Managing Serviceguard Nineteenth Edition, Reprinted June 2011

This parameter is not configurable; do not change the entries in the configuration file.
New for modular packages.
log_level
Determines the amount of information printed to stdout when the package is validated, and to
the script_log_file (page 225) when the package is started and halted. Valid values are 0
through 5, but you should normally use only the first two (0 or 1); the remainder (2 through 5) are
intended for use by HP Support.
• 0 - informative messages
• 1 - informative messages with slightly more detail
• 2 - messages showing logic flow
• 3 - messages showing detailed data structure information
• 4 - detailed debugging information
• 5 - function call flow
New for modular packages.
failover_policy
Specifies how Serviceguard decides where to restart the package if it fails. Can be set to
configured_node, min_package_node, site_preferred, or site_preferred_manual.
The default is configured_node.
• configured_node means Serviceguard will attempt to restart the package on the next
available node in the list you provide under node_name (page 223).
• min_package_node means Serviceguard will restart a failed package on whichever node
in the node_name list has the fewest packages running at the time.
• site_preferred means Serviceguard will try all the eligible nodes on the local SITE before
failing the package over to a node on another SITE. This policy can be configured only in
a site-aware disaster-tolerant cluster, which requires Metrocluster (additional HP software);
see the documents listed under “Cross-Subnet Configurations” (page 29) for more information.
• site_preferred_manual means Serviceguard will try to fail the package over to a node
on the local SITE. If there are no eligible nodes on the local SITE, the package will halt with
global switching enabled. You can then restart the package locally, when a local node is
available, or start it on another SITE. This policy can be configured only in a site-aware
disaster-tolerant cluster, which requires Metrocluster (additional HP software); see the documents
listed under “Cross-Subnet Configurations” (page 29) for more information.
This parameter can be set for failover packages only. For a package that will depend on another
package or vice versa, see also “About Package Dependencies” (page 128).
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