A Network TieBreaker is a popular configuration option for a Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms (TSA MP) managed environment. But what is a TieBreaker and why is it needed ? To understand the what and why, you first need to understand the concept of "quorum" ... please see my blog titled "TSA Blog Series: High Availability Concepts - What is Quorum ?"   https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/d6a38b59-943a-434b-a473-b408ed64847d/entry/what_is_quorum?lang=en ... in a nutshell, a group of nodes is... [More]

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"The Majority Rules !" In a nutshell, you have Quorum if you have the majority. Quorum is the number of "operational" nodes in a cluster that are required to control the resources, modify the cluster definition, or perform certain cluster operations. The main goals of quorum operations: - identify who has the majority when a cluster is broken up into sub-clusters - keep data consistent, especially when shared file systems are being used - protect critical resources … maintain HA control If critical resources are... [More]

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In a previous blog, I talked about the importance for collecting and providing diagnostic data. For the Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms (TSA MP) product, this means running its automated data collection utility called "getsadata". However, there are details about a problem situation that cannot be obtained by a tool, script, or bunch of commands. The most obvious is the problem description itself. So what does a good problem description entail ? Well a timeline for one. Lets say Support staff have to dig into the log and... [More]

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If you're planning on asking IBM Support for help, more than likely there will be a minimum amount of detail they will need up front. The most obvious being details about your environment, such as platform/OS and product versions. Now if you're needing the root cause for some event that has since pasted, then keep in mind that someone providing "remote" support will likely need historical log or trace data before they will be able to offer you anything significant. For the Tivoli System Automation for Multiplaforms (TSAMP)... [More]

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We've created a "landing page" for a collection of support resources pertaining to the Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms (TSA MP) product. Think of it as the home page for your initial Support needs. Here's the direct URL : http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024950 This page is permanently linked off TSAMP's IBM Support Portal site, referred to as "Featured documents". The landing page is actually divided into a collection of categories, each with their own home page. For example : -... [More]

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This IBM support webpage (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024950&myns=swgtiv&mynp=OCSSRM2X&mync=R) features the documents most frequently requested by our customers, as well as other information identified by Support as valuable in helping answer questions related to IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multplatforms (TSAMP). A must read if you run System Automation on AIX, Linux, Solaris or Windows. It contains:     Hot Topics     Downloads and Updates     Popular Technotes       such as 'Checking and Adjusting... [More]

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The Open Program for IBM Tivoli System Automation started.   We are developing the next version of our products: Tivoli System Automation Application Manager (SA AppMan) Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms (SA MP) In the Open Program, we are going to show you selected features and improvements that we intend to include in future releases of SA AppMan and SA MP. We are looking forward to discuss these features and improvements with you and receive your feedback. You have the chance to participate in this new development and... [More]

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Automation with Tivoli System Automation products family in virtual environments has been presented on the GSE Power-Systems conference in Munich on 21.11.2011.   Virtualization technologies play an important role in datacenters – they also provide the base for currently hot discussed “cloud” infrastructures. There is a lot of focus on virtualization technologies for distributed server platforms like zVM, VMware, System p’s Hypervisor, SUN Solaris Zones, and others. Of course, virtualization provides several benefits this presentation... [More]

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