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
357 AVENUE PATTON
B.P.20845
49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01
FRANCE
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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