3.7.0 HP StorageWorks HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software administration guide - HP Scalable NAS 3.7 for Linux (AG513-96002, October 2009)

Timeout and failure severity
This setting works with the virtual host policy (either AUTOFAILBACK or NOFAILBACK)
to determine what happens when a probe of a monitored service fails.
The default policies (AUTOFAILBACK for the virtual host and AUTORECOVERY for
the monitor) cause ClusterPulse to fail over the associated virtual host to a backup
network interface on another server. When the service is recovered on the original
node, the virtual host fails back to that node.
You can use the Timeout and Failure Severity attribute to change this behavior. There
are three settings: NOFAILOVER, AUTORECOVER, and NOAUTORECOVER.
NOFAILOVER. When the monitored service fails, the virtual host does not fail over
to a backup network interface. This option is useful when the monitored resource is
not critical, but is important enough that you want to keep a record of its health.
AUTORECOVER. This is the default. The virtual host fails over when a monitor probe
fails. When the service is recovered on the original node, failback occurs according
to the virtual host’s failback policy.
NOAUTORECOVER. The virtual host fails over when a monitor probe fails and the
monitor is disabled on the original node, preventing automatic failback. When the
monitor is reenabled, failback occurs according to the virtual host’s failback policy.
This option is useful when integrating HP Scalable NAS with a custom application
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