Specifications
Resource Properties Dialog
Resource Properties Dialog
The Resource Properties dialog is available from the Edit menuor from aresource context menu.
This dialog displays the properties for a particular resource on a server. When accessed from the Edit
menu, you can select the resource and the server. When accessed from a resource context menu,
you can select the server.
General Tab
l Tag. The name of a resource instance, unique to a system, that identifies the resource to an
administrator.
l ID. A character string associated with a resource instance, unique among all instances of the
resource type, that identifies some internal characteristics of the resource instance to the
application software associated with it.
l Switchback. (editable if user has Administrator permission) The setting that governs the
recovery behavior of the server where the resource was in service when it failed. If the setting
is intelligent, the server acts as a possible backup for the given resource. If the setting is
automatic, the server actively attempts to re-acquire the resource, providing the following
conditions are met:
l The resource hierarchy must have been in service on the server when it left the cluster.
l If it is in service at all, then the resource must currently be in service on a server with a
lower priority.
Note: Checks for automatic switchback are made only when LifeKeeper starts or when
a new server is added to the cluster; they are not performed during normal cluster
operation.
l State. Current state of the resource instance:
l Active- In-service locally and protected.
l Warning- In-service locally, but local recovery will not be attempted.
l Failed- Out-of-service, failed.
l Standby - Out-of-service, unimpaired.
l ILLSTATE - A resource state has not been initialized properly by the resource
initialization process which is run as part of the LifeKeeper startup sequence.
Resources in this state are not under LifeKeeper protection.
l UNKNOWN - Resource state could not be determined. The GUI server may not be
available.
l Reason. If present, describes the reason the resource is in its current state, that is, the reason
for the last state change. For example the application on galahad is in the OSU state because
the shared primary resource ordbfsaa-on-tristan on tristan is in ISP or ISU state. Shared
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