Serviceguard Manager Version A.05.02 Release Notes, 2nd Edition, May 2009

How it Works
You can install Serviceguard Manager on a system running HP-UX, Linux, or Windows.
From the system running Serviceguard Manager, you connect to a Serviceguard Node (HP-UX
or Linux) to establish your management session.
When you establish a Session Server connection, which is a cluster member node that the
administrator connects to through Serviceguard Manager and displays the discovered clusters.
The component of Serviceguard that interfaces with Serviceguard Manager is called the COM
(Cluster Object Manager). The version of the Session Server's COM is shown in its properties.
When you log in to a Session Server, it goes out on its subnets to discover Serviceguard nodes
configured for these types of clusters:
Serviceguard, Version A.10.10 through A.11.17.01
Serviceguard Extension for RAC, Version A.11.15.00 and later.
Metrocluster, all versions
Continentalclusters, all versions
You can do administrative commands if the Session Server and the target Serviceguard node or
cluster has version A.11.13.00 through A.11.17.01.
The Session Server queries Serviceguard nodes on its subnet for status and configuration
information. If the discovered node has allowed the Session Server to query, the information
will appear in your map, tree, Properties, and Alerts. (See "Before Installing Serviceguard
Manager," below, for a description of configuring node access permissions.)
NOTE: Continentalclusters are always on more than one subnet, therefore, Serviceguard
Manager sees them as two clusters. To see all the information about a Continentalcluster, open
two separate sessions, one for each subnet.
What Documentation is Available for This Version
These Release Notes will help you install Serviceguard Manager.
Once Serviceguard Manager is running, online help has the information about how to use the
interface. Start with the Help topic Using Serviceguard Manager. Be sure to read the Help topic
Security, Logons, and Permissions.
Documentation for the Serviceguard products themselves is available at
http://www.docs.hp.com and is updated regularly. Click High Availability, then scroll
through the alphabetical listings.
You will find manuals for Serviceguard, including:
Managing Serviceguard
Getting Started with Serviceguard on Linux
Serviceguard for Linux
Using Serviceguard Extension for Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Managing Serviceguard Extension for SAP
Designing Disaster Tolerant High Availability Clusters
You will also find Release Notes for Serviceguard Manager, Serviceguard, and other High
Availability products.
You can order the book Clusters for High Availability: A Primer of HP Solutions, second edition, by
Peter Weygant (HP Press: Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-089355-2). This guide describes basic cluster
concepts. To see information about this retail book, go to http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/
and click search, then enter the first few words of the title.
For information about HP-UX, go to: http://www.docs.hp.com and scroll to HP-UX in the
alphabetical listing.
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