Managing and monitoring the Internet Cluster Manager (ICM)
The ICM records significant events, such as not being able to find a database, in the Miscellaneous Events view in the log file. You can also view ICM statistics from the Domino® Administrator, the Web Administrator, or the server console. You can use these events and statistics, in conjunction with the Cluster Manager and Cluster Replicator events and statistics, to determine which servers in the cluster are the busiest so you can better balance the workload in the cluster.
Viewing the log file
Procedure
- From the Domino® Administrator or the Web Administrator, open the Server pane and select the server that stores the log file you want to view.
- Click the tab.
- In the Task pane, expand Notes Log, and then click Miscellaneous Events.
- In the Results pane, open the document
you want to view. Tip: You can also open the server log file (LOG.NSF) to the Miscellaneous Events. And then open the document you want to view.
Viewing ICM statistics
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Procedure
- From the Domino® Administrator or the Web Administrator, open the Server pane, select the server you want.
- Click the tab.
- In the Statistics list, expand ICM.Tip: You can also view ICM statistics from the server console. Type show stat icm.
Monitoring all the ICM servers at the same time
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You can use the Domino® server monitor to monitor all the ICM servers at once. You can decide what information you want to monitor and how to display that information. You can monitor the ICM servers and the entire cluster while you monitor other Domino® servers. To tell Domino® which servers to monitor and what information to monitor on each server, you create or customize a monitoring profile.
Starting the server monitor
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To start the server monitor manually
Procedure
- From the Domino® Administrator, click the tab.
- In the Monitoring profiles field, select the profile you want.
- Click the Start button. Once pressed, the Start button becomes the Stop button.
To start the server monitor automatically when the server starts
Procedure
- Choose .
- Click Monitoring.
- Select Automatically monitor servers at startup.
- Make any other changes you want, and then click OK.
Creating or customizing a monitoring profile for the ICM
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You can create new profiles and edit existing profiles to customize the tasks and statistics that Domino® displays.
Procedure
- From the Domino® Administrator, click the tab.
- In the Monitoring profiles field,
select an existing profile.
Selecting a profile initializes the server monitor if it is not already initialized. You cannot make changes to a profile until the server monitor is initialized.
- To add one or more tasks to monitor, choose , select the tasks you want to add, and then click OK.
To monitor the ICM task, select Internet Cluster Manager (ICM).
- To add one or more statistics to monitor, choose .
- In the Add Statistic(s) to this profile dialog box, expand ICM, select the ICM statistics you want to monitor, and then click OK. For example, the Command - Redirects statistics and the Requests statistics tell you how busy each ICM is. This can help you to balance the workload.
- Optional: To add a server to the profile, select , and then select the server from the list; or drag a server from the Server pane to the server monitor.
- Optional: To remove a server from the list, click the name of the server you want to remove, and then select .
- To save your changes to the profile, do one of the following:
- To save this profile as a new profile while also preserving the original profile, choose , and enter a name for the profile.
- To have this modified profile replace the original profile, you do not have to do anything. The profile is saved automatically when you close the Domino® Administrator.