10.2 Setting Up a Personalized List of Resources to Manage

The My Resources page in the Clusters plug-in for iManager allows each cluster administrator to set up a personalized list of cluster resources to manage. This allows an administrator to view at a glance the status of the specified resources. The list persists between the administrator’s logins to the same iManager server.

Your personalized list of cluster resources and display preferences are saved on the iManager server in the following location:

/var/opt/novell/iManager/nps/WEB-INF/config/NDS<tree_name>-<user_name_and_context_without_dots>/ncs.xml

For example, for tree AVALONTREE and user admin.novell, the file path is:

/var/opt/novell/iManager/nps/WEB-INF/config/NDSAVALONTREE-adminnovell/ncs.xml

The following sections describe how manage the list of resources and to personalize the display.

10.2.1 Adding Resources to a My Resources List

  1. Log in to iManager as a cluster administrator.

  2. In Roles and Tasks, select Clusters > My Resources.

    The list is initially empty.

  3. Click Add to open the eDirectory browser pop-up window.

  4. Browse the tree where you are currently logged in to locate and select one or more Cluster Resource objects, then click OK.

    Newly selected resources are added to your personalized list.

  5. (Optional) Personalize the display as described in Section 10.2.3, Personalizing the My Resources Display.

10.2.2 Viewing Information about Resources in a My Resources List

  1. Log in to iManager as a cluster administrator.

  2. In Roles and Tasks, select Clusters > My Resources.

    The My Resources page displays your personalized list of cluster resources in the tree.

  3. View the Status icon next to a Cluster Resource object to understand the current state of the resource.

    If scrolling is needed to view the complete list, you can use the Refresh option to set a longer refresh rate for the page in order to allow enough time to view the status for all items.

    State

    Icon

    Description

    Normal

    		Status OK icon

    The resource is online.

    Offline

    		 Status Major icon

    The resource is offline. Administrator intervention is needed.

    Critical

    		 Status Critical icon

    The resource is comatose, or it cannot be found (renamed or deleted). Administrator intervention is needed.

    If you rename or delete a resource, its status changes to "Resource not found" when you next access or refresh the My Resources page. For a deleted resource, remove the resource from the list. For a renamed resource, remove the resource from the list, then add the resource using its new name.

    Warning

    		 Status Warning icon

    An alert condition has occurred, and the resource needs administrator attention.

    Unknown

    		 Status Warning icon

    The state of the cluster resource cannot be determined.

  4. The My Resources list displays the following information about each resource:

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    The name assigned to the resource.

    Distinguished Name

    (Not displayed by default) The dot-delimited fully distinguished name of the resource, such as resourcename.clustername.context.domain.

    Cluster

    The name of cluster for the resource.

    Lives

    The number of times the resource has been brought online.

    Up Since

    The date and time the resource was brought online.

    BCC

    A check mark in this column indicates that the resource is enabled for a Business Continuity Cluster (BCC).

  5. (Optional) Personalize the display as described in Section 10.2.3, Personalizing the My Resources Display.

10.2.3 Personalizing the My Resources Display

The My Resources page provides menus in the column headings that allow you to personalize the display. You can sort the entries, modify the columns, or filter the entries. Your preferences are saved between logins to iManager.

  1. Log in to iManager as a cluster administrator.

  2. In Roles and Tasks, select Clusters > My Resources.

  3. Select Refresh, then choose a refresh rate that is long enough to allow you to view all items in the list.

  4. Click or mouse-over a column heading to activate its options, then click the arrow to access the menu for that column.

  5. Perform one of the available actions when you access the column’s menu. Some actions are not available for all fields.

    • Sort: Select Sort Ascending (A to Z) or Sort Descending (Z to A) to specify the preferred sort order. Resource objects are sorted based on values in the selected column. Numbers are treated as text values and are sorted alphabetically, not numerically.

    • Columns: Select Columns to display the parameters, select or deselect a parameter’s check box to add or remove the column, then press Enter to apply the changes. The parameters are described in Step 4 in Section 10.2.2, Viewing Information about Resources in a My Resources List.

    • Filter: Specify a filter to display only the Cluster objects with values that match.

      To add or modify a column’s filter, select Filter, place the cursor in the Filter field, type the desired filter text, then press Enter to apply the filter. If a cluster’s parameter value matches the specified filter, the Cluster Resource object and its information are displayed.

      To remove a column’s filter, select Filter, place the cursor in the Filter field, delete the filter text, then press Enter to refresh the display. The filter no longer applies for that column.

10.2.4 Removing Resources from a My Resources List

  1. Log in to iManager as a cluster administrator.

  2. In Roles and Tasks, select Clusters > My Resources.

  3. Select the check box next to the resource that you want to remove from your personalized list, then click Remove.

    The resource is removed from your personalized list. This action does not delete the Cluster Resource object or its data.

10.2.5 Updating the My Resources List after Renaming or Deleting a Resource

In a My Resources list, if you rename or delete a resource, its status changes to Critical: Resource not found. You must manually update the resource list.

To update the list after deleting a resource:

  1. In iManager, go to Clusters > My Resources.

  2. In the My Resources list, select the check box next to the resource entry for the deleted resource, then click Remove.

To update the list after renaming a resource:

  1. In iManager, go to Clusters > My Resources.

  2. In the My Resources list, select the check box next to the resource entry, then click Remove.

  3. Click Add, select the newly named resource, then click OK.