PowerFlex How to Test Failover and Stop a Failover Test

Summary: Test failover of the latest copy of snapshots of source and target systems before performing a failover.

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Instructions

Test Failover

Replication is still running and is in a healthy state.

 

Steps

 

  1. On the menu bar, click Protection > RCGs.

  2. Click the relevant RCG check box, and then click More Actions > Test Failover.

  3. In the RCG Test Failover dialog box, click Start Test Failover.

  4. In the RCG Test Failover using target volumes dialog box, click Proceed.

  5. Verify that the operation has finished and was successful, and click Dismiss.

 

 

Stop a failover test

Stop a failover test that is currently in progress.

 

Steps

 

  1. On the menu bar, click Protection > RCGs.

  2. Click the relevant RCG check box, and click More > Test Failover Stop.

  3. Click Approve.

  4. Verify that the operation has finished and was successful, and click Dismiss.

Additional Information

See Dell PowerFlex 4.6.x Administration Guide

Affected Products

ScaleIO
Article Properties
Article Number: 000321718
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 18 May 2025
Version:  1
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