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Management Server 6.1
Installation and
Configuration Guide
June 2014
Veritas Operations Manager Management Server
Installation and Configuration Guide
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Contents
Technical Support ............................................................................................... 4
Section 1
Installing and configuring Veritas
Operations Manager ............................................ 17
Chapter 1
Planning your Veritas Operations Manager
installation ...................................................................... 18
About Veritas Operations Manager ...................................................
Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 ....................................
Downloading Management Server files .......................................
Downloading managed host files ...............................................
Using the product documentation .....................................................
Host considerations for installing Veritas Operations Manager ...............
Typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment configuration ...............
Centralized management of Symantec Storage Foundation High
Availability hosts ..............................................................
Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 installation overview ..........................
Choosing a Management Server host ...............................................
Choosing the managed hosts .........................................................
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Operating system requirements .......................................................
Third-party required libraries ...........................................................
32-bit SNIA Common HBA API required on Windows hosts .............
System resource requirements ........................................................
About space estimation for data logs ..........................................
About the frequency of managed host, enclosure and switch
information discovery ........................................................
Supported hardware .....................................................................
Web browser requirements .............................................................
Network and firewall requirements ...................................................
Internet Protocol version requirements ........................................
Proxy server requirements .............................................................
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Chapter 3
Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Veritas
Operations Manager ..................................................... 40
Packages included in Veritas Operations Manager ..............................
About installing Management Server ................................................
Installing Management Server on Linux .......................................
Installing Management Server on Windows ..................................
Verifying Management Server installation on Linux ..............................
Verifying Management Server installation on Windows .........................
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and Windows ............
About installing managed host ........................................................
Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux .......................................
Installing managed host on Windows ..........................................
Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart .......................
About cloning virtual machines ..................................................
About migrating virtual machines ...............................................
Verifying managed host installation on UNIX ......................................
Verifying managed host installation on Windows .................................
About upgrading Management Server ..............................................
Upgrading Management Server on Linux ....................................
Upgrading Management Server on Windows ................................
About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data ..........
Taking regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on
Linux .............................................................................
Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux before
upgrading to version 6.1 ....................................................
Restoring backed up data on Linux ............................................
Taking regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on
Windows ........................................................................
Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows before
upgrading to version 6.1 ....................................................
Restoring backed up data on Windows .......................................
About upgrading managed hosts to Veritas Operations Manager
6.1 ......................................................................................
Upgrading managed host using the console .................................
Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system
commands ......................................................................
Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer
package .........................................................................
Verifying the version of Management Server in the console ...................
Verifying the version of a managed host in the console .........................
Uninstalling Management Server on Linux .........................................
Uninstalling Management Server on Windows ....................................
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Uninstalling managed host on UNIX ................................................. 68
Uninstalling managed host on Windows ............................................ 69
Chapter 4
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in a high
availability and disaster recovery
environment ................................................................... 70
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability
environment ..........................................................................
Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment .....................................................
Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation
in high availability environment ............................................
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery
environment ..........................................................................
Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in DR
environment ....................................................................
Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation
in DR environment ............................................................
Creating the base service groups for DR configuration ...................
Enabling DR configuration ........................................................
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment ..............................................................
Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in HA-DR
environment ....................................................................
Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation
in HA-DR environment .......................................................
Creating the base service groups for HA-DR configuration ..............
Enabling HA-DR configuration ...................................................
About upgrading the high availability configurations .............................
Upgrading Management Server in high availability
environment ....................................................................
About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery
configurations ........................................................................
Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster
recovery environment ........................................................
Removing the high availability configuration .......................................
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Installing and uninstalling Veritas Operations
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About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons ......................... 96
Downloading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on ............................ 97
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Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on to the
repository ............................................................................. 97
Upload Solutions to Repository panel options ............................... 98
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on .................................. 99
Install - Download Add-on panel options .................................... 100
Install - Select hosts panel options for add-ons ........................... 100
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on ............................. 101
Uninstall panel options ........................................................... 102
Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the
repository ............................................................................ 102
Remove panel options ........................................................... 103
Canceling deployment request for a Veritas Operations Manager
add-on ............................................................................... 103
Cancel Deployment Request panel options ................................ 104
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed
host ................................................................................... 104
Install panel options .............................................................. 105
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific
managed host ...................................................................... 105
Uninstall panel options ........................................................... 106
Enabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed
host ................................................................................... 107
Disabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific
managed host ...................................................................... 107
Refreshing the repository ............................................................. 108
Restarting the web server ............................................................. 109
Section 2
Setting up the Management Server
environment ............................................................ 110
Chapter 6
Basic Veritas Operations Manager tasks ...................... 111
About the communication between the managed hosts and
Management Server ..............................................................
Connecting to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server ..........
Stopping and starting the Web application .......................................
About the Management Server perspective ......................................
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Adding and managing hosts ........................................... 115
Overview of host discovery ........................................................... 115
How Veritas Operations Manager discovers hosts ....................... 115
Supported features for host discovery options ............................. 119
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Overview of agentless discovery ....................................................
About agentless discovery using the Control Host .......................
About agentless discovery of remote hosts ................................
Prerequisites for agentless configuration ...................................
How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works ...............
How agentless discovery of a Windows host works ......................
Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts ...................
Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts ..............
Requirements for deep array discovery for agentless hosts ...........
Commands that require the root access for agentless discovery
of UNIX hosts ................................................................
Using the privilege control software with agentless discovery of
UNIX hosts ....................................................................
SSH configuration requirements for agentless discovery ...............
About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host .................................
Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration ........................................................................
Add agent hosts panel options ................................................
Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration ........................................................................
Add agentless hosts panel options ...........................................
Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto
Configure (gendeploy.pl) script ................................................
Editing the agentless host configuration ...........................................
Edit agentless host panel options .............................................
Refreshing the details of the managed host ......................................
Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain ..........
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Setting up user access ..................................................... 148
About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains
in the Veritas Operations Manager domain .................................
Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server ......................................
Add LDAP/AD panel options ...................................................
Add LDAP/AD panel options to specify the domain name ..............
Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory
configuration from the authentication broker ...............................
Enabling the authentication domain ................................................
Disabling the authentication domain ...............................................
About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager .......................
About Organizations, objects, and roles in Veritas Operations
Manager .............................................................................
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Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective ......................
Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective .........
Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective ...........
Restricting users or user groups from accessing the Veritas Operations
Manager console ..................................................................
Example: Managing user access in Veritas Operations Manager using
Organizations and existing user groups .....................................
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Setting up fault monitoring ............................................. 167
About alerts and rules ..................................................................
Creating rules in the Management Server perspective ........................
Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule
panel options ................................................................
Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this
rule panel options ...........................................................
Create Rule - Setup notifications panel options ...........................
Create Rule - Enter name and description panel options ...............
Editing rules in the Management Server perspective ..........................
Edit Rule - Select the type of fault condition to trigger this rule
panel options ................................................................
Edit Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this
rule panel options ...........................................................
Edit Rule - Setup notifications panel options ...............................
Edit Rule - Enter name and description panel options ...................
Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective ........................
Delete Rule panel options ......................................................
Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective ........................
Enable Rule panel options ......................................................
Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective .......................
Disable Rule panel options .....................................................
About faults and risks ..................................................................
Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective ..................
Suppress Faults panel options .................................................
Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management Server
perspective .........................................................................
Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server
perspective .........................................................................
Suppress the fault definition panel options .................................
Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the Management Server
perspective .........................................................................
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Chapter 10
Setting up virtualization environment
discovery .......................................................................
About the virtualization technologies supported .................................
About Control Hosts in Veritas Operations Manager ...........................
Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Veritas
Operations Manager .............................................................
About near real-time discovery of VMware events .............................
Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events ........................
Configuring the VMware vCenter Server to generate SNMP
traps ............................................................................
Configuring parallel discovery for VMware vCenter Server and ESX
servers ...............................................................................
Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones ................................
Requirements for the zlogin utility on non-Global Zones ................
Requirements for devices exported to non-Global Zones ..............
Requirements for file systems exported to non-Global Zones .........
Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains .......................
Requirements for discovering logical partitions ..................................
Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization discovery ................
Requirements for Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization
discovery ............................................................................
Adding a virtualization server ........................................................
Add Virtualization Server panel options .....................................
Add Virtualization Server panel options .....................................
Editing a virtualization discovery configuration ..................................
Edit Configuration panel options ..............................................
Edit Configuration panel options for method selection ..................
Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration .............................
Refreshing an ESX Server discovery ........................................
Removing a virtualization discovery configuration ..............................
Configuring performance metering for a VMware vCenter server ..........
Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server ................
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About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes .......................
About deploying maintenance release packages and patches ..............
About deploying base release packages ..........................................
Downloading a hot fix, package, or patch .........................................
Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the
repository ............................................................................
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or
patch .................................................................................
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Install - Download hot fix, package, or patch panel options ............
Install - Select hosts panel options ...........................................
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix ..............................
Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository ...................
Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch .............
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed
host ...................................................................................
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix from a specific
managed host ......................................................................
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About using extended attributes .....................................................
Adding an extended attribute .........................................................
Modifying an extended attribute .....................................................
Deleting an extended attribute .......................................................
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Configuring Management Server settings ................... 219
Configuring the Management Server settings ...................................
Configuring SMTP settings for email notifications ..............................
Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications .........................
Configuring the proxy server settings ..............................................
Enabling the analytics gathering on Management Server ....................
Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the
database ............................................................................
Configuring Web server settings ....................................................
Setting the generation time for subscribed reports .............................
Configuring advance authorization settings ......................................
Enabling or disabling policy signatures for the data center ...................
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About assigning price tiers to hosts ................................................
About updating the price tier information on Management Server ..........
Updating the price tier information automatically on Management
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Updating the price tier information manually on Management
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Viewing information on the Management Server
environment .................................................................
Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on SORT
website ...............................................................................
Viewing the hosts configured in the Management Server domain ..........
Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains
associated with the broker ......................................................
Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective .......................
Viewing the faults definitions .........................................................
Viewing details of alert logs ...........................................................
Viewing the details of rules ...........................................................
Viewing the details of active users logged in to Management
Server ................................................................................
Viewing the Management Server settings ........................................
Viewing the list of extended attributes .............................................
Viewing audit information for Management Server .............................
Viewing task information for the data center .....................................
Viewing or exporting a list of available policy signatures ......................
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Management Server (MS) ............................................................
Veritas Operations Manager processes running on Management
Server for Linux ..............................................................
Veritas Operations Manager services running on Management
Server for Windows .........................................................
Commands to start and stop the Veritas Operations Manager
processes on Management Server on Linux .........................
Commands to start and stop the Veritas Operations Manager
processes on Management Server on Windows ....................
Management Server log file locations on Linux ...........................
Management Server log file locations on Windows ......................
Managed host (MH) ....................................................................
Veritas Operations Manager processes running on managed host
on Unix/Linux .................................................................
Veritas Operations Manager services running on managed host
on Windows ...................................................................
Commands to start and stop Veritas Operations Manager
processes on managed host on UNIX/Linux ........................
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Agentless driver log files ........................................................
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Section
Installing and configuring
Veritas Operations Manager
Chapter 1. Planning your Veritas Operations Manager installation
Chapter 2. System requirements
Chapter 3. Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Veritas Operations Manager
Chapter 4. Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in a high availability and
disaster recovery environment
Chapter 5. Installing and uninstalling Veritas Operations Manager add-ons
Chapter
Planning your Veritas
Operations Manager
installation
This chapter includes the following topics:
About Veritas Operations Manager
Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
Using the product documentation
Host considerations for installing Veritas Operations Manager
Typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment configuration
Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 installation overview
Choosing a Management Server host
Choosing the managed hosts
About Veritas Operations Manager
Veritas Operations Manager by Symantec gives you a single, centralized
management console for the Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability
products. You can use it to monitor, visualize, and manage storage and cluster
resources, and generate reports about these components in the Management
Server domain. Veritas Operations Manager helps administrators centrally manage
diverse data center environments.
Planning your Veritas Operations Manager installation
Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
You can also use Veritas Operations Manager to visualize and report about the
hosts which do not have Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability products
installed on them.
In Veritas Operations Manager, you can establish user credentials such that
authorized users can access the product to perform sensitive management tasks.
Other users can perform only a basic set of operations, or can only view information.
A typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment consists of the following:
Management Server
Managed hosts
A Veritas Operations Manager deployment may also discover the following:
Virtualization environment
SAN/NAS or Unified storage
SAN fabrics
Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
You can download Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 packages from the following
URL:
http://go.symantec.com/vom
Note: You can download any latest patches available for the release from the
Symantec Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) website at
https://sort.symantec.com/patch/matrix.
Downloading Management Server files
To install or upgrade Veritas Operations Manager Management Server, you need
to download a .zip file. The .zip file contains the file that you can run to install
Management Server.
Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 provides you two options for installing Management
Server. You can either install only Management Server or install Management
Server along with all the add-ons, except the Veritas Operations Manager Help
Add-on.
The names of the .zip file and the installer file for each platform are as follows:
Linux:
Download file name:
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Planning your Veritas Operations Manager installation
Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
For Management Server Veritas_Operations_Manager_Management_Server_6.1.0_Linux.zip
For Management server along with the add-onsVeritas_Operations_Manager_Management_Server_6.1.0_Linux_Full.zip
Installer file name:
For Management Server Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux.bin
For Management server along with the add-onsVeritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux_Full.bin
Windows:
Download file name:
For Management Server Veritas_Operations_Manager_Management_Server_6.1.0_Win.zip
For Management server along with the add-onsVeritas_Operations_Manager_Management_Server_6.1.0_Win_Full.zip
Installer file name:
For Management Server Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win.exe
For Management server along with the add-onsVeritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win_Full.exe
See About installing Management Server on page 41.
See About upgrading Management Server on page 52.
Downloading managed host files
To install or upgrade host management, you need to download the
Veritas_Operations_Manager_Managed_Host_Bundle_6.1.0.zip file that contains
the packages for all the supported operating systems for managed hosts. You can
unzip the file and install the package on the host for its corresponding operating
system.
To upgrade a managed host to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1, you can choose
to use the Deployment Management feature.
Table 1-1 provides the information on the file that you use to install the managed
host for each operating system.
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Using the product documentation
Table 1-1
Managed host installation and upgrade files
Operating Installer file name
system
AIX
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_AIX.bff.Z
HP-UX
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_HP-UX.tar.gz
Linux
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_Linux.rpm
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version 11
on SPARC
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_sparc.pkg
Solaris 11
on SPARC
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_sparc_osr_5.11.p5p
Solaris 10
on x86
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_i386.pkg
Solaris 11
on x86
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_i386_osr_5.11.p5p
Windows
32-bit
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_Windows_arch_x86.msi
Windows
64-bit
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_Windows_arch_x64.msi
See About installing managed host on page 47.
Using the product documentation
Table 1-2 lists the Veritas Operations Manager guides and Table 1-3 lists the URLs
for Veritas Operations Manager documentation:
Table 1-2
Names of Veritas Operations Manager Guides
Title
Description
Veritas Operations Manager Hardware and
Software Compatibility List (HSCL)
Provides the list of hardware and software
compatibility.
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Using the product documentation
Table 1-2
Names of Veritas Operations Manager Guides (continued)
Title
Description
Veritas Operations Manager Release Notes
Provides release information such as new
features, fixed issues, known issues, and
limitations.
Veritas Operations Manager Management
Server Installation and Configuration Guide
Provide information about Veritas Operations
Manager.
Veritas Operations Manager Management
Server User Guide
Veritas Operations Manager Management
Server Add-ons User Guide
Veritas Operations Manager Management
Server Frequently Asked Questions
Provides a list of frequently asked questions
about Veritas Operations Manager.
Veritas Operations Manager Management
Server Third-Party License Agreements
Provides information about the third-party
software that is used in Veritas Operations
Manager.
Table 1-3
URLs for Veritas Operations Manager documentation
URL
Description
https://sort.symantec.com/documents
Latest version of the product documentation.
http://www.symantec.com/connect/videos/vom-videos List of How-to videos.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH218376 Late breaking news that is related to this
release.
Veritas Operations Manager help content is provided in two modes online and
offline.
The online mode is hosted on the web and is accessed when you launch the product
help. The offline mode is packaged as an add-on for Veritas Operations Manager,
for use if web access is not available.
The help content hosted on the web can be updated independently of product
release. For the most up-to-date version of the help content, use the online mode.
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Host considerations for installing Veritas Operations Manager
Host considerations for installing Veritas Operations
Manager
Host considerations for installing and configuring Veritas Operations Manager
include the following:
Before you begin the Veritas Operations Manager installation, ensure that you
have the following information:
Administrator accounts and passwords for all target hosts
A diagram of your storage network (suggested for your reference)
The managed hosts within a Management Server domain must report
synchronized universal time clock time (UC/UTC).
You must have at least one valid support contract for Symantec Storage
Foundation High Availability to be entitled to use Veritas Operations Manager.
See About installing Management Server on page 41.
See About installing managed host on page 47.
Typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment
configuration
If you implement centralized management, a typical full installation of Veritas
Operations Manager consists of a single Management Server, multiple managed
hosts, and a Web console. We recommend this deployment because centralized
management offers you the flexibility of performing operations on multiple Symantec
Storage Foundation High Availability hosts.
Advantages also include the following:
Aggregated information for reporting
Performance management across the data center
Monitoring storage utilization across the data center
Administration and analysis of all clusters in an enterprise
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
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Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 installation overview
Centralized management of Symantec Storage Foundation High
Availability hosts
In this deployment scenario, you can centrally manage the Symantec Storage
Foundation High Availability hosts. We recommend this deployment because
centralized management offers you the flexibility of performing operations on multiple
Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability hosts.
Advantages also include the following:
Aggregated information for reporting
Performance management across the data center
Monitoring storage utilization across the data center
Administration and analysis of all clusters in an enterprise
See Typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment configuration on page 23.
Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 installation overview
Installing Veritas Operations Manager involves the following:
Reviewing the Veritas Operations Manager architecture and typical deployment
configurations
See Typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment configuration on page 23.
Verifying that you have met system requirements
See Supported hardware on page 35.
See Network and firewall requirements on page 35.
Installing and configuring the Veritas Operations Manager Management Server
See About installing Management Server on page 41.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
on page 45.
Installing Veritas Operations Manager host management on the hosts that will
be centrally managed
See About installing managed host on page 47.
Choosing a Management Server host
Management Server is the central piece of the Veritas Operations Manager
architecture. Management Server is responsible for displaying and managing the
information that is reported from the managed hosts, storage, SAN fabrics and
Virtualization environment.
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Choosing the managed hosts
To identify a host that is appropriate as Management Server, use the following
criteria:
The host should meet or exceed recommended system requirements.
See 32-bit SNIA Common HBA API required on Windows hosts on page 27.
See Network and firewall requirements on page 35.
The host should provide data security and space for a growing database as
Management Server discovers new managed hosts and monitors network events.
Ideally, the host should have RAID-protected storage and the capacity to grow
its file systems.
Clients that connect to Management Server using the Veritas Operations
Manager console (Web browser) must be able to access the host.
For more information on choosing a Management Server host, refer to the Veritas
Operations Manager Hardware and Software Compatibility List (HSCL).
See Choosing the managed hosts on page 25.
Choosing the managed hosts
A typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment consists of a Management Server
and multiple managed hosts. A managed host is a server that is configured either
with or without an agent to become a part of the Veritas Operations Manager
infrastructure. A managed host may be configured to discover the information about
servers, storage, Storage Area Network (SAN), and virtualization infrastructure.
Once a managed host is configured, it collects the information and transmits this
information to Management Server.
For the managed hosts that do not have Storage Foundation or Symantec Storage
Foundation High Availability, the server information can be discovered in two ways:
By installing an agent on the managed hosts
By agentless discovery using SSH (for UNIX/Linux hosts) or WMI (for Windows
hosts)
Note: Agentless discovery is not supported on the hosts that have any of the
Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability products installed on them.
For more information on agent and agentless hosts, see the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server User Guide.
Before you install a managed host, make sure that it meets or exceeds the
recommended system requirements.
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Choosing the managed hosts
For more information on choosing a Management Server host, refer to the Veritas
Operations Manager Hardware and Software Compatibility List (HSCL).
See Operating system requirements on page 27.
See Choosing a Management Server host on page 24.
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Chapter
System requirements
This chapter includes the following topics:
Operating system requirements
Third-party required libraries
System resource requirements
Supported hardware
Web browser requirements
Network and firewall requirements
Proxy server requirements
Operating system requirements
For information on Operating system requirements for Veritas Operations Manager
6.1, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Hardware and Software Compatibility
List (HSCL).
Third-party required libraries
This section lists third-party libraries required to run Veritas Operations Manager:
32-bit SNIA Common HBA API required on Windows hosts
32-bit SNIA Common HBA API required on Windows hosts
For proper discovery of Fibre Channel attached devicesincluding discovery of
HBA and its target portsVeritas Operations Manager requires installation of the
System requirements
System resource requirements
32-bit SNIA Common HBA API on all Windows managed hosts running HBA
controllers.
The Common HBA API is typically available as part of your HBA vendors driver
kit, or you can download it from your HBA vendors site.
Follow these steps to determine if the SNIA Common HBA API is already present
on your Windows host.
To verify that the 32-bit SNIA Common HBA API is installed on a Windows host
Open the registry editor on the managed host using the regedit command.
Check the following location to get the SNIA library information:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SNIA\HBA\hba_model
On 64-bit platforms, Veritas Operations Manager requires 32-bit libraries installed
as a pre-requisite. For more information, see your HBA vendor documentation.
System resource requirements
The amount of CPU cores, memory, and disk space that Veritas Operations Manager
requires are listed in this section. These requirements are in addition to any
resources used by other software applications running on the same server.
For Management Server:
Environment Size
CPU cores
Memory
Disk space
Small (up to 300 managed hosts)
4GB
5GB
Medium (up to 1500 managed hosts)
16GB
20GB
Large (up to 3500 managed hosts)
16
32GB
40GB
Add 4GB of memory and 5GB disk space if Management Server is used for the
deep discovery of enclosures using Storage Insight Add-on.
Add 4GB of memory and 5GB disk space if Management Server is used for the
discovery of virtualization infrastructure.
Additional considerations for system resource requirements for Veritas Operations
Manager:
It is recommended to have a swap space that is at least twice the size of RAM.
It is recommended to upgrade the managed hosts to the latest version for the
best performance of the product.
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System resource requirements
The system resource requirements may vary based on the actual environment
in which the product is deployed.
For a managed host:
CPU cores: 1
Memory: 1GB
Disk space: 2GB
Add 4GB of memory and 5GB disk space if being used as discovery host for
the deep discovery of enclosures using Storage Insight Add-on.
For Control Host (host that has Control Host Add-on):
CPU: Dual processor for agentless discovery of every 1000 managed hosts.
Memory: 4GB for agentless discovery of every 1000 managed hosts. Add 4GB
of memory if Control Host is used for the discovery of virtualization infrastructure.
Disk space: 15GB of disk space for agentless discovery of every 1000 managed
hosts.
Note: If any of the above is running on a virtual environment, it is recommended to
have resources such as CPU cores and memory dedicated to the virtual machine
for the best performance of the product.
About space estimation for data logs
In Veritas Operations Manager, historical performance data of various resources
is collected in a fixed-size binary file. The older data is overwritten as new data
arrives in a circular round robin array. The number of metrics, frequency of data
insertion, number of objects, and the roll-up databases affect the size of binary file.
The higher resolution data is compressed to a lower resolution data.
For more information on performance metering statistics, see the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server User Guide.
Table 2-1 describes the space estimation for data logs for the various resources.
For estimation purposes, the data in the Number of resources column is according
to the standard environment. The metrics collected column represents the number
of metrics collected for each resource. For example, in case of DMP paths, the total
number of metrics collected is four: bytes read, bytes written, read average, and
write average.
Data logs for host, volume, disk, file system, path, and initiator are stored on the
managed host. The data logs for virtualization server, virtual machine, path, and
initiator are stored on the Control Host. For storage array (port, adapter, and
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enclosure), data log for 1 day is stored on the discovery host, where as all the other
logs are stored on Management Server.
Note: If Veritas Operations Manager is configured in high availability environment,
storage array port, adapter, and enclosure logs are saved on a shared disk. VMware
ESX server and virtual machines logs are also saved on a shared disk.
Table 2-2 lists the space estimation for data logs for host, file system, volume, and
disk on Windows platform.
Space estimation for data logs
Table 2-1
Name of
resource
Number
Number
Interval of Duration Size in KB Size in KB
of
of metrics collection of
for a
resources collected
collection
single
object
Host,
1
VMware
1
ESX
server, and
1
Virtual
Machine
5 minutes
1 day
24
24
2 hours
1 month
29
29
1 day
1 year
30
30
Multipathing 1000
paths
1000
5 minutes
1 day
18967
19
2 hours
1 month
23477
24
Initiator
5 minutes
1 day
171
43
18
2 hours
1 month
423
106
18
1 day
1 year
428
107
5 minutes
1 day
76
19
2 hours
1 month
1 day
1 year
190
46
File system 100
5 minutes
1 day
1423
14
100
1 day
1 year
1784
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Space estimation for data logs (continued)
Table 2-1
Name of
resource
Number
Number
Interval of Duration Size in KB Size in KB
of
of metrics collection of
for a
resources collected
collection
single
object
Volume
100
1 minute
6 hours
2348
23
100
5 minutes
1 day
1898
19
100
2 hours
1 month
2348
23
100
1 day
1 year
2379
24
100
1 minute
6 hours
2348
23
100
5 minutes
1 day
1898
19
100
2 hours
1 month
2347
23
100
1 day
1 year
2379
23
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30 minutes 1 day
304
32
2 hours
1 month
751
23
32
1 day
1 year
761
24
30 minutes 1 day
76
2 hours
1 month
188
23
1 day
1 year
190
24
30 minutes 1 day
2 hours
1 month
12
12
1 day
1 year
12
12
Disk
Storage
array Array port
Storage
array Adapter
Storage
array
-Enclosure
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Space estimation for data logs for Windows hosts
Table 2-2
Name of
resource
Number
Metrics
of
collected
resources
Interval of Duration Size in KB Size in KB
collection of
for a
collection
single
object
Host
5 mins
1 day
24
24
2 hours
1 month
29
29
1 day
1 year
30
30
File system 100
5 minutes
1 day
1898
19
100
2 hours
1 month
2348
23
100
1 day
1 year
2379
24
100
5 minutes
1 day
1898
19
100
2 hours
1 month
2348
23
100
1 day
1 year
2379
24
100
5 minutes
1 day
1898
19
100
2 hours
1 month
2347
23
100
1 day
1 year
2379
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Volume
Disk
About the frequency of managed host, enclosure and switch
information discovery
The following table describes the frequency of the managed host information updates
in the Management Server database. The discovery on each managed host is
divided into discovery families to focus on a particular functional area:
Family
Frequency in
minutes
Discovered information
Host
1440
The operating system, packages,
and networking for the host.
Typically, most of the information
that is related to this family does
not change frequently.
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Family
Frequency in
minutes
Discovered information
SF
30
Volume Manager, File Systems,
and the related storage network.
VCS
60
Symantec Cluster Server and the
related information.
DB
360
Oracle, DB2, MSSQL, and Sybase
databases and their storage
dependencies.
LDR
1440
The licenses that are installed on
the hosts.
NR
Configuration status and external
faults.
Native
360
Third-party volume management
information.
PCV_NOTIFY
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Policy check violations computed
on Management Server and on
managed hosts earlier than 6.1.
Violations computed on managed
hosts 6.1 or later do not require
separate discovery.
Zones
120
Oracle Solaris zones and their
storage dependencies.
LDoms
120
Oracle Solaris LDoms, and related
CPU and memory information.
KVM
120
KVMs, and their correlation with
the host.
Hyper-V
120
Virtual machines and storage
discovery.
LPAR
360
Hosts, guests, and storage
information.
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Family
Frequency in
minutes
Discovered information
VMware
360
ESX servers, virtual machines, and
their storage dependencies.
Note: This information is
discovered only when Control Host
Add-on is installed on a managed
host that is designated as the
control host.
Agentless
360
The following information on the
hosts that are configured on the
control host for agentless:
The IP addresses, operating
system, and the usage of the
CPU and memory
The host bus adapters (HBAs)
on the host
The disks on the hosts and their
correlation with the array LUNs
and multipathing
The volumes and the volume
groups on the native Volume
Manager
The mount points of the file
systems and the correlation of
the file systems with the disks
In a VMware guest
environment, the correlation of
the guest with the virtual
machine and the correlation of
the storage in the guest with the
storage exported from the ESX
server.
Note: This information is
discovered only when Control Host
Add-on is installed on a managed
host that is designated as the
control host.
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Supported hardware
Family
Frequency in
minutes
Discovered information
Enclosures
360
Logical devices, physical devices,
host associations, replications, and
other enclosure-specific properties.
It is enabled through Storage
Insight Add-on.
Switches
360
Switches, switch ports, zone, zone
members and other vendor-specific
properties. It is enabled through
Fabric Insight Add-on.
Note: The discovery for the Storage Foundation and Symantec Cluster Server
families is event driven and scheduled. This means that the discovery is triggered
when configuration changes occur on the managed hosts. As a result, this
information is updated in the Veritas Operations Manager database in the following
update. If configuration changes are not detected on the managed hosts, the
communication between the managed host and Management Server is restricted
to the heartbeat communication that occurs every five minutes. You can connect
a managed host to multiple Management Servers. The performance of a managed
host is not affected in this scenario because the discovery happens only once.
Reporting of the state as per the host configuration is done based on the number
of Management Servers to which the managed host reports.
Supported hardware
For information on supported hardware for Veritas Operations Manager 6.1, refer
to the Veritas Operations Manager Hardware and Software Compatibility List (HSCL).
Web browser requirements
For information on Web browser requirements for Veritas Operations Manager 6.1,
refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Hardware and Software Compatibility List
(HSCL).
Network and firewall requirements
If you plan to manage hosts within multiple domains, update the network settings
to resolve the host from all domains.
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You need to ensure that the localhost can be resolved from the host.
If localhost cannot be resolved from the host, update your network settings to enable
it.
For Veritas Operations Manager Management Server in High Availability, you need
to configure firewall settings for both the virtual and the physical IP of all cluster
nodes.
Veritas Operations Manager uses the default ports as shown in Table 2-3 to transfer
information.
Table 2-3
Default ports in a Veritas Operations Manager installation
Port
Protocol
Initiator
Purpose
Effect if blocked
5634
TCP
Management
Server
Management
Server
configuration
Management
Server cannot be
configured.
5634
TCP
Management
Server
communications
with the managed
hosts
Managed host
cannot be added
to the
Management
Server domain.
5634
TCP
Managed host to
send heartbeats;
also used to
upload the data
from the managed
host to
Management
Server
Managed host
cannot be added
to the
Management
Server domain.
managed hosts
Note: It is
recommended
that you keep port
5634 open
between managed
hosts for
scalability and
performance
optimization.
14161
TCP
Web browser
Run the
Management
Server console
Users cannot
access the
Management
Server console.
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Table 2-3
Default ports in a Veritas Operations Manager installation
(continued)
Port
Protocol
Initiator
Purpose
Effect if blocked
162
UDP
Vmware VCenter
server
Receive SNMP
traps
Management
Server cannot
receive Virtual
Machine state
change SNMP
traps from
VMWare VCenter.
Changes to
vmware
infrastructure can
not be discovered
near real time
(NRT).
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FTP
Management
Server
Management
Server
connectivity with
SORT
Management
Server can not
download patches
from SORT.
80
HTTP
Management
Server
Management
Server
connectivity with
SORT
Management
Server can not
download patches
from SORT.
443
HTTPS
Management
Server
Management
Server
connectivity with
SORT
Management
Server can not
download patches
from SORT.
Internet Protocol version requirements
Various components of Veritas Operations Manager are supported on IPV6, IPV4,
or mixed mode.
Table 2-4 describes the Veritas Operations Manager support for IPV4 and IPV6:
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Table 2-4
IPV4 and IPV6 support
Components IPV6
IPV4
Mixed Mode ( (IPv4
and IPv6))
Management
Server
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Note: For Management
Server that runs in the
mixed mode, use only
the IPV4 address during
the Management Server
configuration.
Managed Host Supported
Supported
Supported
Control Host
Supported
Supported
Supported
See Network and firewall requirements on page 35.
Proxy server requirements
If a proxy server is configured along with Veritas Operations Manager Management
Server, the proxy server should have the following capabilities:
Proxy server should support GET, POST, and CONNECT methods.
There should be connectivity between Management Server and the proxy server.
There should be connectivity between the proxy server and the resources that
Management Server needs to access. For example, SORT Web services.
Table 2-5 lists the default ports that a proxy server uses to communicate with other
resources:
Table 2-5
Default ports for proxy server
Protocol
Port
Effect if blocked
HTTP
80
Management Server cannot connect to SORT.
HTTPS
443
Management Server cannot connect to SORT.
FTP
21
Management Server cannot download patches/updates
from SORT.
SFTP
22
Management Server cannot download patches/updates
from SORT.
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Proxy server requirements
See System resource requirements on page 28.
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Chapter
Installing, upgrading, and
uninstalling Veritas
Operations Manager
This chapter includes the following topics:
Packages included in Veritas Operations Manager
About installing Management Server
Verifying Management Server installation on Linux
Verifying Management Server installation on Windows
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
About installing managed host
Verifying managed host installation on UNIX
Verifying managed host installation on Windows
About upgrading Management Server
About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data
About upgrading managed hosts to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
Verifying the version of Management Server in the console
Verifying the version of a managed host in the console
Uninstalling Management Server on Linux
Uninstalling Management Server on Windows
Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Veritas Operations Manager
Packages included in Veritas Operations Manager
Uninstalling managed host on UNIX
Uninstalling managed host on Windows
Packages included in Veritas Operations Manager
Table 3-1 lists the software packages that are included in Veritas Operations
Manager.
Table 3-1
Software packages
Package name
Description
VRTSsfmcs
Veritas Operations Manager package that is required on
Management Server.
VRTSsfmh
Veritas Operations Manager package that is required on the
managed host. VRTSsfmh package is also installed on
Management Server as part of the Management Server
installation.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
About installing Management Server
You can install Management Server on any one of the following hosts:
A Linux host
A Windows host
After you install Management Server, you have to configure Veritas Operations
Manager before you can use it.
See Installing Management Server on Linux on page 41.
See Installing Management Server on Windows on page 45.
Installing Management Server on Linux
You can install the Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on a Linux
host using one of the following files:
For Management server:
Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux.bin
For Management server along with the add-ons:
Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux_Full.bin
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About installing Management Server
The .bin file installs the VRTSsfmcs and the VRTSsfmh packages on the target host.
Note: By default, the VRTSsfmcs and the VRTSsfmh packages are installed in the
/opt directory. You cannot specify a different location to install the packages.
To install Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on Linux
Make sure that the host where you plan to install Management Server meets
or exceeds system and operating system requirements.
See Choosing a Management Server host on page 24.
Download and unzip the installation file.
Open an operating system console.
On the host where you plan to install Management Server, log on as root.
Change directory to the location where you unzipped the .bin file.
At the command prompt, enter one of the following:
./Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux.bin
./Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux_Full.bin
If you see the Permission Denied error, change the permissions for the .bin
file. To change the permission, run the appropriate command:
chmod +x Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux.bin
chmod +x Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux_Full.bin
To accept the End User License Agreement and proceed with installation, type
y.
The installation is complete when you see messages similar to the following:
Installation is complete. You will need to configure Veritas
Operations Manager Management Server.
Please open your browser and type the following URL to configure:
https://myhost.example.com:5634/
Please skip this step if you intend to use this host as a standby
node for Veritas Operations Manager Management Server HA.
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About installing Management Server
Verify that the packages are installed and the processes are started.
See Verifying Management Server installation on Linux on page 44.
Configure Veritas Operations Manager.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
on page 45.
Installing Management Server on Windows
You can install the Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on a Windows
host using one of the following files:
For Management server:
Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win.exe
For Management server along with the add-ons:
Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win_Full.exe
Note: By default, the VRTSsfmcs and VRTSsfmh packages are installed in the system
drive. You cannot specify a different location to install the package.
To install Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on Windows
Make sure that the host where you plan to install Management Server meets
or exceeds system and operating system requirements.
See Choosing a Management Server host on page 24.
On the host where you plan to install Management Server, log on as a user
with administrator privileges.
Download and unzip the installation file.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
Turn off the Windows firewall, or, open ports 5634 and 14161 for TCP/IP
communication.
Ensure that there is no restart pending from Windows Update. If there is, restart
the host before launching the installer.
Make sure that the value for environment variable PATHEXT on the target host
includes the extensions .exe, .bat, and .vbs.
To launch the installer, run the Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win.exe
or Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win_Full.exe file.
To proceed with the Management Server installation, accept the End User
License Agreement.
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Verifying Management Server installation on Linux
Click Next and follow through the installation process.
10 After the installation is complete, select Launch Veritas Operations Manager
configuration to configure Veritas Operations Manager.
You can choose to configure Veritas Operations Manager later using the
https://hostname:5634/ URL.
Where, hostname is the fully qualified name of the host.
11 Click Finish.
12 Configure Veritas Operations Manager.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
on page 45.
13 Verify that Management Server is installed and the required services are started.
See Verifying Management Server installation on Windows on page 44.
Verifying Management Server installation on Linux
You can verify the Management Server installation by making sure that the packages
are installed and the required processes are started.
To verify Management Server installation on Linux
On the host where you installed Management Server, check whether the
VRTSsfmcs package is installed. Run the following command:
rpm -q VRTSsfmcs
Check whether the VRTSsfmh package is installed. Run the following command:
rpm -q VRTSsfmh
Check whether the xprtld process is started. Run the following command:
ps -ef | grep xprtld
See Installing Management Server on Linux on page 41.
Verifying Management Server installation on Windows
You can verify the Management Server installation by making sure that the Veritas
Operations Manager for Windows program is installed, and the Veritas Storage
Foundation Messaging Service is started.
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Configuring Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
To verify Management Server installation on Windows
On the host where you installed host management, on the Windows Control
Panel, click Add or Remove Programs.
Check whether Veritas Operations Manager for Windows appears in the list
of installed programs.
On the Windows Services panel, check whether the Veritas Storage
Foundation Messaging Service has started.
See Verifying the version of Management Server in the console on page 66.
See Installing Management Server on Windows on page 45.
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and
Windows
After you successfully install Management Server, a message is displayed with the
URL that you can use to configure Veritas Operations Manager. On Windows, if
you chose to launch the configuration, the Web browser is automatically launched
with the URL.
For Internet Explorer 7.0, or later, on Windows Server 2008, or Firefox 3.0, or later,
if the webpage does not get displayed, you have to set up the Web browser.
Note: You may configure the networking on Management Server in either the IPv4
mode, or in the mixed mode (IPv4 and IPv6). For Management Server that runs in
the mixed mode, use only the IPv4 address during the installation and configuration
process and not the IPv6 address.
For Management Server configuration with IPv6 address, the localhost, 127.0.0.1,
::1 should be bound to a network interface that is up and running. For example, lo0
on Linux.
To configure Veritas Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
Launch the Web browser. On Windows, if you chose to launch the configuration
after installation, the Web browser is automatically launched.
On a host that has a network connection to the Management Server host,
open a Web browser.
Launch the following URL:
https://hostname:5634/
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Where, hostname is the Management Server's host name or fully-qualified
host name. For a IPv4 configuration, you can alternatively specify the IP
address instead of the host name.
For the dual-mode configuration of Management Server, the IPv6 address
and the host name entries of the managed hosts should be present in the
/etc/hosts file on Management Server. Also, all the managed hosts should
have an entry of the IPv6 address and the host name of Management Server
in their respective /etc/hosts file.
In the Authentication Required dialog, enter Management Server host's root
or administrator user name and password.
In the Server Setting panel, check and modify the Server Name, if required.
Check and modify the Server Address, if required.
In the Database Setting panel, you can accept the default location or specify
your own location. To modify the default location, clear Use Default and specify
another location. On Windows, if you modify the default, you must have Full
control permission on the drive that you specify.
The default database directory is /var/opt/VRTSsfmcs/db on Linux and
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs\db on Windows.
Click Next.
In the Analytics Setting panel, select Enable Analytics Gathering to allow
Symantec to gather data on your Veritas Operations Manager usage.
Do one of the following:
To change settings, click Back,
To start the configuration, click Finish.
At the end of the Veritas Operations Manager configuration, messages similar
to the following are displayed:
Configuration successful.
Click the Launch Web Console button to login.
Click Launch Web Console to log on to Veritas Operations Manager on the
configured Management Server host.
See Installing Management Server on Linux on page 41.
See Installing Management Server on Windows on page 45.
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About installing managed host
About installing managed host
You must install the VRTSsfmh package on a host so you can manage it using Veritas
Operations Manager Management Server. By default, a compatible version of
VRTSsfmh package is packaged with Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability
5.1, or later versions. It is recommended that you upgrade the VRTSsfmh package
to the same version as the Management Server. Some of the new features added
in Veritas Operations Manager may not be available with older versions of VRTSsfmh
package.
After you install the VRTSsfmh package on the host, you need to add the host to the
Management Server domain. You can add the host using the Management Server
console, or the gendeploy.pl script.
For more information on adding hosts to a Management Server domain, see the
Veritas Operations Manager Management Server User Guide.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
See Operating system requirements on page 27.
See Choosing the managed hosts on page 25.
See About cloning virtual machines on page 50.
See About migrating virtual machines on page 51.
Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux
You can install Veritas Operations Manager managed host on a UNIX/Linux host
by installing the VRTSsfmh package on it.
Note: By default, the VRTSsfmh package is installed in the /opt directory. You cannot
specify a different location to install the package.
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To install Veritas Operations Manager managed host on a UNIX/Linux host
Make sure that the host where you plan to install managed host meets or
exceeds system and operating system requirements.
See Operating system requirements on page 27.
Download the managed host installation files bundle, and unzip it.
Open an operating system console.
On the host where you plan to install managed host, log on as root.
Change directory to the location where you unzipped the installation files bundle.
On AIX or HP-UX hosts, decompress the downloaded file.
At the command prompt, enter one of the following commands to install the
package:
For AIX, enter the following:
installp -ac -d VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_AIX.bff VRTSsfmh
For HP-UX, enter the following:
swinstall -s $PWD VRTSsfmh
For Linux, enter the following:
rpm -ivh VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_Linux.rpm
For Solaris versions before version 11 on SPARC, enter the following:
pkgadd -d VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_sparc.pkg
For Solaris 10 on x86, enter the following:
pkgadd -d VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_i386.pkg
For Solaris 11 on SPARC, enter the following:
pkg install --accept -g
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_sparc_osr_5.11.p5p VRTSsfmh
For Solaris 11 on x86, enter the following:
pkg install --accept -g
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_SunOS_arch_i386_osr_5.11.p5p VRTSsfmh
Verify that the VRTSsfmh package is installed and the required processes have
started.
See Verifying managed host installation on UNIX on page 51.
See About installing managed host on page 47.
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Installing managed host on Windows
You can install Veritas Operations Manager managed host on a Windows host by
running a .msi file on it.
Note: By default, the VRTSsfmh package is installed in the system drive. You cannot
specify a different location to install the package.
To install Veritas Operations Manager managed host on a Windows host
Log on to the target host as a user with administrator privileges.
Make sure that the value for environment variable PATHEXT on the target host
includes the extensions .exe, .bat, and .vbs.
Make sure that the host where you plan to install managed host meets or
exceeds system and operating system requirements.
See Choosing the managed hosts on page 25.
Download the managed host installation files bundle, and unzip it.
From the directory to which you unzipped the installation files bundle, do one
of the following:
On a 32-bit host, run VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_Windows_arch_x86.msi
On a 64-bit host, run VRTSsfmh_6.1.0.0_Windows_arch_x64.msi
On the welcome screen of the Installation Wizard, click Next.
On the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install to start the
installation.
Click Finish to exit the Installation Wizard.
Verify that the managed host program is installed and the required services
have started.
See Verifying managed host installation on Windows on page 52.
See About installing managed host on page 47.
Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart
You can add the managed host to the domain through Solaris JumpStart installation
without any user interaction. You can use the gendeploy.pl script to create a script
that adds the host to the Management Server domain. You can also download the
script from the Management Server console under Settings > Host and click
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AutoConfigure.The script that is generated by gendeploy.pl can be included in
the final stages of the Solaris JumpStart installation process.
The following are the highlights of installing Veritas Operations Manager managed
host as a part of the Solaris JumpStart installation:
A script which will install SRTSsfmh pkg needs to be included at the time of
installing operating system using jumpstart.
Use the gendeploy.pl script to create a script that adds the host to the
Management Server domain.
In the finalized stages of the Solaris JumpStart installation, run the script that
is created through gendeploy.pl.
To create the script to be used for adding the hosts in Solaris JumpStart installation
Log on as root on Management Server.
Run gendeploy.pl to create the script file:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/gendeploy.pl --out scriptfilename
where, scriptfilename is the name of the script file that has to be copied to the
managed host, and then run to add the host to the Management Server domain.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
About cloning virtual machines
VRTSsfmh package generates a globally unique identifier for the host using
parameters such as host id and MAC address of the host. Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server identifies a managed host using this identifier.
Some virtualization technologies such as VMware create a new BIOS UUID for a
Virtual Machine when it is cloned. The Veritas Operations Manager Agent
(VRTSsfmh package) uses this UUID to know if the host has been cloned.
On other virtualization technologies, you need to reset the host id of the clone is
reset. If host id is not reset, both the clone and the cloned hosts are recognized as
the same, which can cause data corruption in the Veritas Operations Manager
database. After you reset the host id of the clone, Veritas Operations Manager
removes any managed host-related configuration from the clone that gets copied
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over from the cloned host. The clone is treated as a new host and has to be added
as a managed host to the Management Server domain.
See About installing managed host on page 47.
About migrating virtual machines
When the VRTSsfmh package is installed on a host, it generates a globally unique
identifier for the host. Veritas Operations Manager Management Server identifies
a managed host using this identifier. Veritas Operations Manager generates this
unique identifier using parameters such as host id and Media Access Control (MAC)
address of the host.
Veritas Operations Manager tries to maintain the same identifier for the host in case
the host is migrated.
On some virtualization technologies such as LPAR or LDOM, the MAC address of
the host changes when it is migrated. You need to ensure that Veritas Operations
Manager uses the same identifier for a managed host even when it is migrated.
For this purpose, you need to ensure that the host id of the virtual machine does
not change after migration. In most of the virtualization technologies, host id of the
virtual machine remains the same after migration.
Exception to this is LDOM, where, if host id is not explicitly set for an LDOM guest
(using the command ldm set-domain), then the host id changes after migration of
the Virtual Machine. It causes VRTSsfmh package to regenerate the unique host
identifier and the current configuration of the managed host is lost. In such cases,
the managed host can no longer actively report data to the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server.
See About installing managed host on page 47.
Verifying managed host installation on UNIX
You can verify host management installation on UNIX by making sure that the
VRTSsfmh package is installed, and the required processes have started.
To verify the managed host installation on UNIX
On the host where you installed managed host package, enter one of the
following at the command prompt to verify that the package is installed:
On AIX, enter the following:
lslpp -l VRTSsfmh
On HP-UX, enter the following:
swlist VRTSsfmh
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On Linux, enter the following:
rpm -q VRTSsfmh
On Solaris, enter the following:
pkginfo -l VRTSsfmh
See Verifying the version of a managed host in the console on page 67.
See Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux on page 47.
Verifying managed host installation on Windows
You can verify the managed host installation on Windows by making sure that the
Veritas Operations Manager (Host Component) program is installed, and the required
services have started.
To verify the managed host installation on Windows
On the host where you installed the managed host, launch the Windows
Control Panel, and click Programs and Features.
Check whether Veritas Operations Manager (Host Component) appears in
the list of installed programs.
On the Windows Services panel, check whether the Veritas Storage
Foundation Messaging Service has started.
See Verifying the version of a managed host in the console on page 67.
See Installing managed host on Windows on page 49.
About upgrading Management Server
You can upgrade your Veritas Operations Manager Management Server installation
to 6.1 only from version 6.0. To upgrade, you have to download and install the
required packages. You can upgrade Management Server on Linux and Windows
hosts.
Note: To upgrade to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 from versions before 6.0, you
first need to upgrade to Veritas Operations Manager version 6.0. Then, you can
upgrade to version 6.1.
Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 does not support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 as a platform for Management Server. Before you upgrade your Management
Server on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 to version 6.1, you need to migrate
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the Management Server operating system from SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.
For information on migrating Management Server, refer to the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server Migration Add-on 6.0 User Guide.
For information on supported operating systems for Veritas Operations Manager
Management Server 6.1, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Hardware and
Software Compatibility List (HSCL).
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
See Upgrading Management Server on Linux on page 53.
See Upgrading Management Server on Windows on page 55.
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading to
version 6.1 on page 58.
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading
to version 6.1 on page 61.
Upgrading Management Server on Linux
You can upgrade an existing 6.0 Management Server on a Linux host to Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1 using Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux.bin
or Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux_Full.bin file. When you run
the .bin file, the installer first attempts to upgrade the Veritas Operations Manager
database to a temporary location. If the database upgrade is successful, the
remaining steps in the upgrade process are carried out. If the database upgrade
fails, the previous version of Veritas Operations Manager is restored.
Before you upgrade Management Server, Symantec recommends that you take a
backup of the Management Server data.
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading to
version 6.1 on page 58.
Note: If the existing Management server has its database at a non-default location,
the installer gives read and execute permission to other users for the non-default
location as a part of the upgrade process.
To upgrade Management Server to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on Linux
Make sure that the host where you plan to upgrade Management Server meets
or exceeds system and operating system requirements.
See Operating system requirements on page 27.
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On the host where you plan to upgrade Management Server, log on as root.
Download and unzip the installation file.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
Change directory to the location where you unzipped the .bin file.
At the command prompt, run one of the following commands:
For Management Server ./Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux.bin
For Management Server along with the add-ons./Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux_Full.bin
If you see the Permission Denied error, change the permissions for the .bin
file. Run the appropriate command to change the permission:
For Management Server chmod +x Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux.bin
For Management Server along with the add-onschmod +x Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Linux_Full.bin
To accept the End User License Agreement and proceed with the upgrade,
type y.
In response to the message that confirms if you want to upgrade to Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1, type y.
If you do not have sufficient disk space in your current database directory to
create the temporary files, you are prompted to provide the path for a temporary
working area having enough disk space. Provide the complete path of a
temporary working area.
You can calculate the disk space requirements for the temporary files as follows:
(2 * DB size) + (10% of DB size) + 150 MB
where DB size is the size of your database. The size of the database is actually
the size of the /var/opt/VRTSsfmcs/db/ database directory.
The upgrade is complete when you see message similar to the following:
Veritas Operations Manager upgrade is complete.
10 To verify the upgrade, run the following command:
rpm -q VRTSsfmcs
Verify that the version for the VRTSsfmcs package is displayed as 6.1.
See Verifying Management Server installation on Linux on page 44.
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11 After a successful upgrade to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1, you can log on
to Management Server using the following link:
https://HOST_NAME:14161/vom
where, HOST_NAME is the name of the Management Server.
12 To check whether the Veritas Operations Manager services are running, run
the following command:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/vomadm service --status
See About upgrading Management Server on page 52.
See Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
on page 64.
Upgrading Management Server on Windows
You can upgrade an existing Management Server on a Windows host to Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1 using the Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win.exe
or Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win_Full.exe file. When you run the
.exe file, the installer first attempts to upgrade the Veritas Operations Manager
database to a temporary location. If the database upgrade is successful, the
remaining steps in the upgrade process are carried out. If the database upgrade
fails, the previous version of Veritas Operations Manager is restored.
Before you upgrade Management Server, Symantec recommends that you take a
backup of the Management Server data.
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading
to version 6.1 on page 61.
To upgrade Management Server to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on Windows
Make sure that the host where you plan to upgrade Management Server meets
or exceeds system and operating system requirements.
See Operating system requirements on page 27.
On the host where you plan to upgrade Management Server, log on as a user
with administrator privileges.
Download and unzip the installation file.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
Turn off the Windows firewall, or, open ports 5634 and 14161 for TCP/IP
communication.
Ensure that there is no restart pending from Windows Update. If there is, restart
the host before launching the installer.
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To launch the installer, run one of the following files:
For Management Server Veritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win.exe
For Management Server along with the add-onsVeritas_Operations_Manager_MS_6.1_Win_Full.exe
In the message window that confirms if you wish to upgrade to Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1, click Yes to continue with the upgrade.
In the Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 setup wizard, click Next.
To accept the End User License Agreement and proceed with the upgrade,
select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click Next.
10 If the disk space in your current database directory is insufficient for creating
the temporary files, provide the path to a temporary work area that has the
required disk space.
You can calculate the disk space requirements for the temporary files as follows:
(2 * DB size) + (10% of DB size) + 350 MB
where, DB size is the size of your database. The size of the database is actually
the size of the C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs\db database directory.
11 The upgrade is complete when you see message similar to the following:
Completed the Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 Setup
12 Click Finish to close the installer.
13 To verify the upgrade, open the Programs and features panel.
14 To verify that the version has changed to 6.1, select the Veritas Operations
Manager for Windows program in the currently installed programs list and
check the version that is displayed.
See Verifying the version of Management Server in the console on page 66.
15 After a successful upgrade to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1, you can log on
to Management Server using the following link:
https://HOST_NAME:14161/vom
where, HOST_NAME is the name of the Management Server.
16 In the Windows Services panel, check whether the Veritas Storage Foundation
Messaging Service and Veritas Operations Manager Database Service
are running.
See About upgrading Management Server on page 52.
See Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package on page 66.
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About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data
About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations
Manager data
You need to back up Veritas Operations Manager data in the following situations:
As a regular backup task to prevent data loss in the event of a failure
See Taking regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux
on page 58.
See Taking regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows
on page 60.
Before you upgrade Management Server to version 6.1
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading
to version 6.1 on page 58.
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading
to version 6.1 on page 61.
Similarly, you need to restore Veritas Operations Manager data in the following
situations:
To restore the Management Server to the last backed up state, when the Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1 application fails.
To restore the Management Server for the previous version, when the
Management Server upgrade to version 6.1 fails.
See Restoring backed up data on Linux on page 59.
See Restoring backed up data on Windows on page 61.
Points to remember when you back up or restore Veritas Operations Manager data:
You must use the script (vom_bkup.pl) of the same version for the backup and
restore tasks for that version. For example, use the version 6.1 script to back
up data, and use the same script when you need to restore the data.
You can restore data to a particular version only if the backup was taken for that
version. For example, if you back up data for version 4.1, you cannot restore
the backup to a version 5.0 Management Server. You can restore a version 4.1
backup only to a version 4.1 Management Server.
On Linux, you can use the script to back up or restore Management Server data
in either the standard configuration, or in the high-availability configuration.
On Windows, you can use the script to back up Management Server data in
either the standard configuration, or in the high-availability configuration.
However, you can restore the backup only for a standard configuration. To
restore the backed-up data for a high-availability configuration, contact Symantec
Technical Support.
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Note: Veritas Operations Manager data is also backed up as a part of file system
level data backup on the Management Server. In such cases, you need to stop all
the Veritas Operations Manager processes before backing up the data.
Taking regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux
You can regularly back up the Management Server data to prevent data loss in the
event of a failure. Veritas Operations Manager provides the vom_bkup.pl script
that you can use to back up and restore data.
Before you take the backup, review information on what is supported, and the
limitations.
See About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data on page 57.
To take regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux
On the host where you plan to back up Management Server, log on as a root
user.
Locate the vom_bkup.pl perl script at the following location:
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/config/adm/
To take the backup, run the script at the command prompt:
./vom_bkup.pl --backup dir
where, dir is the location that you specify for creating the backup. You can
specify any location except /var/opt/VRTSsfmh, /opt/VRTSsfmh,
/var/opt/VRTSsfmcs, or /opt/VRTSsfmcs.
See Restoring backed up data on Linux on page 59.
Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux before
upgrading to version 6.1
We recommend that you back up data before you upgrade Management Server to
a newer version. If the upgrade fails, you can reinstall the previous version and
restore the backed up data for that version.
To take the backup, use the vom_bkup.pl script that is available on the Management
Server host.
Before you take the backup, review information on what is supported, and the
limitations.
See About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data on page 57.
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To back up Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrade to version
6.1
On the host where you plan to back up Management Server, log on as a root
user.
To take the backup, run the script at the command prompt:
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/config/adm/vom_bkup.pl --backup dir
where, dir is the location that you specify for creating the backup. You can
specify any location except /var/opt/VRTSsfmh, /opt/VRTSsfmh,
/var/opt/VRTSsfmcs, or /opt/VRTSsfmcs.
See Restoring backed up data on Linux on page 59.
Restoring backed up data on Linux
After you have backed up the Veritas Operations Manager data, you can use the
vom_bkup.pl backup script to restore the data as and when required.
Note: To restore data after the upgrade to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 failed,
use the same script that you used to take the backup. For more information on
restoring the data, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Installation and
Configuration Guide of that release.
You can restore the data to the same host on which the data was backed up, or to
a different host. To restore the data to a different host, you need to do the following
tasks on the new host before you perform the restore operation:
Change the physical host name and the IP address to match the system on
which the backup was taken.
Install Veritas Operations Manager Management Server. The Veritas Operations
Manager version should be the same as the version on the system that was
used to back up the data.
Configure Veritas Operations Manager using the same database directory.
Restore the data.
Install all the add-ons that were installed on Management Server at the time of
backing up the data.
Before you restore the data, review information on what is supported, and the
limitations.
See About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data on page 57.
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To restore the Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux
Run the following command to restore the data:
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/config/adm/vom_bkup.pl --restore dir
where, dir is the location that you specified for creating the backup.
Run the following command on Management Server to force the batch rescan
of all the managed hosts:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/xdistc --run -- mh_ctl.pl --rescan
Taking regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on
Windows
You can regularly back up the Management Server data to prevent data loss in the
event of a failure. Veritas Operations Manager provides the vom_bkup.pl script
that you can use to back up and restore data.
Before you take the backup, review information on what is supported, and the
limitations.
See About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data on page 57.
To take regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows
On the host where you plan to back up Management Server, log on as a user
with administrator privileges.
Locate the vom_bkup.pl script at the following location:
installdir\VRTSsfmcs\config\adm
To take the backup, run the script at the command prompt:
"installdir\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe"
"installdir\VRTSsfmcs\config\adm\vom_bkup.pl" --backup "dir"
where, installdir is the installation directory and dir is the location that you
specify for creating the backup. Make sure that the location that you specify
has adequate disk space to store the backup. You can specify any location
except the following:
%ALLUSERPROFILE%\Veritas\VRTSsfmcs
%ALLUSERPROFILE%\Veritas\VRTSsfmh
%APPDATA%\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs
%APPDATA%\Symantec\VRTSsfmh
See Restoring backed up data on Windows on page 61.
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Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows before
upgrading to version 6.1
We recommend that you back up data before you upgrade Management Server to
a newer version. If the upgrade fails, you can reinstall the previous version and
restore the backed up data for that version.
To take the backup, use the vom_bkup.pl script that is available on the Management
Server host.
Before you take the backup, review information on what is supported, and the
limitations.
See About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data on page 57.
To back up Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrade to version
6.1
On the host where you plan to back up Management Server, log on as a user
with administrator privileges.
To take the backup, run the following command at the command prompt:
"installdir\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe"
"installdir\VRTSsfmcs\config\adm\vom_bkup.pl" --backup "dir"
where, installdir is the installation directory and dir is the location that you
specify for creating the backup. Make sure that the location that you specify
has adequate disk space to store the backup. You can specify any location
except the following:
C:\Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmcs
C:\Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmh
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Symantec\VRTSsfmh
See Restoring backed up data on Windows on page 61.
Restoring backed up data on Windows
After you have backed up the Veritas Operations Manager data, you can use the
vom_bkup.pl backup script to restore the data as and when required.
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About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data
Note: To restore data because the upgrade to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
failed, use the same script that you used to take the backup. For more information
on restoring the data, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Installation and
Configuration Guide for that release.
You can restore the data to the same host on which the data was backed up, or to
a different host. To restore the data to a different host, you need to do the following
tasks on the new host before you perform the restore operation:
Change the physical host name and the IP address to match that of the system
that you backed up the data on.
Install Veritas Operations Manager Management Server. The Veritas Operations
Manager version should be the same as the version on the system that was
used to back up the data.
Configure Veritas Operations Manager using the same database directory.
Restore the data.
Install all the add-ons, that were installed on Management Server at the time of
backing up the data.
Before you restore the data, review information on what is supported, and the
limitations.
See About backing up and restoring Veritas Operations Manager data on page 57.
To restore the Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows
Run the following command to restore the data:
"installdir\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe"
"installdir\VRTSsfmcs\config\adm\vom_bkup.pl" --restore dir
where, installdir is the installation directory and dir is the location that you
specified for creating the backup.
Run the following command on Management Server to force the batch rescan
of all the managed hosts:
"installdir\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe" "installdir\VRTSsfmh\bin\xdistc
--run -- mh_ctl.pl --rescan
See Taking regular backups of Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows
on page 60.
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About upgrading managed hosts to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
About upgrading managed hosts to Veritas Operations
Manager 6.1
You can upgrade managed hosts in your Management Server domain to Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1 to make them compatible with the 6.1 Management Server.
You can upgrade both the UNIX-based and the Windows-based managed hosts.
You can upgrade to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 from the following:
SF Manager 2.x managed host
Veritas Operations Manager 3.x managed host
Veritas Operations Manager 4.x managed host
Veritas Operations Manager 5.x managed host
Veritas Operations Manager 6.0 managed host
Note: You must upgrade Management Server to 6.1 before you upgrade the
managed hosts in its domain to 6.1.
You can choose one of the following methods to upgrade a managed host to Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1:
Upgrade the managed host using Settings > Deployment in the Veritas
Operations Manager console.
For more information on deploying packages, see the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server User Guide.
Upgrade the managed host using operating system commands.
See Upgrading managed host using the console on page 63.
See Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
on page 66.
See Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system
commands on page 64.
Upgrading managed host using the console
You can upgrade multiple managed hosts using the Management Server console.
This method is an efficient method to upgrade the VRTSsfmh package remotely on
the managed hosts, instead of upgrading it individually. To upgrade the managed
hosts, ensure that the VRTSsfmh package is uploaded to the repository. You need
not remove any hot fix that is installed on the host for the VRTSsfmh package before
the upgrade.
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About upgrading managed hosts to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To upgrade managed hosts using the Veritas Operations Manager console
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Select Deployment, and then select Base Releases.
Right-click the vom-6.1.0.0-mh package, and select Install.
In the Install Download wizard panel, select a download option, and click
Next.
See Install - Download hot fix, package, or patch panel options on page 212.
In the Install Select hosts panel, click Hosts option, and select the desired
managed hosts. To upgrade all the managed hosts that use a specific platform,
use the Platforms option. Click Finish.
See Install - Select hosts panel options on page 213.
In the Result panel, click Close.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system
commands
You can upgrade an existing managed host on UNIX to Veritas Operations Manager
6.1 by upgrading the VRTSsfmh package on it.
To upgrade managed host to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on UNIX
Make sure that the host where you plan to upgrade host management meets
or exceeds system and operating system requirements.
See Operating system requirements on page 27.
Download the managed host installation files bundle, and unzip it.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
Open an operating system console.
On the host where you plan to upgrade host management, log on as root.
Change directory to the location where you unzipped the installation files bundle.
If the host is an AIX or an HP-UX host, decompress the downloaded file.
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About upgrading managed hosts to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1
If you are upgrading a Solaris 11 host, run the following commands to stop the
services:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/adm/xprtldctrl stop
/opt/VRTSsfmh/adm/vxvmdiscovery-ctrl.sh stop
At the command prompt, enter one of the following commands to upgrade the
package:
For AIX, enter the following:
installp -ad VRTSsfmh_6.1.0_AIX.bff VRTSsfmh
For HP-UX, enter the following:
swinstall -s $PWD VRTSsfmh
For Linux, enter the following:
rpm -U VRTSsfmh_6.1.0_Linux.rpm
For Solaris on SPARC versions before version 11, enter the following:
pkgadd -d VRTSsfmh_6.1.0_SunOS_arch_sparc.pkg -a
/opt/VRTSsfmh/etc/VRTSsfmhadmin VRTSsfmh
For Solaris on x86 versions before version 11, enter the following:
pkgadd -d VRTSsfmh_6.1.0_SunOS_arch_i386.pkg -a
/opt/VRTSsfmh/etc/VRTSsfmhadmin VRTSsfmh
For Solaris 11 on SPARC, enter the following:
pkg update --accept -g
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0_SunOS_arch_sparc_osr_5.11.p5p package_path
VRTSsfmh
For Solaris 11 on x86, enter the following:
pkg update --accept -g
VRTSsfmh_6.1.0_SunOS_arch_i386_osr_5.11.p5p package_path
VRTSsfmh
To verify that the package has been upgraded and the version has changed
to 6.1, enter one of the following at the command prompt:
On AIX, enter the following:
lslpp -l VRTSsfmh
On HP-UX, enter the following:
swlist VRTSsfmh
On Linux, enter the following:
rpm -q VRTSsfmh
On Solaris, enter the following:
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pkginfo -l VRTSsfmh
See Verifying the version of a managed host in the console on page 67.
Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
You can upgrade an existing managed host on Windows to Veritas Operations
Manager 6.1 by upgrading the .msi package on it.
To upgrade managed host to Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on Windows
Log on to the target host as a user with administrator privileges.
Download the managed host installation files bundle, and unzip it.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
From the directory to which you unzipped the installation files bundle, do one
of the following:
On a 32-bit host, run VRTSsfmh_6.1_Windows_arch_x86.msi
On a 64-bit host, run VRTSsfmh_6.1_Windows_arch_x64.msi
On the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next.
On the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install to start the upgrade.
Click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard.
To verify the upgrade, go to the Windows Control Panel and open the
Programs and Features panel.
In the list of currently installed programs, verify that the version for the Veritas
Operations Manager for Windows (Host Component) program has changed
to 6.1.
See Verifying the version of a managed host in the console on page 67.
Verifying the version of Management Server in the
console
After you have installed or upgraded Management Server, you can verify its version
in the Management Server console.
To verify the version of Management Server in the console
In the Home page of the Management Server console, click Help > About.
The Management Server version is displayed.
To close the window, click OK.
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Verifying the version of a managed host in the console
See Verifying Management Server installation on Linux on page 44.
See Verifying Management Server installation on Windows on page 44.
Verifying the version of a managed host in the console
After you have installed or upgraded a managed host, you can verify its version in
the Management Server console.
To verify the version of a managed host in the console
In the Management Server console, go to the Server perspective and select
Manage in the left pane.
Select Data Center in the navigation tree.
Select the Hosts tab.
In the hosts list that is displayed, verify the managed host version under MH
Version.
See Verifying managed host installation on UNIX on page 51.
See Verifying managed host installation on Windows on page 52.
Uninstalling Management Server on Linux
You can uninstall Veritas Operations Manager Management Server by removing
the VRTSsfmcs and VRTSsfmh packages from the Management Server host. When
you uninstall Management Server, all data on managed hosts is also removed. If
you reinstall Management Server on the host, you have to add the hosts again to
the Management Server domain.
Note: You must remove the VRTSsfmcs package before you remove the VRTSsfmh
package.
To uninstall Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on Linux
Open an operating system console.
On the Management Server host, log on as root.
To remove the VRTSsfmcs package, run the following command:
rpm -e VRTSsfmcs
To remove the VRTSsfmh package, run the following command:
rpm -e VRTSsfmh
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Uninstalling Management Server on Windows
See About installing Management Server on page 41.
Uninstalling Management Server on Windows
You can uninstall Veritas Operations Manager Management Server from a Windows
host. When you uninstall Management Server, all data on managed hosts is also
removed. If you reinstall Management Server on the host, you have to add the hosts
again to the Management Server domain.
To uninstall Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on Windows
Log on to the target host as a user with administrator privileges.
In the Windows Control Panel, click Program and Features.
From the list of installed programs, select Veritas Operations Manager for
Windows.
Click Uninstall/Change.
In the dialog box, do one of the following:
To confirm that you want to uninstall Management Server, click Yes.
To exit without uninstalling Management Server, click No and skip step 6.
On the message window that indicates that the uninstall was successful, click
OK.
See About installing Management Server on page 41.
Uninstalling managed host on UNIX
You can use an operating system command to remove the VRTSsfmh package from
a UNIX managed host. When you remove the package, Veritas Operations Manager
managed host is uninstalled from the managed host.
Note: Before you uninstall the host, remove it from the Management Server domain.
To uninstall Veritas Operations Manager managed host on UNIX/Linux
Open an operating system console.
On the managed host where you plan to uninstall managed host, log on as
root.
At the command prompt, enter one of the following commands to uninstall the
package:
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On AIX, enter the following:
installp -u VRTSsfmh
On HP-UX, enter the following:
swremove VRTSsfmh
On Linux, enter the following:
rpm -e VRTSsfmh
On Solaris 10, enter the following:
pkgrm VRTSsfmh
On Solaris 11, enter the following:
pkg uninstall VRTSsfmh
See About installing managed host on page 47.
Uninstalling managed host on Windows
You can uninstall Veritas Operations Manager managed host on a Windows
managed host.
Note: Before you uninstall the host, remove it from the Management Server domain.
To uninstall Veritas Operations Manager managed host on Windows
Log on to the target host as a user with administrator privileges.
Go to the Windows Control Panel, and click Programs and Features.
From the list of installed programs, select Veritas Operations Manager (Host
Component).
Do one of the following:
Select Uninstall at the top of the list.
Right click and select Uninstall.
In the dialog box, do one of the following:
To confirm that you want to uninstall managed host, click Yes.
To exit without uninstalling managed host, click No.
See About installing managed host on page 47.
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Chapter
Configuring Veritas
Operations Manager in a
high availability and
disaster recovery
environment
This chapter includes the following topics:
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability environment
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery
environment
About upgrading the high availability configurations
About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery configurations
Removing the high availability configuration
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high
availability environment
You can configure the high availability (HA) feature on a Veritas Operations Manager
Linux-based or Windows-based Management Server. Configuring Veritas Operations
Manager in high availability environment enhances the availability of Management
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in a high availability and disaster recovery environment
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability environment
Server. Also, this configuration improves the availability of the applications and the
services that Veritas Operations Manager provides.
Following is an overview of the process of configuring Veritas Operations Manager
in high availability environment:
Install Management Server on both the nodes (Node1 and Node2).
Configure Management Server on Node1 only.
Add Node2 as a managed host to the Management server that is configured on
Node1.
Symantec Cluster Server (VCS) uses two components, Low Latency Transport
(LLT) and Group Atomic Broadcast (GAB), to share data between the two nodes.
In case of a failover, Node1 fails over to Node2 that is configured for HA.
To perform this task, you must have a root user account or your user group must
be assigned the Admin role on the Management Server perspective.
You can configure the high availability (HA) feature on a new Management server
that is being configured as well as on an existing Management Server.
See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment
You can configure Veritas Operations Manager in high availability environment
immediately after the initial configuration of Management Server. In this method,
you do not have to change the host name and the IP address of the host.
Note: To avoid losing the data, do not use this method to configure high availability
environment on an existing Management Server. Follow the process of configuring
an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability environment.
Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment involves the following steps:
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Table 4-1
Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment
Step Action
Description
Ensure the prerequisites for
configuring a new Management
Server installation in high
availability environment.
See Prerequisites for configuring a new
Management Server in high availability
environment on page 72.
Perform initial configuration of
See Performing initial configuration of
Management Server installation in Management Server installation in HA
high availability environment.
environment on page 73.
Create the base service groups in
VCS.
Complete the configuration of a
See Completing the configuration of a
Management Server installation in Management Server installation in HA
high availability environment.
environment on page 77.
See Creating the base service groups for HA
configuration on page 74.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment on page 85.
Prerequisites for configuring a new Management Server in
high availability environment
Before you configure a new Management Server in the high availability environment,
ensure the following:
A virtual IP and a virtual host name are available for installing and using Veritas
Operations Manager in high availability environment. This IP is used and
configured in VCS and should not be shared with other applications.
Storage Foundation HA 5.x, or later is installed on Node1 and Node2 as part of
preparing Management Server for high availability configuration. Both Node1
and Node2 should be in the same cluster.
A Storage Foundation disk group, volume and a file system for the data is
created. Use VxVM and VxFS to create the disk group, volume and a file system.
The disk group, volume and a file system are used to configure the Veritas
Operations Manager database in high availability environment.
For more information on creating disk groups and volume, see Veritas Storage
Foundation Administrator's Guide.
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See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
Performing initial configuration of Management Server
installation in HA environment
You need to install Management Server on Node1 and Node2 and configure
Management Server on Node1 only. Add Node2 as a managed host to the
Management server that is configured on Node1.
To configure Management Server on Node1
You need to configure Node1 as Management Server in standalone mode.
To configure a new Management Server, click the following URL that displays
after you install the Management Server on Node1:
https://My_host_1:5634
Where, My_host_1 is the host name of Node1. Alternatively, you can use the
IP address of Node1.
You must ensure that you have appropriate privileges to log on to this host.
In the Server Setting page, do the following:
In the Server Name field, enter the virtual host name of Node1.
In the Server Address field, enter the virtual IP address of Node1.
In the Database Setting page, specify the database location.
This field displays the default database path. If required, you can modify it. If
you specify a database path other than the default path, ensure the availability
of sufficient disk space.
If you specify the location other than the default database location, you must
make sure that it is not part of the shared file system that is used for failover.
Later, the Veritas Operations Manager HA script moves the database to the
shared file system.
In the Analytics Setting page, select Enable Analytics Gathering to allow
Symantec to gather data on your Veritas Operations Manager usage. Click
Finish.
In the next panel, view the status of the tasks that are performed. Click Launch
Web Console to log on to Management Server on Node1.
To add Node2 as a managed host to the configured Management Server
Use the Veritas Operations Manager Web console to add Node2 as a managed
host to the Management Server that is configured on Node1.
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Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability environment
See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment on page 85.
Creating the base service groups for HA configuration
For HA configuration, you need to create some base service groups and resources,
and add some dependencies between resources.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
cluster or the Availability perspective. The permission on the cluster may be explicitly
assigned or inherited from a parent Organization.
You need to create following service groups with their respective resources:
Table 4-2
Service group
Resource
SFM_SStore
SFM_SStore_DG
SFM_Services
SFM_Services_IP
SFM_Services_NIC
SFM_Services_Mount
Note: For HA configuration, you need to use the service group names and resource
names as suggested. Failure to do so will result in configuration failure.
For the resources that you can create on the SFM_SStore service group for
Windows cluster, refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_SStore_DG
VMDg
Diskgroup: Disk group that is specified for the failover.
Note: You must create a clustered disk group.
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For the resources that you can create on the SFM_SStore service group for
Linux cluster, refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_SStore_DG
Disk group Diskgroup: Disk group that is specified for the failover.
For the resources that you can create on the SFM_Services service group for
a Windows cluster, refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_Services_IP
IP
Address: Virtual IP address.
MACAddress: Physical address of NIC, to which
virtual IP address is assigned. This address is
always local and different for each system.
SubNetMask: Subnet mask that is associated with
the IP address.
SFM_Services_NIC NIC
MACAddress: Physical address of NIC, to which
virtual IP address is assigned. This address is
always local and unique for each system.
SFM_Services_Mount Mountv
MountPath: The drive letter that is assigned to the
volume being mounted.
VMDGResName: Name of the disk group resource
(SFM_SStore_DG).
Volume Name: Name of the volume to be
mounted.
For the resources that you can create on the SFM_Services service group for
a Linux cluster, refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_Services_IP
IP
Address: Virtual IP address, which you have
configured along with the virtual host name.
Device: Name of the NIC where virtual IP is
plumbed.
NetMask: Subnet mask that is associated with the
virtual IP address.
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Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_Services_NIC NIC
Device: Name of the NIC where virtual IP is plumbed.
SFM_Services_Mount Mount
MountPoint: Mount point name of the file system
that is specified for failover.
Block Device: Complete path of the storage
device that is specified for failover. For example,
/dev/vx/dsk/disk group/volume name.
FSType: Type of the file system (VxFS).
FsckOpt: File check option (fsckpt = -n or -y).
For more information on configuring resources, refer to the Veritas Cluster Server
Bundled Agents Reference Guide.
After creating the base service groups and resources, you need to link those base
service groups and resources as following:
SFM_Services
Parent Group
SFM_SStore
Child Group
Relationship
Online Local
Dependency Type
Hard
For SFM_Services service group, link the SFM_Services_IP resource as parent
and SFM_Services_NIC as child resource.
Note: You need to setup the autostart list for SFM_Store and SFM_Services service
groups to make the services start on a particular node in case of reboot of both the
nodes at the same time.
See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
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Completing the configuration of a Management Server
installation in HA environment
After you create the base service groups and resources and add dependencies
between resources, you need to perform certain steps to complete the configuration
in high availability environment.
To complete the configuration of a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in
high availability environment
Open a Web browser, and launch the following URL:
https://My_virtual-host:5634
where, My_virtual-host is the virtual host name of Node1.
You must ensure that you have appropriate privileges to log on to this host.
In the panel that displays the message Click Next to configure MS as a
Cluster Node, click Next.
In the next panel, which displays the steps that you must do to configure
Management Server as a cluster node, click Start.
In the panel, that displays the steps that you must do to configure Management
Server in high availability environment, click Next.
In the panel, that displays the details of the service group for the HA
configuration for your review, click Next.
View the status of the tasks that are performed as part of Veritas Operations
Manager HA configuration and do one of the following:
Click the link that is displayed on the panel to log on to Veritas Operations
Manager that is configured in high availability environment.
Click Quit to quit the configuration dialog.
See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in
high availability environment
Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment involves the following steps:
If you have used a virtual host name and a virtual IP address for configuring the
Management Server, follow the process of configuring a new Veritas Operations
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Manager installation in high availability environment, see Configuring a new
Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
If you have not used a virtual host name and a virtual IP address for initially
configuring the Management Server, see Table 4-3
Table 4-3
Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in
high availability environment, if virtual host name and virtual IP
address has not been used for initially configuring the Management
Server
Step Action
Description
Step
1
Ensure the prerequisites for
See Prerequisites for configuring an existing
configuring an existing
Management Server in high availability
Management Server installation in environment on page 78.
high availability environment.
Step
2
Modify the default host name and
virtual IP address of the
Management Server.
See Modifying the default IP address and host
name of the existing Management Server for
high availability configuration on page 79.
Step
3
Create the base service groups in
VCS to ensure failover.
See Creating the base service groups for HA
configuration on page 74.
Step
4
Complete the configuration of a
See Completing the configuration of a
Management Server installation in Management Server installation in HA
high availability environment.
environment on page 77.
See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment on page 85.
Prerequisites for configuring an existing Management Server
in high availability environment
Before you configure an existing Management Server in the high availability
environment, ensure the following:
Storage Foundation HA 5.x, or later is installed on Node1 and Node2 as part of
preparing Management Server for high availability configuration. Both Node1
and Node2 should be in the same cluster.
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A Storage Foundation disk group, volume and a file system for the data is created
with identical names on all the nodes. Use VxVM and VxFS to create the disk
group, volume and a file system. The disk group, volume and a file system are
used to configure the Veritas Operations Manager database in high availability
environment.
For more information on creating disk groups and volume, see Veritas Storage
Foundation Administrator's Guide.
Node2 is added as a managed host to the Management Server that is configured
on Node1.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
Modifying the default IP address and host name of the existing
Management Server for high availability configuration
Based on the operating system of Management Server, you need to follow the
recommended methods to change the default IP address and host name to a new
IP address and a new host name. The old default IP address and host name will
be used as a virtual IP and virtual host name for the Management Server, and will
be used in the HA configuration.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster
recovery environment
You can configure the disaster recovery (DR) feature only on a Veritas Operations
Manager Linux-based Management Server. Disaster recovery feature enhances
the failover support and the availability of Management Server in your globally
distributed data center.
Following is an overview of the process of configuring Veritas Operations Manager
for disaster recovery:
Install Management Server on the local cluster (Node1) and the remote cluster
(Node2).
Configure Management Server on Node1 only.
Add Node2 as a managed host to the Management server that is configured on
Node1. Node1 at the local cluster acts like the primary site while Node2 at the
remote cluster acts like the secondary site.
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Replicate the Veritas Operations Manager database and the domain-wide
information that is stored in the shared storage to the secondary node. You can
use Symantec volume replicator (VVR) to replicate the data on the secondary
node.
In case of a failover, the primary node fails over to the secondary node.
To perform this task, you must have a root user account or your user group must
be assigned the Admin role on the Management Server perspective.
Configuring a Veritas Operations Manager installation in disaster recovery
environment involves the following steps:
Table 4-4
Configuring a Veritas Operations Manager 6.0 installation in disaster
recovery environment
Step Action
Description
Ensure the prerequisites for
See Prerequisites for configuring a
configuring a Management Server Management Server in DR environment
installation in disaster recovery
on page 80.
environment.
Perform initial configuration of
See Performing initial configuration of
Management Server installation in Management Server installation in DR
disaster recovery environment.
environment on page 82.
Create the base service groups in
VCS for DR configuration.
Enable Veritas Operations Manager See Enabling DR configuration on page 84.
DR configuration.
See Creating the base service groups for DR
configuration on page 82.
See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in DR
environment
Before you configure Veritas Operations Manager in the high availability and disaster
recovery environment, ensure the following:
A Storage Foundation disk group, volume and a file system for the data is
created. Use VxVM and VxFS to create the disk group, volume and a file system.
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The disk group, volume and a file system are used to configure the Veritas
Operations Manager database in high availability environment.
A virtual IP and a virtual host name are available for installing and using Veritas
Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment. This IP is later used for
configuring SFM_Services_IP resource and it should not be shared with other
applications.
Storage Foundation HA 5.x, or later, and VCS cluster are installed on the hosts
that you want to designate as Node1 in local site (Site A) and Node2 in remote
site (Site B).
Global Cluster Option (GCO) is enabled in VCS in Site A and Site B. For more
information on enabling GCO, see Symantec Cluster Server Administrators
Guide.
Symantec Replicator Option (VVR) should be configured in Site A and Site B
at VxVM level. For more information on configuring VVR, see Veritas Volume
Replicator Administrator's Guide.
Both the nodes on which you want to configure Veritas Operations Manager in
the disaster recovery environment must report synchronized Universal Time
Clock (UTC/UC) time.
You must specify the database location. You can either use the default database
location /var/opt/VRTSsfmcs/db or specify another location. If you specify the
location other than the default database location, you must make sure that it is
not part of the shared file system that is used for failover. Later, the Veritas
Operations Manager DR script moves the database to the shared file system.
If you do not use DNS Agent, you must add the host names to the /etc/hosts
file.
The SFM_Services and the SFM_SStore base service groups that are created
on Site A and Site B should have similar attributes and values.
Use different virtual IP addresses for GCO IP, SFM_Services_IP, and for the
VVR rlinks.
The virtual host name corresponding to the virtual IP configured in
SFM_Services_IP must be the same in Site A and Site B.
The SFM_Services base service group must be configured as Global Service
group between the two clusters.
SFM_SStore service is online on any of the nodes before you execute the
disaster recovery script.
For more information on creating disk groups and volume, see Veritas Storage
Foundation Administrator's Guide.
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See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in
DR environment
Before you configure a Linux-based Management Server in disaster recovery
environment, you need to perform the following steps:
To perform initial configuration of Management Server installation in disaster
recovery environment
Install Management Server on Node1 in Site A and Node2 in Site B.
Configure Node1 as Management Server in high availability environment using
the virtual host and virtual IP. Follow the steps only for configuring Management
server on Node1, described in the procedure.
See Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in HA
environment on page 73.
Use VCS DNS resource to update the host name and IP mapping. If you do
not use DNS Agent, you must add the host names to the /etc/hosts file.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
Creating the base service groups for DR configuration
You need to create the base service groups in Symantec Cluster Server and link
those base service groups and resource types for DR configuration.
You need to create at least the following service groups with their respective
resources on Node1 and Node2:
Service group
Resource
SFM_SStore
SFM_SStore_DG
SFM_SStore_RVG
SFM_Services_IP
SFM_Services_NIC
SFM_Services_Mount
SFM_Services_RVGPrimary
SFM_Services
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Note: For DR configuration, you need to use the service group names and resource
names as suggested. Failure to do so may result in configuration failure.
It is recommended to set up the VVR rlinks under Symantec Cluster Server control.
No naming convention is required for the VVR rlink resources. For more information,
refer to the Veritas Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide and Veritas
Cluster Server Agents for Veritas Volume Replicator Configuration Guide depending
on the version of the Symantec Cluster Server.
For the resources that you need to create on the SFM_SStore service group,
refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_SStore_DG
Disk
group
Diskgroup: Disk group that is specified for the
failover.
Note: You must create a clustered disk group.
SFM_SStore_RVG
RVG
RVG: Replicated volume group (RVG) that is
configured for replication of volumes
Diskgroup: Disk group that is used for creating RVG.
For HA-DR configuration, you need to create the resources that are created for
HA configuration as well as some additional resources.
See Creating the base service groups for HA configuration on page 74.
For the resources that you need to create apart from the resources already
created, refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_Services_RVGPrimary RVG
Primary
Contains the RVG resource name that is to be used
for replication.
For more information on configuring resources, refer to the Veritas Cluster Server
Bundled Agents Reference Guide.
After creating the required service groups and resources, you need to link the base
service groups. For selecting the options while linking the service groups, refer to
the following table:
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Selection
Option
SFM_Services
Parent Group
SFM_SStore
Child Group
Relationship
Online Local
Dependency Type
Hard
You need to link the resources. For selecting parent and child dependencies, refer
to the following table:
Parent Dependency
Child Dependency
SFM_SStore_RVG
SFM_SStore_DG
SFM_Services_IP
SFM_Services_NIC
SFM_Services_Mount
SFM_Services_RVGPrimary
SFM_Services_RVGPrimary
SFM_Services_IP
After creating the SFM_Services and SFM_SStore service groups on Site A and
linking them, repeat the same procedure for site B. On Site B, ensure that the
SFM_Services_NIC, SFM_SStore_RVG, and SFM_SStore_DG are online and rest
of the resources are offline. Also, you must configure SFM_Services service group
as Global on site A and add Site B in the cluster.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
Enabling DR configuration
To enable Veritas Operations Manager DR configuration
Run the following script on Site A to configure Site B as part of the Veritas
Operations Manager DR configuration:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/xprtlc
-u vxss://virtual_hostname:14545/sfm_admin/sfm_domain/vx
-d debug=1
-d setup=1
-d mh=Node_2
-l https://virtual_hostname:5634/admin/cgi-bin/cs_hadr_config.pl
where, virtual_hostname is the virtual host name of Site A and Node_2 is the
name of Node at Site B.
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See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high
availability and disaster recovery environment
You can configure the high availability and disaster recovery feature only on a
Veritas Operations Manager Linux-based Management Server that is configured
in high availability environment. In your globally distributed data center, the Veritas
Operations Manager HADR setup that is enabled with disaster recovery enhances
the failover support.
Following is an overview of the process of configuring Veritas Operations Manager
in high availability and disaster recovery environment:
Configure a Veritas Operations Manager HA setup in a local cluster (Node1 and
Node2) along with another Veritas Operations Manager HA setup in a remote
cluster (Node3 and Node 4). The HA setup at the local cluster acts like the
primary site while the HA setup at the remote cluster acts like the secondary
site.
Replicate the Veritas Operations Manager database and the domain-wide
information that is stored in the shared storage to the secondary node. You can
use Symantec volume replicator (VVR) to replicate the data on the secondary
node.
In case of a failover, at first, Node1 of primary site attempts to fail over locally
to Node2. If this attempt to failover locally fails, then Node1 fails over to Node3
that is located at the secondary site. In case the attempt to fail over to Node3
also fails, node1 attempts to fail over to Node4.
To perform this task, you must have a root user account or your user group must
be assigned the Admin role on the Management Server perspective.
Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
and disaster recovery environment involves the following steps:
Table 4-5
Step Action
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Description
Ensure the prerequisites for
See Prerequisites for configuring a
configuring a Management Server Management Server in HA-DR environment
installation in high availability and on page 86.
disaster recovery environment.
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Table 4-5
Configuring a Veritas Operations Manager 5.0 installation in high
availability and disaster recovery environment (continued)
Step Action
Description
Perform initial configuration of
See Performing initial configuration of
Management Server installation in Management Server installation in HA-DR
high availability and disaster
environment on page 87.
recovery environment.
Create the base service groups in
VCS for HA-DR configuration.
Enable Veritas Operations Manager See Enabling HA-DR configuration
HA-DR configuration.
on page 90.
See Creating the base service groups for
HA-DR configuration on page 88.
See Configuring a new Veritas Operations Manager installation in high availability
environment on page 71.
See Configuring an existing Veritas Operations Manager installation in high
availability environment on page 77.
Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in HA-DR
environment
Before you configure Veritas Operations Manager in the high availability and disaster
recovery environment, ensure the following:
A virtual IP and a virtual host name are available for installing and using Veritas
Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment. This
IP is used and configured in VCS for SFM_Services_IP and should not be shared
with other applications.
Storage Foundation HA 5.x, or later, and VCS cluster are installed on the hosts
that you want to designate as Node1 and Node2 in local site (Site A) and Node3
and Node4 in remote site (Site B). Also, Node1 in Site A and Node3 in Site B
are considered as primary nodes.
Global Cluster Option (GCO) is enabled in VCS in Site A and Site B. For more
information on enabling GCO, see Symantec Cluster Server Administrators
Guide.
Symantec Replicator Option (VVR) is configured in Site A and Site B at VxVM
level. For more information on configuring VVR, refer to the Veritas Volume
Replicator Administrator's Guide.
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All the nodes on which you want to configure Veritas Operations Manager in
the high availability environment must report synchronized Universal Time Clock
(UTC/UC) time.
You must specify the database location. You can either use the default database
location /var/opt/VTRSsfmcs/db or specify another location. If you specify the
location other than the default database location, you must make sure that it is
not part of the shared file system that is used for failover. Later, the Veritas
Operations Manager DR script moves the database to the shared file system.
If you do not use DNS Agent, you must add the host names to the /etc/hosts
file.
The SFM_Services and the SFM_SStore base service groups that are created
on Site A and Site B should have similar attributes and values, except for
SFM_SStore_IP.
Use different virtual IP addresses for GCO IP and SFM_Services_IP.
The virtual host name that is used on all domains in Site A and Site B are the
same.
The SFM_Services base service group must be configured as Global Service
group between the two clusters.
SFM_SStore service is online on any of the nodes before you execute the
disaster recovery script.
You need to create a Storage Foundation disk group, file system, and a volume
for the data with identical names on all the nodes. Use VxVM and VxFS to create
the file system and volume. The disk group, file system, and volume are used
to configure the Veritas Operations Manager database in high availability
environment.
For more information on creating disk groups and volume, see Veritas Storage
Foundation Administrator's Guide.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment on page 85.
Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in
HA-DR environment
Before you configure a Linux-based Management Server in high availability and
disaster recovery environment, you need to perform the following steps:
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To perform initial configuration of Management Server installation in high
availability and disaster recovery environment
Install Management Server on Node1 and Node2 in Site A and Node3 and
Node4 in Site B.
Configure Node1 as Management Server in high availability environment using
the virtual host and virtual IP. Follow the steps only for configuring Management
server on Node1, described in the procedure.
See Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in HA
environment on page 73.
Add Node3 and Node4 as managed hosts to the Management Server that is
configured on Node1.
Use VCS DNS resource to update the host name and IP mapping. If you do
not use DNS Agent, you must add the host names to the /etc/hosts file.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment on page 85.
Creating the base service groups for HA-DR configuration
You need to create the base service groups in Symantec Cluster Server and link
those base service groups and resource types for HA-DR configuration.
You need to create at least the following service groups with their respective
resources on the cluster that contains Node1 and Node2 on site A:
Service group
Resource
SFM_SStore
SFM_SStore_DG
SFM_SStore_RVG
SFM_Services_IP
SFM_Services_NIC
SFM_Services_Mount
SFM_Services_RVGPrimary
SFM_Services
Note: For HA-DR configuration, you need to use the service group names and
resource names as suggested above. Failure to do so may result in configuration
failure.
It is recommended to set up the VVR rlinks under Symantec Cluster Server control.
No naming convention is required for the VVR rlink resources. For more information,
refer to the Veritas Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide and Veritas
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Cluster Server Agents for Veritas Volume Replicator Configuration Guide depending
on the version of the Symantec Cluster Server.
For the resources that you need to create on the SFM_SStore service group,
refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_SStore_DG
Disk
group
Diskgroup: Disk group that is specified for the
failover.
Note: You must create a clustered disk group.
SFM_SStore_RVG
RVG
RVG: Replicated volume group (RVG) that is
configured for replication of volumes
Diskgroup: Disk group that is used for creating RVG.
For HA-DR configuration, you need to create the resources that are created for
HA configuration as well as some additional resources.
See Creating the base service groups for HA configuration on page 74.
For the resources that you need to create apart from the resources already
created, refer to the following table:
Resource name
Resource Attributes
type
SFM_Services_RVGPrimary RVG
Primary
Contains the RVG resource name that is to be used
for replication.
For more information on configuring resources, refer to the Veritas Cluster Server
Bundled Agents Reference Guide.
After creating the required service groups and resources, you need to link the base
service groups. For selecting the options while linking the service groups, refer to
the following table:
Selection
Option
SFM_Services
Parent Group
SFM_SStore
Child Group
Relationship
Online Local
Dependency Type
Hard
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You need to link the resources. For selecting parent and child dependencies, refer
to the following table:
Parent Dependency
Child Dependency
SFM_Services_IP
SFM_Services_NIC
SFM_SStore_RVG
SFM_SStore_DG
SFM_Services_Mount
SFM_Services_RVGPRI
SFM_Services_RVGPRI
SFM_Services_IP
After creating the above-mentioned service groups on Site A and linking them,
repeat the same procedure for site B that contains Node3 and Node4. On Site B,
ensure that the SFM_Services_NIC, SFM_SStore_DG, SFM_SStore_RVG are
online and rest of the resources are offline. Also, you must configure SFM_Services
service group as Global on site A and add Site B in the cluster.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment on page 85.
Enabling HA-DR configuration
To enable Veritas Operations Manager HA-DR configuration
Run the following script on Node1 at Site A to configure Site B as part of the
Veritas Operations Manager HA-DR configuration:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/xprtlc
-u vxss://virtual_hostname:14545/sfm_admin/sfm_domain/vx
-d debug=1
-d setup=1
-d mh=Node_3,Node_4
-l https://virtual_hostname:5634/admin/cgi-bin/cs_hadr_config.pl
where, virtual_hostname is the virtual hostname that resolves to
SFM_Services_IP and Node_3 , and Node_4 are the names of Node3 and
Node4 in SiteB.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in disaster recovery environment
on page 79.
See Configuring Veritas Operations Manager in high availability and disaster
recovery environment on page 85.
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About upgrading the high availability configurations
About upgrading the high availability configurations
You can upgrade Veritas Operations Manager 4.1 or later versions, Linux-based,
or Windows-based Management Server that is configured in the high availability
(HA) environment to version 6.1. To upgrade, you can download and use the installer
for Management Server.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
After the upgrade, you can use the HA environment on the upgraded Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1 Management Server.
Note: In the HA configuration for the Windows environment, it is mandatory to use
Symantec Cluster Server (VCS ) private NT domain to log on to Veritas Operations
Manager.
See Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment on page 91.
Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment
Before you upgrade Veritas Operations Manager in the high availability environment,
keep in mind the following:
The SFM_Services, the SFM_SStore, and the SFM_Xprtld service groups should
be online on one of the nodes of Veritas Operations Manager in the high
availability environment, which is the active node.
Symantec recommends that you take a backup of the Management Server data.
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading
to version 6.1 on page 58.
See Backing up Veritas Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading
to version 6.1 on page 61.
Note: You must upgrade the active node before you upgrade the slave nodes.
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About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery configurations
To upgrade Management Server in high availability environment to 6.1
Follow the steps to upgrade Management Server on the active node, and then,
on the slave nodes.
After the upgrade on the active node, the SFM_Services service group, and
the SFM_SStore service group, are in a frozen state.
You must upgrade all the slave nodes before you unfreeze the service groups
on the active node to prevent issues during failover.
To unfreeze the service groups on the active node, run the following command:
On a UNIX host:
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/config/vcs/sfmha start
On a Windows host:
"installdir\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe"
"installdir\VRTSsfmcs\config\vcs\sfmha" start
where, installdir is the installation directory of Management Server.
In the console, verify that the SFM_Services, the SFM_SStore, and the
SFM_Xprtld service groups are online on the active node.
See About upgrading the high availability configurations on page 91.
See Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster recovery
environment on page 93.
About upgrading the high availability and disaster
recovery configurations
You can upgrade Veritas Operations Manager 4.1, or later versions, UNIX-based
Management Server that is configured in the high availability and disaster recovery
(HA-DR) environment to version 6.1. To upgrade, you can download and use the
installer for Management Server.
See Downloading Veritas Operations Manager 6.1 on page 19.
After the upgrade, you can use the HA-DR environments on the upgraded Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1 Management Server.
See Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster recovery
environment on page 93.
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Removing the high availability configuration
Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster
recovery environment
Before you upgrade Veritas Operations Manager in the high availability and disaster
recovery environment, keep in mind the following:
The SFM_Services, the SFM_SStore, and the SFM_Xprtld service groups should
be online on one of the nodes of Veritas Operations Manager in the high
availability environment, which is the active node.
Note: You must upgrade the active node before you upgrade the slave nodes.
To upgrade Management Server in high availability environment to 6.1
Follow the steps to upgrade Management Server on the active node, and then,
on the slave nodes.
After the upgrade on the active node, the SFM_Services service group, and
the SFM_SStore service group, are in a frozen state.
You must upgrade all the slave nodes before you unfreeze the service groups
on the active node to prevent issues during failover.
To unfreeze the service groups on the active node, run the following command:
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/config/vcs/sfmha start
where, installdir is the installation directory.
You must upgrade all the slave nodes before you unfreeze the service groups
on the active node to prevent issues during failover.
In the console, verify that the SFM_Services, the SFM_SStore, and the
SFM_Xprtld service groups are online on the active node.
See About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery configurations
on page 92.
See Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment on page 91.
Removing the high availability configuration
You can remove the high availability configuration only from a Veritas Operations
Manager Linux-based Management Server. To remove the high availability
configuration from Veritas Operations Manager, you need to launch the
https://hostname:5634 URL.
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Note: In Veritas Operations Manager 6.1, you cannot remove the Veritas Operations
Manager HA-DR environment that is configured in the remote site.
The procedure uses the following host names:
Name of the Management Server host that is configured in My_virtual-host_1
a high availability environment
To remove the high availability configuration from Veritas Operations Manager
Launch the following URL from a Web browser:
https://My_Virtual-host_1:5634
where, My_Virtual-host_1 is the virtual host name of the Management Server
host that is configured in a high availability environment.
In the configuration dialog, select Reconfigure as a NON HA CMS and click
Next.
In the panel that lists the tasks that are to be performed to remove the Veritas
Operations Manager HA configuration, click Rollover.
You must perform the rollover task on Node1 when you remove the high
availability configuration from Veritas Operations Manager.
After the rollover task, you remove the high availability configuration from
Veritas Operations Manager and move back to standalone mode. After you
perform the rollover task, you do the following:
On Node1and Node2, remove the sfm_ha directory from the mount location
of the file system.
On both the nodes, check for the VRTSsfmcs.pre_clus file on the location
var/opt/.VRTSsfmcs.pre_clus/. If the VRTSsfmcs.pre_clus file exist on any
of the nodes, remove the file.
In the next panel, view the status of the tasks that are performed as part of
removing the Veritas Operations Manager HA configuration and do the following:
Click the link that is displayed on the panel to log on to Management Server
from which the HA configuration is removed.
Click Quit to quit the configuration dialog.
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Chapter
Installing and uninstalling
Veritas Operations Manager
add-ons
This chapter includes the following topics:
About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons
Downloading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on to the repository
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
Canceling deployment request for a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed
host
Enabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
Disabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
Refreshing the repository
Restarting the web server
Installing and uninstalling Veritas Operations Manager add-ons
About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons
About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons
Veritas Operations Manager add-ons are independent optional feature packs that
you can deploy on managed hosts. Add-ons are independent of each other, and
they can be installed or uninstalled based on your business requirements.
Using the Management Server console, you can view the details of those Veritas
Operations Manager add-ons for which there is at least one applicable host in the
domain.
You can download and install the add-ons in one of the following ways:
Download from Symantec Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) website. In the
Management Server console, upload the add-on to the repository using Upload
Solutions, and then install.
Use the Management Server console to download and install the add-on.
Note: If you have installed the Management Server package with the add-ons, then
you can view the add-ons in the Repository view and directly install them.
The Help add-on is not a part of the package. You need to separately download
and install it.
For more information on the Veritas Operations Manager add-ons and their
supported versions, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Hardware and Software
Compatibility List (HSCL).
Add-on are of the following types:
Install on Management Server only.
Install on managed host only.
Install on Management Server and managed host.
Note: When you install the add-on in high availability and high availability-disaster
recovery (HA-DR) environment, you need to install the add-ons manually on all the
nodes of high availability and high availability-disaster recovery cluster before using
them for the configuration. Avoiding this step might result into configuration loss
when the Management Server failovers to other nodes in the high availability and
high availability-disaster recovery cluster.
If you have upgraded to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server 6.1 from
a previous version of Veritas Operations Manager, you may need to upgrade the
add-ons. The previous version of the add-on may not be supported with Veritas
Operations Manager 6.1.
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When you upgrade an add-on which is installed on Management Server, the new
version overwrites the old version. When you upgrade an add-on which is installed
on the managed host, the old version is retained.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
See About deploying maintenance release packages and patches on page 209.
See Downloading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 97.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on to the repository on page 97.
Downloading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
Using the Management Server console, you can do one of the following:
Download individual Veritas Operations Manager add-ons using the Management
Server console.
Download the compress file which contains all the Veritas Operations Manager
add-ons from SORT website.
The Veritas_Operations_Manager_Addons_Bundle_5.0.0.zip contains all
the add-ons applicable for version 5.0, whereas the
Veritas_Operations_Manager_Addons_Bundle_6.0.0.zip contains all the
add-ons applicable for version 6.0.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To download a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to locate the add-on which you want to download.
Right-click the add-on and select Download to download on your local
computer.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on to the repository on page 97.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on to
the repository
You need to download the
Veritas_Operations_Manager_Addons_Bundle_5.0.0.zip or 6.0.0 zip file for the
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add-ons from SORT website. You can also download individual add-ons using the
Management Server console.
After you download the add-ons, you can upload them to the Management Server
individually or as a zip file.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To upload a Veritas Operations Manager add-on to the repository
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Upload Solutions.
Click Deployment, and then click Upload Solutions.
In the Upload Solutions to Repository wizard panel, click Browse to select
the add-on that you want to upload.
See Upload Solutions to Repository panel options on page 98.
Click Upload to upload the add-on to the repository.
Click Close.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
Upload Solutions to Repository panel options
Use this wizard panel to select the Veritas Operations Manager add-on, hot fix, or
package, and upload the same to the repository.
Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability hot fixes cannot be uploaded to the
repository.
To upload Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability hot fixes to the repository,
you need to install the Patch Installer Add-on.
For more information on Patch Installer Add-on add-on, refer to the Veritas
Operations Manager Management Server Add-ons User Guide.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on to the repository on page 97.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
on page 211.
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Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
Before you install an add-on, you need to download it either from SORT website
or using the Management Server console. Add-ons are of the following types:
Install on Management Server only.
Install on managed host only.
Install on Management Server and managed host.
If you select to install an add-on that is applicable to Management Server and
managed hosts, then the add-on first installs on Management Server and then on
the managed hosts.
Depending on the add-on that you install, you may need to restart the web server.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To install a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to select the add-on.
In the Add-ons tab, right-click the add-on, and select Install.
In the Install -Download Add-on wizard panel, select a download option, and
click Next.
See Install - Download Add-on panel options on page 100.
In the Install - Selects hosts wizard panel, select the hosts, and click Finish.
See Install - Select hosts panel options for add-ons on page 100.
In the Result panel, click Close
Those add-ons which require web server restart, click Restart Web server.
See Restarting the web server on page 109.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
See Canceling deployment request for a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
on page 103.
See Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on SORT website
on page 238.
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Install - Download Add-on panel options
Use this wizard panel to select the download method for downloading a Veritas
Operations Manager add-on.
Table 5-1
Select the download method
Field
Description
Download from SORT
Select to download the add-on from SORT
website. The add-on is uploaded to the
repository.
Upload local copy
Select if you have already downloaded the
add-on from SORT website.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
Install - Select hosts panel options for add-ons
Use this wizard panel to select the managed hosts or Management Server on which
you want to install the Veritas Operations Manager add-on.
If you select to install an add-on which is applicable only for managed hosts, you
see Hosts and Platform options.
If you select to install an add-on which is applicable only for Management Server,
these options are not available.
For the add-ons that can be installed on managed hosts, you can do one of the
following:
Select the hosts explicitly and install the add-on on the selected hosts.
Select the platform.
If you select a specific platform, the add-on is installed on all the managed hosts
using that platform. Also the add-on will be installed on all the new managed hosts
that are added to the domain in the future.
For example, if you select Windows the add-on is installed on all the hosts that use
Windows platform. Also when a new Windows host is added to the domain, the
add-on is installed on the host.
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Table 5-2
Select hosts panel options
Field
Description
Hosts
Select to view the list of all managed hosts
where the add-on is not installed.
Select Show all applicable hosts
(Overwrites existing installation) to list all
the managed hosts on which you can install
the add-on. It includes:
Platform
Managed hosts on which the add-on is
not installed currently.
Managed hosts on which the add-on is
installed currently. In this case, Veritas
Operations Manager overwrites the
existing add-on installation.
Select to install the add-on on all managed
hosts using the specific platform. This option
is useful to install the add-on whenever a new
managed host using the specific platform is
added to Management Server.
Select Force install (Overwrites existing
installation) to overwrite existing add-on
installation on the managed hosts.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
You can uninstall a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the Management
Server and managed host. If the add-on is applicable to the Management Server,
you need to restart the web server depending on the add-on after you uninstall the
add-on successfully.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To uninstall a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to locate the add-on.
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In the Add-ons tab, right-click the add-on that you want to uninstall, select
Uninstall.
In the Uninstall panel, review the information, and click Yes.
See Uninstall panel options on page 102.
Those add-ons which require web server restart, click Restart Web server.
See Restarting the web server on page 109.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
Uninstall panel options
Use this wizard panel to uninstall the Veritas Operations Manager add-on or hot
fix.
Use this wizard panel to confirm the action of uninstalling the add-on or hot fix from
all the hosts.
Select Ignore checks (if any) before uninstalling to ignore the checks before
uninstalling.
Veritas Operations Manager packages and patches cannot be uninstalled.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix on page 214.
Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from
the repository
You can remove a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository and
Management Server. Detailed information of the add-on will not be displayed in the
Repository view within Deployment.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To remove a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to locate the add-on.
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Canceling deployment request for a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
In Add-ons tab, right-click the add-on that you want to remove, select Remove.
In the Remove panel, click Yes.
See Remove panel options on page 103.
See Refreshing the repository on page 108.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
Remove panel options
Use this wizard panel to confirm the action of removing the add-on, hot fix, package,
or patch for Veritas Operations Manager or Symantec Storage Foundation High
Availability from the repository.
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
See Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository on page 215.
Canceling deployment request for a Veritas
Operations Manager add-on
Using the Management Server console, you can cancel the deployment request
for a Veritas Operations Manager add-on.
Deployment requests are of two types, Deploy by host and Deploy by platform.
Deploy by host type lets you select the hosts on which you want to deploy the
add-on. If you select Deploy by platform, then the add-on is deployed on all the
hosts having the selected platform.
Request of the type Deploy by host cannot be canceled.
If you initiate an install request of Deploy by platform type, then the request is
applicable for all the existing hosts as well as the new hosts that are added to the
Management Server domain on a later date. In case of Deploy by platform request,
if you cancel the deployment request, the add-on installation on all the existing
hosts is completed. But the add-on is not installed on the hosts that are added to
the domain after cancellation of the deployment request.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
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To cancel deployment request for a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to locate the add-on whose deployment request you want
to cancel.
Select the Requests tab.
Right-click the request and select Cancel Request.
In the Cancel Deployment Request wizard panel, click OK.
See Cancel Deployment Request panel options on page 104.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
Cancel Deployment Request panel options
Use this wizard panel to cancel deployment request for add-on, hot fix, package,
or patch for Veritas Operations Manager or Symantec Storage Foundation High
Availability.
See Canceling deployment request for a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
on page 103.
See Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch on page 216.
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a
specific managed host
Using the Management Server console, you can install the Veritas Operations
Manager add-on on the selected managed host. If the add-on is already installed
on the selected host, then Veritas Operations Manager overwrites the existing
installation. It is referred to as a force installation.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To install a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to select an add-on.
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In the Applicable Hosts tab, right-click the host, and select Install.
In the Install wizard panel, review the information, and click OK.
See Install panel options on page 105.
In the Install - Result panel, click OK. If the add-on requires web server restart,
click the Restart Web Server button on the toolbar.
See Restarting the web server on page 109.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
Install panel options
Use this wizard panel to install the Veritas Operations Manager add-on or hot fix
on a selected host.
Table 5-3 lists the options for Veritas Operations Manager add-on and hot fixes.
Table 5-3
Install panel options for installing an add-on or hot fix on a selected
host
Field
Description
Name
Displays the name of the selected host.
Status
Displays the status of the selected add-on or
hot fix on the selected host.
Ignore checks (if any) before installing
Select to ignore checks before installing.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
on page 104.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed host
on page 217.
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
from a specific managed host
Using the Management Server console, you can uninstall the Veritas Operations
Manager add-on from the selected managed host. You can uninstall the add-on
irrespective of its state (enabled or disabled).
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
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To uninstall a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to select an add-on.
In the Applicable Hosts tab, right-click the host, and select Uninstall.
In the Uninstall wizard panel, review the information, and click OK.
See Uninstall panel options on page 106.
In the Uninstall - Result panel, click OK.
Those add-ons which require web server restart, click Restart Web server.
See Restarting the web server on page 109.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
Uninstall panel options
Use this wizard panel to uninstall the Veritas Operations Manager add-on or hot fix
from the selected host.
Table 5-4 lists the uninstall options for Veritas Operations Manager add-on and hot
fixes.
Table 5-4
Uninstall panel options for uninstalling an add-on or hot fix from a
selected host
Field
Description
Name
Displays the name of the selected host.
Status
Displays the status of the selected add-on or
hot fix on the selected host.
Ignore checks (if any) before installing
Select to ignore checks before installing.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed
host on page 105.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix from a specific managed
host on page 217.
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Enabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a
specific managed host
Using the Management Server console, you can enable a Veritas Operations
Manager add-on on a selected managed host. Depending on the add-on, you may
need to restart the web server.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To enable a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to select the add-on.
In the Applicable Hosts tab, right-click the host, and select Enable.
In the Enable wizard panel, review the information, and click OK.
In the Enable - Result panel, click OK.
Those add-ons which require web server restart, click Restart Web server.
See Restarting the web server on page 109.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
on page 104.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed
host on page 105.
See Disabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed
host on page 107.
Disabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from
a specific managed host
Using the Management Server console, you can disable a Veritas Operations
Manager add-on from a selected managed host. Depending on the add-on, you
may need to restart the web server.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
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Refreshing the repository
To disable a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Add-ons to select the add-on.
In the Applicable Hosts tab, right-click the host, and select Disable.
In the Disable wizard panel, review the information, and click OK.
In the Disable - Result panel, click OK.
Those add-ons which require web server restart, click Restart Web server.
See Restarting the web server on page 109.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
on page 104.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed
host on page 105.
See Enabling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
on page 107.
Refreshing the repository
If you remove an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch from the repository and
Management Server, detailed information of the same is not displayed in the
Repository view within Deployment. Using the Management Server console, you
can refresh the repository to view the information again.
Latest information about add-ons, hot fixes, packages, and patches that is available
on SORT is also synchronized and displayed in the Repository view.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To refresh the repository
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Right-click Repository and select Refresh Repository.
In the Refresh Repository panel, to include the previously removed updates,
select Include removed updates.
Select the updates from the list and click Yes.
In the Result panel, click OK.
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Restarting the web server
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
Restarting the web server
Depending on the Veritas Operations Manager add-on that you install, uninstall,
enable, or disable on a host, you may need to restart the web server.
The Restart Web server button is displayed only if restart is required. You can
also restart using the CLI command: vomsc --restart web.
When you restart the web server, all the logged in users are logged out.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To restart the web server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment, and click Restart Web Server.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
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Section
Setting up the Management
Server environment
Chapter 6. Basic Veritas Operations Manager tasks
Chapter 7. Adding and managing hosts
Chapter 8. Setting up user access
Chapter 9. Setting up fault monitoring
Chapter 10. Setting up virtualization environment discovery
Chapter 11. Deploying hot fixes, packages, and patches
Chapter 12. Configuring Management Server settings
Chapter 13. Setting up extended attributes
Chapter 14. Downloading price tier information from SORT
Chapter 15. Viewing information on the Management Server environment
Chapter
Basic Veritas Operations
Manager tasks
This chapter includes the following topics:
About the communication between the managed hosts and Management Server
Connecting to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server
Stopping and starting the Web application
About the Management Server perspective
About the communication between the managed hosts
and Management Server
Veritas Operations Manager provides you a single, centralized management console
for the Storage Foundation and High Availability products. You can use it to monitor,
visualize, and manage storage resources and generate reports about them. Veritas
Operations Manager lets administrators centrally manage diverse data center
environments.
A typical Veritas Operations Manager deployment consists of a Management Server
and the managed hosts. The managed host can run on any platform that Veritas
Operations Manager supports. In a centrally managed deployment, you must
configure one host as Management Server. Management Server receives information
about all the resources in its domain. When you log on to Management Server, you
can gain access to the resources on different hosts within the centrally-managed
deployment.
The installer installs the VRTSsfmcs (Management Server) and the VRTSsfmh
(managed host) packages on the host that is designated as Management Server.
Basic Veritas Operations Manager tasks
Connecting to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server
The VRTSsfmh package contains the XPRTL component that facilitates the
communication between the managed hosts and Management Server. The
VRTSsfmh package is installed on the managed host and Management Server.
The XPRTL component consists of the following:
The XPRTLD component, which is a light weight and full-featured Web server.
The XPRTLC component, which is an HTTP client that is based on command
lines. The XPRTLC component can send information to Web servers .
The XPRTLD and the XPRTLC components are integrated with Veritas
Authentication Services for secure SSL communication over HTTP.
The communication between the managed host and Management Server occurs
through the HTTPS protocol. The XPRTLD Web server running on both the managed
host and Management Server supports the Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
standards. The managed hosts use XPRTLC and invoke CGI through the XPRTLD
on Management Server to perform several actions such as the Veritas Operations
Manager database update. Management Server uses XPRTLC and invokes CGI
through the XPRTLD on the managed hosts to perform various actions that include
Storage Foundation and high availability operations.
See Connecting to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on page 112.
Connecting to Veritas Operations Manager
Management Server
After downloading the installation files, you must install and configure Veritas
Operations Manager Management Server.
See Installing Management Server on Linux on page 41.
See Installing Management Server on Windows on page 45.
You can use any supported Web browser to connect to Management Server.
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Stopping and starting the Web application
To connect to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server
On a client system that has a network connection to the host, open a Web
browser.
Your browser must be configured to accept cookies. If you are using pop-up
blockers, either disable them or configure them to accept pop-ups from the
host.
In the browsers address field, type the following URL and press Enter:
https://hostname:14161/
where hostname is the host name, fully-qualified host name, or IP address of
Management Server.
Example: https://myhost.example.com:14161/
For Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows Server 2008, or Firefox 3.0, if the Web
page does not get displayed, you have to set up the browser.
In the username and password fields, type credentials for a valid operating
system network domain account.
The Authentication Service automatically recognizes users in the domainfor
example, unixpwd or NTon which the Authentication Broker host is a member.
Click Login.
You can view the Veritas Operations Manager dashboard.
See About installing managed host on page 47.
Stopping and starting the Web application
You can stop and restart Veritas Operations Manager Web UI framework.
To stop and restart Veritas Operations Manager Web UI framework
Open an operating system console and log on as root to Management Server.
Depending on the platform of Management Server, use one of the following to
restart Veritas Operations Manager Web UI framework:
Red Hat Linux: Execute the /opt/VRTSsfmcs/cweb/sfmw restart
command.
Windows: Under Service Control Manager (services.msc), restart the
Storage Manager Service service.
See Connecting to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on page 112.
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About the Management Server perspective
About the Management Server perspective
The Veritas Operations Manager administrator uses the Settings page on the
Management Server console to set up the Management Server environment.
The Settings page is also known as the Management Server perspective.
To view information or perform operations on the Management Server perspective
requires root user access or assignment of the Admin role on the Management
Server perspective.
See Connecting to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server on page 112.
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Chapter
Adding and managing hosts
This chapter includes the following topics:
Overview of host discovery
Overview of agentless discovery
Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent configuration
Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration
Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script
Editing the agentless host configuration
Refreshing the details of the managed host
Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain
Overview of host discovery
For an overview of host discovery, refer to the following topics:
See How Veritas Operations Manager discovers hosts on page 115.
See Supported features for host discovery options on page 119.
How Veritas Operations Manager discovers hosts
Veritas Operations Manager provides several ways to discover the hosts and their
associations to storage resources and network devices. To discover the hosts and
their connections to storage resources, you can either install an agent or use
agentless capabilities.
Adding and managing hosts
Overview of host discovery
Agent and agentless capabilities include the following:
Discovery of the hosts using an agent, for
the hosts that have Veritas Operations
Manager and Storage Foundation installed
on them
An agent is a software package that runs on a
host. It discovers the storage resources that
are associated with a host and relays the
information to Management Server.
Discovery of the non-Storage Foundation Agent-based discovery is also used for the
hosts using an agent, for the hosts that
non-Storage Foundation hosts that have Veritas
have Veritas Operations Manager installed Operations Manager installed on them.
on them
Discovery of the non-Storage Foundation Veritas Operations Manager can discover a
hosts using agentless discovery scripts, for host by remotely accessing the host and then
the hosts that do not have Veritas
running the scripts that collect data.
Operations Manager installed on them
The agentless discovery scripts access the host
using SSH (for UNIX hosts) or WMI (for
Windows hosts).
Veritas Operations Manager identifies this type
of the host as an agentless host.
Note: Agentless discovery is not supported on the hosts that have Symantec Storage
Foundation or Veritas Operations Manager installed.
Through each of these host discovery options, Management Server is the central
point to which all of the discovered data flows. Figure 7-1 depicts the flow of data
with each of the host discovery options. Figure 7-2 depicts how Veritas Operations
Manager discovers virtualization servers and virtual machines.
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Overview of host discovery
Figure 7-1
Veritas Operations Manager components and discovery (basic)
Web browser
MS
MH+FI
MH
MH(DH)
SAN switch
MH+CH
Hyper-V, KVM,
LDOMs, Zones
SAN / NAS array
AH
ESX servers and
LPAR servers
Agentless
host
Physical
hosts
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Figure 7-2
118
Veritas Operations Manager components and discovery
(virtualization servers and virtual machines)
Web browser
MH+CH
MH+CH
MS
VM
MH
MH
VM
AH
Agent on Hyper-V parent
VM
VM
MH
VM
AH
VM
LPAR server
ESX server
HMC
vCenter
VM
MH
MH
VM
MH
VM
VM
Agent on LDOM /KVM
Server
MH
Agent on Global
Zone only
Managed host (MH(DH)) is the discovery host for SAN and NAS arrays. Managed
host (MH+FI) discovers SAN switches if Fabric Insight Add-on is installed. Control
Host (MH+CH) discovers agentless hosts (AH), VMware and LPAR servers and
virtual machines. Management Server (MS) discovers managed hosts (physical
hosts), Hyper-V virtualization servers, KVM, LDOMs, and Solaris Zones.
For more information on Fabric Insight Add-on, refer to the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server Add-ons User Guide.
See About Control Hosts in Veritas Operations Manager on page 188.
See Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Veritas
Operations Manager on page 189.
See Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones on page 196.
See Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains on page 197.
Adding and managing hosts
Overview of host discovery
Supported features for host discovery options
Veritas Operations Manager provides several ways to discover hosts and their
associations to storage resources and network devices.
See How Veritas Operations Manager discovers hosts on page 115.
Table 7-1 identifies the use cases that each host discovery option provides.
Table 7-1
Category
Use cases for discovery options at the host level
Use case
Inventory and Inventory report for various
environment resources at License and product
reporting
usage reporting
host, enclosure, and cluster level
Storage
utilization
Agentless host
Agent Host
X*
* Does not include
Veritas Storage
Foundation disk
groups, volumes,
file systems,
clusters, and
databases.
Includes only
VMware servers
and virtual
machines
Storage allocation at host level
File system usage
X
X*
*Does not include
Veritas Storage
Foundation File
Systems
Cluster
analysis
Resource mapping from disks on
hosts to LUNs in an enclosure
Thin pool usage
Enclosure storage allocation to
hosts
Cluster activity and trends
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Table 7-1
Use cases for discovery options at the host level (continued)
Category
Use case
Agentless host
Storage
reclamation
Reporting underutilized file systems X*
Agent Host
X
*Does not include
Veritas Storage
Foundation File
Systems
LUNs connected to multiple hosts
Underutilized LUNs under Veritas
Storage Foundation
LUNs that are not part of a disk
group
Veritas Operations Manager includes the ability to discover virtualization servers
(VMware ESX servers). You can choose from different discovery options to discover
virtualization servers. For VMware ESX servers, Management Server and Control
Host can perform remote discovery by using VMware Infrastructure (VI SDK). To
discover ESX servers, the Control Host Add-on must be installed.
Note: Agentless discovery of non-global zones, LDOMs, and VMware ESX servers
is not supported. Agentless discovery of any virtual machines other than VMware
guests is not supported. Agentless discovery of a non-global zone or LDOM virtual
machine will result in the discovery of a physical host without any storage correlation.
Agentless discovery of global zones is supported, however resources allocated
from global to non-global zones on the hosts will not be discovered.
Veritas Operations Manager has the ability to discover VMware guest operating
systems. The information that Veritas Operations Manager discovers depends on
the discovery option that you choose. To discover information from VMware
environments, you must configure the ESX server or VirtualCenter discovery, and
also configure the guests using agent or agentless discovery.
If you discover the VMware guests using agentless discovery, any RDM disks visible
on the guest will not be correlated to array LUNs. Similar to non-RDM disks visible
to the guest, the RDM disks will be correlated to the storage exported by the
corresponding ESX server. If you configure VMware guests using an agent then
you can see the correlation of RDM disks visible to the guest with corresponding
array LUNs.
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Note: For configuring Linux VMware guests using agentless discovery, the version
of the /usr/sbin/dmidecode utility must be 2.7 or higher.
The following tables identify the objects that Veritas Operations Manager can
discover and report on with each host discovery option.
Table 7-2 compares the storage resources that Veritas Operations Manager can
discover with each host discovery option.
Table 7-2
Discovery of storage resources by host discovery option
Discovery area
Agentless host
Agent Host
Host
HBA
X*
* Does not support
iSCSCI initiators
discovery
Storage allocation and connectivity
LUNs and multipathing
X*
* Does not support
Veritas DMP. Does
not support iSCSI
LUN correlation to
enclosures
Volume managers and file systems
X*
* Does not support
Veritas Storage
Foundation
Volume Manager
and File Systems
Databases
Clusters
Overview of agentless discovery
For an overview of agentless discovery, refer to the following topics:
See About agentless discovery using the Control Host on page 122.
See About agentless discovery of remote hosts on page 122.
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See How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works on page 123.
See How agentless discovery of a Windows host works on page 124.
See Prerequisites for agentless configuration on page 123.
See Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts on page 125.
See Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts on page 127.
See Requirements for deep array discovery for agentless hosts on page 128.
See Commands that require the root access for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
on page 129.
See Using the privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
on page 131.
See SSH configuration requirements for agentless discovery on page 132.
See About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host on page 134.
About agentless discovery using the Control Host
Veritas Operations Manager uses Control Hosts as a discovery mechanism. A
Control Host can be used to perform agentless discovery of a remote host. To
perform agentless discovery, you must install the Control Host Add-on on one of
the managed hosts. You can install the Control Host Add-on on Management Server,
however it is not recommended as it puts extra load on Management Server.
Platform support for a host that can act as a Control Host is the same as that of
Management Server.
Note: A Linux Control Host can only discover UNIX or Linux agentless hosts using
SSH. A Windows Control Host can discover Windows agentless hosts using WMI
or UNIX/Linux agentless hosts using SSH. Ensure that you install one or more
Control Hosts on the appropriate platform depending on the operating system of
the remote hosts you want to discover agentless method.
See About Control Hosts in Veritas Operations Manager on page 188.
About agentless discovery of remote hosts
Agentless discovery lets you discover hosts without installing an agent on the host.
The discovery provides end-to-end visibility from the file system to the spindle.
Because an agent is not required, agentless discovery eliminates agent deployment
and maintenance and minimizes CPU and memory consumption.
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To perform agentless discovery, Veritas Operations Manager remotely accesses
the host and runs discovery scripts that collect data from a host.
See How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works on page 123.
See How agentless discovery of a Windows host works on page 124.
Prerequisites for agentless configuration
The following list provides prerequisites required for agentless configuration:
You must install the Control Host Add-on on one or more managed hosts and/or
Management Server.
Veritas Operations Manager lets you discover a host through the Control Host.
The Control Host helps you manage discovery data from agentless hosts and
can discover HBAs, OSHandles on the host, multipathing, Linux LVM, and file
systems (including native options like ZFS). Agentless discovery does not support
the discovery of databases and applications.
A UNIX Control Host cannot be used to agentlessly discover Windows hosts. If
you plan to agentlessly discover Windows hosts, you will need to plan your
Control Host deployment accordingly.
You must install Storage Insight Add-on and configure arrays for deep discovery.
Storage Insight Add-on must be deployed to enable correlation of OSHandles
on the agentless hosts to array LUNs.
If you make any configuration changes, for example creating new LUNs and
making them visible to the host, on storage arrays, then the agentless discovery
that occurs after a subsequent SI deep array discovery will reflect the changes
on the agentless hosts. After making changes to the array, one SI deep discovery
needs to occur and only then a subsequent agentless discovery will pick up the
changes on the host.
See About agentless discovery using the Control Host on page 122.
How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works
To perform agentless discovery of a remote UNIX or Linux host, Veritas Operations
Manager does the following:
Uses Secure Shell (SSH) to send the discovery script to the remote host.
Runs the discovery script on the remote host.
Saves the output of the script to a data file on the remote host in the /var/tmp
directory.
Uses SSH to get the output on to the Control Host.
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Deletes the files from the remote host that it used for discovery.
To perform this discovery process, Veritas Operations Manager requires a non-root
user account for the remote host. Privileged access is required to discover some
information.
See Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts on page 125.
Figure 7-3 depicts how Veritas Operations Manager performs agentless discovery
of UNIX or Linux hosts.
Agentless discovery of UNIX or Linux hosts
Figure 7-3
Management
Server
Control
Host
(Optional)
SSH
UNIX hosts
SSH
UNIX hosts
See About agentless discovery of remote hosts on page 122.
How agentless discovery of a Windows host works
To perform agentless discovery of a remote Windows host, Veritas Operations
Manager runs a script that executes data-gathering commands. The script uses
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), a Windows management technology
that is used to work with remote hosts. The WMI calls use Microsofts Distributed
Component Object Model (DCOM) to obtain the data from the host. Veritas
Operations Manager creates a private local user account (vomuser) on Management
Server or a Control Host to facilitate its use of DCOM. To communicate between
Veritas Operations Manager Control Host and the remote host, WMI uses port 135.
Veritas Operations Manager uses WMI in two ways:
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First, WMI contacts a service that runs on the remote host and invokes the
service to perform the actions that collect data about the host. As it collects data,
WMI sends the data back to the Control Host.
Second, WMI invokes command line tools such as nslookup and fcinfo. The
output from the command line tools saves to a data file on the remote host in
the %systemroot%\temp directory. Veritas Operations Manager copies the file
from the hosts mapped admin$ filestore, sends it to Veritas Operations Manager
Control Host, and deletes the file from the remote host.
To perform this discovery process, Veritas Operations Manager requires a local
administrator account for the remote host.
Figure 7-4 depicts how Veritas Operations Manager performs agentless discovery
of Windows hosts.
Figure 7-4
Agentless discovery of Windows hosts
Windows
Management
Server
Windows
Control
Host
WMI
Windows hosts
See About agentless discovery of remote hosts on page 122.
Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
Table 7-3 lists the requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts.
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Table 7-3
Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
Requirement
Description
A user account
The minimum requirement is a non-root user account.
Symantec requires privileged access to discover some
information. You can use privilege control software to
designate privileged access to a specific user for specific
commands.
See Commands that require the root access for agentless
discovery of UNIX hosts on page 129.
See Using the privilege control software with agentless
discovery of UNIX hosts on page 131.
Network access between
hosts
Ensure there is network access between the host that you
want to discover and Veritas Operations Manager Control
Host that performs discovery.
UNIX agentless discovery requires contacting SSH running
on TCP port 22 on the remote host. TCP port 22 should be
open in both directions between the Control Host and the
remote host.
Persistent binding for Solaris Enable persistent binding if you want Veritas Operations
9 hosts
Manager to discover the storage that is allocated to a Solaris
9 host.
A shell on the remote host
Veritas Operations Manager requires a shell on the remote
host (sh, ksh, or bash) that accepts sh file redirection.
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Table 7-3
Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts (continued)
Requirement
Description
Secure Shell (SSH) on the
remote host
To communicate between the Veritas Operations Manager
host and remote UNIX hosts, Veritas Operations Manager
uses the non-keyboard interactive, password-based
authentication of SSH.
Ensure that:
SSH is installed.
The SSH package is typically installed by default;
however, it may not be present if a minimal operating
system installation was performed. If the SSH package
is not present, use the operating system installer to install
SSH, or download and install OpenSSH.
See About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host
on page 134.
SSH is set up properly.
See SSH configuration requirements for agentless
discovery on page 132.
SunSSH is version 1.1 (Sun_SSH_1.1) or higher on
Solaris 9 hosts. If a Solaris 9 host runs version 1.0
(Sun_SSH_1_0), network communication between Veritas
Operations Manager and the Solaris 9 host may terminate
during agentless configuration and discovery.
OpenSSH is not version 0.9.8e or 0.9.7e on AIX, Linux,
and Solaris hosts. These versions have known AES
encryption issues, which can cause a warning.
See How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works on page 123.
Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
Table 7-4 lists the requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
Table 7-4
Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
Requirement
Description
A user account
Veritas Operations Manager requires a local administrator
account for the remote host.
Network access between
hosts
Ensure there is network access between the host that you
want to discover and Veritas Operations Manager Control
Host that performs discovery.
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Table 7-4
Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts (continued)
Requirement
Description
Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
WMI is installed as part of the Windows operating system.
Ensure that the WMI service is enabled on the Veritas
Operations Manager host that performs discovery and on the
remote host that you want to discover.
Port 135 opened
Open TCP port 135 on the remote host that you want to
discover and the host that performs discovery (Control Host).
WMI uses port 135 to communicate between the hosts.
A Windows Management
Server or Control Host
Veritas Operations Manager cannot perform agentless
discovery of a Windows host from a Solaris Management
Server or Control Host. Initiate discovery from a Windows
Control Host if you want to discover a Windows host and do
not have a Windows Management Server.
User Account Control (UAC) Disable User Account Control on Veritas Operations Manager
turned off on a Windows 2008 Control Host that initiates agentless discovery, if the host
host
runs Windows 2008.
For information about how to turn off UAC, see the section
titled "Turning off UAC" at the following URL:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(WS.10).aspx
Microsofts Fibre Channel
Information Tool installed on
Windows 2003 hosts
Install Microsofts Fibre Channel Information Tool (fcinfo) on
Windows 2003 hosts that you want to discover. This tool is
required only if you want Veritas Operations Manager to
discover information about the hosts Fibre Channel (FC)
hardware (HBAs and Fibre Channel LUNs). For example,
the tool is not necessary if you want to discover a VMware
Windows guest operating system. FC discovery is not
possible for VMware guest operating systems.
You can download the tool from the following location:
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=
73d7b879-55b2-4629-8734-b0698096d3b1&displaylang=en
See How agentless discovery of a Windows host works on page 124.
Requirements for deep array discovery for agentless hosts
The following list provides requirements for deep array discovery for agentless
hosts:
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You must have the Storage Insight Add-on deployed to correlate OSHandles
on the agentless host with array LUNs.
After making masking changes to make new LUNs visible to a host, you must
wait for the next scheduled Storage Insight deep array discovery and then either
perform a manual refresh or wait for the next scheduled discovery of the
agentless host.
For VMware environments, when you make new LUNs visible to the ESX server,
you must wait for the next scheduled Storage Insight deep array discovery,
either perform a manual refresh or wait for the next scheduled discovery of the
agentless host, and then either perform a manual refresh or wait for the next
scheduled discovery of vCenter.
These requirements apply to both UNIX and Windows agentless hosts.
See About agentless discovery of remote hosts on page 122.
See Prerequisites for agentless configuration on page 123.
Commands that require the root access for agentless discovery of
UNIX hosts
Veritas Operations Manager requires a user account to perform agentless discovery
of a remote UNIX host. The minimum requirement is a non-root user account.
However, there are a few cases where Veritas Operations Manager requires a root
user account.
Table 7-5 identifies the commands that require root access.
Table 7-5
Commands that require root access for agentless discovery
Resource
Operating
system
Command
Purpose
VMware
BIOS UUID
Linux
(VMWare
Guest OS)
/usr/sbin/dmidecode Provides the VMware BIOS UUID for the
virtual machine.
Mandatory (for
VMware guests
only)
Disks
HP-UX
/usr/sbin/diskinfo
Mandatory
Provides the device handles for disks.
Requirement
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Table 7-5
Commands that require root access for agentless discovery
(continued)
Resource
Operating
system
Command
EMC
PowerPath
AIX, HP-UX, AIX:
Linux, and
/usr/sbin/powermt
Solaris
check_registration
Purpose
Requirement
Provides the license-related information.
Mandatory
Provides the paths and their status details.
Mandatory
Provides the Fibre Channel-related details
regarding HBA, HBA port WWNs, etc.
Optional
HP-UX:
/sbin/powermt
check_registration
Linux: /sbin/powermt
check_registration
Solaris: /etc/powermt
check_registration
Linux:
/usr/sbin/powermt
display dev=all
HP-UX:
/sbin/powermt
display dev=all
Linux: /sbin/powermt
display dev=all
Linux: /etc/powermt
display dev=all
HBAs or
target ports
Linux LVM
Linux DM
Multipath
Solaris
fcinfo
HP-UX
/opt/fcms/bin/
fcmsutil
Mandatory
Linux
vgdisplay -v --units b Provides the volume-related details for all
volumes.
Mandatory
lvdisplay -m --units b Provides the volume-related details for all
volumes.
Mandatory
/sbin/multipath
Mandatory (for
Linux hosts having
DM multipath
configuration)
Linux
Provides the paths and their status details.
Mandatory indicates that the specified part of feature discovery fails if you do not
provide root access for the command. Optional indicates that most of the feature
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discovery works even if you do not provide root access for the command. The
mandatory commands for a given OS platform need not be enabled in the privilege
control software if the host does not have the utilities installed on it
See How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works on page 123.
See Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts on page 125.
Using the privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX
hosts
Veritas Operations Manager requires a user account to perform agentless discovery
of a remote UNIX host. The minimum requirement is a non-root user account.
However, there are a few instances where Veritas Operations Manager requires a
root user account.
See Commands that require the root access for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
on page 129.
To discover that information, you can configure Veritas Operations Manager to use
one of the following:
A root user account.
A non-root user account and use privilege control software to grant that user
the ability to run specific commands.
Veritas Operations Manager supports the following privilege control software with
agentless discovery:
PowerBroker
Privilege Manager for UNIX
Sudo
Table 7-6 identifies how you can use privilege control software with agentless
discovery.
Table 7-6
Using privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX
hosts
Step
Action
Install the privilege control software on the remote host that
you want to discover.
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Table 7-6
Using privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX
hosts (continued)
Step
Action
Modify the configuration file for the privilege control software
as follows:
Add the user name that you want to use for agentless
discovery.
Add the commands that you want to allow the user to
run.
Ensure that the software does not require a TTY session
for commands to succeed.
Ensure that the software does not require a password
when running a command.
Ensure that the user has the privilege to kill the
commands that are initiated with the privilege control
software. Symantec recommends this privilege because
it gives the non-root user the ability to kill any commands
that hang when run through the privilege control
software.
Configure agentless discovery of hosts.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server
using an agent configuration on page 137.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server
using an agentless configuration on page 139.
See Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts on page 125.
See How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works on page 123.
SSH configuration requirements for agentless discovery
Veritas Operations Manager uses SSH to perform agentless discovery of UNIX
hosts. The configuration file sshd_config defines SSH configuration. The file is
located in /etc/ssh or in /opt/etc/ssh.
Table 7-7 lists the requirements for SSH and the associated parameters that are
defined in sshd_config.
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Table 7-7
Requirements for SSH
Requirement
Parameter(s)
Comments
The SSH port is
open for the user
account that you
use for discovery
Port
The port must be set to 22.
Agentless configuration does not
support the specification of the
SSH port.
SSH allows
password-based
authentication
PasswordAuthentication
To allow password-based
authentication, set the parameter
to yes.
SSH allows access PermitRootLogin
for the root user
Root user logon is required only if
you use a root account for
discovery. To allow logons by the
root user, set the
PermitRootLogin parameter to
yes.
SSH allows access
for the user
account that you
use for discovery
By default, SSH does not restrict
user logons. However, you may
have setup SSH to restrict access.
If you use parameters to restrict
access, ensure that they do not
block access by the user account
that you use for discovery.
AllowUsers
If you use this parameter,
ensure that it allows the user
account that you use for
agentless discovery.
DenyUsers
If you use this parameter,
ensure that it does not deny the
user account that you use for
agentless discovery.
AllowGroups
If you use this parameter,
ensure that it allows the group
to which the user account
belongs.
DenyGroups
If you use this parameter,
ensure that it does not deny the
group to which the user
account belongs.
For more information about sshd_config, refer to your system documentation.
See About agentless discovery using the Control Host on page 122.
See About agentless discovery of remote hosts on page 122.
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About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host
The SSH package may not be present on a UNIX host. If SSH is not present, you
can either use the operating system installer to install SSH, or you can download
and install OpenSSH. OpenSSH is a free, open-source version of SSH.
See Installing OpenSSH on AIX on page 134.
See Installing OpenSSH on Linux on page 134.
See Installing OpenSSH on Solaris on page 135.
Installing OpenSSH on AIX
AIX includes OpenSSH. You may also download OpenSSH.
To install OpenSSH on AIX
For AIX 5.2 or earlier, download OpenSSL from the AIX Toolbox page on the
IBM Web site:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do
?source=aixtbx&S_PKG=dlaixww&S_TACT=&S_CMP=
For AIX 5.3 or later, download the OpenSSL install package from the AIX Web
Download Pack Programs page on the IBM Web site:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/pick.do?source=aixbp
Install OpenSSL.
Download OpenSSH from the following location:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openssh-aix/files
Install OpenSSH.
See About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host on page 134.
Installing OpenSSH on Linux
Most Linux distributions include OpenSSH. You may also download OpenSSH. On
Linux, the following OpenSSH packages are required:
openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.e15.i386.rpm
openssh-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm
openssh-server-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm
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To install OpenSSH on Linux
For Red Hat, download the OpenSSH packages from the following location:
http://www.redhat.com
For other Linux distributions, download the OpenSSH packages from the
following location:
http://rpm.pbone.net
Run the following command to install the OpenSSH packages:
# rpm -ivh openssh-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm
openssh-server-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm
See About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host on page 134.
Installing OpenSSH on Solaris
On Solaris 10, SSH is installed by default. There is no need to install SSH manually.
On Solaris 9, the easiest way to install OpenSSH is to download and install the
precompiled packages from Sunfreeware.com. The following OpenSSH packages
are required:
GNU Compiler
Zlib
OpenSSL
OpenSSH
To install OpenSSH on Solaris 9
Download the OpenSSH packages from the following locations.
GNU Compiler
ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/sparc/9/libgcc-3.4.6-sol9-sparc-local.gz
Zlib
ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/sparc/9/zlib-1.2.3-sol9-sparc-local.gz
OpenSSL
ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/sparc/9/openssl-0.9.8l-sol9-sparc-local.gz
OpenSSH
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ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/sparc/9/openssh-5.3p1-sol9-sparc-local.gz
Unzip the packages and install the files using the following commands:
For the GNU Compiler:
# gunzip libgcc-3.4.6-sol9-sparc-local.gz
# pkgadd -d libgcc-3.4.6-sol9-sparc-local
For Zlib:
# gunzip zlib-1.2.3-sol9-sparc-local.gz
# pkgadd -d zlib-1.2.3-sol9-sparc-local
For OpenSSL:
# gunzip openssl-0.9.81-sol9-sparc-local.gz
# pkgadd -d openssl-0.9.81-sol9-sparc-local
For OpenSSH:
# gunzip openssh-5.3p1-sol9-sparc-local.gz
# pkgadd -d openssh-5.3p1-sol9-sparc-local
Set up the /var/empty directory by running the following commands:
# mkdir /var/empty
# chown root:sys /var/empty
# chmod 775 /var/empty
Add the user sshd by running the following command:
# useradd -g sshd -c 'sshd Privsep' -d /var/empty -s /bin/false
sshd
Edit the default /user/local/sshd_config file.
Replace these lines:
Subsystem sftp /user/libexec/sftp-server
PermitRootLogin no
with:
Subsytem sftp /user/local/libexec/sftp-server
PermitRootLogin yes
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Generate keys for the server by running the following commands:
# ssh-keygen -t rsa1 -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_key -N ""
# ssh-keygen -t dsa -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key -N ""
# ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /usr/local/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key -N ""
Start SSHD by running the following command:
# nohup /usr/local/sbin/sshd &
See About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host on page 134.
Adding the managed hosts to Management Server
using an agent configuration
In the Management Server console, you can add a new managed host to
Management Server using an agent configuration.
Note: Veritas Operations Manager does not support adding a managed agent host
to Management Server if the version of the managed agent host is newer than the
version of Management Server. However, Veritas Operations Manager does not
display any error messages when you perform this task.
Before you add a managed agent host to the Management Server, make sure that
the managed agent host can communicate with the Management Server. The time
difference between the system clocks on the Management Server and managed
host should not be more than 90 minutes.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To add a managed host to Management Server using an agent
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Add Hosts > Agent.
In the Settings tab click Host. Click Add Hosts > Agent.
In the Add agent hosts wizard panel, enter the host details, and click Finish.
See Add agent hosts panel options on page 138.
In the Result panel, verify that the host has been added successfully. Click
OK.
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To add multiple managed hosts to Management Server using the CSV file
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Add Hosts > Agent.
In the Settings tab click Host. Click Add Hosts > Agent.
In the Add agent hosts wizard panel, under Advance, click Browse to select
the CSV file.
Click Import selected file and click Finish.
In the Result panel, verify that the host has been added successfully. Click
OK.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
See Refreshing the details of the managed host on page 145.
See Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain on page 146.
Add agent hosts panel options
Use this wizard panel to specify options to add a managed host to Management
Server using an agent configuration.
Table 7-8
Add agent hosts panel options for agent configuration
Field
Description
Add entry
Select to manually specify more than one host
to add.
Host Name
Enter host name or IP address that you can
use to reach the managed host from
Management Server.
User Name
Enter the root or administrator user name for
the host.
Password
Enter the root or administrator password to
log on to the managed host.
Under Advanced you can add multiple hosts by importing the information from a
comma-separated (.csv) file from a specified location. The CSV file must include
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the .csv extension. You can use the manual host specification and the CSV file
simultaneously to add hosts.
The following is an example of a CSV file that includes user names and passwords
for each host:
Host,User,Password
host1.abc.com,username1,password1
host2.abc.com,username2,password2
The first line in the CSV file must appear as above. You can replace the subsequent
lines with your hosts, user names, and passwords.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
Adding the managed hosts to Management Server
using an agentless configuration
In the Management Server console, you can add a new managed host to
Management Server using an agentless configuration.
Before you add a managed agent host to the Management Server, make sure that
the managed agent host can communicate with the Management Server.
You can convert an agentless host to an agent host by installing the Veritas
Operations Manager agent on the host and then add the host using the Add agent
host wizard. You do not need to remove the host from the Management Server
domain.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To add a managed host to Management Server using an agentless configuration
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Add Hosts > Agentless.
In the Settings tab click Host. Click Add Hosts > Agentless.
In the Add agentless hosts wizard panel, enter the host details, and click
Finish.
See Add agentless hosts panel options on page 140.
In the Result panel, verify that the host has been added successfully. Click
OK.
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To add multiple managed agentless hosts to Management Server using the CSV file
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Add Hosts > Agents.
In the Settings tab click Host. Click Add Hosts > Agentless.
In the Add agentless host wizard panel, under Advance, click Browse to
select the .csv file.
Click Import selected file and click Finish.
In the Result panel, verify that the host has been added successfully. Click
OK.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
See Refreshing the details of the managed host on page 145.
See Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain on page 146.
Add agentless hosts panel options
Use this wizard panel to specify options to add a managed host to Management
Server using agentless configuration.
The Advanced option lets you use privilege control software with the agentless
discovery of a host. You must specify the type and location of the software on the
remote host. The Advanced option is optional and is required when adding agentless
host discovery for non-root users.
Table 7-9
Add agentless hosts wizard panel options for agentless configuration
Field
Description
Discovery Mode
Lets you filter the Control Host field by
discovery mode.
SSH should be used for adding UNIX hosts
and WMI should be used for adding Windows
hosts.
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Table 7-9
Add agentless hosts wizard panel options for agentless configuration
(continued)
Field
Description
Control Host
Control Host through which the agentless host
is being discovered.
Windows agentless hosts can only be
discovered by Windows Control Hosts.
Add entry
Select to manually specify more than one host
to add.
Host Name
Enter host name or IP address that you can
use to reach the managed host from
Management Server.
User Name
Enter user name with administrator rights.
Password
Enter password to log on to the managed
host.
Advanced
Lets you specify type and location of privilege
control software to use on the agentless
hosts.
Under Advanced you can add multiple hosts by importing the information from a
comma-separated (.csv) file from a specified location. The CSV file must include
the .csv extension. You can use the manual host specification and the CSV file
simultaneously to add hosts.
The following is an example of a CSV file that includes user names and passwords
for each host:
Host,User,Password
host1.abc.com,username1,password1
host2.abc.com,username2,password2
The first line in the CSV file must appear as above. You can replace the subsequent
lines with your hosts, user names, and passwords.
For agentless configuration, the CSV file cannot contain both UNIX and Windows
hosts.
Note: The discovery mode (SSH or WMI) must be consistent with the types of hosts
you specify in the CSV file. You must specify SSH for UNIX hosts and WMI for
Windows hosts.
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See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
Adding managed hosts to Management Server using
the Auto Configure (gendeploy.pl) script
You can add an agent host to the Management Server domain with minimal user
interaction. The Auto Configure (gendeploy.pl) script available on Management
Server can be used to create a script that is run on the host to add the host to the
domain. You can create the script either at the command prompt, or in the Veritas
Operations Manager Management Server console.
Note: You can only add an agent host using the Auto Configure (gendeploy.pl)
script. This feature is not applicable for adding agentless hosts.
You need to copy the script that is created using gendeploy.pl to all the hosts that
you want to add to the domain. After you copy the script, you have to run it on each
host. A host on which you run the script must have the VRTSsfmh package installed
on it.
Adding many hosts to Management Server at the same time using the Auto
Configure (gendeploy.pl) script can affect the performance of Management Server.
It is recommended that you add no more than 50 agent hosts at a time.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To add an agent host to Management Server using the Auto Configure (gendeploy.pl)
script
Create the script to add an agent host using either the command prompt, or
the console. Do one of the following:
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings. Click
Auto Configure. In the Auto Configure wizard, click Download. In the
File Download dialog, click Save to save the script to the required location.
Create the script using command prompt.
On Linux Management Server, log on as root.
Run the following command:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/gendeploy.pl --out filename [--domain
sfm:domainname:port]
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where, filename is the name of the script that you specify. The
domainname is the Management Server host name.
For example,
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/gendeploy.pl --out test.pl --domain
sfm://Managementserver.domain.com:5634
In this example, the domain name is the Management Server name, or
the domain that is hosted by Management Server.
On Windows Management Server, log on as a user with the administrator
privileges.
To change the directory, run the following command at the command
prompt:
cd "C:\Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmh\bin"
To create the script to add an agent host, run the following command:
perl.exe gendeploy.pl --out <filename> [--domain
<sfm:domainname:port>]
where, filename is the name of the script that you specify. The domain
name is the Management Server host name.
For example, perl.exe gendeploy.pl --out test.pl[--domain
sfm://Managementserver.domain.com:5634]
In this example, the domain name is the Management Server name, or
the domain that is hosted by the Management Server.
Copy the script to the agent host.
On the agent host, change the directory to the location where you copied the
script.
Do one of the following:
On UNIX-based hosts, run the following command to make the script
executable:
chmod +x filename
where, filename is the name of the script.
Run the script:
./filename
On Windows-based hosts, run the following command:
"C:\Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe" filename
where, filename is the name of the script.
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For the above script, the optional hostname parameter is the host as seen
by the Management Server. The host is discovered by this name or IP
address in Veritas Operations Manager.
In the console, verify that the agent host has been added to the Management
Server domain.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
See Refreshing the details of the managed host on page 145.
See Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain on page 146.
Editing the agentless host configuration
To edit the details of an agentless host, you can use the Edit agentless
configuration option.
The Advanced option lets you use privilege control software with the agentless
discovery of a host. You must specify the type and location of the software. The
Advanced option is optional and is required while configuring agentless host
discovery for non-root users.
The edit operation for agentless hosts is asynchronous. The wizard displays that
the operation has triggered the edit, but the discovery operation for the agentless
host is actually in progress in the background. You must wait for the actual discovery
to complete.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To edit the details of an agentless host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Host.
Expand Agentless to locate the host.
Right-click in the details list and select Edit agentless configuration.
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In the Edit agentless configuration wizard panel, edit the host details, and
click Finish.
See Edit agentless host panel options on page 145.
In the Result panel, verify that the host has been modified successfully. Click
OK.
See Using the privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
on page 131.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
Edit agentless host panel options
Use this wizard panel to edit the details of configured agentless hosts.
Table 7-10
Edit agentless host wizard panel options for agentless configuration
Field
Options
Host
Displays the host name or IP address that
you can use to reach the managed host from
Management Server.
User name
Modify the user name. User name must have
administrative privileges to log-in to the hosts.
Password
Modify the password to log on to the
managed host.
Advanced
Modify the type and location of privilege
control software to use on the agentless host.
See Editing the agentless host configuration on page 144.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
Refreshing the details of the managed host
You can use the Management Server console to refresh the discovery of the agent
families on both managed agent and agentless hosts. You can also perform this
task in the Hosts details view in the Server perspective.
To refresh more than one managed host, press Ctrl as you select hosts from the
list.
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The refresh operation for agentless hosts is asynchronous. The wizard displays
that the operation has triggered the refresh, but the discovery operation for the
agentless host is actually in progress in the background. You must wait for the
actual discovery to complete. When it is complete, you can view the status reflected
in the State column if you are in the Server perspective. If you are in the
Management Server perspective, click Host and view the status in the Discovery
State column.
To perform this task in the Server perspective, your user group must be assigned
the Admin role on the host or the Server perspective. The permission on the host
may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To refresh the details of a managed host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, do one of the following:
Go to the Server perspective and select Manage in the left pane. Expand
the Organization or Uncategorized Hosts to locate the host.
Click Settings. Click Host to locate the host.
Right-click the managed host and select Refresh.
In the Refresh Hosts wizard panel review the managed host and click Yes.
In the Result panel click OK.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
See Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain on page 146.
See Verifying the version of a managed host in the console on page 67.
Removing managed hosts from the Management
Server domain
You can dissociate the managed hosts from Management Server and remove the
managed hosts from the data center using the Management Server console. To
remove more than one managed host, press Ctrl as you select hosts from the list.
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To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To remove managed hosts from the Management Server domain
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Host.
Right-click the managed host and select Remove.
In the Remove Hosts wizard panel review the managed host and click Yes.
In the Result panel click OK.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent
configuration on page 137.
See Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless
configuration on page 139.
See Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure
(gendeploy.pl) script on page 142.
See Refreshing the details of the managed host on page 145.
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Chapter
Setting up user access
This chapter includes the following topics:
About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the Veritas
Operations Manager domain
Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server
Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory
configuration from the authentication broker
Enabling the authentication domain
Disabling the authentication domain
About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager
About Organizations, objects, and roles in Veritas Operations Manager
Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective
Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective
Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
Restricting users or user groups from accessing the Veritas Operations Manager
console
Example: Managing user access in Veritas Operations Manager using
Organizations and existing user groups
Setting up user access
About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the Veritas Operations Manager domain
About managing authentication brokers and
authentication domains in the Veritas Operations
Manager domain
An authentication broker is an intermediate registration and certification authority
that can authenticate clients including users or services.
In Veritas Operations Manager there is a primary authentication broker which is
associated with one or more authentication domains that authenticate users. The
primary authentication broker is installed on Management Server. The authentication
broker is configured automatically during the Management Server configuration.
You cannot add more than one authentication broker.
You can also manage the authentication domains that are associated with
authentication brokers in Veritas Operations Manager.
Veritas Operations Manager supports the authentication mechanism that is
configured in the operating system, including Pluggable Authentication Modules
(PAM), Network Information Service (NIS), or NIS+. In addition to the native
operating system authentication, Veritas Operations Manager supports Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Active Directory (AD).
Veritas Operations Manager authentication has no ability to interact with RSA or
other secondary authentication interfaces like proxy, VPN, Kerberos, (where the
subscriber must request and receive an encrypted security token that can be used
to access a particular service), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
(RADIUS), Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+),
DS3, smartcard, or other multifactor authentication methods.
You can view the following authentication domain types on the Veritas Operations
Manager log in page:
Unixpwd
Network (NT) Domain
LDAP
AD
To assign permissions to user groups within perspectives, you need to configure
LDAP or AD domain.
If you unconfigure the LDAP or AD domain, the permissions that are assigned to
user groups on the perspectives are deleted.
To manage the authentication domains, your user group must be assigned the
Admin role on the Management Server perspective.
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See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
See Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory
configuration from the authentication broker on page 155.
See Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective on page 158.
Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or
Active Directory-based authentication on
Management Server
You can add Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Active Directory
(AD)-based authentication on the primary authentication broker.
By default, the LDAP or AD-based authentication domain that you add is in the
enabled state.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To add LDAP or AD-based authentication
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Add LDAP/AD.
Click Security. In the Brokers & Domains tab, click Add LDAP/AD.
In the Add LDAP/AD wizard panel, enter the details, and click Next.
See Add LDAP/AD panel options on page 151.
In the Add LDAP/AD wizard panel, enter a domain name, specify the search
base, and click Finish.
See Add LDAP/AD panel options to specify the domain name on page 153.
In the Add LDAP/AD panel that confirms that you have added the LDAP or
AD-based authentication, click OK.
See About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the
Veritas Operations Manager domain on page 149.
See Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory
configuration from the authentication broker on page 155.
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Add LDAP/AD panel options
Use this wizard panel to add LDAP or AD-based authentication on the primary
authentication broker.
Table 8-1
Add LDAP/AD panel options
Field
Description
Server Information
Server Name (Mandatory)
Enter the fully-qualified host name or IP
address of the LDAP server.
If a secure session is configured with the
LDAP server using SSL certificates, you must
enter the fully-qualified host name that
matches with the fully-qualified host name in
the LDAP server certificate
Port (Mandatory)
Displays the number of the port on which the
LDAP server is configured to run.
By default, this field displays the port number
as 389. You can edit this port number, if
required.
Verify Server
Click to verify the server name and check
whether the server requires you to log on or
use the SSL certificate.
This server requires me to log on (Optional) Select this check box if the anonymous
operations are disabled on the LDAP server
and a bind user ID is required to proceed with
configuring the LDAP-based authentication
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Table 8-1
Add LDAP/AD panel options (continued)
Field
Description
Bind User Name/DN
Enter the complete Distinguished Name (DN)
of the user that is used to bind to the LDAP
server.
If the LDAP server being used is Active
Directory (AD), you can provide the DN in any
of the following formats:
domainname\username
For example, You can provide the DN as
[email protected]
ENTERPRISE\Administrator
For RFC 2307 compliant LDAP servers,
specify complete bind DN.
For example,
cn=Manager,dc=vss,dc=symantec,dc=com
The LDAP or the AD administrator can
provide you the bind user name that you can
use.
Password
Enter the password that is assigned to the
bind user name that you use.
Use Secure Sockets Layer
Select this check box to use the Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to establish
a secure channel between the authentication
broker and the LDAP server.
Certificate location
Enter the location of the trusted root CA
certificate of the vendor that issued the LDAP
server certificate.
Query Information
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Table 8-1
Add LDAP/AD panel options (continued)
Field
Description
User Name (Mandatory)
Enter the user name based on which the
system detects the LDAP server-related
settings.
Note: Ensure that the user name does not
contain any special characters.
The system determines the search base
based on the user name that you specify in
this field.
Group Name
Enter the name of the user group based on
which the system detects the LDAP
server-related settings.
Note: Ensure that the group name does not
contain any special characters.
Veritas Operations Manager displays this field
if the user does not belong to any user
groups.
The system determines the search base
based on the group name along with the user
name that you have specified.
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
Add LDAP/AD panel options to specify the domain name
Use this wizard panel to specify the Domain Name and the Search Base to configure
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) based authentication on the primary
authentication broker.
Table 8-2
Add LDAP/AD panel options
Field
Description
Server Name
Displays the fully-qualified host name or IP
address of the LDAP server that you have
specified in the LDAP/AD wizard panel.
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Table 8-2
Add LDAP/AD panel options (continued)
Field
Description
Domain Name
Enter a unique name to identify the
LDAP-based authentication that you configure
on the primary authentication broker. You can
enter up to 32 characters.
Search Base
Use Default
Select this option if you want to use the
default search base that the system has
detected using the information that you have
specified on the LDAP/AD wizard panel.
Custom
Select this option to specify the search base
other than the default search base.
For example, you can customize the search
base as follows to authenticate the user
(sampleuser) who belongs to the organization
(ou=HR), which is an organization unit under
ou=user
The organization structure is given below:
ou=HR,ou=People,dc=veritas,dc=com
|-sampleuser
ou=Engg,ou=People,dc=veritas,dc=com
|-Eng1
The default search base is
ou=HR,ou=People,dc=veritas,dc=com
To authenticate users under ou=HR and
ou=Engg, set custom search base to a level
up:
ou=People,dc=symantec,dc=com
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
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Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory configuration from the authentication broker
Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
or Active Directory configuration from the
authentication broker
You can remove or unconfigure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or
Active Directory (AD) configuration from the primary authentication broker using
the Management Server console.
The permissions assigned to user groups within perspectives are deleted when
you remove LDAP or AD configuration.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To unconfigure LDAP or AD configuration from the primary authentication broker
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Security.
In the Brokers & Domains tab, right-click the authentication domain that you
have configured as LDAP or AD, and select Unconfigure.
In the Unconfigure panel review the information, and click OK.
See About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the
Veritas Operations Manager domain on page 149.
See Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated
with the broker on page 239.
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
Enabling the authentication domain
Using the Management Server console, you can enable the authentication domains
that are associated with an authentication broker, LDAP, or AD. You must enable
an authentication domain to do the following:
Display the authentication domain on the Veritas Operations Manager login
page.
To assign permissions to the user groups for the perspectives.
To enable the authentication domain
In the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Security.
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Disabling the authentication domain
In the Brokers & Domains tab, right-click the domain and select Enable.
In the Enable Domains wizard panel, review the domain name and type, and
click OK.
See About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the
Veritas Operations Manager domain on page 149.
See Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated
with the broker on page 239.
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
See Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory
configuration from the authentication broker on page 155.
See Disabling the authentication domain on page 156.
Disabling the authentication domain
Using the Management Server console, you can disable the authentication domain
that is associated with an authentication broker, AD, or LDAP. When you disable
a domain, it is not displayed on the Veritas Operations Manager login page and
you cannot assign permissions to the user groups for the perspectives.
To disable the authentication domain
In the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Security.
In the Brokers & Domains tab, right-click the domain and select Disable.
In the Disable Domains wizard panel, review the domain name and type, and
click OK.
See About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the
Veritas Operations Manager domain on page 149.
See Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated
with the broker on page 239.
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
See Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory
configuration from the authentication broker on page 155.
See Enabling the authentication domain on page 155.
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About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager
About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager
Veritas Operations Manager has three predefined roles: Admin, Operator, and
Guest. Veritas Operations Manager makes use of the existing user groups within
the Active Directory or in the native operating system such as Windows or UNIX.
A user group is assigned a role on the perspective or an Organization within a
perspective.
A user group with Admin role on a perspective can perform tasks such as creating
and assigning permissions to an Organization, along with other tasks that are
relevant in the perspective. A user group with Guest role can only view the
information displayed in the perspective. Only Admin role can be assigned to a user
group in the Management Server perspective.
Operator role is available only in the Availability perspective. A user group with
operator role can perform operations such as taking a service group online or offline,
freezing or unfreezing service groups, adding or modifying resources, or running
the high availability and disaster recovery fire drill.
See About Organizations, objects, and roles in Veritas Operations Manager
on page 157.
See Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective on page 158.
About Organizations, objects, and roles in Veritas
Operations Manager
Organization is a collection of objects in a perspective that can be secured and
managed as a group. Organizations can be created in all perspectives except in
the Management Server perspective. To create an Organization, your user group
must have the Admin role on the perspective. The objects within the Organization
may or may not represent the physical organization of the objects in the actual data
center.
Multiple Organizations can be created in a perspective and user permissions can
be assigned to each Organization. For example, a group of users can have Admin
role on an Organization having Windows hosts, and Guest role for an Organization
having Linux hosts.
You can also create unlimited number of nested Organizations. An Organization
defined in one perspective is not available in another perspective.
For more information on creating Organizations, refer to the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server User Guide.
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Table 8-3 lists the objects in each perspective which can be grouped to form an
Organization.
Table 8-3
Objects for creating Organizations
Perspective
Object
Server
Hosts
Availability
Clusters
Storage
Enclosures
Virtualization
Virtualization servers
The objects within an Organization inherit the permissions assigned to the
Organization. To assign exclusive user permissions on the objects within the
Organization, you need to modify the permissions on the individual object.
For example, an Organization named Windows in the Server perspective has five
hosts. By default, the hosts inherit the permissions assigned to the Organization.
User permissions can be modified on each of the five hosts.
User permissions can be assigned to the following objects in a perspective:
Table 8-4
Objects within an Organization
Perspective
Object
Server
Hosts
Availability
Clusters and service groups
Storage
Enclosures
Virtualization
Virtualization servers
See About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager on page 157.
See Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective on page 158.
Assigning permissions to user groups for a
perspective
Veritas Operations Manager makes use the existing user groups which are present
in the Active Directory or in the native operating system such as Windows or UNIX.
The root user can assign permissions such as Admin or Guest to the user groups
for a perspective.
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For the Availability perspective, the root user can also assign the Operator role.
The user groups having the Operator role can perform operations such as talking
a service group online or offline, freezing or unfreezing a service group, or running
the high availability and disaster recovery fire drill.
To assign permissions to user groups for a perspective, your user group must have
the Admin role assigned on the Management Server perspective. The root user
can also perform this task.
To assign permissions to user groups for a perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, do one of the following:.
Click Settings. Skip to 2.
Click on a perspective and expand Manage in the left pane. Right-click
Data Center and select Properties. Skip to 4.
Click Security, and click the Permissions tab.
Select a perspective from the drop-down list.
Under Add Permission, click Select user group.
In the Select user group panel, select the domain, and enter the name of the
user group.
The user group name is case-sensitive.
Click Verify user group and click OK.
Under Add Permission, select a role from the drop-down list. Click Add.
See About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager on page 157.
In the Success panel click OK.
See Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective on page 159.
See Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective on page 160.
Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a
perspective
Veritas Operations Manager makes use the existing user groups which are present
in the Active Directory or in the native operating system such as Windows or UNIX.
The root user can modify permissions assigned to the user groups for a perspective.
In case of Availability perspective, the root user can also assign the Operator role.
To modify permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective, your user group
must have the Admin role assigned on the Management Server perspective. The
root user can also perform this task.
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Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
To modify permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, do one of the following:
Click Settings. Skip to 2.
Click on a perspective and expand Manage in the left pane. Right-click Data
Center and select Properties. Skip to 3.
Click Security and click the Permissions tab.
Right-click the user group and select Modify Role.
In the Modify Role panel, select a role from the drop-down list, and click OK.
In the Modify Role panel click Close.
See About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager on page 157.
See Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective on page 160.
Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a
perspective
Using the Management Server console, you can delete the permissions assigned
to user groups on a perspective.
To delete permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective, your user group
must have the Admin role assigned on the Management Server perspective. The
root user can also perform this task.
To delete permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, do one of the following:
Click Settings. Skip to 2.
Click on a perspective and expand Manage in the left pane. Right-click
Data Center and select Properties. Skip to 3.
Click Security, and click the Permissions tab.
Right-click the user group and select Delete.
In the Delete panel click OK.
In the Delete - Result panel click Close.
See About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager on page 157.
See Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective on page 159.
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Restricting users or user groups from accessing the Veritas Operations Manager console
Restricting users or user groups from accessing the
Veritas Operations Manager console
You can restrict a user or a user group from accessing the Management Server
console.
Create a file named .esmwebdeny and enter the name of the user or the user group
whom you want to restrict in the following format.
For user: user name@domain name:user
For user group: user group name@domain name:group
User and user group names are case-sensitive only for unixpwd domains, for LDAP,
AD, and NT domains they are case insensitive.
Web server restart is not required when the file is created or modified. If the user
or the user group is already logged in to the Management Server console, the
restrictions will be applicable in the subsequent login session.
Following is an example of a .esmwebdeny file that includes the names of users
and user groups who are restricted from accessing the Management Server console.
[email protected]:user
[email protected]:user
[email protected]:group
[email protected]:group
Place the file at the following location:
For Linux-based Management Server: /var/opt/VRTSsfmcs/conf/
For Windows-based Management Server (2008/2008 R2):
C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs\conf\
Precede a comment in the .esmwebdeny file with "#".
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
See Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective on page 158.
See Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective on page 160.
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Example: Managing user access in Veritas Operations Manager using Organizations and existing user groups
Example: Managing user access in Veritas Operations
Manager using Organizations and existing user groups
As an Administrator you may need to restrict user groups from performing certain
tasks on specific objects. Using the Management Server console, you can assign
roles to existing user groups on a perspective. Alternately you can also create
Organizations in a perspective, and assign roles to user groups on these
Organizations. Organizations can be created using hosts, clusters, virtualization
servers, and enclosures in Server, Availability, Virtualization, and Storage
perspective respectively.
You can create an Organization in one of the following ways:
Create an empty Organization.
Create an Organization by manually selecting the objects.
Create an Organization by selecting objects based on a rule.
This example explains how you can restrict user groups from performing certain
tasks on objects.
You can do any one of the following to restrict access:
Provide access only to the selected perspective.
Create an Organization in a perspective, and provide access to the same.
Provide access to an object within the Organization.
For more information on creating Organizations within a perspective and assigning
predefined roles, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Management Server User
Guide.
In this example, we use the following names:
Domain
alpha.symantecdomain.com
User group 1
UserGroup_A
User group 2
UserGroup_B
User group 3
Operations_team
Organization 1
Windows_cluster
Organization 2
Linux_cluster
Service group
Beta_SG
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Provide access to user groups on a perspective
As an Administrator, you can provide access to user groups on a perspective.
Veritas Operations Manager makes use of the existing user groups which are
present in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Active Directory (AD),
or the authentication mechanism in the native operating system of Windows and
UNIX. Before you assign permissions to user groups, you need to create user
groups in LDAP or AD. Create user groups called UserGroup_A, UserGroup_B,
and Operations_team. User group names are case-sensitive.
User groups with Admin role on a perspective can perform all the tasks in that
perspective. In addition to the Admin role, Operator role is available only in the
Availability perspective. User group with Operator role can perform certain tasks
such as onlining and offlining service groups, freezing or unfreezing service groups,
clearing faults on service groups or, running the disaster recover fire drill.
A user group having the Guest role on any perspective can only view the information
and not perform any task.
Consider the Operations_team user group which is responsible for tasks such as
freezing or unfreezing service groups, clearing faults on service groups, running
the high availability or disaster recover fire drill. These tasks are performed on the
services groups in the Availability perspective. A user group having either Admin
or Operator role can perform these tasks. As an Administrator, you can assign the
Operator role to Operations_team, thereby restricting them from performing other
tasks which require Admin role.
Using the Management Server console, you can assign the Operator role on the
Availability perspective to the Operations_team user group.
To assign Operator role to Operations_team on the Availability perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Security.
Click the Permissions tab.
Select Availability perspective.
Under Add Permission, click Select user group.
In the Select user group panel, select alpha.symantecdomain.com, and
enter Operations_team.
Verify the user group, and click OK.
Under Add Permission, select Operator role from the list, and click Add.
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Create an Organization in a perspective, and provide access
to the same
Assigning the Admin role to user groups on a perspective, allows the user groups
to perform all tasks on all the objects within the perspective. As an Administrator,
you may want to restrict the access to certain objects within the perspective. To do
this, you need to create an Organization by grouping the objects. You can then
provide appropriate roles to user groups on these Organizations.
For example, in the Availability perspective, you can create an Organization called
Windows_cluster which consists of all Windows cluster nodes and another called
Linux_cluster having all Linux cluster nodes. You can assign the clusters to the
Organization based on a rule.
To create a Windows_cluster Organization
In the Home page on the Management Server console, go to Availability
perspective and select Manage in the left pane.
Right-click Data Center and select Create Organization.
In the Create Organization wizard panel, enter Windows_cluster in the name
field.
Select Assign Clusters to Organization Based on Rule, and click Next.
In the Create Organization - Based on a rule wizard panel, do the following:
In the Attribute list, select Platform.
In the Condition list, select Is One-of.
In the Values list, select Windows.
Click Finish.
The rule is applied and all the cluster nodes having Windows platform are moved
from Uncategorized Clusters into the Organization named Windows_cluster. When
a new Windows cluster node is added to the Management Server domain, it is
automatically moved into Windows_cluster Organization.
Similarly you can create another Organization called Linux_cluster for all cluster
nodes on Linux platform.
You can now restrict access to these Organizations. You can provide Admin role
to UserGroup_A on the Windows_cluster Organization, and UserGroup_B on
Linux_cluster.
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To assign Admin role to UserGroup_A on Windows_cluster
In the Home page on the Management Server console, go to Availability
perspective and select Manage in the left pane.
Right-click Windows_cluster, and select Properties.
Under Add Permission, click Select user group.
In the Select user group panel, select alpha.symantecdomain.com, and
enter UserGroup_A.
Verify the user group, and click OK.
Under Add Permission, select Admin role from the list, and click Add.
The UserGroup_A is now assigned the Admin role on Windows_cluster. This team
can now perform all the tasks on the cluster.
Similarly you can assign Admin role to UserGroup_B on Linux_cluster. If required,
you can also assign Guest role to UserGroup_A on Linux_cluster, and Guest role
to UserGroup_B on Windows_cluster.
Provide access to an object within the Organization.
Since UserGroup_A is assigned Guest role on Linux_cluster, all the service groups
within Linux_cluster inherit the Guest role for UserGroup_A.
Consider a service group, Beta_SG, which belongs to the Linux_cluster Organization.
You want to assign Admin role to UserGroup_A on this service group. To do this
you need to modify the role.
To modify role on Beta_SG to Admin for UserGroup_A
In the Home page on the Management Server console, go to Availability
perspective and select Manage in the left pane.
Expand Linux_cluster, expand Service Groups, and select Beta_SG.
Right-click Beta_SG, and select Properties.
Click the Permissions tab.
Right-click UserGroup_A, select Modify Role.
Select Admin role and click OK.
UserGroup_A now has Admin role on Beta_SG, and Guest role on the remaining
service groups in the Linux_cluster Organization.
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
See About predefined roles in Veritas Operations Manager on page 157.
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See About Organizations, objects, and roles in Veritas Operations Manager
on page 157.
See Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective on page 158.
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Chapter
Setting up fault monitoring
This chapter includes the following topics:
About alerts and rules
Creating rules in the Management Server perspective
Editing rules in the Management Server perspective
Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective
Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective
Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective
About faults and risks
Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective
Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management Server perspective
Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the Management Server perspective
About alerts and rules
Data center administrators need to manage the condition of the resources in the
data center. Administrators typically define the custom rules that specify what
conditions generate an alert, what actions should occur if an alert is detected, and
which actions generate which type of alert severity. Using the Management Server
console, you can create and maintain rules pertaining to alerts.
You can monitor the faulty status and performance information of your data center
by reviewing the alert log on the Management Server console.
You can view the following information on alerts in the data center:
Setting up fault monitoring
About alerts and rules
Information about the alert.
The source of the alert.
The time when the alert occurred.
The alert severity levels are:
Critical
Warning
Information
You can create alert rules to receive warnings about events and conditions, such
as stopped replication or storage capacity, enabled or disabled I/O paths, faulted
clusters and so on.
Using the Management Server console, you can specify to initiate one of the
following actions when an alert condition is met:
Send an email message. For some alert conditions, operators may want to send
emails notifying key personnel about the condition. You can specify one or more
email addresses to which the alert notification is sent.
Note: You must provide the details for the SMTP settings before setting the
email notification for an alert.
Send an SNMP trap notification. Some objects are not polled. When events take
place, these objects send traps or unsolicited asynchronous SNMP messages
to the Server. Some of the rules that Veritas Operations Manager uses to monitor
objects in the environment rely on SNMP trap-based messages.
Note: You must configure SNMP trap settings for receiving alert notifications.
Run a custom script. You can upload a custom script that runs when the alert
conditions that are specified by the rule occur.
See Viewing the details of rules on page 242.
See Configuring SMTP settings for email notifications on page 221.
See Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications on page 222.
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Creating rules in the Management Server perspective
In the Management Server console, you can create rules to trigger various actions
based on alert conditions. Aside from creating rules from the rules option, you can
also create rules from selected faults and alerts.
Rules that are created in the Management Server perspective are applied globally
to the entire data center organization, including all sub-organizations that are created.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
Note: If you want to apply a rule only to specific Organizations rather than the entire
data center, do not create the rule in the Management Server perspective. Instead
create the rule in the perspective that contains the Organizations.
For more information on applying rules to specific Organizations, see Veritas
Operations Manager Management Server User Guide.
To create a rule in the Management Server perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Alert & Rules.
Click Create Rule.
In the Create Rule wizard panel, do one of the following:
Select This rule will be triggered for all faults of type:, click Next and
skip to 6.
Select Enter the fault topics that will trigger the actions for this rule:,
enter the fault definitions separated by a comma (,) or a semicolon (;), and
click Next. Skip to 6.
Select Choose from a list of fault topics, click Next, and skip to 5.
See Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule panel
options on page 170.
In the Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this
rule wizard panel, select the fault topics, and click Next.
See Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule
panel options on page 171.
In the Create Rule - Setup notifications wizard panel, enter the required
information and click Next.
See Create Rule - Setup notifications panel options on page 171.
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In the Create Rule - Enter name and description wizard panel, enter the
required information and click Finish.
See Create Rule - Enter name and description panel options on page 173.
In the Create Rule - Result panel, verify that the rule has been successfully
created, and click OK.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
See Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective on page 177.
See Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 178.
See Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 179.
Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule
panel options
Use this panel to select a type of fault condition to trigger an alert.
Table 9-1 list the options that you can select to create a rule.
Table 9-1
Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule
options
Field
Description
This rule will be triggered for all faults of Select this option to trigger a rule for any
type:
faults of the selected type.
You can select the following types of faults:
Enter the fault topics that will trigger the
actions for this rule:
Fault
Risk
Select this option to trigger a rule when the
specified fault occurs. You can enter the
name of the fault. Use a colon (,) or semicolon
(;) to separate multiple entries.
Enter event.alert.vom to view the list of fault
topics. You can choose a fault topic from the
list.
You can use a wildcard character (*) to select
multiple faults. For example, you can enter
event.alert.vom.vm.* to select all the faults
on virtual machines.
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Table 9-1
Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule
options (continued)
Field
Description
Choose from a list of fault topics
Select this option to choose from a list of
existing fault definitions.
The fault topics listed are those which are
relevant to the perspective in which you are
creating the rule. If you are creating a rule in
the Management Server perspective
(Settings), the list includes all host fault topics
and array and switch fault topics.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this
rule panel options
Use this panel to select the fault topics that will trigger the rule.
The fault topics listed are those which are relevant to the perspective in which you
are creating the rule. If you are creating a rule in the Management Server perspective
(Settings), the list includes all host fault topics and array and switch fault topics.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
Create Rule - Setup notifications panel options
Use this wizard panel to set up notifications for the alert.
Table 9-2 lists the options to set up the notification.
Table 9-2
Create Rule - Set up notifications options
Field
Description
Select to set up an email notification when
the fault conditions that are specified by the
rule occur.
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Table 9-2
Create Rule - Set up notifications options (continued)
Field
Description
SNMP Trap
Select to send an SNMP trap when the alert
conditions that are specified by the rule occur.
This option is disabled if SNMP trap settings
are not configured.
To configure the SNMP trap settings, See
Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert
notifications on page 222.
Custom script
Select to run a custom script when the alert
conditions that are specified by the rule occur.
Note: You can run a custom script only if you
create a rule in the Management Server
perspective.
You must set up at least one type of notification for the rule that you create else
the rule will not be enabled.
Table 9-3
Notification options
Field
Description
Email: To
Enter the email address of one or more users
who want to receive the notification.
Separate multiple entries with a comma (,) or
a semicolon (;). Example: [email protected],
[email protected]
Send email as daily digest
Select to send the email notification as daily
digest.
All alert notifications are summarized into one
email and sent daily to the subscribed users.
Custom script
Browse the custom script file and upload it.
You can only upload the following types of
scripts:
Perl (.pl)
Shell (.sh)
Batch (.bat)
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
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Create Rule - Enter name and description panel options
Use this panel to assign a name and description to the alert rule.
Table 9-4
Create Rule - Enter name and description options
Field
Description
Rule Name
Enter the name of the rule. Maximum
character limit is 255.
Example: Restart stopped ABC program.
Description
Enter a description for this rule. The
description should include the purpose of the
rule. Maximum character limit is 255.
Example: When the ABC program generates
a service stopped alert, run the restart
program script, and send an alert to the
SNMP trap console.
Enable
Clear to disable the rule.
An enabled rule monitors alerts for the
defined conditions.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
Editing rules in the Management Server perspective
Using the Management Server console, you can edit the alert rules.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To edit a rule in the Management Server perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Alert & Rules.
Click the Rules tab.
Right-click a rule and select Edit.
In the Edit Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule
wizard panel, do one of the following:
Select This rule will be trigger for all faults of type:, click Next and skip
to 7.
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Select Enter the fault topics that will trigger the actions for this rule
separated by (,) or (;):, enter the fault definitions separated by a comma
(,) or a semicolon (;), and click Next. Skip to 7.
Select Choose from a list of fault topics, click Next, and skip to 6.
See Edit Rule - Select the type of fault condition to trigger this rule panel
options on page 174.
In the Edit Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this
rule wizard panel, select the fault topics, and click Next.
See Edit Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule panel
options on page 175.
In the Edit Rule - Setup notifications wizard panel, enter the required
information and click Next.
See Edit Rule - Setup notifications panel options on page 175.
In the Edit Rule - Enter name and description wizard panel, enter the required
information and click Finish.
See Edit Rule - Enter name and description panel options on page 177.
In the Edit Rule - Result panel, verify that the rule has been successfully
created, and click OK.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
See Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective on page 177.
See Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 178.
See Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 179.
Edit Rule - Select the type of fault condition to trigger this rule panel
options
Use this panel to select the type of fault conditions to trigger an alert.
Table 9-5 list the options that you can select to create a rule.
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Table 9-5
Edit Rule - Select the type of fault condition to trigger this rule
Field
Description
This rule will be triggered for all faults of Select this option to trigger a rule for any
type:
faults of the selected type.
You can select the following types of faults:
Fault
Risk
Enter the fault topics that will trigger the Select this option to trigger a rule when the
actions for this rule separated by (,) or (;): specified fault occurs. You can enter the
name of the fault. Use a colon (,) or semicolon
(;) to separate multiple entries.
Enter event.alert.vom to view the list of fault
topics. You can choose a fault topic from the
list.
You can use wild character (*) to select
multiple faults. For example, you can enter
event.alert.vom.vm.* to select all the faults
on VxVM volumes.
Choose from a list of fault topics
Select this option to choose from a list of
existing fault definitions.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
Edit Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule
panel options
Use this panel to select the fault topics that will trigger the rule.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
Edit Rule - Setup notifications panel options
Use this wizard panel to set up notifications for the alert.
Table 9-6 lists the options to set up the notification.
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Table 9-6
Edit Rule panel options to set up notifications
Field
Description
Select to set up an email notification when
the fault conditions that are specified by the
alert rule occur.
SNMP Trap
Select to send an SNMP trap when the alert
conditions that are specified by the alert rule
occur.
This option is disabled if SNMP trap settings
are not configured.
To configure the SNMP trap settings, See
Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert
notifications on page 222.
Custom script
Select to run a custom script when the alert
conditions that are specified by the rule occur.
Note: You can run a custom script only if you
edit a rule in the Management Server
perspective.
You must set up at least one type of notification for the rule that you create.
Table 9-7
Notification options
Field
Description
Email: To
Enter the email address of one or more users
who want to receive the notification.
Separate the multiple entries with a comma
(,). Example: [email protected],
[email protected]
Send email as daily digest
Select to send the email notification as daily
digest.
All alert notifications are summarized into one
email and sent daily to the subscribed users.
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Table 9-7
Notification options (continued)
Field
Description
Custom script
Browse the custom script file and upload it.
You can only upload the following types of
scripts:
Perl (.pl)
Shell (.sh)
Batch (.bat)
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
Edit Rule - Enter name and description panel options
Use this panel to assign a name and description to the alert rule.
Table 9-8
Edit Rule - Description
Field
Description
Rule Name
Edit the name of the rule. Maximum character
limit is 255.
Example: Restart stopped ABC program.
Description
Edit the description for this rule. The
description should include the purpose of the
rule. Maximum character limit is 255.
Example: When the ABC program generates
a service stopped alert, run the restart
program script, and send an alert to the
SNMP trap console.
Enable
Clear to disable the rule.
An enabled rule monitors alerts for the
defined conditions.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective
Using the Management Server console, you can delete the rules that are no longer
required.
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To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To delete a rule in the Management Server perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Alert & Rules.
Click the Rules tab.
Right-click a rule and select Delete.
In the Delete Rule wizard panel, review the information, and click OK.
See Delete Rule panel options on page 178.
In the Delete Rule - Result panel, click OK.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
See Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 178.
See Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 179.
Delete Rule panel options
Use this panel to delete an existing rule. Deleted rules are no longer available for
sending emails, generating SNMP traps, or executing custom scripts in response
to alerts.
See Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective on page 177.
Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective
Using the Management Server console, you can enable the rules that are in the
disabled state.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To enable rules in the Management Server perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Alert & Rules.
Click the Rules tab.
Right-click a rule, and select Enable.
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In the Enable Rule wizard panel, review the information, and click OK.
See Enable Rule panel options on page 179.
In the Enable Rule - Result panel, click OK.
See Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 179.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
See Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective on page 177.
Enable Rule panel options
Use this panel to enable the rule that is in disable state.
See Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 178.
Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective
Using the Management Server console, you can disable the rules that are in the
enabled state.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To disable rules in the Management Server perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Alert & Rules.
Click the Rules tab.
Right-click a rule, and select Disable.
In the Disable Rule wizard panel, review the information, and click OK.
See Disable Rule panel options on page 180.
In the Disable Rule - Result panel, click OK.
See Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 178.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
See Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective on page 177.
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Disable Rule panel options
Use this panel to disable the rule that is in enabled state.
See Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 179.
About faults and risks
Veritas Operations Manager enables you to view all possible problems in the data
center that it manages at several levels in the user interface. You can monitor the
faulty status and possible risks to the managed resources.
You can view the system identified fault conditions along with their corresponding
entities and the affected sources. You can automate error handling by developing
the rules that trigger specific actions in response to alert conditions. You can also
suppress a fault for a specific duration.
You can view the following information on faults in the data center:
Conditions of the managed objects (applications, storage enclosures, hosts,
clusters and so on) in the data center.
The source of the fault.
The time when the fault occurred.
See Viewing the faults definitions on page 240.
See Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective on page 240.
See Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
on page 183.
See Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the Management Server perspective
on page 184.
See Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective on page 180.
See Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management Server perspective
on page 182.
Suppressing faults in the Management Server
perspective
Using the Management Server console, you can suppress one or more faults in
Veritas Operations Manager. To suppress a fault, you can choose one of the
following:
Temporarily hide the fault.
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Disable the fault for the affected fault sources.
Disable all the faults for the affected fault sources.
For all the options, you can either specify the date and time to keep the faults in
the suppressed state, or you can suppress the faults forever.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To suppress a fault
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Faults & Risks.
Click the Faults tab.
Right-click a fault and select Suppress Faults.
In the Suppress Faults wizard panel, enter the required information, and click
OK.
See Suppress Faults panel options on page 181.
See Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective on page 240.
See Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management Server perspective
on page 182.
Suppress Faults panel options
Use this panel to suppress the faults in Veritas Operations Manager. You can hide
or disable the faults either temporarily or permanently. You can disable a fault for
a specific object; however, the fault definition is still considered as active for other
objects.
For all these options, you can either specify the date and time to keep the faults in
the suppressed state, or suppress the faults forever.
Table 9-9
Suppress Faults panel options
Field
Description
Hide the selected fault(s). Show again if
the problem reoccurs.
Select this option to temporarily hide the
selected fault. It is essentially hiding the
current instance of the fault. The fault is
displayed again when it is detected.
Disable the selected fault(s) for the
affected fault sources
Select this option to disable the fault for the
affected fault source.
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Suppress Faults panel options (continued)
Field
Description
Disable all fault(s) for the affected fault
sources
Select this option to disable all faults for the
affected fault source.
Hide or disable forever
Select this option to hide the fault without
specifying any time interval.
Hide or disable until
You can specify the date until which the fault
remains suppressed. After this date, the fault
is again considered as active in Veritas
Operations Manager.
Reason for hiding or disabling
Provide the reason why the fault was
suppressed. You can enter up to 254
characters for the description.
See Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective on page 180.
Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management
Server perspective
You can restore the fault that is suppressed in Veritas Operations Manager.
When you suppress a fault, you set a date until which the fault is suppressed. After
the specified date, the fault is again considered as active in the system. However,
Veritas Operations Manager also provides you with the option to activate the fault
before that set date.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To restore a suppressed fault in the Management Server perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Faults & Risks.
Click the Faults tab.
Right-click the suppressed fault, and select Restore Faults.
In the Restore Faults panel, click OK.
See Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective on page 180.
See Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective on page 240.
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Suppressing a fault definition in the Management
Server perspective
You can suppress the fault definitions for the faults that you want to disable
permanently. After the definition itself is suppressed, Veritas Operations Manager
treats the corresponding faults as non-existing. You can specify a period to keep
the selected fault definition in the suppressed state.
Note: Though the option to forever disable a fault definition is provided, you can
again activate the fault definition using the Unsuppress Faults option.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To suppress a fault definition
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Faults & Risks.
Click the Fault Definition tab.
Right-click a fault definition and select Suppress Faults.
In the Suppress Faults wizard panel, enter the required information, and click
OK.
See Suppress the fault definition panel options on page 183.
See Viewing the faults definitions on page 240.
See Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the Management Server perspective
on page 184.
Suppress the fault definition panel options
Use this panel to suppress the selected fault definition. After the fault definition is
suppressed, it is no longer displayed on Veritas Operations Manager user interface.
You can suppress one or more fault definitions simultaneously.
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Table 9-10
Suppress Faults panel options
Field
Description
Hide or disable forever
Select this option to disable the fault definition
without specifying any time period.
Note: Though the fault definition is
suppressed forever, you can still activate it.
This option provides additional flexibility to
the users who want to be able to suppress
the definition without specifying the date along
with the ability to re-activate the definition.
Hide or disable until
You can specify the date until which the fault
definition remains suppressed. After this date,
the fault definition is again considered as
active in Veritas Operations Manager.
Reason for hiding or disabling
Provide the reason to suppress this fault
definition. You can enter up to 254 characters
for the description.
See Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
on page 183.
Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the
Management Server perspective
You can restore a suppressed fault definition using the Management Server console.
After re-activation, Veritas Operations Manager starts using the fault definition for
subsequent fault detections.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To restore a suppressed fault definition
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Faults & Risks.
Click the Fault Definition tab.
Right-click a suppressed fault, and select Restore Faults.
In the Restore Faults panel, click OK.
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See Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
on page 183.
See Viewing the faults definitions on page 240.
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10
Setting up virtualization
environment discovery
This chapter includes the following topics:
About the virtualization technologies supported
About Control Hosts in Veritas Operations Manager
Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Veritas Operations
Manager
About near real-time discovery of VMware events
Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events
Configuring parallel discovery for VMware vCenter Server and ESX servers
Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones
Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains
Requirements for discovering logical partitions
Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization discovery
Requirements for Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization discovery
Adding a virtualization server
Editing a virtualization discovery configuration
Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration
Removing a virtualization discovery configuration
Configuring performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
Setting up virtualization environment discovery
About the virtualization technologies supported
Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
About the virtualization technologies supported
Veritas Operations Manager supports the following virtualization technologies:
VMware ESX
Solaris Zones
Oracle VM Server for SPARC (previously called Sun Logical Domains - LDoms)
Logical partition (LPAR)
Microsoft Hyper-V
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM): Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the KVM
Server
For VMware ESX discovery, a designated Control Host discovers the VMware
vCenter Server in the data center. This discovery displays those ESX servers that
VMware vCenter Server manages and the virtual machines that are configured on
the ESX servers.
For Solaris Zones discovery, the zone agentlet that is present in the VRTSsfmh
package, which is installed on a Solaris managed host, discovers the Global zones
that are configured on the host. This discovery displays the non-Global zones that
are configured on the Global Zone.
For Sun LDoms discovery, the LDom agentlet that is present in the VRTSsfmh
package, which is installed on a Solaris managed host, discovers the LDom Server
that is configured on the host. This discovery displays the LDom clients that are
configured on the LDom Server.
For logical partition (LPAR) discovery, Veritas Operations Manager can use
Hardware Management Console (HMC), a VRTSsfmh package that is installed on
the LPAR client, or a VRTSsfmh package installed as a part of DMP on the VIO
server. Control Host is required for the HMC discovery.
For Microsoft Hyper-V discovery, Veritas Operations Manager discovers Hyper-V
server (with VRTSsfmh package on it), and its correlation with the Hyper-V virtual
machines. It also discovers the storage that is provisioned to the guests and its
correlation with the virtual machine and the Hyper-V server. The Hyper-V guest,
when added (using agent or agentless option) to Veritas Operations Manager
Management Server domain, provides storage mapping discovery.
For Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) discovery, Veritas Operations Manager
discovers KVM virtual machines on the Linux host if the KVM modules are installed,
and configured on the virtualization server (KVM Server). Veritas Operations
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Manager discovers basic information about KVM virtual machines. For example,
virtual machine name, CPU, and so on.
See Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones on page 196.
See Requirements for discovering logical partitions on page 198.
See Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization discovery on page 198.
See Requirements for Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization discovery
on page 199.
About Control Hosts in Veritas Operations Manager
Veritas Operations Manager uses Control Hosts as a discovery mechanism. In
Veritas Operations Manager, the Control Hosts discover the following:
Information on VMware Virtualization infrastructure (vSphere) and Hardware
Management Console (HMC) server.
Agentless hosts.
To configure the Control Host on a managed host, install the Control Host Add-on
on the Veritas Operations Manager Management Server or a managed host that
reports to Management Server.
Information on VMware Virtualization Infrastructure (vSphere)
In Veritas Operations Manager, you can configure Veritas Operations Manager
Management Server or a managed host that reports to Management Server as
Control Host to discover the information on the VMware virtualization infrastructure.
For this configuration, you must install the Control Host Add-on on the physical or
virtual hosts that you want to designate as Control Host. In Veritas Operations
Manager, you must download the Control Host Add-on from the Symantec Web
site, upload to the Deployment Management Repository, and install it on the
relevant physical or virtual hosts.
In your data center, Control Hosts help Management Server in discovering the
following information on VMware virtualization infrastructure:
VMware vCenter servers that are configured in your data center.
VMware ESX servers that vCenter Servers manage.
VMware Virtual Machines that are configured on the VMware ESX servers.
VMware HA Clusters.
Note: To administer a Control Host on the Windows platform, Veritas Operations
Manager creates a user named 'vomuser' with the administrative privileges.
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Ensure that the Control Hosts can communicate with the vCenter servers from
which they can discover the information on VMware Infrastructure.
You can designate a managed host that reports to Management Server as Control
Host to address the following situations:
To discover the vCenter server that is behind a firewall and you do not want to
install Management Server inside the firewall.
To except Management Server from the discovery of VMware infrastructure to
reduce the load on Management Server.
Agentless discovery of a remote host
You can use Control Hosts to perform agentless discovery of VMware virtual
machines. Add the vCenter server that hosts the virtual machine as an Agentless
Host to the Management Server.
To perform agentless discovery of hosts, you must install the Control Host Add-on
on one of the managed hosts. You can install the Control Host Add-on on
Management Server, however it is not recommended as it puts extra load on
Management Server.
A Linux Control Host can only discover UNIX or Linux agentless hosts using SSH.
A Windows Control Host can discover Windows agentless hosts using WMI or
UNIX/Linux agentless hosts using SSH. Ensure that you install one or more Control
Hosts on the appropriate platform depending on the operating system of the remote
hosts you want to discover using agentless method.
See About agentless discovery using the Control Host on page 122.
See About the virtualization technologies supported on page 187.
See Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Veritas
Operations Manager on page 189.
Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers
using Veritas Operations Manager
The following are the requirements for discovering VMware Infrastructure using
Veritas Operations Manager:
Install the VRTSsfmh package on the virtual or physical hosts on which you want
to install the Control Host Add-on.
Ensure that the Control Hosts can ping the vCenter servers or the ESX servers
from which they can discover the information on VMware Infrastructure.
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Ensure that you have appropriate privileges to log on to the vCenter server or
the ESX server.
Ensure that you have the Browse Datastore privileges on the vCenter or the
ESX server that you want Veritas Operations Manager to discover.
About near real-time discovery of VMware events
With near real-time discovery of VMware events, any change in the state of a virtual
machine (for example, VM powered on) and changes occurring at the vCenter
Server infrastructure-level (for example, VM created) in the Management Server
domain are updated in the Veritas Operations Manager database in near real-time.
The near real-time discovery of VMware infrastructure is enhanced by the
incorporation of the following features:
Concurrent discovery of vCenter Servers and ESX servers: It allows concurrent
discovery of vCenter Servers and ESX servers configured in the Management
Server domain thereby providing improved performance for virtual infrastructure
discovery in Veritas Operations Manager. For the periodic discovery, you can
set the number of vCenter Servers and ESX servers that can be discovered in
parallel.
By default, the values for vCenter Server and ESX servers are set to one and
25 respectively. Note that these values are configurable.
See Configuring parallel discovery for VMware vCenter Server and ESX servers
on page 195.
Partial discovery of ESX servers: It enables the partial discovery of ESX servers
managed under a vCenter Server. For example, if an SNMP trap is received for
a virtual machine (VM1) hosted on ESX1, Veritas Operations Manager runs the
discovery cycle only for ESX1. Other ESX servers under that vCenter Server
are not re-discovered. This discovery is triggered by the event notification from
the VMware vCenter Server to the Management Server using SNMP traps.
For near real-time discovery, ensure to configure the VMware vCenter Server and
the Management Server in the same domain. This discovery is supported for the
following events occurring at a VMware vCenter Server-level:
Table 10-1
Supported events for near-real time discovery
Discovered state
Event as shown in VMware Applicable with the
vCenter Server
Management Server
version
Virtual machine powered on
VM powered on
6.0, or later
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Table 10-1
Supported events for near-real time discovery (continued)
Discovered state
Event as shown in VMware Applicable with the
vCenter Server
Management Server
version
Virtual machine powered off
VM powered off
6.0, or later
Virtual machine Distributed
Resource Scheduler (DRS)
powered on
DRS VM powered on
6.0, or later
Virtual machine suspended
VM suspended
6.0, or later
Virtual machine created
VM created
6.1, or later
Virtual machine migrated
VM migrated
6.1, or later
VM relocating
6.1, or later
VM renamed
6.1, or later
Hot migration: A powered-on
virtual machine is migrated
from one ESX server to
another ESX server.
Virtual machine relocated
from one ESX server to
another
Cold migration: A powered-off
virtual machine is migrated
from one ESX server to
another ESX server.
Virtual machine renamed
Virtual machine migrated to DRS VM migrated
another host by VMware DRS
(Distributed Resource
Scheduler)
6.1, or later
Note: The near real-time update of virtual machines is supported on VMware vCenter
Server 4.x and 5.x.
See Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events on page 192.
See Configuring the VMware vCenter Server to generate SNMP traps on page 193.
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Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events
To set up near real-time discovery of VMware events, configure the VMware vCenter
Server SNMP settings with the Management Server address as the receiver URL.
The Management Server receives the updates when you add the VMware vCenter
Server to the Management Server.
The VMware vCenter Server generates SNMP traps for the following events:
When a virtual machine's state changes - powered on, powered off, and
suspended.
When any other virtual infrastructure-related changes are detected. For example,
when a virtual machine is created, migrated, or renamed.
The vCenter Server sends the SNMP trap to the Management Server. The SNMP
trap contains the information of the virtual machine state, and it is used to update
the Management Server database.
Note: SNMP version 1 (SNMPv1) and version 2 (SNMPv2) are supported.
The Veritas Operations Manager component of near real-time discovery is xtrapd.
It runs as a daemon on Linux and as a service on Windows operating system.
xtrapd detects the SNMP trap that is sent from the VMware vCenter Server, updates
the virtual machine records in the Veritas Operations Manager database, and
subsequently the Management Server console is updated with the latest state of
the virtual machine.
To set up the near real-time discovery of VMware events, complete the following
steps:
Table 10-2
Step
Setting up near real-time (NRT) discovery of VMware events
Action
Description
Using VMware vCenter Server console:
Step 1
Provide Management
Server details in the
VMware vCenter Server
console.
Provide information to configure Management
Server as the SNMP trap receiver. Also configure
the alarm to send the SNMP traps when the state
of the virtual machine changes.
See Configuring the VMware vCenter Server to
generate SNMP traps on page 193.
Using the Management Server console:
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Table 10-2
Setting up near real-time (NRT) discovery of VMware events
(continued)
Step
Action
Description
Step 2
Add VMware vCenter
Server to Management
Server.
When you add a VMware vCenter Server to
Management Server, the xtrapd daemon on the
Management Server starts accepting SNMP traps
from the specified VMware vCenter Server.
See Adding a virtualization server on page 199.
Note: If you have not configured the VMware
vCenter Server before adding it to the Veritas
Operations Manager domain, a warning message
is displayed. It does not affect the vCenter Server
discovery. However, near real-time discovery of
VMware events is not functional. If you want to
enable the discovery, you need to first configure
the VMware vCenter Server, and then refresh the
VMware vCenter Server configuration in the
Management Server console.
By default, near real-time discovery of VMware events is enabled. To disable it,
you need to remove the Management Server as the SNMP receiver in the VMware
vCenter Server and refresh vCenter configuration in Veritas Operations Manager
Management Server.
See About near real-time discovery of VMware events on page 190.
Configuring the VMware vCenter Server to generate SNMP traps
Provide the following information to configure the vCenter Server to generate SNMP
traps:
Using the vCenter Server console, configure the Management Server as the
SNMP trap receiver.
In the Home page of vSphere Client, select vCenter Server Settings and then
select SNMP configuration. Enable one of the SNMP receivers and enter the
details as follows:
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Field
Description
Receiver URL
Provide the host name of the Management Server which will
be connected to the VMware vCenter Server. VMware vCenter
Server sends the SNMP traps to this Management Server.
Also, configure port 162 as the SNMP port. Ensure that port
162 is not used by any other application in Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server.
Note: For a Windows Management Server configured in high
availability (HA) environment, provide the virtual IP address
of the Management Server HA setup.
Community String
Provide community string. SNMP versions v1 and v2 are
supported.
Configure alarm for generating SNMP traps when a virtual machine state changes
or any virtual infrastructure-related change occurs.
It includes adding alarm to monitor the changes related to virtual machine state
and vCenter Server infrastructure, and then adding the appropriate action (for
example, send a notification trap).
In the Home page of the VMware vSphere Client, select Hosts and Clusters
and right-click on the VMware vCenter Server, data-center or an individual
virtual machine to set the alarm. You can set the alarm at an individual virtual
machine level, at the data center level, or at the entire VMware vCenter
Server level. It is recommended to set it at the VMware vCenter Server level.
In the General tab, provide alarm details with alarm type set for monitoring
the virtual machines. Enter the details as listed in the following table:
Field
Description
Alarm Name
Provide the name of the alarm.
Description
Provide additional information about the alarm.
Alarm Type
Select Virtual Machines in the Monitor drop-down list.
Select Monitor for specific events occurring on this
object, for example, VM powered On option. Ensure that
Enable this alarm check box is selected.
In the Triggers tab, add the required triggers to monitor the states of the
virtual machine. For example, VM created, VM migrated, VM powered on,
VM powered off, VM suspended, DRS VM powered on (for clustered
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environment with DRS enabled) and so on. The values of the fields are as
follows:
For the following value of an event... Select the following status...
VM powered on
Unset
VM powered off
Unset
DRS VM powered on
Unset
VM suspended
Unset
VM created
Unset
VM migrated
Unset
VM relocating
Unset
VM renamed
Unset
DRS VM migrated
Unset
Provide information on when to send the notification trap.
In the Actions tab of the Alarm Settings panel, click Add to add a new action.
In the Action drop-down list, select Send a notification trap option. Set action
as provided in the following figure:
See About near real-time discovery of VMware events on page 190.
See Configuring parallel discovery for VMware vCenter Server and ESX servers
on page 195.
Configuring parallel discovery for VMware vCenter
Server and ESX servers
To change the number of vCenter Servers and the ESX servers configured for the
near-real time discovery, you need to edit the following values in the
virtualization.conf file. The file is created during the installation of Control Host.
vc_max_processes
esx_max_threads
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Where:
vc_max_processes: It is the number of processes created for the discovery of the
vCenter Servers. One process per vCenter Server is created for the discovery.
esx_max_threads: It is the number of threads created for the discovery of the ESX
server. One thread per ESX server is created for the discovery.
The virtualization.conf file is located at:
On Linux Management Server: /var/opt/VRTSsfmh
On Windows Management Server: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Symantec\VRTSsfmh\
Note: By default, for a VMware vCenter Server, the value is one and for ESX servers
it is 25.
See About near real-time discovery of VMware events on page 190.
See Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events on page 192.
See Configuring the VMware vCenter Server to generate SNMP traps on page 193.
Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones
The following are the requirements for discovering Solaris zones in Veritas
Operations Manager:
Install the VRTSsfmh package on one or more traditional hosts that contains
Global Zones. This helps Veritas Operations Manager discover non-global-zones
that are configured on the Global Zones.
Ensure that the managed hosts with the Solaris 10 or 11 operating system
contain non-Global Zones.
Ensure that the managed hosts with the Solaris 10 or 11 operating system do
not contain any LDoms.
Enable the zlogin command if it is disabled on the non-Global Zones.
Ensure that using the zlogin command, you can log on to the non-Global Zones.
Ensure that the non-Global Zones can access the devices that are exported
from the Global Zone.
Ensure that the file systems that are exported from the Global Zone to the
non-Global Zones are mounted in the non-Global Zones.
See About the virtualization technologies supported on page 187.
See Requirements for the zlogin utility on non-Global Zones on page 197.
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See Requirements for devices exported to non-Global Zones on page 197.
See Requirements for file systems exported to non-Global Zones on page 197.
Requirements for the zlogin utility on non-Global Zones
Veritas Operations Manager uses the zlogin utility to discover non-Global Zones.
By default, the zlogin utility is enabled on non-Global Zones. If you have disabled
the zlogin utility on non-Global Zones, you need to enable it. You can use the
following command to verify:
global# zlogin my-zone zonename
See Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones on page 196.
Requirements for devices exported to non-Global Zones
Veritas Operations Manager can discover the devices that are exported from the
Global Zone to non-Global Zones. However, if the storage is not accessible to the
non-Global Zone, Veritas Operations Manager cannot discover that storage as
exported from the Global Zone. For example, the storage may not be accessible
to the non-Global Zone because the non-Global Zone is not yet restarted. Ensure
that the non-Global Zones can access the devices that are exported from the Global
Zone.
See Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones on page 196.
Requirements for file systems exported to non-Global Zones
Veritas Operations Manager can discover the file systems that are exported from
the Global Zone to non-Global Zones. However, if a file system is not mounted in
a non-Global Zone, Veritas Operations Manager does not discover that file system
as exported from the Global Zone. Ensure that the file systems that are exported
from the Global Zone to the non-Global Zones are mounted in the non-Global Zones.
See Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones on page 196.
Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains
The following are the requirements for discovering Solaris LDoms using Veritas
Operations Manager:
Install the VRTSsfmh package on one or more traditional hosts with the Solaris
operating system on which you want Veritas Operations Manager to discover
Solaris LDoms.
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Ensure that the managed hosts with the Solaris operating system contain LDoms.
See About the virtualization technologies supported on page 187.
Requirements for discovering logical partitions
Logical partition (LPAR) virtualization discovery pre-requisites are as follows:
For basic LPAR discovery you need to:
Add Hardware Management Console (HMC) to Veritas Operations Manager
domain by control host.
Configure the required storage arrays (providing storage to the LPAR servers)
using the Storage Insight Add-on. This is required to discover the correlation of
storage inside the VIO server with the storage arrays.
For VIO servers with Veritas dynamic multi-pathing installed: Install the VRTSsfmh
package on the VIO servers and configure them in Veritas Operations Manager
as agents.
You must have at least hmcoperator role in HMC to perform these tasks.
Note: The Veritas Operations Manager supports only legitimate filename
characters in an LPAR profile name. The special characters reserved for
Operating System usage (for example space, \, $, !, &) are not supported.
It is recommended to use upper and lower case alphabets, numeric values (0-9),
_ and - for the LPAR profile name.
For storage correlation discovery, in addition to the above mentioned pre-requisites,
ensure that:
You configure LPAR guests with VRTSsfmh package. It provides the discovery
of correlation of storage inside LPAR guests with that exported from the VIO
servers.
See About the virtualization technologies supported on page 187.
Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization
discovery
The requirements for the discovery of Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization discovery
are listed below:
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Virtual machine discovery
VRTSsfmh package should be installed on the Hyper-V server (parent partition).
Hyper-V role should be enabled.
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service should be running.
Exported storage discovery
The Hyper-V server must be running Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, or later
operating system.
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) should be running on the guest.
See About the virtualization technologies supported on page 187.
Requirements for Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
virtualization discovery
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) discovery pre-requisites are as follows:
VRTSsfmh package must be present on the Linux host.
KVM modules must be installed and configured on the virtualization server.
To verify if the KVM modules are installed and configured, run the following
command:
file /dev/kvm
The output should be /dev/kvm: character special.
See About the virtualization technologies supported on page 187.
Adding a virtualization server
In Veritas Operations Manager, you must add the virtualization servers to let a
Control Host discover the virtual servers. You can add the virtualization servers for
VMware discovery, or HMC discovery.
The VMware discovery provides the following information:
Information on VirtualCenter servers
Information on the ESX servers that the VirtualCenter server manages
Information on the virtual machines that are configured on the ESX servers
The HMC discovery provides the following information:
Information on HMC servers
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Information on the LPAR servers that the HMC server manages
Information on the virtual machines that are configured on the LPAR servers
After you add a virtualization server, to view all ESX servers that the VirtualCenter
server manages, click vCenter under Data Center. Similarly to view all the LPAR
servers that the HMC server manages click HMC under Data Center.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To add a virtualization server in Veritas Operations Manager
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Add Virtualization Server
Click Virtualization, and then click Add Virtualization Server.
Click Virtualization, right-click Data Center and select Add Virtualization
Server.
In the Add Virtualization Server wizard panel, enter the details, and click
Next.
See Add Virtualization Server panel options on page 200.
In the Select option wizard panel, select the method for virtualization discovery
of the servers, and click Finish.
See Add Virtualization Server panel options on page 202.
In the Result panel, view the progress of the configuration. After the
configuration is complete, click OK.
See Editing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 202.
See Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 204.
See Removing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 206.
Add Virtualization Server panel options
Use this wizard panel to add a virtualization server for discovery in Veritas
Operations Manager.
Table 10-3
Add Virtualization Server panel options
Field
Description
Configuration Type
Select the configuration type from the drop-down list.
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Table 10-3
Add Virtualization Server panel options (continued)
Field
Description
Configuration Name
Enter a name for the virtualization server discovery
configuration. You can reference the new virtualization server
discovery configuration with the name that you specify in this
field.
Control host
Select the name of the control host from the drop-down list:
In case of VMware configuration, Veritas Operations
Manager uses the control host that you specify in this field
to discover the VMware environment that VirtualCenter
and ESX servers manage. The control host and the
VirtualCenter or the ESX servers should belong to the
same subnet.
In case of HMC configuration, Veritas Operations Manager
uses the control host that you specify in this field to
discover the HMC environment that HMC servers manage.
The control host and the HMC servers should belong to
the same subnet.
VMware vCenter Server
This field is displayed only when you configure a VMware
configuration. Specify the fully-qualified name of the
VirtualCenter that you want the control host to discover along
with its port number, separated by a colon. If the VirtualCenter
Web service is running on a default port, you do not need to
specify the port number.
HMC Server
This field is displayed only when you configure an HMC
configuration. Specify the fully-qualified name of the HMC
server that you want the control host to discover. Alternatively,
you can also specify the IP address of the server.
User Name
Enter the user name that you can use to log on to the
virtualization servers that you want the control host to
discover.
You can use a read-only user account if it has the Browse
Datastore permissions on the virtualization servers.
Note: Ensure that you have appropriate privileges to log on
to the virtualization servers.
Password
Enter the password that you can use with the user name to
log on to the virtualization servers that you want the control
host to discover.
See Adding a virtualization server on page 199.
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Add Virtualization Server panel options
Use this wizard panel to choose a method to enable the virtualization discovery
configuration of servers.
Table 10-4
Add Virtualization Server panel options
Field
Description
Auto Discover ESX Servers
Select this method to discover the ESX
Servers or LPAR Servers automatically.
Auto Discover LPAR servers
When Auto Discover option is enabled, the
list of configured servers is not displayed.
Select ESX Servers
Select LPAR servers
Select this method to selectively discover the
ESX Servers or LPAR Servers .
Name
The name of the server.
Discovery Enabled
Select the check box to enable discovery of
the server.
Configuration Name
The configuration name of the server.
See Adding a virtualization server on page 199.
Editing a virtualization discovery configuration
Using the Management Server console, you can edit the virtualization discovery
that you have already configured.
You can edit a virtualization discovery configuration to modify the following
information:
Name of the configuration.
Credentials to log on to the VirtualCenter or HMC server.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To edit a virtualization discovery configuration in Veritas Operations Manager
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Virtualization.
In the Virtualization Configurations details list, right-click the configuration
that you want to edit.
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Editing a virtualization discovery configuration
In the Edit Configuration wizard panel, modify the required information, click
Next.
See Edit Configuration panel options on page 203.
In the Edit Configuration wizard panel, edit the method for virtualization
discovery of the servers, click Finish.
See Edit Configuration panel options for method selection on page 204.
In the Result panel, view the progress of the configuration, click OK.
See Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 204.
See Removing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 206.
Edit Configuration panel options
Use this wizard panel to edit the virtualization server discovery that you have
configured in Veritas Operations Manager.
Table 10-5
Virtualization configuration panel options for editing configurations
Field
Description
Configuration Type
Displays the configuration type.
Configuration Name
Displays the name that is provided to the virtualization
discovery configuration. You can modify the name of the
configuration in this field.
Control host
Displays the name of the Control Host that is specified for
discovering the virtual servers that Veritas Operations Manager
manages.
VMware VCenter Server
This field is displayed only when you edit a VMware
configuration. Displays the name of the VirtualCenter server
that you have specified when you configured the VMware
discovery.
HMC Server
This field is displayed only when you edit an HMC
configuration. Displays the name of the HMC server that you
have specified when you configured the HMC discovery.
User Name
Displays the user name that you can use to log on to the virtual
servers that you have specified. You can modify the user name
in this field.
Note: Ensure that you have appropriate privileges to log in
to the virtual servers.
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Table 10-5
Virtualization configuration panel options for editing configurations
(continued)
Field
Description
Password
Displays the password that you can use with the user name
to log on to the virtual servers that you have specified. You
can modify the password in this field.
See Editing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 202.
Edit Configuration panel options for method selection
Use this wizard panel to choose a method to edit the virtualization discovery
configuration of servers.
Table 10-6
Virtualization configuration panel options for method selection
Field
Description
Auto Discover ESX Servers
Select this method to discover the ESX
servers or LPAR servers automatically.
Auto Discover LPAR servers
When Auto Discover option is selected, the
list of configured servers is not displayed.
Select ESX Servers
Select LPAR servers
Select this method to selectively edit the
discovery of ESX servers or LPAR servers.
Discovery Enabled
Select the check box to enable discovery of
the server.
Name
The name of the server.
Configuration Name
The configuration name of the server.
See Editing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 202.
Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration
Using the Management Server console, you can refresh the virtualization server
that Veritas Operations Manager has already been discovered.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
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Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration
To refresh a virtualization discovery configuration
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Virtualization.
Right-click the virtualization server and select Refresh Configuration.
In the Refresh Virtualization Configuration wizard panel, click Refresh.
In the Result panel, click OK.
See Adding a virtualization server on page 199.
See Editing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 202.
See Removing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 206.
Refreshing an ESX Server discovery
Using the Management Server console, you can refresh the discovery of one or
more ESX servers that are configured under a selected VMware vCenter Server.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To refresh the discovery of an ESX server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Virtualization.
Under the Virtualization Configurations tab, you can view the details of
virtualization configuration. For example, the name of the virtualization server
(vCenter Server) used in the configuration, its type, associated control host
and other parameters. Select the desired virtualization configuration.
The Configured Virtualization Servers tab lists the ESX servers managed
under the vCenter Server that is part of the selected virtualization configuration.
Right-click the required ESX server and click Refresh. Press Ctrl or Shift for
the selection of multiple ESX servers.
In the Refresh Virtualization Server wizard panel, click Refresh.
In the Result panel, click OK.
See Adding a virtualization server on page 199.
See About the virtualization technologies supported on page 187.
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Removing a virtualization discovery configuration
Removing a virtualization discovery configuration
Using the Management Server console, you can remove a virtualization discovery
configuration.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also perform this task.
To remove a virtualization discovery configuration
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Virtualization.
Right-click the virtualization server and select Remove Configuration.
In the Remove Virtualization Configuration wizard panel, click Remove.
In the Result panel, click OK.
See Editing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 202.
See Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration on page 204.
Configuring performance metering for a VMware
vCenter server
Using the Management Server console, you can enable or disable performance
metering for a VMware vCenter server and its configured ESX servers.
Performance metering is enabled by default. To disable performance metering,
clear the Enable performance metering check box.
You can enter an interval period for which you want the performance data to be
collected. The interval period should be between 5 minutes and 1440 minutes and
in the multiples of five. The default interval period is five minutes.
For more information on performance metering, refer to the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server User Guide.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
Note: To perform this operation you must have Control Host Add-on 6.1.
To configure performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Virtualization.
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Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
Right-click a VMware vCenter server and select Configure metering.
In the Configure performance metering panel, and enter an interval period
for which you want the performance data to be collected, and click Finish.
See Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server on page 207.
Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter
server
Use this option to disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server and
the configured ESX servers.
For more information on performance metering, refer to the Veritas Operations
Manager Management Server User Guide.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Virtualization.
Right-click a VMware vCenter server and select Configure metering.
In the Configure performance metering panel, clear the Enable performance
metering check box, and click Finish.
See Configuring performance metering for a VMware vCenter server on page 206.
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Chapter
11
Deploying hot fixes,
packages, and patches
This chapter includes the following topics:
About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes
About deploying maintenance release packages and patches
About deploying base release packages
Downloading a hot fix, package, or patch
Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix
Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed host
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix from a specific managed host
About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes
You can download and install hot fixes for Veritas Operations Manager in one of
the following ways:
Download from Symantec Operations Readiness Tolls (SORT) website. In the
Management Server console, upload the hot fix to the repository using Upload
Solutions, and then install.
Deploying hot fixes, packages, and patches
About deploying maintenance release packages and patches
Use the Management Server console to download and install the hot fix.
You can upload multiple hot fixes to the repository.
Hot fixes are of the following types:
Install on Management Server only.
Install on managed host only.
Install on Management Server and managed host.
In case of hot fixes that can be installed on Management Server and managed host,
you need to first install the hot fix on Management Server, and then on the managed
host.
Note: For deploying Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability hot fixes, you
need to install the Patch Installer add-on. For more information on deploying
Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability hot fixes using the Patch Installer
add-on, refer to Veritas Operations Manager Management Server Add-ons User
Guide.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying maintenance release packages and patches on page 209.
See Downloading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 97.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
on page 211.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
About deploying maintenance release packages and
patches
You can download and install the maintenance release packages and patches for
Veritas Operations Manager that are VOM Deployable in one of the following ways.
Download from Symantec Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) website. In the
Management Server console, upload the package or patch to the repository
using Upload Solutions, and then install.
Use the Management Server console to download and install the package or
patch.
Packages or patches for Veritas Operations Manager are available in tape archive
(tar.gz) format, Storage Foundation archive (.sfa) format, or compress (.zip) format.
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About deploying base release packages
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
See Downloading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 97.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
on page 211.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
About deploying base release packages
You can download and install the base release packages for Veritas Operations
Manager that are VOM Deployable in one of the following ways.
Download from Symantec Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) website. In the
Management Server console, upload the package to the repository using Upload
Solutions, and then install.
Use the Management Server console to download and install the package.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
See Downloading a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 97.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
on page 211.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
Downloading a hot fix, package, or patch
Using the Management Server console, you can download a hot fix, package, or
patch on your local computer. You can download the hot fixes, packages, and
patches for Veritas Operations Manager, Storage Foundation, and Symantec
Storage Foundation High Availability products.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To download a hot fix, package, or patch
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
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Locate the hot fix, package, or patch which you want to download.
Right-click the hot fix, package, or patch, and select Download to download
on your local computer.
See Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
on page 211.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
Uploading a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or
package to the repository
You need to download the hot fix or the package from the SORT website or using
the Management Server console. After you upload the hot fix or package using the
Management Server console, you need to install it, and then you can start using it.
You can upload a single package to the repository or upload all the packages
together as a zip file.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To upload a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Do one of the following:
Click Upload Solutions.
Click Deployment, and then click Upload Solutions.
In the Upload Solutions to Repository wizard panel, click Browse to select
the hot fix or package that you want to upload.
See Upload Solutions to Repository panel options on page 98.
Click Upload to upload to the repository.
Click Close.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
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Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix,
package, or patch
Using the Management Server console, you can install a Veritas Operations Manager
hot fix, package, or patch on the Management Server.
In case of hot fixes that can be installed on Management Server and managed host,
you need to first install the hot fix on Management Server, and then on the managed
host.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To install a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Hot Fixes, Maintenance Release, or Base Release to select the hot
fix, package, or patch.
Right-click the hot fix, package, or patch, click Install.
In the Install -Download Add-on wizard panel, select a download option and
click Next.
See Install - Download hot fix, package, or patch panel options on page 212.
In the Install Select hosts wizard panel, select the managed hosts on which
you want to install the hot fix, package, or patch, and click Finish.
See Install - Select hosts panel options on page 213.
In the Result panel, click OK
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
See Canceling deployment request for a Veritas Operations Manager add-on
on page 103.
See Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on SORT website
on page 238.
Install - Download hot fix, package, or patch panel options
Use this wizard panel to select the download method for downloading a hot fix,
package, or a patch.
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Table 11-1
Select the download method for hot fix, package, or patch
Field
Description
Download from SORT
Select to download the hot fix, package, or
patch from SORT website.
Available Packages
Displays the packages which are already
downloaded on Management Server.
Note: This list is displayed only when you
choose to install a VOM deployable package.
Upload local copy
Select if you have already downloaded the
hot fix, package, or patch from SORT website.
Proceed with available packages
Select if you have already downloaded the
packages on Management Server.
Note: This option is displayed only when you
choose to install a VOM deployable package.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Upgrading managed host using the console on page 63.
Install - Select hosts panel options
Use this wizard panel to select the managed hosts on which you want to install the
hot fix, package, or patch.
You can either select the hosts explicitly and install the hot fix, package, or patch
on the selected hosts, or you can select the platform.
If you select a specific platform, the hot fix, package, or patch is installed on all the
managed hosts using that platform. Also the hot fix, package, or patch will be
installed on all the new managed hosts that are added to the domain in the future.
For example, if you select Windows the hot fix, package, or patch is installed on all
the hosts that use Windows platform. Also when a new Windows host is added to
the domain, the hot fix, package, or patch is installed on the host.
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Table 11-2
Select hosts panel options
Field
Description
Hosts
Select to view the list of all managed hosts
where the hot fix, package, or patch is not
installed.
Select Show all applicable hosts
(Overwrites existing installation) to list all
the managed hosts on which you can install
the hot fix, package, or patch. It includes:
Platform
Managed hosts on which the hot fix,
package, or patch is not installed
currently.
Managed hosts on which the hot fix,
package, or patch is installed currently. In
this case, Veritas Operations Manager
overwrites the existing hot fix, package,
or patch installation.
Select to install the hot fix, package, or patch
on all managed hosts using the specific
operating system. This option is useful to
install the hot fix, package, or patch whenever
a new managed host using the specific
operating system is added to Management
Server.
Select Force install (Overwrites existing
installation) to overwrite existing add-on
installation on the managed hosts.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Upgrading managed host using the console on page 63.
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix
You can uninstall only Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes from the Management
Server and managed host.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
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Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
To uninstall a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click on Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Hot Fixes to locate the hot fix.
In the Hot Fixes tab, right-click the hot fix that you want to uninstall, select
Uninstall.
In the Uninstall panel, review the information, and click Yes.
See Uninstall panel options on page 102.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Removing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on from the repository
on page 102.
Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the
repository
You can remove a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository. Detailed information
about the hot fix, package, or patch is not displayed in the Repository view within
Deployment.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To remove a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Right-click the add-on, hot fix, package, or patch that you want to remove,
select Remove.
In the Remove panel, click Yes.
See Remove panel options on page 103.
See Refreshing the repository on page 108.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
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Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package,
or patch
Using the Management Server console, you can cancel the deployment request
for a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch.
Deployment requests are of two types, Deploy by host and Deploy by platform.
Deploy by host type lets you select the hosts on which you want to deploy the hot
fix, package, or patch. If you select Deploy by platform, then the hot fix, package,
or patch is deployed on all the hosts having the selected platform.
Request of the type Deploy by host cannot be canceled.
If you initiate an install request of Deploy by platform type, then the request is
applicable for all the existing hosts as well as the new hosts that are added to the
Management Server domain on a later date. In case of Deploy by platform request,
if you cancel the deployment request, the hot fix, package, or patch installation on
all the existing hosts is completed. But the hot fix, package, or patch is not installed
on the hosts that are added to the domain after cancellation of the deployment
request.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To cancel deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Hot Fixes to locate the hot fix, package, or patch whose deployment
request you want to cancel.
Select the Requests tab.
Right-click the request and select Cancel Request.
In the Cancel Deployment Request wizard panel, click OK.
See Cancel Deployment Request panel options on page 104.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
See Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 101.
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Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed host
Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix on a
specific managed host
Using the Management Server console, you can install the Veritas Operations
Manager hot fix on the selected managed host. If the hot fix is already installed on
the selected host, then Veritas Operations Manager overwrites the existing
installation. It is referred to as a force installation.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To install a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Hot Fixes to select a hot fix.
In the Applicable Hosts tab, right-click the host, and select Install.
In the Install wizard panel, review the information, and click OK
See Install panel options on page 105.
In the Install - Result panel, click OK.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
Uninstalling a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix
from a specific managed host
Using the Management Server console, you can uninstall the Veritas Operations
Manager hot fix from the selected managed host. You can uninstall the add-on
irrespective of its state (enabled or disabled).
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To uninstall a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix from a specific managed host
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Hot Fixes to select a hot fix.
In the Applicable Hosts tab, right-click the host, and select Uninstall.
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In the Uninstall wizard panel, review the information, and click OK
See Uninstall panel options on page 106.
In the Uninstall - Result panel, click OK.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager add-ons on page 96.
See About deploying Veritas Operations Manager hot fixes on page 208.
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Chapter
12
Configuring Management
Server settings
This chapter includes the following topics:
Configuring the Management Server settings
Configuring SMTP settings for email notifications
Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
Configuring the proxy server settings
Enabling the analytics gathering on Management Server
Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
Configuring Web server settings
Setting the generation time for subscribed reports
Configuring advance authorization settings
Enabling or disabling policy signatures for the data center
Configuring the Management Server settings
You can perform the following tasks in the Server settings tab in Management
Server:
Configuring Management Server settings
Configuring the Management Server settings
Table 12-1
Management Server settings
Task
Description
Configuring SMTP settings
You can configure SMTP settings for
Management Server to receive email
notifications for alert rules or policy check
scan completion, or to send a report by email.
See Configuring SMTP settings for email
notifications on page 221.
Configuring SNMP trap settings
You can configure SNMP trap for
Management Server to receive notifications
for alert rules.
See Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert
notifications on page 222.
Configuring proxy settings
You can download the information on the
patch and the price tiers for Storage
Foundation and High Availability products
from the Symantec Operations Readiness
Tools (SORT) website. If Management Server
is not continuously connected to the Internet,
you can set up an alternate proxy server that
can access the website
See Configuring the proxy server settings
on page 223.
Analytics gathering settings
Veritas Operations Manager provides
statistical information such as the frequency
of use of particular features or views of the
Veritas Operations Manager user interface in
your organization to help analyze product
usage. You can allow Symantec to analyze
this data by enabling the analytics gathering
feature on Management Server
See Enabling the analytics gathering on
Management Server on page 224.
Data retention policy settings
You can set the period for retaining the alert
and the task logs using the Database
Retention Policy Settings.
See Setting the period for retaining the alert
and the task logs in the database
on page 225.
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Table 12-1
Management Server settings (continued)
Task
Description
Web server settings
You can set the log levels, such as debug,
info, or warning, for the log files using the
Web Server setting.
You can also set the user session timeout
period time for the web server.
See Configuring Web server settings
on page 225.
Report subscription settings
You can create a report schedule so that the
report is generated and shared with the
subscribed users at the time and frequency
that you specify. You can set the report
schedule using Report run settings.
See Setting the generation time for
subscribed reports on page 226.
Configure advanced authorization
You can configure the advanced authorization
settings to prompt the user to enter a reason
for performing an operation.
See Configuring advance authorization
settings on page 227.
View active users
You can view the details of all the active users
that are logged in to Management Server in
the Environment tab.
See Viewing the details of active users
logged in to Management Server
on page 243.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Configuring SMTP settings for email notifications
In the Management Server console, you can configure the SMTP setting for
Management Server to receive email notifications. You must configure these settings
to receive email notifications for alert rules or policy check scan completion, or to
send a report by email.
You can also send a test email to the recipient's account to verify the SMTP settings
that you have configured.
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Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
Enter the following details to configure the SMTP settings:
SMTP server
Valid formats for SMTP server include: Fully
Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), IP address,
or, if the network handles DNS resolution for
host names, a shortened host name.
Examples: Host123, Host123.example.com,
xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa.
Sender account
The email address that is entered in the
Sender account appears as the sender of
all the emails that a rule sends out.
SMTP port
Enter the SMTP mail server port number.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To configure the SMTP settings for email notifications
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Settings tab, click Management Server.
In the Server settings tab, under SMTP settings, do the following:
Enter the SMTP mail server host name in SMTP server.
Enter a valid email address in Sender account.
Enter the SMTP mail server port number in SMTP port.
Click Save Settings.
To verify the SMTP settings
In SMTP Settings, under Test SMTP, do the following:
Enter a valid email address of the recipient in Recipient Account.
Enter the test email message that you want to send to the recipient in Test
Message.
Click Send test mail.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
Using the Management Server console, you can configure the SNMP trap settings.
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When an event takes place, some objects that are not polled, send traps or
unsolicited asynchronous SNMP messages to the server. Some of the rules that
Veritas Operations Manager uses to monitor objects in the environment rely on
SNMP trap-based messages.
Enter the following details to configure the SNMP trap settings:
SNMP server
Enter the IP Address or name of the host
where the SNMP trap console is located.
Visible only when SNMP Trap is selected.
Example: Host123.example.com
SNMP port
Enter the SNMP port number. The default
port for the trap is 162.
You can edit the port number, if required.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To configure the SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Settings tab, click Management Server.
In the Server settings tab, under SNMP Trap settings, do the following:
Enter the SNMP server host name in SNMP server.
Enter the SNMP server port number in SNMP port.
Click Save Settings.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Configuring the proxy server settings
In the Management Server console, when Management Server is not continuously
connected to the Internet, you can use a proxy server to connect to SORT.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To configure the proxy server settings
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Settings tab, click Management Server.
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In the Server settings tab, under Proxy settings, do the following:
Enter the name or IP address of the proxy server in Proxy server.
Enter the port number of the proxy server in Proxy server port.
Enter the user name that you use to access the proxy server in Proxy user.
Enter the password that you use to access the proxy server in Proxy
password.
Click Test SORT connectivity to check the connectivity to SORT.
Click Save Settings.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Enabling the analytics gathering on Management
Server
Veritas Operations Manager uses Web beacons (also known as single pixel or clear
GIFS) to provide statistical information such as the frequency of use of particular
features or views of the Veritas Operations Manager user interface in your
organization to help analyze product usage. The information does not identify the
users. Symantec analyzes this data to understand the information that is of most
interest to the customers and the features that the customers use most.
In the Management Server, Server settings view, you can enable analytics
gathering on Management Server.
If the Enable Analytics Gathering check box is enabled while you configure
Management Server, the Enable Analytics Gathering check box appears selected.
Clear the Enable Analytics Gathering check box to disable analytics gathering
on Management Server.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To enable analytics gathering on Management Server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Settings tab, click Management Server.
In the Server settings tab, under Analytics gathering settings, select Enable
Analytics Gathering, and click Save Settings.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
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Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task
logs in the database
In the Management Server, Server setting view, you can set the period for retaining
the alert and the task logs. After this period, the alert and the task logs are removed
from the Veritas Operations Manager database.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To set the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Settings tab, click Management Server.
In the Server settings tab, under Database Retention Policy Settings, select
the number of days from the drop-down list in the following:
Alert Log (Days)
Task Log (Days)
Click Save Settings.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Configuring Web server settings
In the Management Server console, you can configure the following:
Log level for the log files in the web server.
User session timeout period for the web server.
You can select the following options for log level:
Debug.
Info
Warning
By default, Veritas Operations Manager sets the log level as Info.
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You can manage the user session timeout period for the web server. By default,
the user session timeout period is 30 minutes. If you want to disable the user session
timeout period for the web server, you must enter -1 in the Timeout field.
Although the default timeout period is set at 30 minutes, technically the session
timeout happens after 60 minutes. In the first 30 minutes of inactivity or no mouse
clicks, the browser session continues to poll the Management Server intermittently.
After exactly 30 minutes a pop-up window appears. Click Continue in the pop-up
window to continue the web server session without having to enter the user
credentials. If the pop-up window is not acknowledged, then the 30-minutes timeout
period of the Tomcat web server starts. After 30 minutes of inactivity, the session
is terminated. If you now click OK in the pop-up window, you are asked to enter
your user credentials.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To configure the web server settings
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Settings tab, click Management Server.
In the Server settings tab, under Web Server Settings, select the log level,
and set the timeout period.
Click Save Settings
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Setting the generation time for subscribed reports
You can use the Management Server console to create a report schedule for
subscribed reports. You can specify the time of the day when the reports are to be
generated and shared with the subscribers. The default time of the day is 1.00 AM.
For more information on reports, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager
Management Server User Guide.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To set the generation time for subscribed reports
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Setting tab, click Management Server.
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In the Server settings tab, under Report subscription settings, select the
time of the day.
Click Save Settings.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Configuring advance authorization settings
You can use the Management Server console to configure advance authorization
settings. These settings are applicable for all operations that are performed on the
Management Server console. The Reason panel appears after an operation is
performed and the user is asked to enter a reason for performing the operation.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To configure advance authorization settings
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
In the Setting tab, click Management Server.
In the Server settings tab, under Advanced authorization, select Ask reason
for all operations.
Click Save Settings.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
See Viewing audit information for Management Server on page 244.
Enabling or disabling policy signatures for the data
center
In the Management Server console, you can enable or disable policy signatures
for the data center. In the data center view, signatures are enabled by default.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
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Note: Registered signatures can also be enabled or disabled from the perspectives
where they are registered: for hosts on the Server perspective or for clusters on
the Availability perspective. The most recent enable or disable operation takes
precedence.
See the Veritas Operations Manager Management Server User Guide.
To enable or disable policy signatures for the data center
In the Home page, click Settings.
Click Policy Signatures.
Select one or more signatures to enable or disable.
Right-click and choose the appropriate menu option for the operation you want
to perform.
Enable Signatures
Disable Signatures
Confirm to perform the operation on all hosts registered for that signature.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
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13
Setting up extended
attributes
This chapter includes the following topics:
About using extended attributes
Adding an extended attribute
Modifying an extended attribute
Deleting an extended attribute
About using extended attributes
An extended attribute is an additional user-defined attribute that provides additional
details about an object in Veritas Operations Manager. This information about an
object is in addition to the details that Veritas Operations Manager discovers for
that object. You can define multiple extended attributes on the objects using the
Management Server console. You can use the extended attributes to search, filter,
and sort the objects in the Management Server console. You can also manage the
extended attributes using the Veritas Operations Manager Web services API.
You can define an extended attribute and associate it with the relevant objects. You
need to set the value for the extended attribute when you associate it with the object.
Table 13-1 lists the object types supporting extended attributes and the perspective
to which these objects belong to.
Setting up extended attributes
Adding an extended attribute
Table 13-1
Object types supporting extended attributes
Objects
Perspective
Host, disk, disk group, volume, snapshot,
exchange server, database
Server
Cluster, service group
Availability
Enclosure, switch, fabric, fabric zone
Storage
Virtualization server, virtual machine
Virtualization
You can set the value for the extended attribute on the objects in one of the following
ways:
By selecting an object in a perspective
By searching and filtering the objects in the data center in a perspective
Note: For more information on setting the extended attribute value and Web services
API, refer to the Veritas Operations Manager Management Server User Guide.
See Viewing the list of extended attributes on page 244.
See Adding an extended attribute on page 230.
Adding an extended attribute
Using the Management Server console, you can add one or more extended attributes
for multiple object types. You can add up to 20 extended attributes on an object
type. An extended attribute is displayed in the Properties column in the perspective
view. You can right-click the attribute and select Show as column to display the
attribute as a column in the table.
The extended attribute name can be same as the default attribute name of an object
type. You cannot have two extended attributes having the same name.
For example, in the Server perspective, Veritas Operations Manager discovers the
condition of a disk which is displayed in the Condition column. You can create an
extended attribute named Condition on Disk. This extended attribute is displayed
in the Properties panel. You cannot create two extended attributes with the same
name for example Condition on Disk.
The maximum length of the extended attribute name can be 256 characters. It can
contain alphanumeric characters, hyphen (-), and space.
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Modifying an extended attribute
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To add an extended attribute
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Extended Attributes.
In the Extended Attribute view, click Add.
In the Add panel, enter a name for the extended attribute, and select one or
more object types. Click Finish.
In the Add- Result panel, click Close.
See About using extended attributes on page 229.
See Modifying an extended attribute on page 231.
See Viewing the list of extended attributes on page 244.
Modifying an extended attribute
Using the Management Server console, you can modify the name of an extended
attribute. The name of the extended attribute should be unique.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To modify an extended attribute
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Extended Attributes.
In the Extended Attribute view, right-click an extended attribute, and select
Modify.
In the Updated Name field, enter a new name for the extended attribute, and
click OK.
In the Modify - Result panel, click Close.
See About using extended attributes on page 229.
See Adding an extended attribute on page 230.
See Viewing the list of extended attributes on page 244.
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Deleting an extended attribute
Deleting an extended attribute
Using the Management Server console, you can delete an extended attribute. When
you delete an extended attribute, the association with the objects is also deleted,
and the extended attribute is not visible in the properties of the object.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To delete an extended attribute
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Extended Attributes.
In the Extended Attribute view, right-click the extended attribute, and select
Delete.
In the Delete panel, click OK.
In the Delete - Result panel, click Close.
See Adding an extended attribute on page 230.
See Modifying an extended attribute on page 231.
See Viewing the list of extended attributes on page 244.
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14
Downloading price tier
information from SORT
This chapter includes the following topics:
About assigning price tiers to hosts
About updating the price tier information on Management Server
Updating the price tier information automatically on Management Server
Updating the price tier information manually on Management Server
About assigning price tiers to hosts
You can use operating system-specific commands to find host characteristics. This
includes the make and model of the host, processor type, and processor count.
However, although you can discover hardware information for most hosts, you may
not have all the characteristics of a host. In that case, it is called an "unknown tier".
The assign price tier feature lets you assign price tiers to an unknown host. It
eliminates the need to find host characteristics manually.
You can assign a price tier to a host by selecting the server price tier, processors
price tier, operating system price tier, or the Symantec Price Value Unit (SPVU)
price tier.
See About updating the price tier information on Management Server on page 234.
See Updating the price tier information automatically on Management Server
on page 235.
See Updating the price tier information manually on Management Server
on page 235.
Downloading price tier information from SORT
About updating the price tier information on Management Server
About updating the price tier information on
Management Server
To find the appropriate price tier or the Symantec Performance Value Unit (SPVU)
for the licenses of the Storage Foundation and high availability products that are
installed on the managed hosts, Veritas Operations Manager requires the latest
information on the price tiers for these products. Symantec updates the latest
information of the price tiers on the Symantec Operations Readiness Tools (SORT)
website. Management Server requires HTTPS connectivity with the SORT server
for downloading this information.
The Veritas Operations Manager console provides you with various methods to
update the price tier information on Management Server. You can use any one of
the following methods to update the price tier information on Management Server:
Configure Management Server to update the latest price tier information
automatically when Management Server is continuously connected to the
Internet.
Set up a proxy server to update the latest price tier information automatically
when Management Server is not connected to the Internet.
Download a script file manually from Management Server when Management
Server is not continuously connected to the Internet, or you cannot set up a
proxy server. You must run the file on a Windows system that is connected to
the Internet to extract a text file that contains the latest information on the price
tiers, and upload the extracted text file to Management Server
The price tiers assigned to the managed hosts do not change automatically when
you upload a new price tier file to Management Server. You need to manually assign
the price tier to the host using the Veritas Operations Manager console.
The automatic update of the price tier information on a Management Server occurs
according to the schedule set by you. By default, the price tier information is updated
on Management Server on the first day of every month.
Note: Veritas Operations Manager downloads the price tier information from the
SORT website only if a newer version is available on the website.
See About assigning price tiers to hosts on page 233.
See Updating the price tier information automatically on Management Server
on page 235.
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Updating the price tier information automatically on
Management Server
You can configure Management Server to connect to the Symantec Operations
Readiness Tool (SORT) website and update the price tier information automatically
when Management Server is continuously connected to the Internet. When
Management Server is not connected to Internet, you can use a proxy server to
update the price tier information automatically. By default, the automatic download
of the price tier information occurs on the first day of every month at 00.00 hours.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To update the price tier information automatically on Management Server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click SORT.
In the Price Tier Download Settings tab, under Price Tier Automatic
Download do the following:
Select the day of the month from the drop-down list in Day of month.
Select the time of the day from the drop-down list in Time of day.
Click Save.
In the Success panel click OK, and click Close.
See About updating the price tier information on Management Server on page 234.
See Updating the price tier information manually on Management Server
on page 235.
See Configuring the proxy server settings on page 223.
Updating the price tier information manually on
Management Server
You can update the price tier information manually when Management Server is
not connected to the Internet, or you cannot set up a proxy server to access the
Symantec Operations Readiness Tool (SORT) website
To do this, you must download the pricetier.vbs script file from Management
Server and run it on a Windows system that has Internet connectivity. Extract the
text file that contains the latest information on the price tiers. You must copy this
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text file to the system where Management Server is running and manually upload
this text file.
Note: You must use a Windows system to perform this operation.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the
Management Server perspective.
To update the price tier information manually on Management Server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click SORT.
In the Price Tier Download Settings tab, under Price Tier Manual Download
do the following:
Click Download to download the pricetier.vbs script.
Copy the pricetier.vbs file to a Windows system that has Internet
connectivity.
Run the following command to extract the pricetier.txt file that contains
the information on the price tiers:
cscript/NoLogo pricetier.vbs
Alternatively, you can double-click the script file to extract the text file. The
pricetier.txt file is generated in the folder where you have downloaded
the pricetier.vbs script file.
Copy the pricetier.txt file to the system where Management Server is
running.
Click Browse to select the pricetier.txt file.
Click Upload.
Click Close.
See About updating the price tier information on Management Server on page 234.
See Updating the price tier information automatically on Management Server
on page 235.
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15
Viewing information on the
Management Server
environment
This chapter includes the following topics:
Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on SORT website
Viewing the hosts configured in the Management Server domain
Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated
with the broker
Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective
Viewing the faults definitions
Viewing details of alert logs
Viewing the details of rules
Viewing the details of active users logged in to Management Server
Viewing the Management Server settings
Viewing the list of extended attributes
Viewing audit information for Management Server
Viewing task information for the data center
Viewing or exporting a list of available policy signatures
Viewing information on the Management Server environment
Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on SORT website
Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or
patch on SORT website
Using the Management Server console, you can view the details of an add-on, hot
fix, package, or patch on the SORT website.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on the SORT website
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Deployment.
Expand Repository to locate the add-on, hot fix, package, or patch whose
details you want to view.
Right-click the add-on, hot fix, package, or patch, and select Details to view
the details on the SORT website.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager add-on on page 99.
See Installing a Veritas Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch on page 212.
Viewing the hosts configured in the Management
Server domain
You can use the Management Server console to view the details of the hosts that
are configured in the Management Server domain. You can view the details of hosts
such as name, configuration type, status, platform, OS version, MH version, and
the discovery state.
In this view you can perform the refresh and remove host tasks.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also view this information.
To view the hosts configured in the Management Server domain
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Host.
Do one of the following to view the details of the configured hosts:
Select Data Center to view all the configured hosts.
Select Agent to view all the agent hosts.
Select Agentless to view all the agentless hosts.
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See Refreshing the details of the managed host on page 145.
See Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain on page 146.
Viewing the details of the authentication broker and
the domains associated with the broker
Using the Management Server console, you can view the name of the authentication
broker and the details of the domains that are associated with the broker.
In Broker, you can view the name of the authentication broker and the port number
on which the authentication broker is configured to run.
You can view the following details for each authentication domain.
Name of the authentication domain
Type of the authentication domain
Whether the authentication domain is enabled or disabled
You can perform the following tasks in this view:
Configure LDAP/AD.
Unconfigure the LDAP configuration.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective. The root user can also view this information.
To view the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated with
the broker
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Security to view the Brokers & Domain tab.
See About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the
Veritas Operations Manager domain on page 149.
See Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based
authentication on Management Server on page 150.
See Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory
configuration from the authentication broker on page 155.
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Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective
Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective
Using the Management Server console, you can view the system identified fault
conditions. You can view the fault condition, the source of the fault, and the time
when the fault occurred.
You can perform the following tasks in this view:
Suppress the fault.
Restore the suppress fault.
Create a rule that determines the action that Management Server performs
when it receives the alert that is related to a faulty entity.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view faults in the Management Server perspective
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Faults & Risks.
Click the Faults tab.
See About faults and risks on page 180.
See Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective on page 180.
See Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management Server perspective
on page 182.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
Viewing the faults definitions
You can view a comprehensive list of all the fault definitions that Veritas Operations
Manager uses to generate all faults. You can use this list to view the definitions of
the faults that are already generated and yet to generate. Some of the information
that you can obtain from this view:
Message: Displays information about the fault.
Entity Type: Displays the source object on which the fault occurs.
Affected Types: Displays all the object types that are affected by the fault on
the source object. For example, if a service group is faulted, it is listed under
the Entity Type column. Since a service group is associated with managed
hosts, clusters, and other objects, Veritas Operations Manager generates derived
faults for these objects. All such associated objects are listed in this column.
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Viewing details of alert logs
You can perform the following tasks in this view:
Suppress a fault.
Restore a fault.
You can disable a fault definition by suppressing the fault. After the fault definition
is disabled, all associated faults are automatically suppressed. You can suppress
the fault definition until a specific date, or disable it forever.
Though the option to forever disable a fault definition is provided, you can again
activate the fault definition using the Restore Faults option.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view the faults definitions
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Faults & Risks.
Click the Fault Definition tab.
See About faults and risks on page 180.
See Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
on page 183.
See Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the Management Server perspective
on page 184.
Viewing details of alert logs
Using the Management Server console, you can quickly ascertain the condition of
all resources in the Veritas Operations Manager domain. The Alert Log displays
alerts from all hosts that the Management Server manages. Alert logs are retained
for 30 days.
You can view the following information:
Topic: Displays the fault definition name.
Message: Displays the message which is a part of the alert. You can view the
name of the host on which the alert condition occurred.
Classification: Displays the classification of the alert, for example, volume alert,
subdisk alert, and path enabled.
Source Host: Displays the host on which the alert condition occurred.
Time: Displays the date and time when the alert was generated.
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Viewing the details of rules
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view details of alert logs
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Alert & Rules.
Click the Alert Log tab.
See About alerts and rules on page 167.
Viewing the details of rules
You can view the details of alert rules in the Management Server console. You can
view the name and description of the rule. The owner of the rule, last updated time,
and whether the rule is enabled or disabled.
You can perform the following tasks in this view:
Create a rule.
Edit a rule.
Enable a rule.
Disable a rule.
Delete a rule.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view the details of alert rules
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Alert & Rules.
Click the Rules tab.
See Creating rules in the Management Server perspective on page 169.
See Editing rules in the Management Server perspective on page 173.
See Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 178.
See Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective on page 179.
See Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective on page 177.
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Viewing the details of active users logged in to Management Server
Viewing the details of active users logged in to
Management Server
In the Management Server console, you can view the following details of the active
users who are logged in to Management Server.
User name with which the active user has logged in to Management Server.
Date and time at which the user has logged in to Management Server.
The time for which the user was idle.
Host name or IP address of the host from which the user logs in.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view the details of active users logged in to Management Server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Management Server.
Click the Environment tab to view the details.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
See Viewing the Management Server settings on page 243.
Viewing the Management Server settings
You can perform the following tasks in the Management Server settings view:
Configure the SMTP settings for Management Server.
Configure the SNMP trap settings for Management Server.
Configure proxy server settings.
Enable the analytics gathering on Management Server.
Set the Database Retention policy.
Set log levels for log files in the web server.
Set report subscription settings.
Set advance authorization settings.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
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Viewing the list of extended attributes
To view the Management Server settings
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Management Server and click the Server Settings tab to view the
settings.
See Configuring the Management Server settings on page 219.
Viewing the list of extended attributes
Using the Management Server console, you can view the list of all the extended
attributes that are defined.
You can view the following details:
Unique name of the extended attribute.
Object type that is associated with the extended attribute.
You can perform the following tasks in this view:
Add an extended attribute.
Modify an existing extended attribute.
Delete an extended attribute.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view the list of extended attributes
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Extended Attribute.
See About using extended attributes on page 229.
See Adding an extended attribute on page 230.
See Modifying an extended attribute on page 231.
See Deleting an extended attribute on page 232.
Viewing audit information for Management Server
You can use the Management Server console to view audit information collected
by Management Server. For audit purposes, Management Server collects information
on all activities initiated using the Management Server console. This audit tracking
also includes activities which were prevented from being carried out because they
were not authorized.
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Viewing information on the Management Server environment
Viewing task information for the data center
Management Server collects the following audit information:
The date and time of the activity.
The activity, for example, configuring an enclosure.
The location where the activity occurred.
The target on which the activity was performed.
The user.
Whether the activity was authorized.
The reason for the operation.
For a reason to be collected, the advanced authorization settings for Management
Server must be enabled. If enabled, the Reason panel appears after an operation
is performed and the user is asked to enter a reason for performing the operation.
See Configuring advance authorization settings on page 227.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
You can also export the information to a file.
To view audit information for Management Server
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings and
select Audit & Tasks.
Click the Audit tab.
If you want to export the audit information, click the Save icon in the upper
right of the tab.
Viewing task information for the data center
In the Management Server console, you can view information such as the following
about all tasks performed in the data center:
Task name
State (completed, failed, and so on)
The source, for example, a host or cluster
The object
The user
Start and end time
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Viewing information on the Management Server environment
Viewing or exporting a list of available policy signatures
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view task information for the data center
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings and
select Audit & Tasks.
Click the Tasks tab.
To view more details about a task, right-click it and select Properties.
See Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
on page 225.
Viewing or exporting a list of available policy
signatures
In the Management Server console, you can view all policy signatures and export
them to a file. You must have the appropriate permissions for the Veritas Operations
Manager Settings perspective.
You can view this information, if your user group has Admin role assigned on the
Management Server perspective.
To view or export a list of available policy signatures
In the Home page on the Management Server console, click Settings.
Click Policy Signatures.
If you want to export the signatures to a file, click the Save icon in the upper
right of the window.
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
This appendix includes the following topics:
Management Server (MS)
Managed host (MH)
Management Server (MS)
Veritas Operations Manager processes running on Management
Server for Linux
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/pgsql/bin/postgres
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/xprtld
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/webgui/jre/bin/java
/opt/VRTSsfmcs/sec/bin/sfmsecd
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/xtrapd
Veritas Operations Manager services running on Management Server
for Windows
Veritas Operations Manager Authentication Service
Veritas Operations Manager Service
Veritas Storage Foundation Messaging Service
Veritas Operations Manager Database Service
Veritas Operations Manager SNMP Trap Service
Troubleshooting
Management Server (MS)
Commands to start and stop the Veritas Operations Manager
processes on Management Server on Linux
service option of vomadm command can be used to start/stop the individual services
and is the recommended method especially when the Management Server is
configured for HA.
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/vomadm service {--start | --stop | --restart |
--status | --version | --help}
Commands to start and stop the Veritas Operations Manager
processes on Management Server on Windows
service option of vomadm command can be used to start/stop the individual services
and is the recommended method especially when the Management Server is
configured for HA.
C:\Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmh\bin>perl.exe vomadm service {--start
| --stop | --restart | --status | --version | --help}
Management Server log file locations on Linux
General: /var/opt/VRTSsfmcs/logs
Database installation and upgrade logs:/var/VRTSsfmcs/config_db
Installer log file:/var/opt/VRTSsfmh/logs/install_sfm.log
DB engine log: var/opt/VRTSsfmcs/db/data/SFMdb3.dblog
Management Server log file locations on Windows
General: C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs\logs
General: C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmh\logs
Database configuration and upgrade
logs:C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs\config_db
Installer log file: C:\Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmcs\install.log
DB engine log: C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs\logs\SFMdb3.dblog
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Troubleshooting
Managed host (MH)
Managed host (MH)
Veritas Operations Manager processes running on managed host
on Unix/Linux
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/xprtld
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/sfmh-discovery.pl
/opt/VRTSsfmh/bin/vxdclid
Veritas Operations Manager services running on managed host on
Windows
Veritas Storage Foundation Messaging Service
Note: sfmh-discovery and dcli processes do not run on a Windows managed host.
Commands to start and stop Veritas Operations Manager processes
on managed host on UNIX/Linux
xprtld: /opt/VRTSsfmh/adm/xprtldctrl <start | stop>
sfmh-discovery: /opt/VRTSsfmh/adm/vxvmdiscovery-ctrl.sh <start |
stop>
vxdclid: /opt/VRTSsfmh/etc/vxdcli.sh <start | stop | restart>
Managed host log files
UNIX/Linux: /var/opt/VRTSsfmh/logs
Windows: C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmh\logs
Agentless driver log files
The agentless driver log files are stored at the Control Host at the following location:
UNIX/Linux : /var/opt/VRTSsfmh/hostname/log
Windows: C:\ProgramData\Symantec\VRTSsfmh\AGENTLESS\hostname\log
where, hostname is the name of the agentless host.
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Troubleshooting
Managed host (MH)
Gathering information for troubleshooting
Use the vomgather.pl script to gather logs for troubleshooting issues on Veritas
Operations Manager Management Server and managed hosts:
On Unix/Linux:
/opt/VRTSsfmh/adm/vomgather.pl --dir mydir
On Windows:
"C:\Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe" "C:\Program
Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmh\adm\vomgather.pl" --dir mydir
where, mydir is the directory to store gathered data.
Use the --full option of vomgather.pl script to gather following data for
troubleshooting issues:
Management Server: Database, Spool, and store data
Managed hosts: Spool data
250
Index
A
about
communication between managed host and
Management Server 111
Active Directory removing 155
ActiveX 35
add-on
canceling deployment request 103
disabling 107
downloading 97
enabling 107
installing 99
removing 102
uninstalling 101
adding
virtualization server 199
advance authorization settings 227
agentless discovery
about 115
Commands that require the root access 129
control hosts 122
Linux 123
prerequisites 123
privilege control software for UNIX hosts 131
remote hosts 122
requirements for deep array discovery 128
requirements for UNIX hosts 125
requirements for Windows hosts 127
SSH configuration requirements 132
supported features 119
UNIX 123
Windows 124
alert log retention period 225
alerts and rules 167
array management capabilities 122
assigning price tier
processor price tier 233
server price tier 233
audit information 244
authentication broker
managing 149
authentication broker (continued)
viewing 239
authentication domains
enabling 155
managing 149
viewing 239
B
backing up Veritas Operations Manager
on Linux 58
on Windows 6061
browsers 35
C
configuring
Control Host 188
existing Management Server installation in HA
environment 77
Management Server 45
Management Server in DR environment 79
Management Server in HA environment 70
Management Server in HADR environment 85
new Management Server installation in HA
environment 71
Configuring Management Server settings
advance authorization 227
report scheduling 226
Control Host 122
discover VMware Virtualization Infrastructure 188
D
deep array discovery 128
deploying
add-ons 96
hot fixes 208
package 210
packages or patches 209
Veritas Operations Manager 23
disable performance metering
VMware vCenter server 207
Index
disabling authentication domains 156
domains 35
downloading
managed host files 20
Management Server files 19
Veritas Operations Manager 19
DR configuration 79
creating base service groups 82
enabling configuration 84
performing initial configuration 82
prerequisites 80
E
enabling analytics gathering 224
enabling authentication domains 155
extended attribute
adding 230
deleting 232
modifying 231
using 229
F
fault definition
restoring 184
suppressing 183
faults
restoring 182
suppressing 180
viewing 240
faults and risks 180
fibre channel switch capabilities 122
firewalls ports
ports 35
G
gendeploy.pl 49
H
HA configuration 70
completing the configuration 77
creating base service groups 74
modify default IP address and host name 79
performing initial configuration 73
prerequisites for existing MS 78
prerequisites for new MS 72
HA-DR configuration
creating base service groups 88
enabling configuration 90
HA-DR configuration (continued)
performing initial configuration 87
prerequisites 86
HADR configuration 85
host discovery 115
See also agentless discovery of hosts
about 115
supported features 119
hot fix
cancel deployment request 216
deploying 208
install on specific host 217
installing 212
removing 215
uninstall from specific host 217
uninstalling 214
uploading 211
I
installation resources
Veritas Operations Manager 23
installing
host management through Solaris JumpStart 49
managed host 47
managed host on UNIX 47
managed host on Windows 49
Management Server 41
Management Server on Linux 41
Management Server on Windows 43
Intranet zone security level 35
IPV 37
J
JavaScript 35
JScript 35
L
LDAP
adding authentication 150
removing 155
LDom discovery
prerequisites 197
requirements 197
M
managed host
add using gendeploy.pl 142
installation files for UNIX 47
252
Index
managed host (continued)
installation files for Windows 49
installing 47
installing on UNIX 47
installing on Windows 49
installing through Solaris JumpStart 49
package 41
removing 146
uninstalling on UNIX 68
uninstalling on Windows 69
upgrading 63
upgrading on UNIX 64
upgrading on Windows 66
verifying installation on UNIX 51
verifying installation on Windows 52
managed hosts
refresh host details 145
upgrade using console 63
verifying version using the console 67
Management Server
advance authorization settings 243
alert log retention period settings 225
analytics gathering 243
configuring 45
configuring a new installation in HA
environment 71
configuring an existing installation in HA
environment 77
configuring DR 79
configuring HA 70
configuring HADR 85
configuring proxy server 223
configuring settings 219
configuring SNMP trap 222
database retention policy 243
editing agentless hosts 144
enabling analytics gathering 224
installation files for Linux 41
installation files for Windows 43
installing 41
installing on Linux 41
installing on Windows 43
LDAP based authentication 150
package 41
proxy settings 243
remove managed host 146
report subscription settings 243
SMTP settings 243
SMTP settings for email 221
Management Server (continued)
SNMP trap settings 243
task log retention period settings 225
uninstalling on Linux 67
uninstalling on Windows 68
upgrading 52
upgrading in HA DR environment 93
upgrading in HA environment 91
upgrading on Linux 53
upgrading on Windows 55
verifying installation on Linux 44
verifying installation on Windows 44
verifying version using the console 66
Web server settings 225
web server settings 243
N
network requirements 35
O
OpenSSH
about 134
installing on AIX 134
installing on Linux 134
installing on Solaris 135
operating system requirements 27
organization 157
P
package
base release 210
cancel deployment request 216
deploying 210
installing 212
removing 215
uploading 211
packages or patches
deploying 209
maintenance release 209
patch
cancel deployment request 216
installing 212
removing 215
uploading 211
performance metering
disable for VMware vCenter server 207
permissions
assigning for perspective 158
253
Index
permissions (continued)
deleting on perspective 160
modifying for perspective 159
perspective
assigning permissions 158
deleting permissions 160
modifying permissions 159
policy checks
enabling or disabling signatures for data
center 227
exporting signatures 246
pop-up blockers 35
price tier information
update automatically 235
update manually 235
Proxy server requirements 38
proxy server settings 223
R
removing
Active Directory 155
LDAP 155
report scheduling 226
resolv.conf 35
restoring Veritas Operations Manager
on Linux 59
on Windows 61
roles 157
rules
about 167
creating 169
deleting 177
disabling 179
editing 173
enabling 178
S
security level 35
signatures
exporting 246
signatures for data center
enabling or disabling 227
SNMP trap settings 222
Solaris JumpStart installation 49
solaris zones discovery
prerequisites 196
requirements 196
space estimation data logs 29
SSL 35
system resource requirements 28
T
task information for the data center 245
task log retention period 225
TCP 35
toolbars 35
U
UC 23
UDP 35
uninstalling
add-on 101
managed host on UNIX 68
managed host on Windows 69
Management Server on Linux 67
Management Server on Windows 68
upgrading
disaster recovery 92
HA 91
HA-DR 92
managed host 63
managed host on UNIX 64
managed host on Windows 66
managed host using installer package 66
managed host using operating system
commands 64
managed hosts using console 63
Management Server 52
Management Server in HA DR environment 93
Management Server in HA environment 91
Management Server on Linux 53
Management Server on Windows 55
upload
add-on 97
user
restricting 161
user group permissions
assigning for perspective 158
deleting on perspective 160
modifying for perspective 159
restricting 161
UTC 23
V
verifying
managed host installation on UNIX 51
254
Index
verifying (continued)
managed host installation on Windows 52
managed host version using the console 67
Management Server installation on Linux 44
Management Server installation on Windows 44
Management Server version using the console 66
Veritas Operations Manager
about 18
backing up on Linux 58
backing up on Windows 6061
choosing managed hosts 25
choosing Management Server hosts 24
choosing Web console hosts 35
configuring for disaster recovery 79
configuring for high availability 70
configuring HADR 85
configuring Management Server 45
deployment configuration 23
downloading 19
downloading managed host files 20
downloading Management Server files 19
installation resources 23
installing managed host on UNIX 47
installing managed host on Windows 49
installing Management Server on Linux 41
installing Management Server on Windows 43
IPV requirements 37
network requirements 35
operating systems 27
organization 157
packages 41
proxy server requirements 38
restoring on Linux 59
restoring on Windows 61
system resource requirements 28
uninstalling UNIX managed host 68
upgrading managed host on UNIX 64
upgrading managed host on Windows 66
upgrading Management Server in HA DR
environment 93
upgrading Management Server in HA
environment 91
upgrading Management Server on Linux 53
upgrading Management Server on Windows 55
URL 19
Veritas Operations Manager deployment
centralized management 24
Veritas Operations Manager HA
configuring a new installation 71
Veritas Operations Manager HA (continued)
configuring an existing installation 77
removing configuration 93
upgrading 91
viewing
alert log 241
authentication broker 239
authentication domains 239
extended attributes 244
virtual machines
cloning 50
migrating 51
virtualization discovery
editing configuration 202
refreshing configuration 204
refreshing ESX Server 205
removing configuration 206
virtualization server
adding 199
virtualization technology
kernel-based virtual machine 187
LPAR 187
Microsoft Hyper-V 187
Solaris LDom 187
Solaris zones 187
VMware 187
VMware discovery
near real-time update of virtual machine
states 190
prerequisites 189
requirements 189
VRTSsfmcs package 41
VRTSsfmh package 41, 47, 64
W
Web browsers requirements 35
Web console 35
Web server
settings 225
web server
CLI command 109
restart 109
Web UI framework
starting and stopping 113
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