Serviceguard Manager Version A.05.03 Release Notes (April 2010)

Requirements for Capabilities
Starting with Serviceguard Manager version A.04.00, you can configure clusters and failover
packages using nodes that have Serviceguard version A.11.16.xx. With Serviceguard Manager
A.05.03, you can also configure clusters and packages on nodes with Serviceguard A.11.17.00
and A.11.17.01.
Administration has changed from previous versions as well. Serviceguard version A.11.16.xx,
A.11.17.00, and A.11.17.01 now use Access Control Policies to assign administrative roles to
non-root users to administer Serviceguard clusters and packages, either locally or from outside
the cluster.
Starting with Serviceguard Manager A.04.00, some of the capabilities you have depend on the
Serviceguard version of the Session Server, the node you login to and begin a session. Some
depend on the target, the Serviceguard node, cluster, or on the package you will see in your map,
tree, and Properties.
The table below summarizes the capabilities of different releases of Session Servers and target
nodes, starting in Serviceguard Manager A.04.00.
• The first column has the Serviceguard versions of the Session Server. The second column
lists the Serviceguard version of target clusters you can reach with that Session Server.
• The next three columns describe the capabilities, and what is required for each: Monitor,
Administration, and Configuration.
NOTE: See Table 1-1 Accessing Serviceguard Manager, for Serviceguard Manager SIM integration
requirements.
If A.05.02 and later is not installed, clicking on an A.11.17.01 cluster in SIM will not take you to
the System Management Homepage (SMH) for Serviceguard.
A.05.02 and later comes with a special jsp page that redirects you to the appropriate management
tool according to the version of the selected cluster.
For A.11.17 or earlier, A.05.02 and later will be launched via Java Web Start (JWS).
When you attempt to launch Java Web Start for the first time, Java Web Start may encounter
download errors due to your firewall settings. Make certain you can directly access the Sun
Microsystems, Inc. web site from your browser.
For A.11.17.01 or later, (B.xx.xx) redirects you to the System Management Homepage on one of
the nodes in the selected cluster.
Table 1-2 Capabilities of Session Servers on Target Clusters
To ConfigureTo AdministerTo MonitorTarget cluster's
Service- guard
version
Session Server's
Service- guard
version
not supportednot supportedUser can be any entry in
Session Server's /etc/
passwd file
Target must have
<sess.serv><root> in
cmclnodelist file.
A.11.10.xx,
A.11.11.xx, and
A.11.12.xx
A.11.13.xx,
A.11.14.xx, and
A.11.15.xx
not supportedUser must log in to
Session Server as root.
Target must have
<sess.serv> root in
cmclnodelist file.
User can be any entry in
Session Server's /etc/
passwd file
Target must have
<sess.serv><root> in
cmclnodelist file.
A.11.13.xx
A.11.14.xx, and
A.11.15.xx
A.11.13.xx
A.11.14.xx, and
A.11.15.xx
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