In this chapter, the implementation and design of high-availability IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring environments are described in conjunction with IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms. Guidance is provided for high-availability strategies using IBM Tivoli Monitoring components. Practical considerations regarding design, implementation, testing, and maintenance are also discussed.
Preparing for the base Tivoli Monitoring cluster with Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatform lists the Tivoli Monitoring requirements for High Availability (HA) when used in conjunction with Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms. The requirements of Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms to automate Tivoli Monitoring are discussed in Installing Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms on the cluster nodes. There is also a discussion of testing and maintenance issues.
Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms provides high availability by automating the control of resources such as processes, file systems, IP addresses, and other resources in clusters. The product facilitates the automatic switching of users, applications, and data from one system to another in the cluster after a hardware or software failure. A complete High Availability (HA) setup includes many parts, one of which is the HA software. As well as tangible items such as hardware and software, a good HA solution includes planning, design, customizing, and change control. An HA solution reduces the amount of time that an application is unavailable by removing single points of failure. For more information visit the following website: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/sys-auto-multi/.