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Initiating manual cluster failover

This command lets you initiate a manual cluster failover (see sk55081).

Syntax

Shell

Command

Gaia Clish

set cluster member admin {down | up}

Expert mode

clusterXL_admin {down | up}

Example

[Expert@Member1:0]# cphaprob state
 
Cluster Mode:   High Availability (Active Up) with IGMP Membership
 
ID         Unique Address  Assigned Load   State          Name
 
1 (local)  11.22.33.245    100%            ACTIVE         Member1
2          11.22.33.246    0%              STANDBY        Member2
 
 
Active PNOTEs: None
 
... ...
 
[Expert@Member1:0]#
 
[Expert@Member1:0]# clusterXL_admin down
This command does not survive reboot. To make the change permanent, please run 'set cluster member admin down/up permanent' in clish or add '-p' at the end of the command in expert mode
Setting member to administratively down state ...
Member current state is DOWN
[Expert@Member1:0]#
 
[Expert@Member1:0]# cphaprob state
 
Cluster Mode:   High Availability (Active Up) with IGMP Membership
 
ID         Unique Address  Assigned Load   State          Name
 
1 (local)  11.22.33.245    0%              DOWN           Member1
2          11.22.33.246    100%            ACTIVE         Member2
 
 
Active PNOTEs: ADMIN
 
Last member state change event:
   Event Code:                 CLUS-111400
   State change:               ACTIVE -> DOWN
   Reason for state change:    ADMIN_DOWN PNOTE
   Event time:                 Sun Sep  8 19:35:06 2019
 
Last cluster failover event:
   Transition to new ACTIVE:   Member 1 -> Member 2
   Reason:                     ADMIN_DOWN PNOTE
   Event time:                 Sun Sep  8 19:35:06 2019
 
Cluster failover count:
   Failover counter:           2
   Time of counter reset:      Sun Sep  8 16:08:34 2019 (reboot)
 
[Expert@Member1:0]#
 
[Expert@Member1:0]# clusterXL_admin up
This command does not survive reboot. To make the change permanent, please run 'set cluster member admin down/up permanent' in clish or add '-p' at the end of the command in expert mode
Setting member to normal operation ...
Member current state is STANDBY
[Expert@Member1:0]#
 
[Expert@Member1:0]# cphaprob state
 
Cluster Mode:   High Availability (Active Up) with IGMP Membership
 
ID         Unique Address  Assigned Load   State          Name
 
1 (local)  11.22.33.245    0%              STANDBY        Member1
2          11.22.33.246    100%            ACTIVE         Member2
 
 
Active PNOTEs: None
 
Last member state change event:
   Event Code:                 CLUS-114802
   State change:               DOWN -> STANDBY
   Reason for state change:    There is already an ACTIVE member in the cluster (member 2)
   Event time:                 Sun Sep  8 19:37:03 2019
 
Last cluster failover event:
   Transition to new ACTIVE:   Member 1 -> Member 2
   Reason:                     ADMIN_DOWN PNOTE
   Event time:                 Sun Sep  8 19:35:06 2019
 
Cluster failover count:
   Failover counter:           2
   Time of counter reset:      Sun Sep  8 16:08:34 2019 (reboot)
 
[Expert@Member1:0]#
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