< Previous  | TOC | Index | Next  >

Administering multiple clusters

Tasks for collectively administering multiple clusters are available when you are viewing the following:

• All clusters that are configured under all management servers
• All clusters that are configured under a single management server

These tasks include:

• Edit attributes
• Edit tags
• Remove cluster

Editing attributes of selected clusters

The Edit Attributes task enables you to edit attributes on selected clusters in a one-to-many fashion (one action modifies many clusters).

 To edit attributes

1. In either the Home:Clusters or Management Server:Clusters view, in the Clusters Listing table, do one of the following:
   • To edit the attributes for one or more clusters, check the check box next to each cluster that you want.
   • To edit the attributes for all clusters, check the check box at the top of the table.
2. In the Configuration task panel, click Edit Attribute.
3. In the Edit Attribute dialog box, specify the following attribute details and then click OK:
   • The attribute name

     Select the attribute you want to edit from the Attribute Name drop-down menu.

   • The attribute value

     In the Values box, either click a value to change the it, or click the + (plus) button to add a value. Click a value and then click the - (minus) button to remove a value.

     You can enter more than one value for some attributes. Use the up- and down-arrow buttons to scroll among multiple values.

   • The systems on which to change the attribute

     Specify a setting for the Apply value to option. Apply to all nodes applies the changes to all systems listed the System List, which lists all systems on which the attribute is configured. Apply to selected nodes enables you to select nodes from the System List.

Editing tags of selected clusters

The Edit Tags task enables you to edit tags on selected clusters in a one-to-many fashion (one command modifies many clusters).

  Note   You must be a management server administrator on the current management server to edit tags.

 To edit tags

1. In either the Home:Clusters or Management Server:Clusters view, in the Clusters Listing table, do one of the following:
   • To edit the tags of one or more clusters, check the check box next to each cluster that you want.
   • To edit the tags of all clusters, check the check box at the top of the table.
2. In the Configuration task panel, click Edit Tags.
3. In the Edit Tags dialog box, select the tag you want to modify from the Tag name drop-down menu.
4. Enter the new value for the tag into the Values box. You can also optionally enter a description into the Description box.
5. Click OK.

Removing a cluster

The Remove Cluster task enables you to delete clusters from the Cluster Management Console in a one-to-many fashion (one command deletes many clusters). This action deletes one or more clusters from the management server database. You can only delete clusters that are in an unknown state.

See Object states and consolidated states.

 To remove a cluster

1. In either the Home:Clusters or Management Server:Clusters view, in the Clusters Listing table, do one of the following:
   • To remove one or more clusters, check the check box next to each cluster that you want.
   • To remove all clusters, check the check box at the top of the table.
2. In the Configuration task panel, click Remove Cluster.
3. In the Remove Cluster dialog box, click OK to confirm that you want to remove the cluster.