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TOC

arrow Getting started
arrow Control node setup
arrow Adding hardware to Cassatt Active Response
arrow Introduction
arrow Power only nodes
arrow Utility nodes with integrated power controllers
arrow Blade enclosures with utility nodes
arrow External power controllers
arrow Business applications
arrow Introduction
arrow Operating systems
arrow Virtualization Manager
arrow VMware
arrow Xen
arrow Alternatives
arrow Policy Manager
arrow Ongoing management
arrow Customizing
premium edition topics:

Getting started

  Cassatt Active Response Basic Concepts

  Implementation Task Flow

  Integrating Cassatt Active Response into Your Enterprise: Automation at Your Own Pace

  Sample Implementation

  Understanding Control Node Failover

  Understanding Storage Management in Cassatt Active Response

Control node setup

  Installing Cassatt Active Response and Control Node Setup: Dual Control Nodes

  Installing Cassatt Active Response and Control Node Setup: Single Control Node

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Adding hardware to Cassatt Active Response

Introduction

  Recommended Hardware: Application Nodes and Power Controllers

  Task Map: Getting Hardware Under Cassatt Active Response Management

  The Quarantine Feature: Prohibiting Nodes From Being Managed by Cassatt

  Understanding Automatic Node Discovery and Inventory

  Understanding How Hardware Gets Under Cassatt Active Response Management

Power only nodes

  Power Only Nodes and Tiers: Configuration and Management

Utility nodes with integrated power controllers

  Dell: Nodes with Integrated Power Controllers

  HP: Nodes with Integrated Power Controllers

  IBM pSeries: Utility Computing Nodes with Integrated Power Controllers

  Sun: Nodes with Integrated Power Controllers

Blade enclosures with utility nodes

  Dell 1855 Blade Server: Nodes in a Blade Enclosure

  IBM Blade Center: Nodes in a Blade Enclosure

External power controllers

  APC: External Power Controllers

  Baytech: External Power Controllers

  CyberSwitching Dualcom: External Power Controllers

  Digi CM: Serial Console Power Controllers

  External Power Controllers: Application Node Setup

  External Power Controllers: Qualifying Nodes and Other Best Practices

  IBM pSeries: Nodes with External Power Controllers

  Server Technology: External Power Controllers

  WTI: External Power Controllers

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Business applications

Introduction

  Image Creation and Capture

  Monitoring for Business Applications

  Node Harvesting

  Service Level Agreements

  Tier Dependencies

  Updating Images and Tiers

  Utility Tiers: Configuration and Personalization

Operating systems

  OS Configuration: AIX

  OS Configuration: Linux

  OS Configuration: Solaris

Virtualization Manager

  Understanding Cassatt Active Response Virtualization Manager

  Virtualization Manager Administration

VMware

  Alternative to NFS: Capturing Linux Application Images as VMware VMDK Files

  Capturing a Linux or Solaris Image to Run in a VMware VM

  Capturing a Windows Image to Run in a VMware VM

  VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 and 3.0.2: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier for Use with Virtualization Manager

  VMware Infrastructure 3: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

Xen

  Capturing an Image to Run in a Xen VM

  XenEnterprise: Capturing an Image and Creating a Tier

Alternatives

  Alternative to NFS: Image on Local Disk

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Policy Manager

  Introduction to Policy Manager

  Policy Manager: Creating Time-Based Policies to Manage Application Resource Levels

  Policy Manager: Managing Power in Your Data Center

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Ongoing management

  Backing Up and Restoring Cassatt Active Response

  Cassatt Active Response Administration

  Changing Hardware on Nodes in Utility Tiers

  User Authentication and Management

Customizing

  Accessing Collage Data for Use By Third-Party Monitoring Software

  Cassatt Event Registration Interface

  Scripting Scheduled Configuration Changes for Cassatt Active Response

  Scripting SDK Command Reference

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