HP IAP Version 2.0 Administrator Guide (July 2008)

2. Locate the primary controller:
a. Click one of the links in the MetaServer tab le.
The Agent view appears.
b. From the MBean list, click ProvisionerMBean.
The MBean view appears.
c. Verify that the ProvisionerMasterBackupStatus attribute is set to Master Provisioner.
If the attribute is set to Backup Provisioner, return to the View Cell Space view, click the link to
the other m eta server, a nd repeat the previous steps.
Figure 26 Provisioner status
3. D etermine which smart cells failed and can be restored:
a. In the M Bean view for the primary controller, click the button next to ListBrokenGroups.
Groups that failed and have not been recovered are listed.
b. Copy GroupIDs and Roles of broken groups.
c. Click Back to MBean view.
4. Restorethesmartcell:
After you determine which smart cell you want to restore, begin the other Provisioner operation,
RestoreSmartCellUsingG roupIDAndRole. A smart cell from the Free Pool (the group of unassigned
and empty smart cells) is assigned as a restore target. The smart cell begins restoring its data. If the
data indexes were not backed up, then the smar t cell will rebuild them before coming back online.
(This generally happens if the smart cell was still open for storage when it failed.)
a. Under the RestoreCmartCellUsingGroupIDAndRole operation, enter the group ID in the first
field and the role in the second field.
b. Click Invoke.
If the assignment of a cell is s uccessful, a confirmation message appears. This can take up to
two minutes. Note the restore target information.
If an error occurs, verify that the group ID and role are correct. If the information is correct, verify
that the smart cell needs to be restored and tha t a free smart cell is available.
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