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

Disk Reservation agent error messages

No arguments

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Insufficient arguments

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Insufficient memory

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Close applications not is use and check memory usage. Contact Veritas Technical Support if the problem persists.

Invalid signature(s) specified. One of the invalid signature is :signature

Invalid disk signature specified in the configuration

Recommended Action: Verify the Signature attribute defined in the configuration file is assigned a correct value.

Signature(s) not specified

No value specified for the Signature attribute.

Recommended Action: Verify the Signature attribute defined in the configuration file is assigned a value.

Duplicate signature(s) specified

Duplicate values specified for the Signature attribute.

Recommended Action: Verify the Signature attribute defined in the configuration file is assigned a unique value.

Invalid ConfigPercentage specified

Invalid value specified for the ConfigPercentage attribute.

Recommended Action: Verify the value specified for ConfigPercentage attribute ranges between 51 and 100.

Insufficient memory to store the ConfigPercentage

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Insufficient memory to store the FailFastInterval

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Insufficient memory to store the GracePeriod

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Invalid ConfigPercentage specified. Setting it to the default value (default_percentage)

The value specified for the attribute ConfigPercentage is less than the minimum value, 51. The agent will set the value to 80, which is the default value.

Invalid GracePeriod specified. Setting it to the default value (default_grace_period)

The value specified for the attribute GracePeriod is invalid. The agent will set the value to 5, which is the default value.

VCS Disk reservation driver is not running

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

DiskRes agent has lost the majority.(Acquired = percentage Configured = percentage)

The agent could not acquire reservation to the number of disks equaling the percentage set in the attribute ConfigPercentage.

Failed to release the disk (Signature = disk_signature). Windows error code: Error_code

The agent failed to release the disk with the specified signature.

Recommended Action: See the corresponding error code for more information. Contact Veritas Technical Support if the problem persists.

Could not connect to the local node. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Insufficient memory to store disk ids. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to get the disk list. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to get the Port number and Path ID for disk disk_signature. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to reset the Port port_no (Path ID path) for disk disk_signature. Error :Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to reset the disk(s). Error : Error_code

The agent failed to reset the SCSI disk path. An I/O error or the driver DiskRes.Sys is not running.

Recommended Action: Verify that the driver DiskRes.Sys is located at %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers. Verify that the disk is accessible. See the corresponding error code for more information. Contact Veritas Technical Support if the problem persists.

Failed to create the disk information. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to rescan the devices. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to create the disk information even after rescan. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to reserve number_of_disks disk(s) out of number_of_disks disk(s) configured.

Error: Error_code

The agent failed to reserve the specified number of disks out of the total configured disks.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the agent. Verify that no other system holds reservation to the disk. Make sure that the driver DiskRes.Sys is located at %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers.

Failed to release number_of_disks disk(s) out of all disks configured.

Error:Error_code

The agent failed to release the specified number of disks out of the total configured disks.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the agent. Make sure that the driver DiskRes.Sys is located at %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers.

Failed to release number_of_disks disk(s) out of number_of_disks disks configured.

Error: Error_code

The agent failed to release the specified number of disks out of the total configured disks.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the agent. Make sure that the driver DiskRes.Sys is located at %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers.

Failed to create the disk information. Windows error code: Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Percentage disk(s)- number_of_disks out of number_of_disks disks configured are still persistently reserved. The resource cannot failover.

The specified number of disks are reserved on the node where the DiskRes resource is online. The resource cannot failover to another node.

Failed to get the disk count. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed to stop the driver. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

The agent is shutting down but there are still no_of_disks disk(s) under persistent reservation.

Some disks are still persistently reserved by the DiskRes resource while the agent is shutting down.

Error occurred while getting the disk reservation cache information. Error Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Could not collect the cache information for disk disk_no. Error : Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Failed update the cache information. Error: Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.

DiskCache information %s failed for disk disk_signature. Error: Error_code

This is a VCS internal error.

Recommended Action: Contact Veritas Technical Support.