4.0.0 HP Polyserve Matrix Server Administration Guide (T5392-96052, March 2010)

• Single-Active. The monitor is active on only one of the selected servers. Upon
server failure, the monitor will fail over to an active server unless all associated
service and device monitors are down. (“Associated” service and device monitors
are those monitors that are associated with the same virtual host as this device
monitor.)
• Single-Always-Active. The monitor is active on only one of the selected servers.
Upon server failure, the monitor will fail over to an active server even if all asso-
ciated service and device monitors are down. (“Associated” service and device
monitors are those monitors that are associated with the same virtual host as this
device monitor.)
• Multi-Active. The monitor is active simultaneously on all selected servers. This
option sets the probe type to Multi-Probe. The Selected Servers column will not
display P or B (for primary or backup).
Available Servers/Selected Servers. The type of the device monitor affects whether
the monitor should be configured on one or multiple servers.
• A GATEWAY monitor is multi-active and can be configured on multiple servers.
• For SHARED_FILESYSTEM monitors, select the servers that mount the monitored
filesystem and are running the applications that access data from that filesystem.
• A DISK monitor for a local device should typically be configured on only one
server.
• CUSTOM monitors can be configured on one or more servers, depending on the
use of the monitor.
To specify servers from the command line, use this option:
--servers <server1>,<server2>,...
Other configuration procedures
These procedures can be performed from either the PolyServe Management Console
or the command line.
Remove a device monitor from a server
From the Management Console, select the device monitor, right-click, and select
Remove from Server.
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