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Agent Clusters list
Agent Clusters list
Step 1

From the Agents & Connections navigation pane, select (for example) Agent Clusters > Linux/Unix Agent Clusters. The Linux/Unix Clusters List displays.
 
Below To the right of the list, Agent Cluster Details for a new Agent Cluster displays.
 
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Step 2

Enter / select Details for a new agent cluster, using the field descriptions below as a guide.

  • Required fields display an asterisk ( * ) after the field name.
  • Default values for fields, if available, display automatically.

To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:

  • Use the scroll bar.
  • Temporarily hide the list above the Details.
  • Click the New button Image Added button above the list to display a pop-up version of the Details.

Step 3

Click

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the Image Addedbutton. The record is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Agent Cluster Details are enabled.

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To open an existing record on the list, either:

  • Click a record in the list to display its record Details below the list. (To clear record Details below the list, click the New button that displays above and below the Details.)
  • Clicking the Details icon next to a record name in the list, or right-click a record in the list and then click Open in the Action menu that displays, to display a pop-up version of the record Details.
  • Right-click a record in the a list, or open a record and right-click in the record Details, and then click Open In Tab in the Action menu that displays, to display the record Details under a new tab on the record list page (see Record Details as Tabs).

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The following Agent Cluster Details is for an existing Linux/Unix agent cluster (with Network Alias specified as the Agent Clusters#Distribution Distribution method for selecting an Agent). See the field descriptions, below, for a description of all fields that may display in the Agent Cluster Details.

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For information on how to access additional details - such as Metadata and complete database Details - for Agent Clusters (or any type of record), see Records.

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Field Name

Description

Details

This section contains detailed information about the agent cluster.

Name

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UC72x:Cluster Name
UC72x:Cluster Name

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.

Description

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UC72x:Summary

Member of Business Service

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UC72x:Member of Business Services
UC72x:Member of Business Services

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Distribution
Distribution
Distribution

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UC72x:Distribution - 6.5.0.0
UC72x:Distribution - 6.5.0.0

Last Agent Used

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UC72x:Last Agent Used
UC72x:Last Agent Used

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Suspended
Suspended
Suspended

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UC72x:Suspended field - Agent Cluster
UC72x:Suspended field - Agent Cluster

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Suspended On
Suspended On
Suspended On

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UC72x:Suspended On field - Agent Cluster
UC72x:Suspended On field - Agent Cluster

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Resumed On
Resumed On
Resumed On

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UC72x:Resumed On field - Agent Cluster
UC72x:Resumed On field - Agent Cluster

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Current Task Count
Current Task Count
Current Task Count

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UC72x:Current Task Count field - Agent Cluster
UC72x:Current Task Count field - Agent Cluster

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Task Execution Limit
Task Execution Limit
Task Execution Limit

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UC72x:Task Execution Limit field - Agent Cluster
UC72x:Task Execution Limit field - Agent Cluster

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Limit Amount
Limit Amount
Limit Amount

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UC72x:Limit Amount field - Agent Cluster
UC72x:Limit Amount field - Agent Cluster

Agent Limit
Agent Limit Amount

Network Alias Details

If Agent Clusters#Distribution Distribution = Network Alias; This section contains information about the Agent Clusters#Network Network Alias.

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Network Alias field
Network Alias field
Network Alias

Network alias (or VIP). If a network alias is not specified, the Name is used as the network alias.

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Agent Port
Agent Port
Agent Port

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.

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Ignore Inactive Agents
Ignore Inactive Agents
Ignore Inactive Agents

Specification for whether or not inactive (offline) Agents should be ignored when the agent cluster is used for broadcasting.

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Ignore Suspended Agents
Ignore Suspended Agents
Ignore Suspended Agents

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.

Update

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UC72x:Update button
UC72x:Update button

Suspend Agent Cluster

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UC72x:Suspend Cluster button
UC72x:Suspend Cluster button

Resume Agent Cluster

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UC72x:Resume Cluster button
UC72x:Resume Cluster button

Resolve Agent Cluster

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UC72x:Resolve Cluster button
UC72x:Resolve Cluster button

Delete

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UC72x:Delete button
UC72x:Delete button

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.

Agents in Cluster

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UC72x:Agent Cluster Relations tab - Clusters
UC72x:Agent Cluster Relations tab - Clusters

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.
 
You also can create tasks for the identified task types that will have this agent cluster pre-selected in the Agent Cluster field of its Task Details.

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Versions tab
Versions tab
Versions

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UC72x:Versions tab
UC72x:Versions tab

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Updates to the following fields, whether system-supplied or user-supplied (as appropriate), does not affect the version of the Agent Cluster Details:

Additionally, if you restore Agent Cluster Details to a previous version, values for those fields are preserved; they do not revert to their values from the selected previous version.

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Step 1

On the Linux/Unix Clusters list (for example), select the cluster to which you want to assign one or more existing Agents.

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Step 2

Click the Agents in Cluster tab to display a list of Agents currently assigned to the cluster.

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Step 3

Click the Edit button Image Added button. The Edit Members dialog displays:
 
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Step 4

The Agents in the Collection window are existing Agents of the current type that do not belong to this cluster. The Agents in the Linux/Unix Agents List window are Agents that belong to this cluster.

Step 5

To add to or remove Agents from the Linux/Unix Agents List:

  • To add an Agent, double-click the Agent Name (or click the Agent Name and then click the -> arrow) in the Collection window.
  • To remove an Agent from the list, double-click the Agent Name (or click the Agent Name and then click the <- arrow) in the Linux/Unix Agents List window.

Step 6

When you are finished, click Save.

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Step 1

From the Agents & Connections navigation pane, select Agent Clusters > <type of agent cluster>. An Agent Clusters list displays.

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 Agent Clusters#Email Email Notification Details and Agent Clusters#SNMP SNMP Notification Details, below.

Step 5

Complete the fields as needed (see Agent Clusters#Email Email Notification Details Field Descriptions and Agent Clusters#SNMP SNMP Notification Details Field Descriptions, below).
 

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Agent built-in variables are available to pass data about the Agent Cluster into the notification. (User-defined variables, including Global variables, are not available for use in Agent Cluster email notifications).

Step 6

Click the Save button to save the record.

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