The goal of cluster administration is to ensure that clusters and servers work smoothly, and scale over time. Cluster administration is mostly a nonroutine administration task.
By default, the Unwired Platform is installed as a one-node cluster, which may be sufficient for development or test environments. However, production deployments of Unwired Platform of 25 users or more are likely to require multiple nodes. See Sybase Unwired Platform System Administration > Systems Design.
| Task | Frequency | Accomplished by |
|---|---|---|
| Installing the cluster | One-time installation per cluster | Unwired Platform installer |
| Setting up relay servers | One-time initial installation and configuration; occasionally adding servers to the cluster | Manual installation; manual setup using configuration files. |
| Suspending and resuming server nodes | On demand, as required | Sybase Control Center |
| Setting cluster properties, including consolidated database settings, monitoring database setup, and so on | Once, or as cluster changes require | Manual configuration using files and .BAT scripts. |
| Administering the runtime databases | Routine to ensure that the database server is monitored and backed up, that there is sufficient space for Unwired Platform metadata and cached data tables, and that performance is within acceptable limits (performance tuning) | Established processes. Consult with your database administrator. See Sybase Unwired Platform System Administration > Database Management. |
| Reviewing licensing information, including total licensed devices and currently used licenses count | Occasional, or as device user registration and deregistration occurs | Sybase Control Center |