Managing Clusters
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Managing Clusters
After you have installed, set up, and configured Novell
®
Cluster Services
TM
for your specific needs
and configured cluster resources, use the information in this section to help you effectively manage
your cluster. This section provides instructions for migrating resources, identifying cluster and
resource states, and customizing cluster management.
IMPORTANT:
For information about using console commands to manage a cluster, see
Appendix A, “Console Commands for Novell Cluster Services,” on page 203
.
Section 8.1, “Starting and Stopping Novell Cluster Services,” on page 97
Section 8.2, “Monitoring Cluster and Resource States,” on page 99
Section 8.3, “Generating a Cluster Configuration Report,” on page 101
Section 8.4, “Cluster Migrating Resources to Different Nodes,” on page 101
Section 8.5, “Onlining and Offlining (Loading and Unloading) Cluster Resources from a
Cluster Node,” on page 102
Section 8.6, “Removing (Leaving) a Node from the Cluster,” on page 103
Section 8.7, “Joining a Node to the Cluster,” on page 103
Section 8.8, “Configuring the EVMS Remote Request Timeout,” on page 103
Section 8.9, “Shutting Down Linux Cluster Servers When Servicing Shared Storage,” on
page 104
Section 8.10, “Enabling or Disabling Cluster Maintenance Mode,” on page 104
Section 8.11, “Preventing a Cluster Node Reboot after a Node Shutdown,” on page 104
Section 8.12, “Renaming a Pool for a Pool Cluster Resource,” on page 105
Section 8.13, “Moving a Cluster, or Changing IP Addresses, LDAP Server, or Administrator
Credentials for a Cluster,” on page 105
Section 8.14, “Adding a Node That Was Previously in the Cluster,” on page 109
Section 8.15, “Deleting a Cluster Node from a Cluster, or Reconfiguring a Cluster Node,” on
page 109
Section 8.16, “Creating or Deleting Cluster SBD Partitions,” on page 110
Section 8.17, “Customizing Cluster Services Management,” on page 115
8.1 Starting and Stopping Novell Cluster
Services
Novell Cluster Services automatically starts after it is installed. Novell Cluster Services also
automatically starts when you reboot your Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux server.
IMPORTANT:
If you are using iSCSI for shared disk system access, ensure that you have
configured iSCSI initiators and targets to start prior to starting Novell Cluster Services. You can do
this by entering the following at the Linux terminal console:
