HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring scripting guide (T2558-96074, February 2008)

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Failback
Failover
Command FAILBACK
Description Initiates the failback process for the specified monitor machine
Syntax
FAILBACK <monitor> [ON <target>] [REMONITOR|NOREMONITOR]
Options  monitor—Name of the source machine designated as the monitor
 target—Name of the target, an IP address on the target, or a virtual IP address
 REMONITOR—Automatically continues monitoring the source machine after failback
 NOREMONITOR—Automatically discontinues monitoring the source machine after failback.
Examples
failback alpha on beta
Notes  If you do not select remonitor or noremonitor, you will be prompted after failback is
complete to select whether or not to continue monitoring.
 Options that contain non-alphanumeric characters must be enclosed in quotation marks.
Command FAILOVER
Description Manually initiates the failover process for the specified monitor machine
Syntax
FAILOVER <monitor> [ON <target>] [APPLY | DISCARD | REVERT]
Options  monitor—Name of the source machine designated as the monitor
 target—Name of the target, an IP address on the target, or a virtual IP address
 APPLY—Apply the data that is in the target queue before beginning failover
 DISCARD—Discard the data that is in the target queue and begin failover immediately
 REVERT—Revert the target to the last known good Storage Mirroring state
Examples
failover alpha on beta apply
Notes If failover is configured for manual intervention, you must open the Failover Control Center to
access the intervention prompt.