Use of external services with clusters

A system for managing resources in a native cluster and an external cluster, comprising:

• a native cluster framework that controls resource of the native cluster;
• a proxy resource corresponding to an external resource controlled by the external cluster;
• wherein the native cluster framework includes program logic to perform actions including:
• if a native resource is dependent on the external resource,
• enabling the proxy resource;
• employing the proxy resource to determine whether the external resource has been enabled by the external cluster;
• and
• in response to determining that the external resource has been enabled, activating the native resource.

A system for managing resources in a native cluster, comprising:

• a cluster framework that controls starting and stopping a first native resource;
• means for enforcing a first dependency of the native resource on an external resource;
• and
• means for enforcing a second dependency of the external resource on a second native resource.