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4.3.4 List of shared resource statuses

This subsection explains the events that occur in HA Monitor and on the servers and how HA Monitor controls the shared resource status when each event occurs.

The following table describes the shared resource statuses that are controlled by HA Monitor.

Table 4‒8: Shared resource statuses controlled by HA Monitor

Event

Shared resource

Shared disk

File system

LAN

Volume group

Event on the server

Start of the active server has started.

Connected for referencing and updating

Mounted

Connected

Start of the active server has been completed.

--

--

--

Start of the active server failed

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Start of the active server failed (when the hot standby operation is performed in a multi-standby configuration).

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

The active server restart limit was detected.#1

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

The active server was terminated normally.#2

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Abnormal termination of active server

#3, #4

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Start of the standby server has started.

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Start of the standby server was completed.

--

--

--

Start of the standby server failed.

--

--

--

The standby server was terminated normally.#2

--

--

--

The standby server was terminated abnormally.

--

--

--

Event in HA Monitor

Detection of an active server failure

#4, #5

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

An active system failure was detected.

Input/output reset#6

Input/output reset#6

Input/output reset#7

A standby system failure was detected.

--

--

--

Hot standby switching to the standby system was completed.

Connected for referencing and updating

Mounted

Connected

Hot standby switching to the standby system failed.

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Monitor-mode server startup command

(monbegin command)#8

Active system

Connected for referencing and updating

Mounted

Connected

Standby system

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Monitor-mode server termination command

(monend command)

Active system

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Standby system

--

--

--

Standby server termination command

(monsbystp command)

--

--

--

Server hot-standby switchover command

(monswap command)

Active system

Disconnected

Unmounted

Disconnected

Standby system

Connected for referencing and updating

Mounted

Connected

Command for adding shared resources

(mondevice -a command)

Active system

Connected for referencing and updating

N

N

Standby system

Disconnected

N

N

Command for deleting shared resources

(mondevice -d command)

Active system

--

N

N

Standby system

--

N

N

Legend:

--: Remains unchanged.

N: Not subject to command processing.

#1: Already disconnected if the active server is in the start retry state.

#2: Includes planned and forced server termination.

#3: This is when the server itself has detected a failure.

#4: The status remains unchanged when the active server is placed in the restart wait state.

#5: The status remains unchanged if there is no standby server subject to the hot standby operation.

#6: This resource is forcibly reserved if SCSI reservation for shared disk is used.

#7: The status remains unchanged if SCSI reservation for shared disk is used.

#8: After server startup has been completed or has failed, the shared resource statuses are the same as for similar events on the server.