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

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12. Start failover monitoring by using the monitor start command.
13. If after starting a monitor you need to stop it, use the monitor stop command.
14. You can reconfigure any of the monitor settings by repeating the necessary commands. If you want to clear the monitor
settings, use the monitor clear command.
Removing failover configuration
1. Specify the target machine that is currently monitoring the source using the target command.
Command MONITOR START
Description Initiates failover monitoring
Syntax
MONITOR START <monitor> [ON <target>]
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
Examples
monitor start alpha on beta
Notes Options name that contain non-alphanumeric characters must be enclosed in quotation marks.
Command MONITOR STOP
Description Stops monitoring the source machine for a failure
Syntax
MONITOR STOP <monitor> [ON <target_machine>]
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
Examples
monitor stop alpha on beta
Notes Option names that contain non-alphanumeric characters must be enclosed in quotation marks.
Command MONITOR CLEAR
Description Clears all of the failover configuration and monitoring parameters for the specified monitor
machine
Syntax
MONITOR CLEAR [monitor]
Options monitor—Name of the source machine designated as the monitor
Examples
monitor clear alpha
Notes  If you do not specify a monitor, the current source designated as the monitor will be used. If you
have not identified a monitor, you will receive an error message stating that a monitor has not
been selected.
 Monitor names that contain non-alphanumeric characters must be enclosed in quotation marks.