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Monitoring a GroupWise System in a NetWare Cluster
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Monitoring a GroupWise System
in a NetWare Cluster
Because the GroupWise
®
7 Monitor currently runs on Windows and Linux, rather than NetWare
®
,
you cannot run GroupWise Monitor in a NetWare cluster. However, GroupWise Monitor can easily
monitor a clustered GroupWise system from a vantage point outside the NetWare cluster.
When you first install Monitor, it gathers information about agents to monitor from a domain
database (
wpdomain.db
). This provides the secondary IP address of each agent (the IP address
associated with the cluster-enabled volume where the agent’s domain or post office resides). When
an agent fails over or migrates to a different node, its status in Monitor displays as Not Listening
until it is up and running again, at which time its status returns to Normal.
Because Monitor must use secondary IP addresses to monitor the agents in a clustered GroupWise
system, the Discover Machine and Discover Network options do not work in a cluster. Secondary IP
addresses cannot be obtained by examining the network itself. If you need to add agents to monitor,
use the Add Agent option and provide the agent’s secondary IP address.
For instructions on setting up GroupWise Monitor, see “ Installing GroupWise Monitor ” in the
GroupWise 7 Installation Guide .