Tasks

Installing Your Cluster

SunPlexTM Manager installs the SunTM Cluster 3.1 software and associated components on a specific set of machines that run the SolarisTM operating environment. If prerequisite hardware criteria are met, SunPlex Manager performs the following functions: To install Sun Cluster 3.1 on a new cluster by using SunPlex Manager, refer to the Sun Cluster 3.1 Installation Guide.


Installing and Configuring Your Highly Available Applications (Data Services)

You can install and configure your highly available applications (such as web servers and databases) by using a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI simplifies the installation by prompting you for information specific to your system and providing you with a basic configuration for your application.

SunPlex Manager provides tools that simplify the installation and configuration of software on a cluster, Examples of software that you can install with SunPlex Manager includes the SunTM Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) Web Server and an Oracle® database.

With a minimal amount of user input through web-based wizards, SunPlex Manager

If you require more tailoring, tuning, and control over the installation and configuration, enter commands on the command line.

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Using SunPlex Manager

You can use SunPlex Manager to administer (add, modify, and remove) the major components that a Sun Cluster 3.1 cluster contains:

SunPlex Manager also provides basic node information, such as uptime, a view of the running processes, and a view of the system logs. If you need command-line access to one or more nodes of the cluster, a link is provided for launching a telnet window.

Cautions and Features

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Conventions of SunPlex Manager

Icons That Highlight Components

SunPlex Manager uses the following icons to highlight components that you monitor.

Conventions That Direct You to Important Information

SunPlex Manager also uses the following icons and text to direct you to important information.

Convention Definition
Error
SunPlex Manager encountered an error while running the command.
Warning
SunPlex Manager is about to perform an action that will significantly alter the cluster's configuration.
Information
Note this information to make an informed decision about the task you are performing.
AaBbCc123 Commands that are run by SunPlex Manager.

Running /usr/cluster/bin/scswitch -F -g foo

Critical Alarm State
A critical alarm condition has occurred that seriously impairs service and requires immediate correction.
Major Alarm State
A major alarm condition has occurred, impairing service, but not seriously.
Minor Alarm State
A minor alarm condition has occurred that does not currently impair service, but requires that you correct the condition before the condition becomes more severe.
Online The component is online.
Offline The component is offline.
Enabled The component is in an enabled state.
Disabled The component is in a disabled state.

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