HP Storage Mirroring V5.1 Software - Manual (Page 23)

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Starting failover from a command line
You can configure connections and initiate failover without using the Full-Server Failover Manager
user interface. The same executable that launches the user interface can be used from a command
prompt with options. The command line execution opens the user interface, passes through specified
parameters, and initiates specified processes. You may want to use this alternate execution if you
have different configuration files that you want to execute or if you have multiple connections. The
Full-Server Failover Manager command can be initiated one at a time from a command prompt, or it
can be scripted.
The Full-Server Failover Manager executable is located in the installation directory.
Command FFManager
Description Initiates the Full-Server Failover Manager user interface, passes through
specified parameters, and initiates specified processes
Syntax FFMANAGER /SOURCE source_name /TARGET target_name
/USERNAME username /PASSWORD password /VALIDATE /FIXALL
/PROTECT /FAILOVER /LOGLEVEL number /CONFIG filename
Options
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SOURCE source_name —Name of the source
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TARGET target_name —Name of the target
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USERNAME username —Name of a user who is a member of the
Double-Take Admin security group
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PASSWORD password —Password associated with the specified user
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VALIDATE—Validates the configuration of the two servers to make sure they
are compatible
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FIXALL—Corrects those errors that Full-Server Failover can automatically
correct
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PROTECT—Initiates the connection between the source and target
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FAILOVER—Initiates failover from the source to the target
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LOGLEVEL number —Specifies the level of detailed logged based on the
following numbers.
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2—Informational messages are logged
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3—Informational and error messages are logged
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4—Informational, error, and exception messages are logged

5—Informational, error, exception, and debug messages are logged. This
is the default setting.

6—Informational, error, exception, debug, and internal coding messages
are logged

CONFIG filename —Name of the file that contains the failover options. If no
file is specified, the FFMDefaults.xml file will be used.
Examples

ffmanager /source alpha /target beta /username
administrator /password passsword /validate /fixall
/protect

ffmanager /source alpha /target beta /username
administrator /password passsword /validate /failover
Notes If you do not specify any options with this command, the Full-Server Failover
Manager user interface will open. The fields will be blank and no processing will
occur.