ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.
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ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Announcements Announcements ServiceGuard Manager is the graphical user interface for ServiceGuard. What You See Figure 1-1 ServiceGuard Manager Interface With ServiceGuard Manager, you see your ServiceGuard clusters two ways. • In the map on the right pane, you can see configuration relationships by the position of objects. You can quickly see status from the colors and symbols.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Announcements cluster, node, or package. For more detailed information, you open Properties for any cluster, node, or package. You can save a record of your clusters. For example, you can document a newly configured cluster. If that cluster has problems later, you can open two sessions of ServiceGuard Manager, and compare cluster objects in the saved file with the current picture.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Announcements Figure 1-2 How ServiceGuard Manager Gathers Information In this diagram, ServiceGuard Manager has been installed on two systems, one with Windows and one with HP-UX. Each connects to a server (any node in a cluster with ServiceGuard A.11.12 or later installed). That server goes out and discovers all the cluster objects on its subnets that have ServiceGuard Version A.10.10 or later.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes What’s in this Version What’s in this Version The following version of ServiceGuard Manager is now being made available: Product B8325BA — A.01.00 — software and license for HP-UX Product B8341BA — A.01.00 — software and license for Windows This is the first version of the ServiceGuard Manager, the graphical user interface for ServiceGuard products, including MC/ServiceGuard, ServiceGuard OPS Edition, MetroClusters and Continental Clusters.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes What’s in this Version Further Information Additional information about ServiceGuard and related highavailability topics may be found on Hewlett-Packard’s HA web page: http://www.hp.com/go/ha Support information is available from the Hewlett-Packard Electronic Support Center at: http://us-support.external.hp.com (US and Asia Pacific) http://europe-support.external.hp.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Before you begin an installation, read this entire document, and any other Release Notes or READMEs you may have. System requirements ServiceGuard Manager can be installed on a computer with one of the following operating systems: • HP-UX, Version 11.0 or later • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with ServicePack 1 or later, or NT 4.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements • 1 MB of available hard disk space under /etc/opt/OV if OpenView is installed. • 5 MB for log files when ServiceGuard Manager is running. Installing Software You can install ServiceGuard Manager on an HP-UX workstation (with or without ServiceGuard), or on a PC with Windows 2000 or Windows NT.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Installing ServiceGuard Manager on HP-UX Install ServiceGuard Manager on a computer that has HP-UX Version 11.0 or later installed. Insert the CD-ROM disk and run the SD-UX swinstall command for ServiceGuard Manager (B8325BA). The user interface will lead you through the installation.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements • Managing HP-UX Software with SD-UX (B2355-90154) • swinstall (1M) in the HP-UX Reference (B2355-90166) Installing ServiceGuard Manager on Windows Install ServiceGuard Manager on a computer that has Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 (or later) installed.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements — README.txt 5. sgmanager.exe on the PC, to start the automatic installation By default, ServiceGuard Manager, creates the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\ServiceGuard Manager folder. These 7 folders install in the ServiceGuard Manager folder: — bin — examples — jre — lib — log — users — OV Verify that these folders are installed.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements • Adds ServiceGuard messages to the ITO Message Browser if assigned, and in the NNM Alarm Browser. • Modifies the Event Configuration Tool so you can set up automatic actions and filter ServiceGuard messages. • Lets you configure the data collection to get historical MIB data from network nodes, including data stored in ServiceGuard MIB objects.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements about the volume groups configured. Uninstalling ServiceGuard Manager Uninstalling from HP-UX On HP-UX, uninstall ServiceGuard Manager by running this command: swremove B8325BA After uninstalling ServiceGuard Manager, check the log directory (by default, /var/opt/sgmgr/). Remove all files (rm -r /var/opt/sgmgr/).
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements • If you have ITO: 1. Remove messaging: Go to the Message Group Bank, and delete Message Group HA. 2. Remove templates and monitors: Open the Message Source Templates window. By default, the following are visible on the top level. Remove them: — Syslog — SG_check_cmsnmpd — EMS SNMP Traps — HA Cluster SNMP Traps 3.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Setting up ServiceGuard Manager Setting up ServiceGuard Manager Making a Highly Available Connection You can create a ServiceGuard package that will keep your connection highly available. If there is a failure in the connection, you will see the “Connection Dropped” message flash momentarily, but ServiceGuard will maintain your connection. ServiceGuard Manager gets its information by connecting to the Object Manager, a component of ServiceGuard A.11.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Setting up ServiceGuard Manager Manager station) and the server (ServiceGuard A.11.12 cluster): • Insert the IP address associated with your package (the package’s relocatable address). • Insert the address of the subnet. Assigning and Configuring New OpenView ITO tools When you install ServiceGuard Manager, it checks to see if you have OpenView ITO installed. If you do, it checks to see if you have the tools listed in “Installing with HP OpenView” above.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Launching ServiceGuard Manager Launching ServiceGuard Manager You can launch ServiceGuard Manager from HP-UX, from Windows, and from HP OpenView. Launching ServiceGuard Manager from HP-UX To launch ServiceGuard manager in HP-UX, go to the directory (by default, /opt/sgmgr/bin) and enter sgmgr plus any options you want. To see the full command, enter man sgmgr. The options are also listed below in sgmgr Command Syntax.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Launching ServiceGuard Manager below in sgmgr Command Syntax. For example, to open the saved example file 4clusters.sgm, the target should say: “C:\Program Files\Hewlett Packard\ServiceGuard Manager\SGMgr.exe” -f “C:\Program Files\Hewlett Packard\ServiceGuard Manager\examples\4clusters.sgm” It is best to put quotes around commands and file paths, as in this example. Windows allows spaces and other characters that could cause parsing errors.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Launching ServiceGuard Manager interface opens. — The -l option specifies the logon name of the user. If it is not specified, the user will be prompted to enter it after the program launches. — If you specify the -l option, you may also specify the -p option to specify the user’s password. If it is not specified, the user will be prompted to enter it after the program launches.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Patches and Fixes in this Version Patches and Fixes in this Version This section lists patches that are required and defects that have been fixed in this version. Required and Recommended Patches No patches are required for ServiceGuard Manager itself. ServiceGuard Manager installs its own JRE (Java Runtime Environment‘), and can not use any already loaded onto the HP-UX computer.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Patches and Fixes in this Version Table 1-1 Patches for JRE‘ Needed on HP-UX Versions Earlier than A. 11.11 Patch Dependencies PHSS_20864 dependencies: PHNE_20094 and PHSS_20863 PHSS_21493 The list of patches is subject to change without notice. Contact your HP support representative for up-to-the-moment information. Patches can be superseded or withdrawn at any time, so always be sure to check the status of any patch before downloading it.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds JAGad23570: Occasional Java problems on multi-processor systems. • See JAGad27878, below JAGad27873: Problem on NT multi-processor systems.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds JAGad15448 ServiceGuard Manager hang on refresh+stop • What is the problem? After 48 continuous hours of operation under very heavy stress, repeatedly clicking refresh then stop will hang the program. • What is the workaround? Exit ServiceGuard Manager and restart. JAGad15067 Map missing lines • What is the problem? On both NT and HP-UX, a refresh may redraw the map without connecting lines.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.00 interface does not provide Native Language Support. However, separate language versions of documentation are available.
ServiceGuard Manager Version A.01.
