ShaoLin InfiniCluster 2.0.1 SMA Postfix Release Notes

2006-07-24

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to ShaoLin InfiniCluster Service Monitoring Agent
2. Installation Notes
2.1. System Requirements
2.2. Quick Install
3. Supported Linux Distributions
4. Software Packages Information

This document contains the latest release information of ShaoLin InfiniCluster 2.0 and is a supplementary document for the ShaoLin InfiniCluster 2.0 Release Notes. Latest copy of this document is at ShaoLin Microsystems official web site with the following URL http://www.shaolinmicro.com/support/doc/sic_release.html.


This document contains the latest release information of ShaoLin InfiniCluster 2.0 and is a supplementary document for the ShaoLin InfiniCluster 2.0 Release Notes. Latest copy of this document is at ShaoLin Microsystems official web site with the following URL http://www.shaolinmicro.com/support/doc/sic_release.html.


1. Introduction to ShaoLin InfiniCluster Service Monitoring Agent

The Service Monitoring Agent is designed to manage applications such as database, web server, mail server etc. Agents manages applications through a number of entry points including "online", "offline" and "monitor". The "online" entry point will start the application. The "offline" entry point will stop the applications. Other entry points such as "init", "clean" and "shutdown" will also be performed depending on the applications managed. The Agent integrate seamlessly with SIC or offer much flexibility in monitoring the managed applications. An agent can communicate in SMTP with a mail server and query a database server using SQL. SMAs allow precise efficient application availability control and monitor with vendor level certification. The use of SMA can maximize the availability of the target application and thus miminize unplanned downtime.

SMA Postix aims to manage the Postfix Appication by executing these entry points "online", "offline", "monitor". SMA Postfix integrate with SIC (ShaoLin InfiniCluster) and effectively communicating the status change of the Postfix applications


2. Installation Notes

2.1. System Requirements

1. ShaoLin InfiniCluster 2.0.6

2. Postfix 2.1 is supported

3. Valid license file for the SMA


2.2. Quick Install

1. Obtain the SMA package for your platform, in the case of SuSe on Power, "ShaoLin_InfiniCluster_SMA_postfix-2.0-1.ppc.rpm" Install by running


#rpm -ivh ShaoLin_InfiniCluster_SMA_postfix-2.0-1.ppc.rpm

Or obtain the installation CD, insert the CD in the drive and run "install.sh"

2. Restart Cluster Manager

# /etc/init.d/slicmgr restart 

3. Check available resource type for added resource type

# /opt/slic/bin/sliccli listrestype
.......
8 Postfix Application

4. Define a resource group with a resource of this type and configure the resource using either the SAS(Shaolin Administration System) or Commandline

5. Define values for these attributes (MailContent, MailSubject are optional) :


Total number of accepted key(s): 7
PostfixPath: The full Path to Postfix binary (string)
ConfigDir: The configuration directory with all the config files(string)
PIDFile: The PID file for the instance (master)(string)
SpoolDir: The spool directory(string)
Hostname: The hostname of server, This is an optional attribute (string)
Port: The port being listened by Postfix. This is an optional attribute(string)
IPaddr: IP address of Postfix master. This is an optional attribute(string)

6. Test by enabling the Resource Group


3. Supported Linux Distributions

  • SuSe Linux 8.1, 8.2, 9.0 for x86

    SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IA-64

    SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Power

    SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86

    SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86_64

  • Redhat 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9 for x86

    Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 for x86

    Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 for x86_64

    Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 for Power

    Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 for x86

    Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 for x86_64

    Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 for IA64

  • Asianux 1.0 for x86

  • CentOS 3 for x86

  • Neoshine server 1.0 for x86

  • Thiz server 6.0 for x86

  • TurboLinux 7.1, 10 for x86

Please contact ShaoLin Microsystems if you cannot find your OS in the above list, or please check for the latest information.


4. Software Packages Information

  • ShaoLin_InfiniCluster_SMA_Postfix

    -- ShaoLin InfiniCluster Service Monitioring Agent