Cluster Server 8.0 Bundled Agents Reference Guide - Windows

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0)
Platform: Windows
  1. Introducing VCS bundled agents
    1.  
      About VCS bundled agents
    2.  
      Resources and their attributes
    3.  
      Modifying agents and their resources
    4. Attributes
      1.  
        Attribute data types
      2.  
        Attribute dimensions
    5. Categories of bundled agents
      1.  
        Storage agents
      2.  
        Network agents
      3.  
        FileShare agents
      4.  
        Services and applications agents
      5.  
        VCS infrastructure and support agents
    6.  
      Which agents should I use?
  2. Storage agents
    1.  
      About Storage agents for VCS
    2. DiskReservation (DiskRes) agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    3. Mount agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configurations
    4. Volume Manager Diskgroup (VMDg) agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    5. MountV agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    6. VVRSnap agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    7. VMwareDisks agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attributes
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    8. VMNSDg agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    9. NativeDisks agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    10.  
      AWS EBSVol agent
    11.  
      AzureDisk agent
    12.  
      GoogleDisk agent
  3. Network agents
    1.  
      About network agents
    2. NIC agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    3. IP agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definitions
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    4. IPv6 agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    5. Lanman agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5. Attribute definitions
        1.  
          Updating manual DNS entries
        2.  
          Updating DNS servers
      6.  
        Sample configurations
    6.  
      AWSIP agent
    7.  
      AzureIP agent
    8. AzureDNSZone agent
      1.  
        Prerequisites
      2.  
        Dependencies
      3.  
        Agent functions
      4.  
        State definitions
      5.  
        Attributes
      6.  
        Resource type definition
      7.  
        Samples configurations
      8.  
        Delegating a domain to Azure DNS
    9.  
      GoogleIP agent
  4. FileShare agents
    1.  
      About FileShare agents
    2. FileShare agent
      1.  
        Dependencies
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        About ForceControl function
      5.  
        Resource type definition
      6.  
        Attribute definitions
      7.  
        Sample configuration
    3. CompositeFileShare agent
      1.  
        Dependencies
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        About ForceControl function
      5.  
        Resource type definition
      6.  
        Attribute definitions
      7.  
        Sample configuration
  5. Services and applications agents
    1.  
      About services and application agents
    2. Internet Information Services agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5. Sample configurations
        1.  
          Sample configuration I
        2.  
          Sample configuration II
    3. GenericService agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    4. ServiceMonitor agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configurations
    5. Process agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    6. MSMQ agent
      1.  
        Dependencies
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    7.  
      AzureAuth agent
  6. VCS infrastructure and support agents
    1.  
      About VCS infrastructure and support agents
    2. NotifierMngr agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    3. Registry Replication (RegRep) agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5. Attribute definitions
        1.  
          Excluding keys
        2.  
          Configuring registry keys
        3.  
          Ignoring subkeys
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    4. Proxy agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configurations
    5. Phantom agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Attribute definitions
      4.  
        Sample configuration
    6. FileNone agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    7. ElifNone agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    8. FileOnOff agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    9. FileOnOnly agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    10. RemoteGroup agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5. Attribute definitions
        1.  
          About the ControlMode attribute
      6. Sample scenario
        1.  
          Service group behavior
  7. VCS hardware replication agent for NetApp
    1.  
      About hardware replication agents for NetApp
    2. NetApp Filer agent
      1.  
        Agent function
      2.  
        Resource type definition
      3.  
        Attribute definitions
      4.  
        Sample configuration
    3. NetApp SnapDrive agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    4. NetApp SnapMirror agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        Action function
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
  8. Troubleshooting bundled agents
    1.  
      About troubleshooting bundled agents
    2.  
      VCS logging
    3. Troubleshooting storage agents
      1.  
        Disk Reservation agent error messages
      2.  
        Mount agent error messages
      3.  
        Volume Manager (VMDg) agent error messages
      4.  
        MountV agent error messages
    4. Troubleshooting network agents
      1.  
        NIC agent error messages
      2.  
        IP agent error messages
      3.  
        Lanman agent error messages
    5. Troubleshooting FileShare agents
      1.  
        FileShare agent error messages
      2.  
        CompositeFileShare agent error messages
    6. Troubleshooting services and application agents
      1.  
        IIS agent error messages
      2.  
        GenericService agent error messages
      3.  
        ServiceMonitor agent error messages
      4.  
        Process agent error messages
      5.  
        MSMQ agent error messages
    7. Troubleshooting infrastructure and support agents
      1.  
        Notifier Manager agent error messages
      2.  
        Registry Replication agent error messages
      3.  
        Proxy agent error messages
      4.  
        Phantom agent error message
      5.  
        FileNone agent error message
      6.  
        ElifNone agent error message
      7.  
        FileOnOff agent error messages
      8.  
        FileOnOnly agent error messages
    8.  
      Troubleshooting NetApp agents

Attribute definitions

This section summarizes the required and optional attributes of the VMNSDg agent.

Table: VMNSDg agent required attributes

Required Attribute

Description

DiskGroupName

The name of the dynamic disk group configured using Storage Foundation (SFW). The disk group name may be retrieved from the SFW console by running the command vxdg list, or by using the VMGetDrive utility. For information on using the VMGetDrive utility, see the description of the utility in the Cluster Server Administrator's Guide.

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

DGGuid

The disk group ID of the dynamic disk group configured using SFW. The disk group GUID may be retrieved by running the command vxdg list, or by using the VMGetDrive utility. For information on using the VMGetDrive utility, see the description of the utility in the Cluster Server Administrator's Guide.

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

Table: VMNSDg agent optional attributes

Optional Attributes

Description

VxSVCFailAction

Defines the agent behavior when the Veritas Enterprise Administrator Service (VxSVC) fails.

The value RESTART_VXSVC indicates the agent attempts to restart the VxSVC service every monitor cycle.

The value SHUTDOWN indicates the agent attempts to restart the VxSVC service the number of times defined in the attribute VxSVCRestartAttempts.

If the agent fails to restart VxSVC, then it restarts the system. When this occurs, all the service groups come online on another system in the cluster. For example, if VxSVCRestartAttempts is set to 5, then the agent attempts to start the service five times before restarting the system.

Default is RESTART_VXSVC.

Type and Dimension: string-scalar

VxSVCRestartAttempts

The number of times the agent attempts to restart the failed VxSVC service before restarting the system. This attribute is considered only when VxSVCFailAction value is set to SHUTDOWN.

Default is 10.

Type and Dimension: integer

SkipStorageValidation

Defines whether the VMNSDg agent supports the dynamic disk groups which are configured on external disks.

In case of SCSI controllers, the disks are considered as internal (non-shared) if the disk port is same as the port of OS disk, otherwise the disks are considered as external disks. The external disks can be shared or non-shared. By default, this attribute blocks the disk groups configured on any external disk (shared or non-shared).

Set this attribute to 1 if you want the VMNSDg agent to support disk groups configured on external SCSI disks.

Note:

Configuring a VMNSDg agent resource for a dynamic disk group created on shared storage can cause data corruption and the VMNSDg agent resource can fault after regular intervals. Veritas recommends that you use the VMDg agent if the disk groups are created on shared external disks and use the VMNSDg agent if the disk groups are created on non-shared external disks.

Default value is 0.

Type and Dimension: boolean-scalar