The following is the expected backup behavior under this configuration.

Table 3 Backup behavior

Condition

Failover of the node before a backup starts

Failover of the node during backup activity

Result

Successful backup

Filesystem/disk image backup: The backup session fails. The completed objects from the session can be used for restore, the failed (running and pending) objects need to be backed up again by restarting the session manually.

Application backup: The backup session fails. The session needs to be restarted manually.

Cell Manager installed outside a cluster, devices connected to the cluster nodes

In the environment depicted below:

The Cell Manager installed outside a cluster

Backup devices connected to the nodes in the cluster

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