About failover parent / parallel child


About failover parent / parallel child
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With a failover parent and parallel child, no hard dependencies are supported.

Table: Service group dependency configurations: Failover parent / Parallel child shows service group dependency configurations for Failover parent / Parallel child.

Table: Service group dependency configurations: Failover parent / Parallel child

Link	Failover parent depends on ...	Failover parent is online if ...	If parallel child faults on a system, then ...	If failover parent faults, then ...
online local soft	Instance of parallel Child group on same system.	Instance of Child is online on same system.	If Child instance fails over to another system, the Parent also fails over to the same system. If Child instance cannot failover to another system, Parent remains online.	Parent fails over to other system and depends on Child instance there. Child Instance remains online where the Parent faulted.
online local firm	Instance of parallel Child group on same system.	Instance of Child is online on same system.	Parent is taken offline. Parent fails over to other system and depends on Child instance there.	Parent fails over to other system and depends on Child instance there. Child Instance remains online where Parent faulted.
online global soft	All instances of parallel Child group online in the cluster.	At least one instance of Child group is online somewhere in the cluster.	Parent remains online if Child faults on any system. If Child cannot fail over to another system, Parent remains online.	Parent fails over to another system, maintaining dependence on all Child instances.
online global firm	One or more instances of parallel Child group remaining online	An instance of Child group is online somewhere in the cluster.	Parent is taken offline. If another Child instance is online or Child fails over, Parent fails over to another system or the same system. If no Child instance is online or Child cannot fail over, Parent remains offline.	Parent fails over to another system, maintaining dependence on all Child instances.
online remote soft	One or more instances parallel Child group remaining online on other systems.	One or more instances of Child group are online on other systems.	Parent remains online. If Child fails over to the system on which Parent is online, Parent fails over to another system.	Parent fails over to another system, maintaining dependence on the Child instances.
online remote firm	All instances parallel Child group remaining online on other systems.	All instances of Child group are online on other systems.	Parent is taken offline. If Child fails over to the system on which Parent is online, Parent fails over to another system. If Child fails over to another system, Parent is brought online on its original system.	Parent fails over to another system, maintaining dependence on all Child instances.
online site soft	One or more instances of parallel Child group in the same site.	At least one instance of Child is online in same site.	Parent stays online if child is online on any system in the same site. If Child fails over to a system in another site, Parent stays in the same site. If Child cannot fail over, Parent remains online.	Child stays online. Parents fails over to a system with Child online in the same site. If the parent group cannot failover, child group remains online
online site firm	One or more instances of parallel Child group in the same site.	At least one instance of Child is online in same site.	Parent stays online if any instance of child is online in the same site. If Child fails over to another system, Parent migrates to a system in the same site. If Child cannot fail over, Parent remains offline.	Child stays online. Parents fails over to a system with Child online in the same site. If the parent group cannot failover, child group remains online.
offline local	Parallel Child offline on same system.	No instance of Child is online on same system.	Parent remains online if Child fails over to another system. If Child fails over to the system on which Parent is online, Parent fails over.	Child remains online and parent fails over to another system where child is not online. If the parent group cannot failover, child group remains offline.