Failing A Server Over Manually; Failing Back A Server - HP StoreAll 9730 Administrator's Manual

For example, to delete the standby that was assigned to interface eth2 on file serving node
s1.hp.com:
ibrix_nic -b -U s1.hp.com/eth2
Turn off automated failover:
ibrix_server -m -U [-h SERVERNAME]
To specify a single file serving node, include the -h SERVERNAME option.

Failing a server over manually

The server to be failed over must belong to a backup pair. The server can be powered down or
remain up during the procedure. You can perform a manual failover at any time, regardless of
whether automated failover is in effect. Manual failover does not require the use of a programmable
power supply. However, if you have identified a power supply for the server, you can power it
down before the failover.
Use the GUI or the CLI to fail over a file serving node:
On the GUI, select the node on the Servers panel and then click Failover on the Summary
panel.
On the CLI, run ibrix_server -f, specifying the node to be failed over as the HOSTNAME.
If appropriate, include the -p option to power down the node before segments are migrated:
ibrix_server -f [-p] -h HOSTNAME
Check the Summary panel or run the following command to determine whether the failover was
successful:
ibrix_server -l
The STATE field indicates the status of the failover. If the field persistently shows Down-InFailover
or Up-InFailover, the failover did not complete; contact HP Support for assistance. For
information about the values that can appear in the STATE field, see
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Failing back a server

After an automated or manual failover of a server, you must manually fail back the server, which
restores ownership of the failed-over segments and network interfaces to the server. Before failing
back the server, confirm that it can see all of its storage resources and networks. The segments
owned by the server will not be accessible if the server cannot see its storage.
To fail back a node from the GUI, select the node on the Servers panel and then click Failback on
the Summary panel.
On the GUI, select the node on the Servers panel and then click Failback on the Summary pane
On the CLI, run the following command, where HOSTNAME is the failed-over node:
ibrix_server -f -U -h HOSTNAME
After failing back the node, check the Summary panel or run the ibrix_server -l command
to determine whether the failback completed fully. If the failback is not complete, contact HP
Support.
NOTE: A failback might not succeed if the time period between the failover and the failback is
too short, and the primary server has not fully recovered. HP recommends ensuring that both servers
are up and running and then waiting 60 seconds before starting the failback. Use the
ibrix_server -l command to verify that the primary server is up and running. The status should
be Up-FailedOver before performing the failback.
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