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Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e Solution User Guide 
October 2014
Chapter 3: System Administration
High Availability Properties
Chapter 3: System Administration
This chapter explains how to perform system administration tasks, such as planned failovers and updates of the
Syncro CS controller firmware.
3.1 High Availability Properties
The following figure shows the high availability properties that MSM displays on the Controller Properties tab for a
Syncro CS controller.
Figure 38 Controller Properties: High Availability Properties
Following is a description of each high availability property:
 Topology Type – A descriptor of the HA topology for which the Syncro CS controller is currently configured (the
default is Server Storage Cluster).
 Maximum Controller Nodes – The maximum number of concurrent Syncro CS controllers within the HA domain
that the controller supports.
 Domain ID – A unique number that identifies the HA domain in which the controller is currently included. This
field has a number if the cluster or peer controller is in active state.
 Peer Controller Status – The current state of the peer controller.
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Active: The peer controller is present and is participating in the HA domain.
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Inactive: The peer controller is missing or has failed.
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Incompatible: The peer controller is detected, but it has an incompatibility with the controller.
 Incompatibility Details – If the peer controller is incompatible, this field lists the cause of the incompatibility.