Managing HP Serviceguard for Linux, Sixth Edition, August 2006

Understanding Serviceguard Software Components
How the Package Manager Works
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If a failure occurs, any package would fail over to the node containing
fewest running packages, as in Figure 3-9, which shows a failure on node
2:
Figure 3-9 Rotating Standby Configuration after Failover
NOTE Using the MIN_PACKAGE_NODE policy, when node 2 is repaired and
brought back into the cluster, it will then be running the fewest
packages, and thus will become the new standby node.