Managing Clusters897novdocx (en) 7 January 20108Managing ClustersAfter you have installed, set up, and configured Novell ® Cluster ServicesTM for your specific needsand configured cluster resources, use the information in this section to help you effectively manageyour cluster. This section provides instructions for migrating resources, identifying cluster andresource states, and customizing cluster management.IMPORTANT: For information about using console commands to manage a cluster, seeAppendix A, “Console Commands for Novell Cluster Services,” on page 203. Section 8.1, “Starting and Stopping Novell Cluster Services,” on page 97 Section 8.2, “Monitoring Cluster and Resource States,” on page 99 Section 8.3, “Generating a Cluster Configuration Report,” on page 101 Section 8.4, “Cluster Migrating Resources to Different Nodes,” on page 101 Section 8.5, “Onlining and Offlining (Loading and Unloading) Cluster Resources from aCluster Node,” on page 102 Section 8.6, “Removing (Leaving) a Node from the Cluster,” on page 103 Section 8.7, “Joining a Node to the Cluster,” on page 103 Section 8.8, “Configuring the EVMS Remote Request Timeout,” on page 103 Section 8.9, “Shutting Down Linux Cluster Servers When Servicing Shared Storage,” onpage 104 Section 8.10, “Enabling or Disabling Cluster Maintenance Mode,” on page 104 Section 8.11, “Preventing a Cluster Node Reboot after a Node Shutdown,” on page 104 Section 8.12, “Renaming a Pool for a Pool Cluster Resource,” on page 105 Section 8.13, “Moving a Cluster, or Changing IP Addresses, LDAP Server, or AdministratorCredentials for a Cluster,” on page 105 Section 8.14, “Adding a Node That Was Previously in the Cluster,” on page 109 Section 8.15, “Deleting a Cluster Node from a Cluster, or Reconfiguring a Cluster Node,” onpage 109 Section 8.16, “Creating or Deleting Cluster SBD Partitions,” on page 110 Section 8.17, “Customizing Cluster Services Management,” on page 1158.1 Starting and Stopping Novell ClusterServicesNovell Cluster Services automatically starts after it is installed. Novell Cluster Services alsoautomatically starts when you reboot your Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux server.IMPORTANT: If you are using iSCSI for shared disk system access, ensure that you haveconfigured iSCSI initiators and targets to start prior to starting Novell Cluster Services. You can dothis by entering the following at the Linux terminal console:
