Bring back a standby node after it failed by using the command line

In this scenario, the standby node of an HA pair failed. After you have fixed the problems with the standby node, you must bring it back up as a backup. System administrators can use the imaserver HighAvailability commands on the command line.

You can configure appliances for high availability by using the command line or by using the Amlen WebUI. For more information about using the Amlen WebUI to configure appliances for high availability, see Bring back a standby node after it failed by using the GUI. In this scenario, the content of the store and configuration of Appliance A is preserved and Appliance A does not require restarting.

  1. Ensure that the high availability parameters on Appliance B are correct by using the imaserver show HighAvailability command. You can update settings by using the imaserver update HighAvailability command.
  2. Stop and then restart the Eclipse Amlen server for Appliance B by using the following commands:
    imaserver stop
imaserver start

You can view high availability configuration details of the Eclipse Amlen appliance by using the imaserver show HighAvailability command. You can view information about the high availability role of theEclipse Amlen appliance by using the imaserver status command.