Adding a RemoteGroup resource from Cluster Management Console
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Adding a RemoteGroup resource from Cluster Management Console

A RemoteGroup resource enables you to monitor and manage a service group on a remote cluster. You must have the role of cluster administrator or service group administrator to configure a remote group resource.

Use the RemoteGroup agent to create a dependency between a local and remote service group. Typically, the RemoteGroup resource depends on an IP resource in the local service group.

See the Veritas Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide for more information on this agent.

Note   Although this topic refers to a remote service group, the Add Remote Group task is not part of VCS global cluster configuration. This task is intended to provide a simple way to monitor and manage a service group on another cluster.

To configure a remote group resource on a local cluster

1. In the Group:Summary view, in the Configuration task panel, click Add Remote Group Resource.
2. In the Remote Group Resource wizard, read the introductory information and then click Next.
3. In the RemoteGroup Resource dialog box, enter a name in the RemoteGroup Resource Name box and then click Next.
4. In the Remote Cluster Authentication dialog box, enter the host IP address and all of the required user authentication information. If you are logging in to a cluster running in secure mode, check Select to enter domain name for Secure Cluster and then enter the domain name in the box provided.
5. In the Create RemoteGroup Resource dialog box, specify the following monitoring details and then click Finish:
   • The remote service group

     Select the remote service group from the Remote Service Group drop-down menu. This menu is populated using the service groups configured in the remote cluster that you specified.

   • The type of monitoring you want to perform.

     The following options are available on the Type of Monitoring drop-down menu:

     • OnlineOnly

       The RemoteGroup resource only brings the remote service group online. The RemoteGroup resource cannot take the remote service group offline.

     • MonitorOnly

       The RemoteGroup resource only monitors the state of the remote service group. The RemoteGroup resource cannot online or offline the remote service group.

     • OnOff

       The RemoteGroup resource brings the remote service group online or takes it offline.

   • Monitoring details

     The System Based Monitoring Details setting has two options, Any and One-to-One Mapping. See the Veritas Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide for information on this setting.

After you configure the RemoteGroup resource, you can view the service group dependency in the Cluster:Group Dependency view.

See Viewing service group dependencies.