Novell BUSINESS CONTINUITY CLUSTERING 1.0 - ADMINISTRATION Manual page 35

Enabling Clusters for Business Continuity
If you want to enable the ability for a cluster to fail over selected resources or all cluster resources to
another cluster, you must enable business continuity on that cluster.
1 Start Internet Explorer 5 or later and enter the URL for iManager.
The URL is http://server_ip_address/nps/imanager.html. Replace server_ip_address with the
IP address or DNS name of the NetWare 6.5 server that has iManager and the DirXML
preconfigured templates for iManager installed. This server should be in the same eDirectory
tree as the cluster you are enabling for business continuity.
2 Enter your username and password.
3 Ensure the Business Continuity-specific DirXML drivers are running.
3a In the left column, click DirXML Management and then click the Overview link.
3b Search the eDirectory Container or tree for the Business Continuity-specific DirXML
drivers.
3c Click the upper-right corner of the driver icon(s) to see if the driver is started or stopped.
If the driver is stopped, you can start it by choosing Start.
4 In the left column, click Cluster Administration and then click the Configuration link.
5 Specify a cluster name or browse and select one.
6 Click the Properties button, then click the Business Continuity tab.
7 Ensure the Enable Business Continuity Features check box is selected.
8 Repeat
Step 1 through
9 Continue with Step 1
Adding Cluster Peer Credentials
In order for one cluster to connect to a second cluster, the first cluster must be able to authenticate to
the second cluster. To make this possible, you must add the administrator username and password
that the selected cluster will use to connect to the selected peer cluster.
IMPORTANT: In order to add or change cluster peer credentials, you must access iManager on a
server that is in the same eDirectory tree as the cluster you are adding or changing peer credentials
for.
1 In the Connections section of the Business Continuity Cluster Properties page, select one or
more peer clusters and then click Edit.
In order for a cluster to appear in the list of possible peer clusters, that cluster must
Have Business Continuity Cluster software installed.
Have DirXML installed.
Be resolvable to the other clusters and eDirectory trees.
Have business continuity-specific DirXML drivers configured and running.
Be enabled for business continuity.
2 Add the administrator username and password that the selected cluster will use to connect to
the selected peer cluster.
Step 7 for the other cluster that this cluster will migrate resources to.
in the Adding Cluster Peer Credentials section below.
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