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ClusterCATS Explorer
ClusterCATS Explorer is a Windows-based administration utility that you use to create
and manage ClusterCATS clusters. Using a Windows Explorer-like graphical interface,
you configure, view, monitor, and perform other management tasks, such as:
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Creating and removing clusters
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Adding and removing servers from a cluster
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Configuring load balancing and high availability features
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Enabling administrator authentication privileges
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Configuring e-mail-based alarm notifications
Note
You can run the ClusterCATS Explorer from any server in the cluster, or
you can run it from a centrally located computer that is not in the same
location as the cluster. This flexibility allows administrators in different
geographic locations the ability to administer distributed clusters.
The ClusterCATS Explorer main window
The ClusterCATS Explorer presents a view of your cluster in much the same manner as
the Windows Explorer presents a view of the files and directories that reside on a PC.
Each of the objects in a ClusterCATS cluster configuration — clusters, servers,
monitors, and probes — is represented by a unique icon. You can manipulate these
icons in much the same manner as you expand and collapse directory trees in the
Explorer application.
The ClusterCATS interface includes four distinct areas:
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Menu Bar — Menu access to all ClusterCATS functionality.
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Toolbar — Shortcuts to the most frequently used ClusterCATS functions.