You manage the Fabric Manager high availability cluster with the ClearPath Forward Fabric Management Platform web-based graphical user interface (FMP Manager user interface). The FMP Manager user interface includes functionality for for managing the cluster service (OpenAIS), viewing and managing data replication, managing files for automatic synchronization, and viewing the access points to use for access to the Fabric Manager.

Managing the Cluster Service

Once the cluster is created and the resources are added to the cluster, the cluster service (OpenAIS) is set to start at boot. This setting enables Fabric Manager to automatically restart (especially important for data replication) as soon as the system is reset. Administrators may optionally set the cluster service not to start at boot in case they need to identify a hardware component failure or a severe cluster failure and analyze it before restarting the cluster service on the node, thereby preventing a split-brain situation. In this case, the workload on the Fabric Manager continues to run on the remaining node in a degraded state, and no node failure is allowed until the cluster service is manually restarted on the failed node.

An administrator can use the FMP Manager user interface to perform tasks like starting and stopping the cluster service.

Managing the Fabric Manager Cluster

You can manage the Fabric Manager cluster using the FMP Manager user interface. The FMP Manager user interface allows you to view the status of each node and every cluster resource plus allow you to start and stop a cluster resource; to move cluster resources to the other node; to use cleanup resources to clear the failure count of a resource and allow the cluster to attempt to start it; and to manage or unmanage resources.

For more information on the FMP Manager user interface, as well as detailed information on using it to manage your clustered environment, refer to the help associated with the user interface.