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HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP RAID Manager: User’s Guide

Takeover-switch function

The takeover command, when activated manually or by a control script,
checks the attributes of volumes on the local and remote disk array to
determine the proper takeover action. The table below shows the takeover
actions.

Local node (Takeover)

Remote node

Takeover action

Volume attribute

Fence and status

Volume

attribute

P-VOL status

SMPL

SMPL

NG

P-VOL

Nop-Takeover**

S-VOL

Volumes unconformable

Unknown

NG

P-VOL

(primary)

Fence == Data or

status

and

Status == PSUE or

PDUB

SMPL

NG

P-VOL

Volumes unconformable

S-VOL

PVOL-Takeover*

Unknown Status

For example:
LAN down

PVOL-Takeover*

*required to allow local writes

Others

SMPL

NG

P-VOL

Volumes unconformable

S-VOL

Nop-Takeover**

Unknown Status

For example:
LAN down

Nop-Takeover**

**no action needed to allow
local writes

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