HP XP RAID Manager Software - Manual (Page 24)

24 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP RAID Manager: User’s Guide
Manually switching command devices
To prevent abnormal command termination during a failure, RM allows
you to manually switch command devices using the horcctl command.
• When the command device switches
When RM receives an error notification from the operating system,
RM switches automatically to the alternate device.
You can also alternate command devices manually by issuing the RM
horcctl command. See “horcctl”
(page 111) .
• When to issue the horcctl (alternate command device) command
Issue a horcctl command to switch command devices before a
command device is blocked due to online maintenance.
After completing online maintenance, issue the horcctl command
again to activate the original command device.
• How to define alternate command devices
You can define two or more command devices in the HORCM_CMD
section of the configuration definition file. If you specify two or more
devices on the same line, they are recognized as alternating control
devices for the same array. See “HORCM_CMD section”
(page 44) .