Managing HP Serviceguard A.11.20.10 for Linux, December 2012

1.3 Using Serviceguard Manager
NOTE: For more information, see Appendix E (page 283), and the section on Serviceguard
Manager in the latest version of the Serviceguard Release Notes. For more information about
Serviceguard Manager compatibility, see Serviceguard/Serviceguard Manager Plug-in Compatibility
and Feature Matrix and the latest Release Notes at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs
(Select HP Serviceguard).
Serviceguard Manager is the graphical user interface for Serviceguard. It is available as a “plug-in”
to the web-based HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH).
You can use Serviceguard Manager to monitor, administer, and configure Serviceguard cluster.
• You can see properties, status, and alerts of cluster, nodes, and packages.
• You can do administrative tasks such as run or halt clusters, cluster nodes, and packages.
• You can create or modify a cluster and its packages.
For an introduction to using Serviceguard Manager, see Appendix E (page 283). For more information
about Serviceguard Manager compatibility, see Serviceguard/Serviceguard Manager Plug-in
Compatibility and Feature Matrix and the latest Release Notes at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-serviceguard-docs (Select HP Serviceguard).
1.3.1 Monitoring Clusters with Serviceguard Manager
From the main page of Serviceguard Manager, you can see status and alerts for the cluster, nodes,
and packages. You can also drill down to see the configuration and alerts of the cluster, nodes,
and packages.
1.3.2 Administering Clusters with Serviceguard Manager
You can administer clusters, nodes, and packages if access control policies permit:
• Cluster: halt, run
• Cluster nodes: halt, run
• Package: halt, run, move from one node to another, reset node and package-switching flags.
1.3.3 Configuring Clusters with Serviceguard Manager
You can configure clusters and packages in Serviceguard Manager. You must have Cluster Admin
privileges.
1.3.4 Starting Serviceguard Manager
Follow the directions in the Release Notes for your version of Serviceguard for Linux to start the
Serviceguard Manager. Then select a cluster, node, or package, and use the drop-down menus
below the “Serviceguard Manager” banner to navigate to the task you need to do.
Use Serviceguard Manager’s built-in help to guide you through the tasks; this manual will tell you
if a task can be done in Serviceguard Manager.
1.4 Configuration Roadmap
This manual presents the tasks you need to perform in order to create a functioning HA cluster
using Serviceguard. These tasks are shown in Figure 3.
22 Serviceguard for Linux at a Glance