Cluster Monitor Panels

To administer a cluster, add a cluster panel or reconfigure an existing cluster panel in Cluster Monitor. Each panel summarizes the status of the connection and components of a cluster.

Monitoring the Cluster Connection with Cluster Monitor

The right pane of a panel in Cluster Monitor displays the status of the connection to a cluster. An inactive panel will appear grey until the user logs on and connects to the cluster. To alter the connection to a cluster, right-click a panel to access a menu.

• The menu on an active panel enables you to log off a cluster.
• The menu on an inactive panel enables you to log on to a cluster, configure the cluster, and delete the cluster from Cluster Monitor.

Menus are enabled when the Cluster Monitor display appears in the default expanded view. If you activate a menu on a collapsed scrolling view of Cluster Monitor, the scrolling stops while accessing the menu.

If the system to which the console is connected goes down, a message notifies you that the connection to the cluster is lost. Cluster Monitor tries to connect to another system in the cluster according to the number of Failover retries set in the Connectivity Configuration dialog box. The panels flash until Cluster Monitor is successfully connected to a different system. If the failover is unsuccessful, a message notifies you of the failure and the panels turn grey.

Monitoring VCS Objects with Cluster Monitor

Cluster Monitor summarizes the state of various objects in a cluster and provides access to in-depth information about these objects in Cluster Explorer. The right pane of a Cluster Monitor panel displays the connection status (online, offline, up, or down) of service groups, systems, and heartbeats. The left pane of a Cluster Monitor panel displays three icons representing service groups, systems, and heartbeats. The colors of the icons indicate the state of the cluster; for example:

• A flashing red slash indicates Cluster Manager failed to connect to the cluster and will attempt to connect to another system in the cluster.
• A flashing yellow slash indicates Cluster Manager is experiencing problems with the connection to the cluster.

Pointing to an icon accesses the icon's ScreenTip, which provides additional information on the specific VCS object.

To review detailed information about VCS objects in Cluster Explorer, Logs, and Command Center, right-click a panel to access a menu. Menus are enabled when the Cluster Monitor display appears in the default expanded view. If you activate a menu on a collapsed scrolling view of Cluster Monitor, the scrolling stops while accessing the menu.