Cluster Server 8.0 Bundled Agents Reference Guide - Windows

IpAddress

The IP address or DNS name of a node in the remote cluster, with which the agent communicates to get the status of the remote service group. The IP address can be either physical or virtual.

If the IP address is a virtual IP address, make sure that this virtual IP address is not configured as an IP resource in the remote service group that is to be monitored.

Example: "www.example.com" or "11.183.12.214"

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

Port

The port on the remote node with which the agent communicates. This is an optional attribute, unless the remote cluster listens on another port. The default value is 14141.

Type and Dimension: integer-scalar

Username

This is the login user name for the remote cluster.

When you set the ControlMode attribute to OnOff or OnlineOnly, the Username must have administrative privileges for the remote service group that you specify in the GroupName attribute.

When you use the RemoteGroup Wizard in the Java Console to enter your username data, you need to enter your username and the domain name in separate fields. For a cluster that has the VCS Authentication Service, you do not need to enter the domain name.

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

Password

This is the password that corresponds to the user that you specify in the Username attribute. You must encrypt the password using the VCS Encrypt utility. For more information about the VCS Encrypt utility, see the Cluster Server Administrator's Guide.

Do not use the vcsencrypt utility when entering passwords from a configuration wizard or from the Cluster Management Console or the Cluster Manager (Java Console).

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

GroupName

The name of the service group on the remote cluster that you want the RemoteGroup agent to monitor or manage.

Example: "DBGrp"

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

VCSSysName

Example: "vcssys1" or "ANY"

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

ControlMode

Select only one of these values to determine the mode of operation of the RemoteGroup resource: MonitorOnly, OnlineOnly, or OnOff.

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

OfflineWaitTime

The maximum expected time in seconds that the remote service group may take to go offline. VCS calls the Clean function for the RemoteGroup resource if the remote service group takes a longer time to offline than the time that you have specified for this attribute.

The default value is 0.

Type and Dimension: integer-scalar

DomainType

Enter the domain type information for the specified user. This is for a secure remote cluster only.

For users who have the domain type unixpwd, you do not have to set this attribute.

Example: "nis", "nisplus"

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

BrokerIp

For a secure remote cluster only, if the user needs the RemoteGroup agent to communicate to a specific authentication broker, then set this attribute.

Enter the information for the specific authentication broker in the format "IP".

Example: "128.11.295.51"

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

OnlineRetryLimit

OnlineWaitLimit

ToleranceLimit

MonitorInterval

AutoFailover

In case of remote service groups that take a longer time to come online, Veritas recommends that you modify the default OnlineWaitLimit and OnlineRetryLimit attributes.

If you expect the RemoteGroup agent to tolerate sudden offlines of the remote service group, then modify the ToleranceLimit attribute.

See the Cluster Server Administrator's Guide for more information about these attributes.

Type and Dimension: integer-scalar

ReturnIntOffline

Select one of the following values for RemoteGroup to return IntentionalOffline:

You can use these values in combinations with each other.

You must set the IntentionalOffline attribute of the RemoteGroup resource type to 1 for this attribute to work properly.

Default: ""

Type and Dimension: string-vector

OfflineMonitoringN ode

Defines the cluster node that performs the offline monitoring of the remote service group.

This is an internal attribute. Do not modify.