HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

1. Select ToolsSystem InformationCluster Monitor.
Note: Cluster Monitor is not displayed in the menu if there are no MSCS clusters discovered.
2. Select a target MSCS cluster, and click Run Now. See “Creating a taskfor more information on
selecting a target cluster.
or
1. Locate a cluster by expanding Systems under the System and Event Collections panel and selecting
a cluster collection.
The appropriate cluster collection table appears in the workspace.
Note: Only the MSCS clusters you are authorized to access display on the cluster table view page.
2. Choose one of the following:
Click the name of the MSCS cluster in the Cluster Name column.
Click the MSCS cluster status icon in the CS column on the cluster table view page.
The Cluster Monitor page appears for that cluster.
There are four tabs available on the Cluster Monitor page.
NOTE: Every tab includes a Problem Info section that gives detailed information of any problems reported
on the tab. For example, on the Cluster tab, this section includes status information if the cluster has a status
of anything other than Normal.
NOTE: Each tab also includes a Last Update field that displays the last time the information on the tab
was updated.
Cluster Includes cluster information, such as the cluster status, name, IP address, and quorum.
Nodes Includes node information such as the node status, name, and IP address.
Network Includes network information, such as the network status, name, mask, state, role, and
description.
Resources Includes MSCS Resource information for the cluster including the status, name, IP address,
state, group, owner node, type, and drive of the resources.
Related topics
Cluster Monitor Cluster tab
Cluster Monitor Nodes tab
Cluster Monitor Network tab
Cluster Monitor Resources tab
Configuring cluster resource settings
Configure the cluster-level resource settings to customize
Cluster Resources
for your environment.
NOTE: When using the keyboard to input an alphanumeric character to highlight an option with the arrow
keys in any dropdown list in the Cluster Monitor, press the Enter key to select the item.
To configure cluster resource settings:
1. Select OptionsCluster MonitorCluster Resource Settings. The Cluster Monitor - Cluster
Resource Settings page appears.
2. Select ALL (MSCS) from the Cluster Type list to configure MSCS clusters.
3. Select MSCS from the Resource list.
4. Select Polling and set the polling rate.
Note: HP recommends setting the polling rate to no less than five minutes.
5. Click OK to save the changes.
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