2–2 from NODE21 to Cluster
1, enter the following command from NODE21:
SYSMAN> SET ENVIRONMENT/CLUSTER
%SYSMAN-I-ENV, Current Command Environment:
Clusterwide on local cluster
Username ALEXIS will be used on nonlocal nodes
In the OpenVMS Cluster environment shown in Figure 2–2, SYSMAN executes
commands on all nodes in Cluster 1, namely NODE21, NODE22, and NODE23.
To manage a nonlocal cluster with SYSMAN, use the /NODE qualifier to identify
the cluster. If you define an OpenVMS Cluster alias, the /NODE qualifier can use
the alias rather than the node name.
If you use the /CLUSTER and /NODE qualifiers together, the environment
becomes the OpenVMS Cluster system where the given node is a member. For
example, to perform management tasks on Cluster 2 in Figure 2–2, enter SET
ENVIRONMENT with the /CLUSTER qualifier and name one node within
Cluster 2 using the /NODE qualifier:
SYSMAN> SET ENVIRONMENT/CLUSTER/NODE=NODE24
Remote Password:
%SYSMAN-I-ENV, Current Command Environment:
Clusterwide on remote node NODE24
Username ALEXIS will be used on nonlocal nodes
For information about using SYSMAN to manage an OpenVMS Cluster system
that contains both Alpha and VAX nodes, see Section 22.6.
2.3.5 Understanding Your SYSMAN Profile
When you use SYSMAN across OpenVMS Cluster systems, SYSMAN establishes
a profile that contains your rights, privileges, and defaults, and verifies that
you are an authorized user. If you encounter privilege problems when using
SYSMAN, it helps to know how SYSMAN determines your profile.
SYSMAN looks for three possible scenarios when determining your profile:
• If the environment is an OpenVMS Cluster system that has common SYSUAF
and RIGHTSLIST databases, SYSMAN assigns the profile in effect on the
local node to the SMISERVER process on the target node or nodes. This
profile includes both authorized and current privileges.
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