HP-UX and Linux Serviceguard Cluster Manageability, June 2007

Achieving end-to-end management with HP System
Management Homepage, HP Serviceguard Manager, HP
Systems Insight Manager, and HP Operations Manager
software
Serviceguard Manager, Systems Insight Manager, and HP Operations Manager complement each
other well, enabling administrators to:
• Develop a consolidated management platform for their heterogeneous Linux and HP-UX IT
environments
• Link platform resource availability with service level requirements and business needs
• Simplify IT operations, increase resource availability, and improve business agility
• Reduce administrator training costs with consistent tools across operating systems that interoperate
seamlessly
Better together: Complementary management delivering the best return
on IT
Serviceguard clusters can be managed from HP Operations Manager and integrated with HP SIM to
drill down to specific hardware events and root causes, delivering true end-to-end management from
the hardware chassis to the business transaction. Serviceguard Manager provides a GUI for the
creation, administration, and monitoring of Serviceguard clusters and provides automatic integration
with HP SIM and HP Operations Manager.
With HP Operations Manager as the primary interface to manage the availability and performance of
critical business services, integration with Serviceguard Manager and HP SIM enables administrators
to correlate Serviceguard cluster and HP hardware status with the availability of business service
levels and obtain in-depth data for more accurate root cause analysis and faster problem resolution.
Add Serviceguard Manager launch capabilities and specific cluster configuration, management, and
administration, and you have a cohesive solution that provides full coverage of all components of the
highly available environment. For information on HP SIM and HP Operations Manager integration,
refer to the paper titled, “HP SIM and OpenView” at
http://www.docs.hp.com.
Key benefits
The integration between Serviceguard Manager, Systems Insight Manager, and HP Operations
Manager:
• Maximizes investments in Serviceguard clusters, HP hardware, HP SIM, and HP Operations
Manager
• Provides a common enterprise platform for cluster, hardware, and service level management
• Synchronizes IT resource availability with business service needs
• Simplifies management operations and enables more efficient use of IT operations staff
• Increases systems and service availability and reduces time to analyze and resolve problems
• Provides access to in-depth HP systems data from within the HP Operations Manager environment
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