Bull Cedoc NovaScale Master 5.1 Service manual

NovaScale Master
5.1
Server Add-ons
Installation and Administrator's
Guide
NOVASCALE
REFERENCE
86 A2 95ER 02

NOVASCALE
NovaScale Master 5.1
Server Add-ons
Installation and Administrator's Guide
Software
November 2007
BULL CEDOC
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REFERENCE
86 A2 95ER 02

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Preface v
Table of Contents
List of Figures .................................................................................................vii
List of Tables.................................................................................................. viii
Preface...........................................................................................................ix
Scope and Audience of this Manual.................................................................................................ix
Using this Manual ..........................................................................................................................ix
Related Information ........................................................................................................................ix
Highlighting....................................................................................................................................x
Chapter 1. NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Concepts................................... 1
1.1 NovaScale Master ............................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Overview................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.2 Monitoring ............................................................................................................... 2
1.1.3 Event Reception ........................................................................................................ 2
1.1.4 Hardware Manager .................................................................................................. 3
1.1.5 Storage Manager ..................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2. NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Installation and Configuration....... 5
2.1 General Installation Requirements......................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 Supported Operating Systems .................................................................................... 5
2.1.2 Required Disk Space ................................................................................................. 5
2.1.3 Required Memory ..................................................................................................... 5
2.1.4 Installation Requirements............................................................................................ 5
2.1.5 Operational Requirements.......................................................................................... 6
2.1.6 Restrictions............................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Installing NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons for Windows..................................................... 7
2.2.1 Prerequisites............................................................................................................. 7
2.2.2 Installing Free Management Server Add-Ons from the CD-ROM ..................................... 7
2.2.3 Installing Payable Management Server Add-Ons Packages ............................................ 9
2.2.4 Uninstalling NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons Components ........................................ 9
2.2.5 Upgrading to a New NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons Version .................................. 9
2.3 Installing NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons for Linux.......................................................... 10
2.3.1 Prerequisites........................................................................................................... 10
2.3.2 Installing Free Management Server Add-Ons from the CD-ROM ................................... 10
2.3.3 Installing Payable Management Server Add-Ons Packages .......................................... 12
2.3.4 Uninstalling NovaScale Master Server Add-On Components........................................ 12
2.3.5 Upgrading to a new NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons Version ................................. 12
2.4 Monitoring Configuration.................................................................................................. 13
2.4.1 Configuration GUI .................................................................................................. 13
2.4.2 Categories and Services .......................................................................................... 13

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Chapter 3. NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Description .............................. 15
3.1 Internal Storage (Free).......................................................................................................15
3.1.1 NSMasterGAMTT for LSI MegaRAID 320-2x Management ..........................................15
3.1.2 NSMasterLSICIM for LSI 22320 Chip Management ....................................................18
3.2 External Storage Server Add-ons ........................................................................................21
3.2.1 NSMasterStoreWayFDA (StoreWay FDA Management) ..............................................21
3.3 Virtualization Server Add-ons.............................................................................................23
3.3.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................23
3.3.2 NSMasterVMwareESX for ”VMware ESX” Management.............................................24
3.3.3 NSMasterHyperNova for ”HyperNova” Management.................................................35
3.4 Bull Products Server Addons ..............................................................................................46
3.4.1 NSMasterDD4A for Bull “Dynamic Domains for Applications” Management ..................46
3.4.2 NSMasterBVS for Bull Video Services Management ....................................................47
3.4.3 NSMasterJOnAS for JOnAS Management..................................................................49
Appendix A. Check Commands for Customizable Services of Add_ons .................. 55
Internal Storage Management........................................................................................................55
NSMasterGAMTT .................................................................................................................55
NSMasterLSICIM...................................................................................................................58
External Storage Management .......................................................................................................60
NSMasterStoreWayFDA ........................................................................................................60
Virtualization Management............................................................................................................62
NSMasterVMwareESX...........................................................................................................62
NSMasterHyperNova............................................................................................................66
Bull Products Management.............................................................................................................68
NSMasterDD4A....................................................................................................................68
NSMasterBVS.......................................................................................................................70
NSMasterJOnAS...................................................................................................................73
Index ........................................................................................................... 75

Preface vii
List of Figures
Figure 1-1. NovaScale Master Architecture............................................................................. 2
Figure 2-1. Windows Installation - NovaScale Master Welcome Page......................................... 8
Figure 2-2. Windows Installation - NovaScale Master Install Page .............................................. 8
Figure 2-3. Linux Installation - NovaScale Master Welcome Page ............................................. 11
Figure 2-4. Linux Installation - Selecting NovaScale Master Components.................................... 11
Figure 3-1. GAM Monitoring Components ............................................................................ 16
Figure 3-2. LSI CIM Monitoring Components ......................................................................... 19
Figure 3-3. StoreWay FDA Monitoring Components ............................................................... 21
Figure 3-4. Virtual Managers view ...................................................................................... 24
Figure 3-5. Virtual Manager information pane....................................................................... 24
Figure 3-6. VMwareESX Add-On components........................................................................ 25
Figure 3-7. ESX Virtual Platforms page ................................................................................. 26
Figure 3-8. ESX Platform Properties...................................................................................... 26
Figure 3-9. ESX Virtual Machines pane ................................................................................ 28
Figure 3-10. Host Topology modification confirmation.............................................................. 29
Figure 3-11. VMware category properties pane ...................................................................... 32
Figure 3-12. VMwareESX monitoring information..................................................................... 34
Figure 3-13. VMwareESX reporting information....................................................................... 35
Figure 3-14. HyperNova Add-On components......................................................................... 36
Figure 3-15. HyperNova Virtualization Platforms page ............................................................. 37
Figure 3-16. HyperNova Platform Properties ........................................................................... 37
Figure 3-17. Virtual Machines display after Discover step ......................................................... 38
Figure 3-18. Virtual Machines display after Re-iscover step ....................................................... 39
Figure 3-19. Host Topology modification confirmation.............................................................. 40
Figure 3-20. Virtual Machine Properties pane ......................................................................... 43
Figure 3-21. Virtual Platform monitoring................................................................................. 45
Figure 3-22. DDA4 Monitoring Components ........................................................................... 46
Figure 3-23. BVS Web Server Monitoring Components............................................................. 48
Figure 3-24. JOnAS Architecture........................................................................................... 49
Figure 3-25. JOnAS configuration ......................................................................................... 50
Figure 3-26. JOnAS domains................................................................................................ 51
Figure 3-27. JOnAS properties ............................................................................................. 51
Figure 3-28. JOnAS category and services ............................................................................. 52
Figure 3-29. JOnAS indicators.............................................................................................. 53
Figure 3-30. JOnAS category view........................................................................................ 53
Figure 3-31. jonasAdmin launching....................................................................................... 54

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List of Tables
Table 2-1. NovaScale Master - Required Memory....................................................................5
Table 2-2. Management Server Add-Ons Installation Requirements.............................................5
Table 2-3. Management Server Add-Ons Operational Requirements...........................................6
Table 3-1. GAMTT monitoring services ................................................................................16
Table 3-2. LSI CIM monitoring services ................................................................................19
Table 3-3. StoreWay FDA monitoring services ......................................................................21
Table 3-4. DD4A categories and services ............................................................................47
Table 3-5. Bull Video Services categories and services...........................................................48

Preface ix
Preface
Scope and Audience of this Manual
NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons are Bull products, which provide extension to
NovaScale Master for managing Bull Intel platforms specific devices or tools.
Administration environments can include different platforms from the NovaScale Universal
or Intensive Series or Express 5800 Series servers.
In order to monitor a specific item, NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons configuration must
be customized. This manual explains also how, as an Administrator you can perform
configuration tasks for these Add-Ons.
Note:
Configuration tasks may only be performed by Administrators.
Using this Manual
For a conceptual approach to NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons, read Chapter 1.
Chapter 2 describes how to install and configure NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons.
Chapter 3 describes for each Server Add-On how to configure its elements on the
Management server. It provides detailed information about all resource properties as well
as concrete examples to help customization of the configuration (Modifying Service
Parameters, …).
This chapter also contains reference information about categories and services of the
monitoring server provided by these NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons.
Appendix A contains reference information about the check Nagios commands used by
NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons monitoring services.
Related Information
•NovaScale Master Installation Guide (Ref. 86 A2 48EG).
•NovaScale Master User’s Guide (Ref. 86 A2 49EG). The NovaScale Master GUI
(Graphical User Interface)and the way to use are described in this guide.
•NovaScale Master Administrator’s Guide (Ref. 86 A2 50EG).
•Restrictions and well-known problems are described in the associated Release Notes
document.
•Dynamic Domains for Applications User’s Guide (Ref 86 A2 63ER).

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Chapter 1. NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Concepts 1
Chapter 1.NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Concepts
1.1 NovaScale Master
1.1.1 Overview
NovaScale Master monitoring ensures the following tasks:
•Monitoring NovaScale machines: NovaScale Master checks if these hosts are
accessible, using the ping command from the System Manager. The machines to be
monitored are either explicitly specified by the administrator or selected by a discovery
mechanism.
•Monitoring specific elements of the hardware, operating system, services and Internet
such as Power Status, CPU load, memory usage, disk usage, number of users,
processes and service execution, http and ftp services.
The administrator can define status thresholds (OK, WARNING, CRITICAL,
UNKNOWN) for each monitoring element. When an anomaly occurs or when normal
status is recovered, alerts (in a log file) and notifications (by e-mail, by Bull autocall
and/or by SNMP trap) are generated.
Note:
Hardware and OS monitoring for Bull Intel-Based platforms are provided by the NovaScale
Master Server package, not by the Add-Ons packages.
NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons extend the NovaScale Master monitoring with more
specific links to third-party management tools for specific devices or/and specific system
functionalities.
Note:
These Server Add-Ons packages extend generally the management server independently of
the platform or/and OS type (storage, network, virtualization, framework, ...).
NovaScale Master, a tool for monitoring and managing Bull NovaScale and Express 5800
systems, consists of three main components that can be deployed on Windows and Linux
systems:
•Management Server and Server Add-ons
•Management Console
•Management Agent.
Management Server and Server Add-ons
Provides the infrastructure and services in charge of collecting and operating management
data. Management Server must be installed on the server dedicated to management.
Management Console
Provides third-party management tools for the end-user station running the NovaScale
Master console WEB GUI.

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Management Agent
Provides instrumentation and administration tools for monitored servers. Management
Agent must be installed on each server to monitor.
Figure 1-1. NovaScale Master Architecture
Note:
NovaScale Master for Windows and Linux are distributed on the same CD-ROM.
1.1.2 Monitoring
A Service (or monitoring service) defines how specific host elements are monitored. A
service can be defined for all hosts or for a list of hosts, depending on the OS (Windows,
Linux or both) and/or on the model. Notification properties are defined for each service.
Services are organized into monitoring categories. For instance, the SystemLoad category
includes the CPU and Memory services for a Windows host.
1.1.3 Event Reception
NovaScale Master can receive SNMP traps from any SNMP agent. SNMP traps enable
an agent to notify the NovaScale Master Server of significant events via an unsolicited
SNMP message. SNMP Traps must be defined in a MIB (Management Information Base).

Chapter 1. NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Concepts 3
1.1.4 Hardware Manager
A Hardware Manager manages hardware for one or a set of servers.
1.1.5 Storage Manager
A Storage Manager manages storage for one or a set of servers or/and bays.
NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons
NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons deliver optional management packages to extend
NovaScale Master Server.
A NovaScale Master Server Add-On provides functional links (monitoring, GUI call,
reporting ...) between a NovaScale Master Server and a third-party management tool.
Some free Server Add-Ons are distributed on the NovaScale Master Add-Ons CD-ROM.
Note:
There is a difference between the Server Add-On and the third-party management tool. Even if
the third-party management tool may be dedicated to an OS or/and a platform type, its
NovaScale Master Server Add-On will be able to be installed on a NovaScale Master Server
machine. (Thus, on Linux and on Windows, on IA32 and on IA64 ...).
This release provides several NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons. Some of them are free
and delivered on the NovaScale Master CD-ROM. The others must be purchased.
System Domains Server Addons
LSI GAMTT Mgt Package
LSI CIM Mgt Package
Internal Storage (free)
LSI MegaRaid SAS Mgt Package
External Storage (not free) StoreWay FDA Mgt Package
Dynamic Domains Mgt Package
Bull Video Service Mgt Package
Bull Tools Management (not free)
JOnAS framework Mgt Package
Vmware ESX Mgt PackageVirtualization Management (not free)
Xen HN Master Mgt Package
Each Server Add-on is described in the following chapters.

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Chapter 2. NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Installation and Configuration 5
Chapter 2.NovaScale Master Server Add-ons Installation
and Configuration
2.1 General Installation Requirements
Before installing NovaScale Master, check that the environment meets the software and
hardware requirements described below.
2.1.1 Supported Operating Systems
NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons operate on Linux and Windows operating systems.
The principal Requirements are the NovaScale Master Server pre-installation and its own
requirements. See NovaScale Master Installation Guide for details.
2.1.2 Required Disk Space
In general, each Server Add-On needs between 1 and 2 MB.
2.1.3 Required Memory
The following table indicates the required memory for the Management Server.
NovaScale Master Memory
Management Server 512MB
Table 2-1. NovaScale Master - Required Memory
2.1.4 Installation Requirements
Server Add-ons Component
* NSMasterServer5.0-x
Table 2-2. Management Server Add-Ons Installation Requirements

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2.1.5 Operational Requirements
Server Add-ons Target Tools
NSMasterGAMTT
Linux GAM version 6.02.31 or higher.
Windows GAM version 6.02-32 or higher.
Important:
Contact <www.lsilogic.com> web site to download the above
versions. If not on-line, contact the Bull support team.
Note: For IA32 machines the following previous versions are
supported:
Linux GAM version 6.02-21 or higher
Windows GAM version 6.02-22 or higher.
NSMasterLSICIM LSI CIM provider version 3.06 or higher.
Important:
Contact <www.lsilogic.com> web site to download the above
versions. If not on-line, contact the Bull support team.
Note: Not supported on Linux IA64 system.
NSMasterMegaRaidSAS LSI MegaRaid SAS (IR) SNMP agent version 3.09 or higher.
Contact <www.lsilogic.com> web site to download the above
versions. If not on-line, contact the Bull support team.
NSMasterStoreWayFDA StoreWay FDA SNMP Agent release included in the ”iSM
NEC Storage Manager” v 4.2e and higher.
NSMasterDD4A DD4A version 2.6.3 and higher
NSMasterBVS BVS version 4.0 and higher
NSMasterJOnAS JOnAS version 4.8 and higher
NSMasterVMwareESX VMware ESX 3.0 and higher
Table 2-3. Management Server Add-Ons Operational Requirements
2.1.6 Restrictions
Windows
N/A
Linux
N/A

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2.2 Installing NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons for
Windows
2.2.1 Prerequisites
To install NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons on Windows:
•The user must be a member of an Administrators group. The default administrator login
is Administrator.
•The installation program requires the Internet Explorer WEB browser. Other browsers,
such as Netscape or Mozilla, cannot be used to install NovaScale Master on
Windows.
•Management Server Add-Ons are to be installed on the server dedicated to
management.
•Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF versions of the NovaScale Master
documentation.
•The free Server Add-ons are present on the NovaScale Master CD-ROM, the others
must be supplied by your Bull contact.
2.2.2 Installing Free Management Server Add-Ons from the CD-ROM
Management Server Add-Ons, to be installed on the server dedicated to management,
require the components indicated in 2.1.4 Installation Requirements, and must be installed
from the CD-ROM.
To install Management Server:
1. From the dedicated server, launch the installation program.
2. Log on as Administrator.
3. Insert the NovaScale Master or NovaScale Master Add-ons CD-ROM in the drive.
The installation program is launched automatically and opens the Welcome page.
Note:
If the installation does not start automatically, double-click <CD-ROM drive> / setup.exe.

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Figure 2-1. Windows Installation - NovaScale Master Welcome Page
4. Click Install Now to open the Install page, which allows the selection of the required
NovaScale Master component:
−Management Server Add-Ons
and provides the following information:
−What to install?
−What to do now?
Figure 2-2. Windows Installation - NovaScale Master Install Page
5. Select Management Server Add-Ons, then Windows 32 bits or Windows 64 bits
operating system according to server type.

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6. Click the selected Add-Ons Install Now link to install the Server Add-Ons package.
The wizard prompts for a destination folder.
The default value can be changed if required. At the end of the installation process,
Management Server Add-Ons components are automatically operational.
2.2.3 Installing Payable Management Server Add-Ons Packages
These are auto-extractible packages. To install a package, just launch it from any logical
device:
NSMaster<tierceTool>-5.1-x.exe
2.2.4 Uninstalling NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons Components
Uninstallation operations must be launched locally. Launching the uninstallation program
removes all files and folders.
To uninstall NovaScale Master Add-Ons components:
1. From the Control Panel, launch Add/Remove Programs.
2. Select the required NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons components and click Remove.
Note:
After uninstallation operations, customized categories in previous version can remain in
configuration. These elements must be removed using the NSMaster Configuration GUI.
2.2.5 Upgrading to a New NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons
Version
When upgrading to a new NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons version, the existing
NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons environment that may have been customized is
maintained.
NovaScale MasterServer Add-Ons are upgraded via the standard installation program.
Note:
When you upgrade the NovaScale Master Management Server, you MUST upgrade previous
release installed server add-ons to benefit from new improvements.
See the Release Notes for more details about specific add-on migration, where applicable.

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2.3 Installing NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons for Linux
2.3.1 Prerequisites
To install NovaScale Master Server Add-Ons on Linux:
•The user must be logged as root.
•The installation program requires the Mozilla WEB browser (Version >1.4.3 or
Firefox):
If Mozilla is not installed, launch another WEB browser and open file:
<CD-ROM Mount point>/product /index.html
It is advised to uninstall the previous version of Mozilla before installing a new version.
This operation will not delete bookmarks, histories, cookies and other information
stored in the profile directory.
The Mozilla directory must be set in the root PATH environment variable. If a previous
version of Mozilla has not been uninstalled, the Mozilla directory must be set at the
beginning of the PATH variable.
•Management Server Add-Ons are to be installed on the server dedicated to
management.
•Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF versions of the NovaScale Master
documentation.
•The free Server Add-ons are present on the NovaScale Master CD-ROM, the others
must be supplied by your Bull contact.
2.3.2 Installing Free Management Server Add-Ons from the CD-ROM
Management Server Add-Ons, to be installed on the server dedicated to management,
require the components indicated in 2.1.4 Installation Requirements, and must be installed
from the CD-ROM.
To install Management Server Add-Ons from the CD-ROM:
1. From the dedicated server, launch the installation program.
2. Log on as root.
3. Insert the NovaScale Master CD-ROM in the drive.
The CD-ROM filesystem is automatically mounted to one of the following directories:
/mnt/cdrom or /mnt/dvd (Red Hat and Advanced Server distributions)
/media/cdrom or /media/dvd (SuSE distribution).
4. Launch the following commands:
cd <CD-ROM mount point>
./install.sh
The install.sh script automatically launches the Mozilla or Mozilla Firefox browser and
opens the Welcome page.