HPOM installed on a clustered Windows 2003 Server
You can install HPOM on a Windows 2003 Cluster with support for failover of the management server. Failover support means that the MS Cluster Service is able to switch the HPOM management server from one cluster node to another if there is a problem with the cluster node or the management server itself.
To install and manage an HPOM clustered installation you should be familiar with the MS Cluster Service and its concepts.
NOTE:If you have an existing, nonclustered HPOM installation and would like to ensure its availability by clustering it, read the upgrade guide located on the HPOM installation media about how to convert your existing installation to a clustered installation. There is no way to do an in-place migration of this installation to a clustered one.
For a clustered installation of HPOM you must have a consistent installation on all cluster nodes. See the topic Check Cluster Consistency about how to check the consistency of your HPOM installation and about the impact of an inconsistent installation.
The central management tool for Windows Clusters is the Microsoft Cluster Administrator. The topic HPOM Cluster Resource Group gives an overview about the cluster resources set up during the HPOM installation.
The topic Registry Key Replication describes which server configurations are replicated between the cluster nodes.
If you would like to reinstall the agent on one of the management server nodes, see the help topic Reinstall the Management Server Agent.