Configuring and Managing Cluster Resources
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Configuring and Managing Cluster
Resources
After you create and configure a Novell
®
Cluster Services
TM
cluster, you are ready to create and
configure cluster resources for the cluster. This section provides general instructions for creating
cluster resources and configuring their behavior in the cluster.
For information about viewing and managing resource status on the cluster, see
Chapter 8,
“Managing Clusters,” on page 97
.
Section 9.1, “Planning Cluster Maintenance,” on page 117
Section 9.2, “Creating Cluster Resource Templates,” on page 117
Section 9.3, “Creating Cluster Resources,” on page 120
Section 9.4, “Configuring a Load Script for a Cluster Resource,” on page 121
Section 9.5, “Configuring an Unload Script for a Cluster Resource,” on page 122
Section 9.6, “Enabling Monitoring and Configuring the Monitor Script,” on page 123
Section 9.7, “Setting Start, Failover, and Failback Modes for Cluster Resources,” on page 125
Section 9.8, “Assigning Nodes to a Resource,” on page 127
Section 9.9, “Configuring Resource Priorities for Load Order,” on page 127
Section 9.10, “Changing the IP Address of a Cluster Resource,” on page 128
Section 9.11, “Deleting Cluster Resources,” on page 128
Section 9.12, “Additional Information for Creating Cluster Resources,” on page 130
9.1 Planning Cluster Maintenance
When performing cluster maintenance tasks, two cluster best practices should be observed:
Perform maintenance tasks during non-peak hours so that users are minimally affected.
When performing maintenance on a node, cluster migrate existing pools to another node if you
want the related users to be undisturbed.
9.2 Creating Cluster Resource Templates
Templates simplify the process of creating similar or identical cluster resources. For example,
templates are helpful when you want to create multiple instances of the same resource on different
servers. Several templates are provided for you. You can also create templates for any server
application or resource you want to add to your cluster.
Section 9.2.1, “Default Resource Templates,” on page 118
Section 9.2.2, “Creating a Resource Template,” on page 119
