5.2 Resource Status

Resources are monitored in the [Status] tab of the RC console.
The [Status] tab shows the number of servers listed under the statuses "warning", "unknown", "error" or "fatal".
Servers whose status is "warning" or "unknown" are counted under "Warning", and servers whose status is "fatal" or "error" are counted under "Error".
Clicking on "Error" or "Warning", displays the resources under the corresponding status in the [Resource List] tab.

The status of resources can also be monitored from both the resource tree and the [Resource List] tab. When an error occurs, a status icon is added to the icon of the resource concerned.
Double-clicking on a resource icon displays the [Resource Details] tab, which provides detailed information about the corresponding resource.

Icons displayed in the RC console

The following table shows the resource icons used in the RC console and their associated meaning.

Table 5.3 Resource icons
Icon	Meaning
	Server resource
	Chassis
	Server
	Physical OS
	VM host
	VM guest
	LAN switch
	Power monitoring device (*1)
	PDU (*1)
	UPS (*1)

*1: Power monitoring devices (PDU or UPS) are not subject to monitoring.

The following table shows the status icons used in Resource Coordinator VE and their associated meaning. It also shows which status icons require corrective actions.

Table 5.4 Status icons
Icon	Status	Meaning	Corrective Action
None	normal	Normal	No action is necessary
	warning	Warning An error occurred but the resource can still be used. (*1)	Action must be taken
	unknown	Unknown The status of the resource cannot be obtained. (2, 3)	Action must be taken
	stop	Stop The resource has stopped and cannot be used.	No action is necessary
	error	Error An error whose cause is unknown has occurred and the resource cannot be used.	Action must be taken
	fatal	Fault A fault has occurred in the resource and the resource cannot be used.	Action must be taken

*1: When a LAN switch is in a "warning" status, it means that the LAN switch may have been replaced with another model.
To use the LAN switch as it is, first delete the registered LAN switch, and then register it again.
*2: When a VM guest is in "unknown" status, check the operation status of the VM host on which the VM guest is running.
*3: When a LAN switch is in "unknown" status, check the physical connection between the LAN switch and Admin LAN as well as whether or not the LAN switch is responding to commands.

Note

For other servers, hardware statuses can not be obtained from server management software (ServerView). Therefore, only "normal", "stop" or "unknown" statuses are shown, while "warning, "error" and "fatal" statuses can not be detected.

Table 5.5 OS icons
Icon	Meaning
	Windows OS
	Linux OS
	Solaris OS
	VMware host OS
	Hyper-V host OS
	Xen host OS

Information

For server virtualization software, the following information is also displayed.
- VM management software
  The status of a VM management software is displayed in the "VM management software Settings" dialog. Only "normal" and "unknown" statuses are displayed. If an "unknown" is shown, check whether the VM management software is operating properly.
- VM host
  The status of a VM host is displayed in the same way as for a physical OS.
- VM guest
  Errors detected from server virtualization software are reflected in VM guest statuses. VM guest statuses can be either one of the following: "normal", "warning", "error", "unknown" and "stop". Refer to "A.3 Functional Differences between Products" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".
For LAN switches, "error" and "fatal" are not displayed. Only "warning", "normal", and "unknown" are displayed.