Configuring Resource Groups for a Failover Application

In a failover application, an application runs on one node at a time. If that node fails, the application fails over to another node in the same cluster. A resource group for a failover application must have the following characteristics:

• Have an HAStoragePlus resource to enforce the switchover of the device group when the application resource group is switched over or failed over

  The device group is colocated with the replication resource group and the application resource group. Therefore, the switchover of the application resource group enforces the switchover of the device group and replication resource group. The application resource group, the replication resource group, and the device group are mastered by the same node.

  Note, however, that a switchover or failover of the device group or the replication resource group does not cause a switchover or failover of the application resource group.

  • If the application data is globally mounted, the presence of an HAStoragePlus resource in the application resource group is not required but is advised.

  • If the application data is mounted locally, the presence of an HAStoragePlus resource in the application resource group is required.

    Without an HAStoragePlus resource, the switchover or failover of the application resource group would not trigger the switchover or failover of the replication resource group and device group. After a switchover or failover, the application resource group, replication resource group, and device group would not be mastered by the same node.

  For more information about HAStoragePlus, see the SUNW.HAStoragePlus(5) man page.

• Must be online on the primary cluster and offline on the secondary cluster

  The application resource group must be brought online on the secondary cluster when the secondary cluster takes over as the primary cluster.

Figure 4–6 illustrates the configuration of an application resource group and a replication resource group in a failover application.

Figure 4–6 Configuration of Resource Groups in a Failover Application