Cluster Server 7.4.2 Bundled Agents Reference Guide - Windows

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (7.4.2)
Platform: Windows
  1. Introducing VCS bundled agents
    1.  
      About VCS bundled agents
    2.  
      Resources and their attributes
    3.  
      Modifying agents and their resources
    4. Attributes
      1.  
        Attribute data types
      2.  
        Attribute dimensions
    5. Categories of bundled agents
      1.  
        Storage agents
      2.  
        Network agents
      3.  
        FileShare agents
      4.  
        Services and applications agents
      5.  
        VCS infrastructure and support agents
    6.  
      Which agents should I use?
  2. Storage agents
    1.  
      About Storage agents for VCS
    2. DiskReservation (DiskRes) agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    3. Mount agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configurations
    4. Volume Manager Diskgroup (VMDg) agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    5. MountV agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    6. VVRSnap agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    7. VMwareDisks agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attributes
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    8. VMNSDg agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    9. NativeDisks agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    10.  
      AWS EBSVol agent
    11.  
      AzureDisk agent
    12.  
      GoogleDisk agent
  3. Network agents
    1.  
      About network agents
    2. NIC agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    3. IP agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definitions
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    4. IPv6 agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    5. Lanman agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5. Attribute definitions
        1.  
          Updating manual DNS entries
        2.  
          Updating DNS servers
      6.  
        Sample configurations
    6.  
      AWSIP agent
    7.  
      AzureIP agent
    8. AzureDNSZone agent
      1.  
        Prerequisites
      2.  
        Dependencies
      3.  
        Agent functions
      4.  
        State definitions
      5.  
        Attributes
      6.  
        Resource type definition
      7.  
        Samples configurations
      8.  
        Delegating a domain to Azure DNS
    9.  
      GoogleIP agent
  4. FileShare agents
    1.  
      About FileShare agents
    2. FileShare agent
      1.  
        Dependencies
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        About ForceControl function
      5.  
        Resource type definition
      6.  
        Attribute definitions
      7.  
        Sample configuration
    3. CompositeFileShare agent
      1.  
        Dependencies
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        About ForceControl function
      5.  
        Resource type definition
      6.  
        Attribute definitions
      7.  
        Sample configuration
  5. Services and applications agents
    1.  
      About services and application agents
    2. Internet Information Services agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5. Sample configurations
        1.  
          Sample configuration I
        2.  
          Sample configuration II
    3. GenericService agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    4. ServiceMonitor agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configurations
    5. Process agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    6. MSMQ agent
      1.  
        Dependencies
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    7.  
      AzureAuth agent
  6. VCS infrastructure and support agents
    1.  
      About VCS infrastructure and support agents
    2. NotifierMngr agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    3. Registry Replication (RegRep) agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5. Attribute definitions
        1.  
          Excluding keys
        2.  
          Configuring registry keys
        3.  
          Ignoring subkeys
      6.  
        Sample configuration
    4. Proxy agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configurations
    5. Phantom agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Attribute definitions
      4.  
        Sample configuration
    6. FileNone agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    7. ElifNone agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    8. FileOnOff agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    9. FileOnOnly agent
      1.  
        Agent functions
      2.  
        State definitions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    10. RemoteGroup agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        State definitions
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5. Attribute definitions
        1.  
          About the ControlMode attribute
      6. Sample scenario
        1.  
          Service group behavior
  7. VCS hardware replication agent for NetApp
    1.  
      About hardware replication agents for NetApp
    2. NetApp Filer agent
      1.  
        Agent function
      2.  
        Resource type definition
      3.  
        Attribute definitions
      4.  
        Sample configuration
    3. NetApp SnapDrive agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        Resource type definition
      4.  
        Attribute definitions
      5.  
        Sample configuration
    4. NetApp SnapMirror agent
      1.  
        Dependency
      2.  
        Agent functions
      3.  
        Action function
      4.  
        Resource type definition
      5.  
        Attribute definitions
      6.  
        Sample configuration
  8. Troubleshooting bundled agents
    1.  
      About troubleshooting bundled agents
    2.  
      VCS logging
    3. Troubleshooting storage agents
      1.  
        Disk Reservation agent error messages
      2.  
        Mount agent error messages
      3.  
        Volume Manager (VMDg) agent error messages
      4.  
        MountV agent error messages
    4. Troubleshooting network agents
      1.  
        NIC agent error messages
      2.  
        IP agent error messages
      3.  
        Lanman agent error messages
    5. Troubleshooting FileShare agents
      1.  
        FileShare agent error messages
      2.  
        CompositeFileShare agent error messages
    6. Troubleshooting services and application agents
      1.  
        IIS agent error messages
      2.  
        GenericService agent error messages
      3.  
        ServiceMonitor agent error messages
      4.  
        Process agent error messages
      5.  
        MSMQ agent error messages
    7. Troubleshooting infrastructure and support agents
      1.  
        Notifier Manager agent error messages
      2.  
        Registry Replication agent error messages
      3.  
        Proxy agent error messages
      4.  
        Phantom agent error message
      5.  
        FileNone agent error message
      6.  
        ElifNone agent error message
      7.  
        FileOnOff agent error messages
      8.  
        FileOnOnly agent error messages
    8.  
      Troubleshooting NetApp agents

IIS agent error messages

Failed to create the IIS services map.

Recommended Action: Verify the SiteType attribute is defined correctly in the configuration. See the associated Windows error type and error code for more information.

Failed to parse the argument list.

The agent could not pass all arguments associated with the agent's resource type definition.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the agent.

Failed to allocate memory for IIS Service resource object.

Recommended Action: Verify the system has adequate memory to run IIS and VCS.

Failed to find the service object. Please check the SiteType attribute.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the SiteType attribute.

Arguments are not specified correctly, Please check ArgList, ResName

Some attributes associated with the agent are not defined correctly.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the specified attribute.

Configuration error. Attribute attribute is not configured.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the specified attribute.

Error Type. Internal error IP (%s) Failed to convert IP address to ASCII. Error Code

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the IP resources. See the associated Windows error type and error code for more information.

Failed to start/stop the application pool.

Recommended Action: Verify the name of the application pool is correctly defined in the agent's configuration.

Failed to get the application pool state. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not determine the state of the configured application pool.

Recommended Action: Verify the name of the application pool is correctly defined in the agent's configuration. See the associated Windows error type and error code for more information.

Failed to get the IIS virtual directory object object_name. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not access the specified virtual directory object.

Recommended Action: Verify the virtual directory object for the site exists. See the associated Windows error type and error code for more information.

Failed to start the application pool poolname. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not start the specified application pool.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the application pool.

Failed to get the application pool interface. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not access the COM interfaces for the application pool.

Recommended Action: See the associated Windows error type and error code for more information.

Failed to stop the application pool poolname. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not stop the specified application pool.

Recommended Action: Verify the configuration definition of the application pool.

Failed to start the IIS site/virtual server. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not start the specified IIS site or virtual server.

Recommended Action: Verify the specified site or server exists and verify its configuration definition.

Failed to stop the IIS site/virtual server. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not stop the specified IIS site or virtual server.

Recommended Action: Verify configuration definition of the specified site or server.

Failed to determine the state of the IIS site/virtual server. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not determine the state of the specified IIS site or virtual server.

Recommended Action: Verify configuration definition of the specified site or server.

Failed to get the application pool state and the bind path. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not determine the state of the specified application pool.

Recommended Action: Verify configuration definition of the specified application pool.

Failed to get the IIS version. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could retrieve the version information for IIS.

Recommended Action: Verify that a supported IIS version is installed on all nodes in the cluster. See the associated Windows error type and error code for more information.

Failed to get the registry keyname. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not access the specified registry key.

Recommended Action: Verify the specified registry key exists.

Failed to start service servicename. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not start the specified service.

Recommended Action: Verify the service exists and is correctly defined in the configuration file. Verify that the service is supported by the host.

Failed to get the state of service servicename. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not determine the state of the specified service.

Recommended Action: Verify the service exists and is correctly defined in the configuration file. Verify that the service is supported by the host

Failed to stop service servicename. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not stop the specified service.

Recommended Action: Verify the service exists and is correctly defined in the configuration file. Verify that the service is supported by the host

Failed to initialize service object servicename. Error Type. Error Code.

The agent could not initialize the specified service.

Recommended Action: Verify the service exists and is correctly defined in the configuration file. Verify that the service is supported by the host