Software User Manual

3PAR GeoCluster 1.0.0.14 for Windows User’s Guide
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4.1.2 Failover Scenarios and Recovery Operations
When a failover occurs, the 3PAR GeoCluster for Windows resource behavior can be
narrowed down to the following scenarios. For each of these scenarios, the context and
causes for the failover should be taken into careful consideration as they each imply very
different levels of criticality.
4.1.2.1 Failover to a Local Site Node
Figure 4-1: Failover to local node.
A failover to a local site node could be initiated for the following reasons:
 Hardware or software failure on the active node.
 Administrator’s action in MSCS Failover Cluster Manager.