Table 1 Setting resource properties and values in the GUI

Property

Format

Thorough Resource Health

Integer

Check Interval )

 

IsAlivePollInterval (CLI)

 

Basic Resource Health Check Integer Interval )

LooksAlivePollInterval (CLI)

Description

Used to poll “Alive” state for the resource. Also used by HP 3PAR Cluster Extension to perform HP 3PAR Remote Copy start operations if auto_recover policy is set for a particular Remote Copy volume group. Decreasing this value allows faster resource failure detection but also consumes more system resources.

Set this value in the Advanced Policies tab of the resource properties window in Failover Cluster Management.

Used to poll “Alive” state for the resource. Decreasing this value allows for faster resource failure detection but also consumes more system resources.

Set this value in the Advanced Policies tab of the resource properties window in Failover Cluster Management.

Value

GUI: 01:00 mm:ss (Default)

CLI: 60000 milliseconds (Default)

GUI: 00:05 mm:ss (Default)

CLI: 5000 milliseconds (Default)

If a resource fails, attempt Integer restart on current node – Maximum restarts in the specified period )

RestartThreshold (CLI)

Defines whether a resource 0 (Required) can be 0 (Required)

automatically restarted after it has failed.

Set this value in the Policies tab of the resource properties window in Failover Cluster Management.

If restart is unsuccessful, fail Integer over all resources in this

service or application RestartAction (CLI)

If a resource fails, attempt

Integer

restart on current node –

 

Period for restarts

 

RestartPeriod (CLI)

 

Defines whether resources will be failed over if a restart is unsuccessful.

Set this value in the Policies tab of the resource properties window in Failover Cluster Management.

Determines the amount of time for restart.

Set this value in the Policies tab of the resource properties window in Failover Cluster Management.

Check (Required)

CLI: 2 restart and affect the group (Required)

GUI: 15:00 mm:ss (Default)

CLI: 900000 milliseconds (Default)

Pending timeout (GUI)

Integer

PendingTimeout (CLI)

Used to specify the timeout GUI: 03:00 mm:ss

for status resolution. For

CLI: 180000 milliseconds

more information, see

(Default)

“Timing considerations for

 

Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application properties

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