Clusters > node_name > General

The General page contains node properties. You can view and edit these properties by using the Edit task.

Fields

Name
Displays the name of the selected node
Status
Displays the node status. See the PowerHA SystemMirror page for descriptions of the status categories.
Type
Displays the type of component that is selected.
Hostname
Displays the hostname for the node.
PowerHA SystemMirror version
Displays the PowerHA® SystemMirror version.
PowerHA SystemMirror edition
Displays the PowerHA SystemMirror edition.
AIX version
Displays the AIX® version.
Start SystemMirror at system restart
Displays the selected setting. If Yes is displayed, the PowerHA SystemMirror cluster services are automatically started when the operating system boots. If No is displayed, the PowerHA SystemMirror cluster services must be manually started each time the operating system boots.
Broadcast message at system startup
Displays the selected setting. If Yes is displayed, broadcast messages are sent to all nodes when the cluster services start. The default is Yes. If No is displayed, broadcast messages are not sent.
Startup cluster information daemon
Displays the selected setting. If Yes is displayed, the cluster information daemon starts. If No is displayed, the cluster information daemon does not start.
Verify cluster information prior to startup
Displays the selected setting. If Yes is displayed, the PowerHA SystemMirror software verifies that the cluster configuration is valid before starting cluster services. If No is displayed, the cluster configuration is not verified before cluster services are started.
Communication path to HMC
Specifies one or more IP addresses separated by the space character for the HMC.

If multiple HMC IP addresses are entered, PowerHA SystemMirror will try to communicate with each HMC until a working path is found. Once found, the dynamic logical partition commands are executed on that HMC