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Resolving an online pending GeoCluster Replicated Disk
resource
When the GeoCluster Replicated Disk resource is in an online pending state, you are
protected from possible data corruption. If you are using Windows 2003, review the
description of the GeoCluster Replicated Disk Status resource to see why the
GeoCluster Replicated Disk resource is in the online pending state. If you are using
Windows 2008, you can see the online pending status directly in the description of the
GeoCluster Replicated Disk resource. If the pending state were bypassed, the node
where you are trying to bring the resource online would have incomplete data, which
would then be replicated to the other nodes in the cluster. This state safeguards you from
corrupting your data.
There are different options for resolving an online pending state, depending on whether
your operating system supports snapshots. Therefore, some of the following options may
not be displayed or may be disabled if they are not valid for your configuration.
If you are using Windows 2003, right-click on the online pending resource and select the
desired control. The controls are described in the following tables.
If you are using Windows 2008, right-click the online pending resource, select
Properties, select the Online Pending tab, and click the desired control. The controls
are described in the following tables.
Windows 2003 Menu
Revert to snapshot
Windows 2008 Menu
Revert Snapshot
Description
If you have a snapshot of the target data available, you can revert to that
data. If you revert to a snapshot, any data changes made after the
snapshot’s specified date and time will be lost. A Storage Mirroring
Recover connection will be established to replicate the node’s data (at the
snapshot point-in-time) to the other nodes.
Windows 2003 Menu
Discard target queue