Method to monitor for failover, Failover monitoring options, Failover trigger – HP Storage Mirroring V5 Software User Manual

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Protecting a SQL Server

To remove a service, select one or more services, then click

Remove

. You can only remove services that you

added manually using the Application Manager.
Services will be started in the displayed order (top-to-bottom starting with the left column) and shutdown in

reverse order (bottom-to-top starting with the right column).
To re-arrange the order in which services are started/stopped, first add any additional services. Select a

service in the list, and use the up and down arrow buttons to move the service to the appropriate position in

startup/shutdown order.

Method to monitor for failover

The method to monitor for failover specifies the ping method to use when monitoring source IP addresses.

Network Access (ICMP)

—Storage Mirroring failover uses ICMP pings to determine if the source server is

online. If a network device, such as a firewall or router, between the source and target is blocking ICMP

traffic, failover monitors cannot be created or used.

Replication Service (UDP)

Replication Service (UDP)

—The Storage Mirroring service on the target server sends

a ping-like UDP request to the source Storage Mirroring service, which replies immediately to confirm it is

running. This method is useful when ICMP is blocked on routers between the source and target.

Failover monitoring options

The amount of time before failover begins is calculated by multiplying the Failover Interval by the Missed

Packets. For example, if the Failover Interval is set to 5 seconds and the Missed Packets setting is 5, a failover

condition will be identified after 25 seconds of missed source activity.

Monitor Interval (sec)

(Default = 5)

How often the monitor checks the source machine availability.

Missed Packets (sec)

(Default = 5)

How many monitor replies can be missed before assuming the source

machine has failed.

Failover trigger

If you are monitoring multiple IP addresses, select one of the failover trigger options:

All Monitored IP Addresses Fail

—Failover begins when all monitored IP addresses fail.

One Monitored IP Address Fails

—Failover begins when any of the monitored IP addresses fail.

Manual intervention required

(Default = selected)

Manual intervention allows you to control when failover occurs. When a failure occurs, a

prompt appears and waits for you to initiate the failover process manually.
Disable

Manual Intervention Required

only if you want failover to occur immediately when a failure condition is

met.

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