User's Manual

Considerations for Multiple Groups
You can create multiple GiCAP groups, and they can be managed by the same Group Manager
or by different Group Manager systems. Note that if a Group Manager has an associated standby
Group Manager, the standby Group Manager functions as a standby for all the groups managed
by that Group Manager.
A server complex can be a member of only one GiCAP group at a time. To participate in a different
group, it must be removed from one group before being added to the other group.
Sharing rights can never be transferred between two active Group Manager systems. As you
create new groups or add new members to existing groups, you might need to purchase and
apply additional sharing rights to the relevant active Group Manager systems. This is necessary
even if the member has been moved from another Group Manager that now has excess sharing
rights.
Sharing rights can never be applied to a Group Manager with standby status. If a standby Group
Manager is requested to take control, the sharing rights of the former active Group Manager
move to it. If additional sharing rights need to be applied before failing back to the original Group
Manager, they must be purchased specifically for the new active Group Manager system (formerly
the standby Group Manager) and acquired from the portal. Once applied, the new total of sharing
rights moves to the originally active Group Manager if it is requested to retake control, although
only if the new active Group Manager is able to propagate its GiCAP database to the originally
active Group Manager.
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