Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference - VMware Communities

Basic Commandsfailovermode (AX4-5 series running Navisphere Manager andCX series only)Changes the type of trespass as needed for failover software(non-Access Logix only)Description!The naviseccli or navicli failovermode command enables or disablesthe type of trespass needed for failover software. Use this commandwith certain types of failover software if suggested in the InstallationRoadmap for CLARiiON Storage Systems, which is on the EMCPowerlink website.The CLI may prompt for confirmation of some changes you specifyunless you use the -o (override). To change the setting, enter y.This command works for storage systems without Access Logix only.For storage systems with Access Logix, use the commandstoragegroup sethost -failovermode (see Chapter 4).Changing the failover mode setting will ask for confirmation unlessyou include the -o switch.CAUTIONDo not issue this command unless you know the appropriate valuefor the type of failover software running on the attached servers.The command is designed for transition from one type of failoversoftware to another. Changing the failover mode to the wrong valuewill make the storage system inaccessible.To discover the current setting of failovermode, use the commandwithout an argument.SyntaxPrerequisitesfailovermode is used with naviseccli (described on page 37) ornavicli (described on page 45) as follows:failovermode [ 0|1|2 |3|4] [-o]For information about when to use these failover modes, refer to theInstallation Roadmap for CLARiiON Storage Systems, which is on theEMC Powerlink website.For naviseccli, you must have a user account on the storage systemon which you want to execute the command.110 EMC Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference