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PRIMECLUSTER Wizard for NetWorker 4.2 Configuration and AdministrationGuide

3.2 NetWorker Maintenance

PRIMECLUSTER Wizard for NetWorker monitors a NetWorker process while PRIMECLUSTER is running. If the NetWorker daemons stop, this PRIMECLUSTER Wizard considers that a failure occurs in the system. Then, the NetWorker daemons are restarted or switched to the STANDBY node. If maintenance work is required, discontinue monitoring the NetWorker resource or use the maintenance mode of PRIMECLUSTER.

Discontinue monitoring the NetWorker resource

Execute the following commands to discontinue monitoring the NetWorker resource on the OPERATING node.

The userApplication name is specified for application_name. The NetWorker resource name is specified for resource_name. Confirm the userApplication name and the resource name by using the hvdisp command of PRIMECLUSTER.

Note

Use the maintenance mode of PRIMECLUSTER when you discontinue monitoring the NetWorker resource on the STANDBY node.

Information

When monitoring the NetWorker resource is discontinued, shutting down NetWorker without stopping the cluster application is possible. In this case, the state of the NetWorker resource is Online.

Use the maintenance mode of PRIMECLUSTER.

Use the maintenance mode of PRIMECLUSTER to discontinue monitoring the NetWorker resource on the OPERATING node and the STANDBY node.

Information

  • For detail of the maintenance mode of PRIMECLUSTER, see "5.4.11 Using maintenance mode" of “PRIMECLUSTER Reliant Monitor Services (RMS) with Wizard Tools Configuration and Administration Guide”.

The maintenance mode of PRIMECLUSTER enables you to shut down NetWorker without stopping the cluster application.

Starting and stopping NetWorker.

To start or to stop NetWorker, use the following commands when monitoring the NetWorker resource is discontinued or maintenance mode of PRIMECLUSTER is used.