39.5 Messenger Clustering Worksheet

Item

Explanation

1) Messenger Agent Nodes:

List the nodes where you want the Messenger agents to fail over. Identify each node by its DNS hostname and the IP address that it is physically configured with.

For more information, see Section 22.1.1, Understanding Your Cluster.

2) Messaging Agent Cluster Resource Group:

Use Same Resource Group for Archive Agent?

  • Yes

  • No

Specify the name of the cluster resource group to hold the resources required for the Messaging Agent.

For more information, see Understanding Your Cluster.

3) Archive Agent Cluster Resource Group:

Specify the name of the cluster resource group to hold the resources required for the Archive Agent.

For more information, see Understanding Your Cluster.

4) Native Heartbeat Resources:

  • EVMA container

  • File system

  • Secondary IP address

List names for the native Heartbeat resources and the values for their parameters to be used in the Messenger agent cluster resource group.

For more information, see Understanding Your Cluster.

5) Messenger Resources:

  • Messaging Agent

  • Archive Agent

List the names for the Messenger resources and the values for their parameters to be used in the Messenger agent cluster resource group.

For more information, see Understanding Your Cluster.

6) Messenger Agent Constraints:

List other nodes in the cluster where the Messenger agents can fail over. You might want to have the same nodes on the both agents’ lists or have separate lists for each agent. It depends on the loads that each agent will be carrying.

For more information, see Determining an Appropriate Failover List for the Messenger Agents.

7) Messaging Agent Network Information

  • Secondary IP address

Record the Messaging Agent network address information that you will need to install the Messaging Agent.

For more information, see Section 22.1.2, Selecting the Messenger Partition and Secondary IP Address.

8) Archive Agent Network Information

  • Secondary IP address

Record the Archive Agent network address information that you will need to install the Messaging Agent.

For more information, see Section 22.1.2, Selecting the Messenger Partition and Secondary IP Address.