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Cluster Management Concepts Using Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition
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6-2 Compaq ProLiant CL380 Software User Guide Cluster Management Concepts Using Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server Managing a Cluster without Interrupting Applications or Services At some time during the life of your system, it is likely you will need to perform an operation on a server node that will require it to be powered down. Always use Cluster Administrator to fail over (or at a minimum, bring offline) clustered applications before powering down the server. Managing a Cluster in a Degraded Condition Due to the high-availability nature of clustering, applications and network clients remain operational even while some cluster components do not. When the cluster is in this degraded condition, it is important to follow this process: 1. Understand what caused the degradation. 2. Determine whether the condition will continually worsen. 3. Determine how critical it is to repair the problem. a. If the problem is considered non-critical, wait until a non-peak time to service the problem. b. If the problem is considered critical, fail over all clustered applications and resources to the other server node before servicing the problem. Managing Hardware Components of Individual Server Nodes Compaq Insight Manager has been enhanced to operate with the Compaq ProLiant CL380. While Compaq Insight Manager maintains its current features of viewing and managing servers and their components, it now allows you to view two server nodes as a single cluster entity. A comprehensive overview of the cluster capabilities of Compaq Insight Manager appears later in this chapter.