(Alarm) Failback Interrupted Due to Issue at Failover Site

Alarm

This alarm signals a problem connecting to the MSA at the recovery site that results in a protected domain not shutting down properly and interrupting the failback operation.

Open

Example: Alarm reported in vCenter.

Possible Cause

Connection problems to the MSA can include the following:

• A communication issue with the MSA at the failover site.

• The MSA may be be powered off.

• The MSA service may be down.

Resolution

• Ensure that the MSA virtual machine is accessible and its service is operating properly.

  • Use the following command to verify the service is running and its condition: service vme2 status.

  • If it is necessary to start the MSA service use the command: service vme2 start.

• Once connection to the MSA service is re-established, failback operations should continue normally.