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| From the Agents & Connections navigation pane, select (for example) Agent Clusters > Linux/Unix Agent Clusters. The Linux/Unix Clusters List displays. | ||||||
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Step 2 | Enter / select Details for a new agent cluster, using the field descriptions below as a guide.
To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:
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Step 3 | Click a Save button. The record is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Agent Cluster Details are enabled. |
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Version | System-supplied; version number of the current record, which is incremented by the Controller every time a user updates a record. Click the #Versions tab to view previous versions. For details, see Record Versioning. | |||||||||||||||||
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Network Alias Details | If Distribution = Network Alias; This section contains information about the Network Alias. | |||||||||||||||||
| Network alias (or VIP). If a network alias is not specified, the Name is used as the network alias. | |||||||||||||||||
| Network alias (or VIP) port that the Agent Cluster Agent Broker is listening on. If a port is not specified, the default is the value of the Agent Cluster Network Alias Uquery Port Universal Controller system property. | |||||||||||||||||
Last Resolution | Last attempted time of Network Alias resolution. | |||||||||||||||||
Resolution Expiration | Expiration of Network Alias resolution. | |||||||||||||||||
Resolution Status | Status of the last resolution of the Network Alias. | |||||||||||||||||
Resolution Description | Description of the last attempted resolution. | |||||||||||||||||
Broadcast Options | This section contains information about Cluster Broadcasts. | |||||||||||||||||
| Specification for whether or not inactive (offline) Agents should be ignored when the agent cluster is used for broadcasting. | |||||||||||||||||
| Specification for whether or not suspended Agents should be ignored when the agent cluster is used for broadcasting. | |||||||||||||||||
Metadata | This section contains Metadata information about this record. | |||||||||||||||||
UUID | Universally Unique Identifier of this record. | |||||||||||||||||
Updated By | Name of the user that last updated this record. | |||||||||||||||||
Updated | Date and time that this record was last updated. | |||||||||||||||||
Created By | Name of the user that created this record. | |||||||||||||||||
Created | Date and time that this record was created. | |||||||||||||||||
Buttons | This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Agent Cluster Details that let you perform various actions. | |||||||||||||||||
Save | Saves a new task record in the Controller database. | |||||||||||||||||
Save & New | Saves a new Agent Cluster record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another Agent Cluster. | |||||||||||||||||
Save & View | Saves a new Agent Cluster record in the Controller database and continues to display that record. | |||||||||||||||||
New | Displays empty (except for default values) Details for creating a new record. | |||||||||||||||||
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Resume Agent Cluster |
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Refresh | Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details. | |||||||||||||||||
Close | For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this task. | |||||||||||||||||
Tabs | This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Agent Cluster Details that provide access to additional information about the agent cluster. | |||||||||||||||||
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Notifications | Lists all notifications that have been defined for this agent cluster. | |||||||||||||||||
Tasks | Lists all tasks, according to task type, that currently are being dispatched to this agent cluster. | |||||||||||||||||
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For information on how to implement these suspensions, see Suspending Agents, Agent Clusters, and Agent Cluster Memberships.
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You can configure an Agent Cluster to send a notification via email or SNMP if an available, non-expired Agent in the Agent Cluster goes down (Offline) or then when it comes back up (Active).
Step 1 | From the Agents & Connections navigation pane, select Agent Clusters > <type of agent cluster>. An Agent Clusters list displays. | |||||
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Step 2 | Click the icon next to the Name of an Agent Cluster, or click anywhere in the Agent Cluster row, to display Details about the Agent Cluster. | |||||
Step 3 | Click the Notifications tab to display a list of any Email and SNMP notifications configured for the Agent Cluster. | |||||
Step 4 | Select the type of notification you want the Agent Cluster to send, and then click New. Notification Details for a new Notification displays (See Email Notification Details and SNMP Notification Details, below. | |||||
Step 5 | Complete the fields as needed (see Email Notification Details Field Descriptions and SNMP Notification Details Field Descriptions, below).
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Step 6 | Click the Save button to save the record. |
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Criteria | This section contains criteria for sending the notification. | ||||||
Notification State |
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Email Template |
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Buttons | This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Notification Details that let you perform various actions. | ||||||
Save |
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Save & New | Saves a new record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another new record. | ||||||
Save & View | Saves a new record in the Controller database and continues to display that record. | ||||||
Update |
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Refresh | Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details. | ||||||
Close | For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this notification. |
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Criteria | This section contains criteria for sending the notification. | ||||||
Notification State |
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Details | This section contains assorted detailed information about the notification. | ||||||
SNMP Manager |
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Notification Severity |
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Buttons | This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Notification Details that let you perform various actions. | ||||||
Save |
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Save & New | Saves a new record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another new record. | ||||||
Save & View | Saves a new record in the Controller database and continues to display that record. | ||||||
Update |
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Refresh | Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details. | ||||||
Close | For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this notification. |
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The system administrator (ops_admin) role will be able to specify a cache retention time as a system property, meaning that a previously resolved and looked up UA Qname may, optionally, be reused for a specified period. This negates the need to perform the query lookup for every task that is launched. The cache retention will be specified in minutes via the Agent Cluster Network Alias Cache Retention In Minutes Universal Controller system property.
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