Disabling The Failsafe On Unavailable Member; Failing Over A Dr Group Pair - HP 418800-B21 - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 70 Storage Enclosure User Manual

4. Click OK.

Disabling the failsafe on unavailable member

Disable failsafe on unavailable member of a DR group pair. See DR groups
failsafe on unavailable
Considerations
• You can use the GUI, jobs, or the CLUI. See DR groups
• Guidelines apply. See
• To set failsafe on unavailable member on a DR group pair, you must specify the source DR
group. See
• You cannot disable failsafe on unavailable member if the status of the DR group pair is failsafe
locked. See DR groups
IMPORTANT:
The failsafe on unavailable member setting for a DR group pair can impact host I/O and data
consistency between the source and destination DR groups. Ensure that you understand the potential
impacts of changing the mode.
Procedure
This procedure uses the GUI.
1.
In the navigation pane, select DR Groups.
2.
On the List tab, select the source group in the DR group pair to failsafe-disable.
3. Select Actions > Disable Failsafe on Unavailable Member.
4. Click OK.

Failing over a DR group pair

Fail over a DR group pair. See DR groups failover.
Considerations
• You can use the GUI, jobs, or the CLUI. See DR groups
• Guidelines apply. See
• HP recommends not failing over a DR group pair more often than every 15 minutes.
• To fail over a DR group pair, you must specify the destination DR group. See
• You cannot fail over a DR group pair if remote replication is suspended or if a remote copy (virtual
disk) is in an unknown state. See DR groups
• If supported by controller software, an option is available to suspend remote replication after the
failover. See
IMPORTANT:
Failing over a DR group pair impacts host I/O. Ensure that you understand the potential impacts of
performing a failover.
Procedure
This procedure uses the GUI.
1. In the navigation pane, select DR Groups.
90 DR Groups
member.
remote replication
DR group pair.
failsafe on unavailable member
remote replication
controller software features - remote replication
actions cross reference.
guidelines.
and failsafe
actions cross
guidelines.
suspension state and virtual disks
and DR groups
states.
reference.
DR group pair.
resource states.
suspend on failover.