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Endurance Manager 4-41
restored. In the event that a CoServer is blocking boot, and you know for certain that the remote
CoServer and the Quorum Service are completely removed from service (due to a site disaster,
for instance or forced shutdown), you can manually force the boot of a Virtual Server on the
operational CoServer. To do this, start the Endurance Manager and select the View
Properties.... Click on the SplitSite entry in the component tree view and select the Enable
Boot without Quorum Service checkbox as shown below:
The option is available only if the CoServers are unable to communicate via the CoServer
communication link. When you select the Apply button, a confirmation dialogue will appear
before the operation is completed.
If used incorrectly, this option may lead to split-brain operation and possible application and
system data corruption. Before you choose the Enable Boot without Quorum Service option,
you should consider the following guidelines:
• This is a disaster recovery feature and should never be necessary outside of that context.
• Before applying this override, take precautions to ensure that the remote CoServer is
either completely inoperable, or physically disconnected from all networks (especially the
redirected networks).
• Once the option is applied, it is retained and allows the CoServer to run stand-alone,
including reboots.
• The option is self-clearing when the remote CoServer becomes visible over the CoServer