Forcefailover

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The forcefailover option enables the client to be directed immediately to a failover server.

You can use the forcefailover option to immediately connect to a failover server, even if the primary server is still online. For example, you can use this option to verify that the backup-archive client is redirected to the expected failover server.

Do not edit this option during normal operations.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for all clients.

Options File

Mac OS X operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsPlace this option in the client-system options file (dsm.sys).

Windows operating systemsPlace this option in the client options file (dsm.opt).

Syntax

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Parameters

Yes
Specifies that the client immediately connects to a failover server.
No
Specifies that the client is directed to a failover server during the next logon if the primary server is unavailable. This value is the default.

Examples

Options file:
FORCEFAILOVER yes
Command line:
-FORCEFAILOVER=yes