Stop Exit Status

A Stop method should not exit with success until the underlying application is actually stopped, particularly if other data services have dependencies on it. Failure to do so can result in data corruption.

For a complex application, such as a database, be certain to set the value for the Stop_timeout property in the RTR file sufficiently high to allow time for the application to clean up while stopping.

If this method fails to stop DNS and exits with failure status, the RGM checks the Failover_mode property, which determines how to react. The sample data service does not explicitly set the Failover_mode property, so it has the default value NONE (unless the cluster administrator has overridden the default and specified a different value). In this case, the RGM takes no action other than to set the state of the data service to Stop_failed. User intervention is required to stop the application forcibly and clear the Stop_failed state.