HP LH4r Novell NetWare Cluster Services for NetWare 5 Installation guide - Page 25

3. Specify a timeout value. The default is 600 seconds, or 10 minutes. The timeout value determines how much time the script is given to complete. If the script does not complete within the specified time, the resource becomes idle. Set Failover and Failback Modes You can configure failover and failback of cluster resources to happen manually or automatically. If you want applications or resources to automatically move to specified nodes in the event of hardware and software failures, set the failover mode to Automatic. Setting the failback mode to automatic ensures applications or resources automatically move back to their preferred node when the preferred node is brought back online. The preferred node is the first server in the nodes list on the Nodes property page. The resource will not automatically failback to any other servers in the cluster except the preferred node. Set the failover mode to Manual if you want to intervene after a failure occurs and before the resource is moved to another node. Setting the failover mode to Manual gives you time to bring up failed nodes or migrate resources on other nodes before allowing the resource to move. Manual failback works much the same as manual failover. Use Manual failback to prevent a resource from moving back to its preferred node after the preferred node is brought back online. 1. Select the Policies tab on the property page. 2. Check the Ignore Quorum check box if you don't want the clusterwide timeout period and node number limit enforced. The quorum default values were set when you installed NetWare Cluster Services. You can change the quorum default values by accessing the properties page for the Cluster object. 3. Choose the failover and failback modes for this resource. The default for both failover and failback is Auto. Chapter 2: Installation and Setup 19