What is a cluster?
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The main role of this feature is to allow users to have in one "indicator" the aggregation of other states. This indicator can provide a unique view for users playing different roles.
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With business rules, you can have an "indicator" representing the "aggregated service" state for the ERP service! Shinken Enterprise already checks all of the IT components one by one including processing for root cause analysis from a host and service perspective.
How to define Clusters
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Accessing Cluster Configuration
Clusters Configuration can be accessed by the Main Menu "Elements".
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How to define Clusters
Here is a configuration for the a sample ERP rule:
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(srv-oracle-1 | srv-oracle-2) & (srv-http-1 | srv-http-2) & (srv-loadbalancer-1 | srv-loadbalancer-2) |
Notification logic
A Cluster have the same notification logic than the hosts. This means you can have contacts that will receive only the relevant notifications based on their role.
With "need at least X elements" clusters
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