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ACTIVE RESPONSE 5.0 TOPICS BLUEPRINTS TROUBLESHOOTING DOC INDEX
 

TOC

arrow Getting Started
arrow Setup and Installation
arrow Introduction
arrow Hardware
arrow Networks
arrow Storage
arrow Control Node Setup
arrow Application Node Setup
arrow Business Applications
arrow Introduction
arrow Blueprints
arrow Virtualization Manager
arrow VMware
arrow Ongoing Management
arrow Customizing
premium edition topics:

Getting Started

  Cassatt Active Response Basic Concepts

  Implementation Task Flow

  Implementation Worksheet

  Integrating Cassatt Active Response into Your Enterprise: Automation at Your Own Pace

  Understanding Collage Utility Computing: A Sample Implementation

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Setup and Installation

Introduction

  Understanding Automation: Node Discovery, Inventory, and Quarantine

  Understanding Automation: Power Management for Application Nodes

Hardware

  Recommended Hardware and Firmware

  Understanding Hardware: What Works Best with Cassatt Active Response

Networks

  Network Addresses: Calculating Requirements

Storage

  Storage Space: Calculating Requirements

  Understanding Storage Hardware Options

  Understanding Storage Management in Cassatt Active Response

Control Node Setup

  Control Node Setup: Configuring Storage Access

  Control Node Setup: Single Server

  Control Node: Installing Cassatt Active Response

  Control Node: Installing Red Hat ELAS

Application Node Setup

  Alternative to Power Controllers: Nodes Without Power Controllers

  Application Node Setup: Dell

  Application Node Setup: External Power Controllers

  Application Node Setup: HP

  Application Node Setup: IBM BladeCenter

  Application Node Setup: Virtual Power Controllers

  External Power Controllers: Configuration and Management

  Manually Allocated Tiers: Configuration and Management

  Understanding Application Node Setup

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Business Applications

Introduction

  Alternative to NFS: Image on Local Disk

  Tier and Image Management

  Understanding Blueprints for Deploying Applications

  Understanding Image Creation and Capture

  Understanding Monitoring Collectors

  Understanding Tier Configuration and Personalization

Blueprints

  Active Directory: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  Apache: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  Apache: Capturing an Image to run in a Xen VM and Creating a Tier

  Exchange: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  Installing and Running ECPerf

  Internet Information Services (IIS): Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  JBoss: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS): Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  MySQL: Capturing an Image and Creating Tiers

  Oracle 10g RAC: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  Oracle 9i RAC: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  OS Configuration: Linux

  OS Configuration: Solaris

  OS Configuration: Windows

  SQL Server 2000: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  VMware ESX Server 3.0: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  WebLogic: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

  XenEnterprise: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

Virtualization Manager

  Understanding Cassatt Active Response Virtualization Manager

  Virtualization Manager Administration

VMware

  Alternative to NFS: Capturing Linux Application Images as VMware VMDK Files

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Ongoing Management

  Accessing Collage Data for Use By Third-Party Monitoring Software

  Backing up and restoring Cassatt Active Response

  Cassatt Active Response File System Structure

  Cassatt Active Response Installed System Services

  Changing Hardware on Nodes in Dynamic Tiers

  Control Node Management

  Scripting Scheduled Configuration Changes for Cassatt Active Response

  User Authentication and Management

Customizing

  Cassatt Active Response SDK Command Reference

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