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Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e Solution User Guide 
October 2014
Chapter 3: System Administration
Understanding Failover Operations
NOTE Failed-over VDs with exclusive host access cannot be accessed unless
the VD host access is set to SHARED. Do not transition operating
system boot volumes from EXCLUSIVE to SHARED access.
3.2.1.1 Planned Failover in Windows Server 2012
Follow these steps to perform a planned failover on a Syncro CS system running Windows Server 2012.
1. Create a backup of the data on the Syncro CS system.
2. In the Failover Cluster Manager snap-in, if the cluster that you want to manage is not displayed in the console
tree, right-click Failover Cluster Manager, click Manage a Cluster, and then select or specify the cluster that you
want.
3. If the console tree is collapsed, expand the tree under the cluster that you want to configure.
4. Expand Services and Applications, and click the name of the virtual machine.
5. On the right-hand side of the screen, under Actions, click Move this service or application to another node,
and click the name of the other node.
As the virtual machine is moved, the status displays in the results panel (center panel). Verify that the move succeeded
by inspecting the details of each node in the RAID management utility.
3.2.1.2 Planned Failover in Windows Server 2008 R2
Follow these steps to perform a planned failover on a Syncro CS system running Windows Server 2008 R2.
1. Create a backup of the data on the Syncro CS system.
2. Open the Failover Cluster Manager, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 41 Failover Cluster Manager