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6.1.6 Processing performed when failover occurs on SLM - UR

When failover occurs on SLM - UR, SLM - UR on the active server is terminated and SLM - UR on the standby server is started. Note that the shared disk does not contain any SLM - UR information that is to be inherited to the standby server.

After SLM - UR starts on the standby server, SLM - UR is connected to SLM - Manager. After that, SLM - UR starts its processing according to the business operations underway in SLM - Manager.

The following figure shows the processing that is performed when failover occurs on SLM - UR.

Figure 6‒6: Processing when failover occurs on SLM - UR

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The following subsections explain the failover processing flows depending on the timing of the failover.

Organization of this subsection

(1) While neither monitoring nor detection of monitored services is being performed

When failover occurs on SLM - UR while neither monitoring nor detection of monitored services is being performed, only connection to SLM - Manager is restored after SLM - UR is started on the standby server. Neither monitoring nor detection processing is started.

(2) While monitored services are being monitored

When failover occurs on SLM - UR while monitored services are being monitored, monitoring is restarted after SLM - UR has started on the standby server.

The following figure shows the processing flow when failover occurs on SLM - UR while monitored services are being monitored.

Figure 6‒7: Processing flow when failover occurs on SLM - UR while monitored services are being monitored

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The following explains the processing flow shown in the figure, where the numbers correspond to the numbers in the figure:

  1. The cluster software (active server) starts SLM - UR (active server). The cluster software (active server) also starts periodic monitoring of server status.

  2. Upon receiving a notification that SLM - Manager has started monitoring the monitored services, SLM - UR (active server) starts monitoring and sends performance information.

  3. Because a failure has occurred on SLM - UR (active server), the Windows services stop.

  4. All Windows services for SLM - UR that have been registered into SLM - UR (active server) are stopped by the cluster software (active server) after which failover processing starts.

  5. The cluster software (standby server) starts SLM - UR (standby server). The cluster software (standby server) also starts periodic monitoring of server status.

  6. A notification of the start event is sent from the started SLM - UR (standby server) to SLM - Manager and transmission of performance information is restarted.

(3) While detection of monitored services is being performed

When failover occurs on SLM - UR while detection of monitored services is being performed, the SLM - Manager status changes from Detecting to Stopped. Once SLM - UR has started on the standby server, its connection to SLM - Manager is restored.

The following figure shows the processing flow when failover occurs on SLM - UR while monitored services are being detected.

Figure 6‒8: Processing flow when failover occurs on SLM - UR while monitored services are being detected

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The following explains the processing flow shown in the figure, where the numbers correspond to the numbers in the figure:

  1. The cluster software (active server) starts SLM - UR (active server). The cluster software (active server) also starts periodic monitoring of server status.

  2. Upon receiving a notification that SLM - Manager has started detecting monitored services, SLM - UR (active server) starts detection processing.

  3. Because a failure has occurred on SLM - UR (active server), the Windows services stop.

  4. All Windows services for SLM - UR that have been registered into SLM - UR (active server) are stopped by the cluster software (active server), after which failover processing starts.

  5. The cluster software (standby server) starts SLM - UR (standby server). The cluster software (standby server) also starts periodic monitoring of server status.

  6. A notification indicating that SLM - UR (standby server) has started is sent to SLM - Manager and connection is restored.