Switching management console to another cluster node
You can switch the management console to the next available cluster node that is online and healthy. The NetBackup Flex Scale UI runs on the node where the management console service runs. When you switch the management console to another node, the UI also fails over to that node. You need to log on to the UI again after the management console fails overs and is brought online on another node. It can take a few minutes for the UI to be up on another node. If you attempt to switch the management console when no other healthy node is available in the cluster, the management console remains online on the current node.
To identify the management console node (node where the management console is running), in the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI, navigate to . On the Infrastructure page, Console node shows the management console node.
To switch the management console:
- Use any one of the following options to log on using the user account that you created when you configured the cluster:
Use a user account with both Appliance administrator and NetBackup administrator role, or a user account with only an Appliance administrator role to log on to the NetBackup Flex Scale web interface
https://ManagementServerIPorFQDN/webuiwhere ManagementServerIPorFQDN is the public IP address or the FQDN that you specified for the NetBackup Flex Scale management server during the cluster configuration, and then in the left pane click Cluster Management > Infrastructure.Use a user account with an Appliance Administrator role to log on to the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management console
https://ManagementServerIPorFQDN:14161where ManagementServerIPorFQDN is the public IP address or the FQDN that you specified for the NetBackup Flex Scale management server during the cluster configuration, and then in the left pane click Monitor > Infrastructure.
- Click Switch console. When prompted for confirmation, click OK.
A notification is displayed on top of the page.
- To monitor the progress, click View details. Alternatively, you can also click the Recent Activity icon from the top right of the UI to see the status of the most recent operations occurring in the cluster. After the switch console operation is complete, the management console is brought online on another node. You are required to log on to the UI again.