Implementation topics for using Active Response Data Center Edition
Cassatt Active Response
New and Improved in V5.1
This release of Cassatt Active Response features the following:
Feature
Description
Edition
Standard
Premium
Data Center
Demand-based policies
Allows you to manage resource capacity for an application—based on aggregate load across servers.
High availability
Adds support for redundant control nodes to all editions.
Server Technology support
Adds support for Server Technology external power controllers.
Multiple power supplies
Adds support for multiple power supplies per node.
WTI external power controller
Adds support for Western Telematics Inc. (WTI) external power controllers.
IPv6
Adds support for IPv6 networks.
Solaris x86
Adds support for Solaris 10 on x86 hardware for application nodes.
Cassatt Event Registration Interface (CERI)
Provides an interface to programmatically access Cassatt Active Response system events. It is available as a JAR file on the Cassatt Active Response distribution media.
Sun server support
Adds support for Sun SPARC RSC servers for application nodes.
Sun server support
Adds support for Sun servers for application nodes:
Sun Fire T2000 (SPARC ALOM)
Sun Fire v20z and v40z (x86 ILOM)
Dell Blade Server support
Adds support for Dell 1855 PowerEdge Blade Servers for application nodes. Manual discovery is supported using a static IP address.
IBM Blade Center firmware update
Upgrades firmware support to BCMM 1.21K (BRET86L revision 16) for the IBM BladeCenter Management Module (BCMM).
Cisco 6500 Series Switches
Adds support for Cisco 6500 Series Switches using IOS.