Sun Cluster Module Resource and Resource Group Creation Wizards

This section describes undocumented information about the Sun Cluster 3.0 module to Sun Management Center 3.0. For information about upgrade to Sun Management Center 3.0, see Sun Management Center Software Upgrade.

From the Sun Cluster module console you can create, change the state of, or delete resources and resource groups. You can access them by opening the Sun Cluster Details window and choosing the options from the hierarchy (tree) or topology views.

• You can access the resource and resource group creation wizards from the Resource Group subtree in the hierarchy (tree) view.

• You can create, change the state of, or delete resources and resource groups from a pop-up menu available at each table shown below.

Pop-Up Menu Items and Associated Tables

Access from the Resource Group Status table and Resource Group Properties table:

• Bring Online

• Take Offline

• Delete Selected Resource Group

• Create New Resource Group

• Create New Resource

Access from the Resource Status table and Resource Configuration table:

• Enable

• Disable

• Delete Resource

• Create New Resource Group

• Create New Resource

How to Access the Creation Wizards From the Tree View

Perform the following steps to access the wizards to create a resource or resource group.

1. In either the hierarchy (tree) or topology view, double-click Operating System>Sun Cluster.

2. Click the right mouse button on the Resource Groups item, or on any item within the Resource Groups subtree.

3. Choose “Create New Resource Group” or “Create New Resource” from the pop-up menu.

How to Create Resources and Resource Groups

Perform the following procedure to use the creation wizard on the pop-up menus, accessible from the resource and resource group tables.

1. Display either the resource table or the resource group table.

2. Point to any cell entry in the table, excluding the header row.

3. Click the right mouse button.

4. Choose the action you want from the pop-up menu.

How to Delete or Modify Resources and Resource Groups

Perform the following steps to alter the state of a resource or to delete a resource or resource group. Use the pop-up menus from the resource and resource group tables to enable or disable a resource, or to bring a resource group online or take it offline.

1. Display either the resource or resource group table.

2. Select the item that you want to modify.

   • To delete an entry, select the resource or resource group to delete.

   • To change the state of an entry, select the state cell in the row of the resource or resource group to change.

3. Click the right mouse button.

4. Choose from the pop-up menu one of the following tasks to perform.

   • Bring Online

   • Take Offline

   • Enable

   • Disable

   • Delete Selected Resource Group

   • Delete Resource

When you delete or edit status of a resource or resource group, the Sun Cluster module launches a Probe Viewer window. If the Sun Cluster module successfully performs the task that you choose, the Probe Viewer window displays the message Probe command returned no data. If the task is not completed successfully, the window displays an error message.

See Sun Management Center documentation and online help for more information about Sun Management Center.