DC_A_ InServStorage_SerNum (Required)

Format

String

Description

The serial number of the HP 3PAR storage system located in data center A.

DC_B_ InServStorage_SerNum (Required)

Format

String

Description

The serial number of the HP 3PAR storage system located in data center B.

RCVolumeGroupA (Required)

Format

String

Description

HP 3PAR Remote Copy volume group name on configured DCA HP 3PAR storage

 

system, containing the application service disk set.

RCVolumeGroupB (Required)

Format

String

Description

HP 3PAR Remote Copy volume group name on configured DCB HP 3PAR storage

 

system, containing the application service disk set.

NOTE: HP 3PAR InForm Management Console (IMC) will not provide details of RCVolumeGroupA and RCVolumeGroupB. Use HP 3PAR CLI command showrcopy groups to find out the exact name for RCVolumeGroupA and RCVolumeGroupB. For Example, for a group clx_vg_01 displayed in the Management Console GUI, RCVolumeGroupA can be obtained from logging into DCA HP 3PAR storage system command line and executing the command showrcopy groups.

PostExecCheck (Optional)

Format

String

Description

The PostExecCheck object is used to configure HP 3PAR Cluster Extension to

 

gather 3PAR virtual volumes status information after the takeover procedure. That

 

information will be passed to the post-executable. In case of a remote data center

 

failure, it could be time consuming to gather that information, especially if your

 

post-executable does not need any Remote Copy volume group status information.

 

The arguments passed to the post-executable will include only the local disk status

 

if the PostExecCheck object is set to NO.

Valid values

YES

 

NO (default)

PostExecScript (Optional)

Format

String

Description

Specifies an executable with its full path name to be invoked after the failover action

 

or failover procedure.

 

You can include environment variables in path names.

 

Do not specify arguments to be passed to the executable.

PreExecScript (Optional)

Format

String

Description

Specifies an executable with its full path name to be invoked before the failover

 

action or failover procedure.

 

You can include environment variables in path names.

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