Specifying a Preferred Collocation of a Resource Group With Another Resource Group

A service that is represented by one resource group might use a service in a second resource group. As a result, these services run most efficiently if they run on the same node or zone. For example, an application that uses a database runs most efficiently if the application and the database run on the same node or zone. However, the services can run on different nodes or zones because the reduction in efficiency is less disruptive than additional failovers of resource groups.

In this situation, specify that both resource groups should be collocated if possible. To specify preferred collocation of a resource group with another resource group, declare on the resource group a weak positive affinity for the other resource group.

# clresourcegroup set|create -p RG_affinities=+target-rg source-rg

source-rg

Specifies the resource group that is the source of the weak positive affinity. This resource group is the resource group on which you are declaring a weak positive affinity for another resource group.

-p RG_affinities=+target-rg

Specifies the resource group that is the target of the weak positive affinity. This resource group is the resource group for which you are declaring a weak positive affinity.

By declaring a weak positive affinity on one resource group for another resource group, you increase the probability of both resource groups running on the same node or zone. The source of a weak positive affinity is first brought online on a node or zone where the target of the weak positive affinity is already running. However, the source of a weak positive affinity does not fail over if a resource monitor causes the target of the affinity to fail over. Similarly, the source of a weak positive affinity does not fail over if the target of the affinity is switched over. In both situations, the source remains online on the node or zone where the source is already running.

If a node or zone on which the source resource group and target resource group are running fails, both resource groups are restarted on the same surviving node or zone.

Example 2–41 Specifying a Preferred Collocation of a Resource Group With Another Resource Group

This example shows the command for modifying resource group rg1 to declare a weak positive affinity for resource group rg2. As a result of this affinity relationship, rg1 and rg2 are first brought online on the same node or zone. But if a resource in rg2 causes rg2 to fail over, rg1 remains online on the node or zone where the resource groups were first brought online. This example assumes that both resource groups exist.

# clresourcegroup set -p RG_affinities=+rg2 rg1