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Because the error is server-specific, you must clear it on each server in the

matrix (just as you had to correct the script on each server that reported a

problem).

NOTE: An error on a monitor may still be indicated after correcting the

problem with the Start, Stop, Recovery, or probe script. Errors can

be cleared only with the Management Console or the appropriate

mx command. An error will not be automatically cleared by the

ClusterPulse daemon. The date and time of the script event are

available in the matrix.log file.

Monitor Activity

Service and device monitors report one of the following as their activity

status:

• (activity unknown)

• Transitioning

•Starting

• Stopping

•Inactive

•Active

The activity status is not an error condition; it represents the activity of

scripts associated with the monitor. However, if the activity status

continues to have a value other than Active or Inactive, there may be a

script problem that requires attention. Active status indicates that the

probe script will be executed at the probe frequency. Inactive status

means that the monitor is not the only one currently providing the

service. For example, when the primary server is functioning normally, a

monitor on a backup server may show an Inactive status. The probe script

is still executed in the Inactive state.

Typically, the status is Active on all appropriate servers, as it is important

to continue to probe the service on backup servers as well as on the

primary servers.