Cluster resource group alerts are not triggered

This problem can occur on systems running PowerHA® SystemMirror® for AIX® or Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS).

Problem

A computer alert is defined that uses one of the following triggering conditions:
  • Cluster Resource Group Added
  • Cluster Resource Group Removed
  • Cluster Resource Group Moved
The event occurs, but no alert is triggered.

Action

The IBM Spectrum Control agent checks to find out whether it is running in a IBM® PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX or MSCS cluster at the following times:
  • When the agent is started
  • When a probe is run
If the PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX or MSCS service is started after the agent, the agent is not aware of the cluster. Any cluster resource group alerts that you might have defined cannot be triggered.

To solve this problem, run a probe on one of the cluster nodes.