3.6.1 HP PolyServe Software for Windows File Serving Administration Guide (T5392-96019, July 2008)

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Chapter4:ConfigureVirtualCIFSServers 23

resourcesassociatedwiththeapplicationcanthenbetreatedasaunit.

Youcanspecifyanewapplicationname,selectanexistingapplication

name,orleavethisfieldblank.However,ifyoudonotassignaname,

MatrixServerwillusetheIPaddressoftheVirtualCIFSServerasthe

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applicationname.

Policy:ThepolicydeterminesthefailbackactionthattheVirtualCIFS

Serverwilltakefollowingafailovertoabackupnode.

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AUTOFAILBACK.ThispolicyisintendedtoreturntheVirtualCIFS

Servertoitsoriginalconfiguration,orasclosetoitaspossible.After

theVirtualCIFSServerfailsovertoabackupnode,theClusterPulse

processwatchesthehealthofthenodesthatarehigherinthelistof

serversconfiguredfor

thatVirtualCIFSServer.Whenthehealthof

oneofthesenodesisequaltoorgreaterthanthebackup nodewherethe

VirtualCIFSServercurrentlyresides,theVirtualCIFSServerwill

automaticallyattempttofailovertothatnode.

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NOFAILBACK.Thispolicyisintendedtominimizefailoversandisthe

default.TheVirtualCIFSServerremainsactive onthebackupnode

untila“healthier”node becomesavailable,atwhichpointtheVirtual

CIFSServerfailsovertothatnode.(Ona“healthier”node,moreof

theservicesassociatedwiththe

VirtualCIFSServerwillbeupthanon

thenodecurrentlyhostingtheVirtualCIFSServer.)

NetworkInterfacesAvailable/Members:Movetheinterfacesonwhich

theVirtualCIFSServershouldbeconfiguredfromtheNetworkInterfaces

AvailablecolumntotheMemberscolumn.Thefirstinterfacethatyou

selectistheprimaryinterface.

Theotherinterfacesthatyouselectare

backups.Youcanusetheupanddownarrowstoreordertheinterfaces

ontheMemberscolumn.

WhenyouclickOK,theVirtualCIFSServerappearsontheServers,

VirtualHosts,andApplicationstabsonthePolyServeManagement

Console.Thefollowingexampleofthe

ServersviewshowsaVirtualCIFS

Serverconfiguredontwonodes;onenodeistheprimaryandtheotheris

abackup.