Administering Resources

Use the Java Console to administer resources in the cluster. Use the console to add and delete, bring online and take offline, probe, enable and disable, clear, and link and unlink resources. You can also import resource types to the configuration.

Adding a Resource

The Java Console provides several ways to add a resource to a service group. Use Cluster Explorer or Command Center to perform this task.

  To add a resource from Cluster Explorer

1. On the Edit menu, click Add, and click Resource.

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   Click Add Resource in the Cluster Explorer toolbar.

2. Enter the details of the resource:

   

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   1. Enter the name of the resource.
   2. Click the resource type.
   3. Edit resource attributes according to your configuration. The Java Console also enables you to edit attributes after adding the resource.
   4. Select the Critical and Enabled check boxes, if applicable. The Critical option is selected by default.

   A critical resource indicates the service group is faulted when the resource, or any resource it depends on, faults. An enabled resource indicates agents monitor the resource; you must specify the values of mandatory attributes before enabling a resource. If a resource is created dynamically while VCS is running, you must enable the resource before VCS monitors it. VCS will not bring a disabled resource nor its children online, even if the children are enabled.

   5. Click Show Command in the bottom left corner to view the command associated with the resource. Click Hide Command to close the view of the command
   6. Click OK.

  To add a resource from Command Center

1. In the Command Center configuration tree, expand Commands>Configuration>Cluster Objects>Add Resource.

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   Click Add resource in the Command Center toolbar.

2. Select the service group to contain the resource.

   

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3. Enter the name of the resource.
4. Click the resource type.
5. Edit resource attributes according to your configuration. The Java Console also enables you to edit attributes after adding the resource.
6. Select the Critical and Enabled check boxes, if applicable. The Critical option is selected by default.

   A critical resource indicates the service group is faulted when the resource, or any resource it depends on, faults. An enabled resource indicates agents monitor the resource; you must specify the values of mandatory attributes before enabling a resource. If a resource is created dynamically while VCS is running, you must enable the resource before VCS monitors it. VCS will not bring a disabled resource nor its children online, even if the children are enabled.

7. Click Apply.

  To add a resource from the Template View

1. From Cluster Explorer, click Templates on the Tools menu.
2. In the left pane of the Template View, click the template from which to add resources to your configuration.
3. In the resource graph, right-click the resource to be added to your configuration.
4. Click Copy, and click Self from the menu to copy the resource. Click Copy, and click Self and Child Nodes from the menu to copy the resource with its dependent resources.

   

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5. In the Service Groups tab of the Cluster Explorer configuration tree, click the service group to which to add the resources.
6. In the Cluster Explorer view panel, click the Resources tab.
7. Right-click the Resource View panel and click Paste from the menu. After the resources are added to the service group, edit the attributes to configure the resources.

Deleting a Resource

  To delete a resource from Cluster Explorer

1. In the Service Groups tab of the configuration tree, right-click the resource.

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   Click a service group in the configuration tree, click the Resources tab, and right-click the resource icon in the view panel.

2. Click Delete from the menu.
3. Click Yes.

  To delete a resource from Command Center

1. In the Command Center configuration tree, expand Commands>Configuration>Cluster Objects>Delete Resource.
2. Click the resource.
3. Click Apply.