Cluster Server 8.0 Agent for EMC SRDF/Star Configuration Guide - Windows

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0)
Platform: Windows

Optional attributes

You may optionally configure the following attributes.

Table: Optional attributes

Attribute

Description

SymHome

Specifies the home directory for the Symmetrix CLI software.

Type-dimension: string-scalar

UseMostRecentData

Specifies if the local site is to be synchronized so that the most recently available data is used. This attribute value is used only during VCS failover and when the agent is converting the local site to the workload site.

If UseMostRecentData is set to 0, the most recent data will not be used.

If UseMostRecentData is set to 1, the most recent data will be used.

Type-dimension: integer-scalar

Default: 1

Possible values: 0 or 1

KeepDataOn

Specifies which of either a symstar switch or a symstar connect operation causes the data to be synchronized.

Type-dimension: string-scalar

Default: "SWITCH"

Possible values: "SWITCH"

KeepDataFrom

The name of the site that would serve as a source for data at the time of a symstar switch or symstar connect operation.

Set this attribute only if UseMostRecentData is set to 0.

Type-dimension: string-scalar

Default: ""

OnlineOnState

Indicates the state that the Star system or the target sites must attain before the SRDFStar resource is considered to be in the ONLINE state.

Type-dimension: string-scalar

Default: "STAR_PROTECTED"

Possible values: "STAR_PROTECTED" or "PROTECTED"

A value of "STAR_PROTECTED" indicates that the resource is considered to be ONLINE only when the Star system is in the PROTECTED state.

A value of "PROTECTED" indicates that the resource is considered to be online only when both target sites are in the PROTECTED state.

TripTakeover

Becomes relevant at the time of switching the workload site to another site. Specifies whether or not the agent is to convert the local site to a workload site when Star is in the tripped state.

If TripTakeover is set to 0, the local site is not converted to a workload site.

If TripTakeover is set to 1, the local site is converted to a workload site.

Type-dimension: integer-scalar

Default: 0

Possible values: 0 or 1

ForceOnline

Becomes relevant at the time of enabling STAR at the current workload site. Indicates if VCS is to bring the SRDFStar resource online in the event that the target sites, the Star, or both, can not attain a protected state.

If ForceOnline is set to 1, then the OnlineOnState attribute is overridden.

Type-dimension: integer-scalar

Default: 0

Possible values: 0 or 1

Note:

Ensure that the ForceOnline attribute is set to the proper value before you bring the agent online.

HaltOnOffline

Becomes relevant and the time of offlining the SRDFStar resource.

Indicates if the agent must issue the halt command while going offline.

If HaltOnOffline is set to 1, the agent issues the halt command while going offline. Set HaltOnOffline to 1 at the async site.

Type-dimension: integer-scalar

Default: 1

Possible values: 0 or 1