About parallel parent / parallel child

Global and remote dependencies between parallel parent groups and parallel child groups are not supported.

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

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

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Parallel parent depends on ...

Parallel parent is online If ...

If parallel child faults, then ...

If parallel parent faults, then ...

online local soft

Parallel Child instance online on same system.

Parallel Child instance is online on same system.

If Child fails over to another system, Parent migrates to the same system as the Child.

If Child cannot fail over, Parent remains online.

Child instance stays online.

Parent instance can fail over only to system where Child instance is running and other instance of Parent is not running.

online local firm

Parallel Child instance online on same system.

Parallel Child instance is online on same system.

Parent taken offline.

If Child fails over to another system, VCS brings an instance of the Parent online on the same system as Child.

If Child cannot fail over, Parent remains offline.

Child stays online.

Parent instance can fail over only to system where Child instance is running and other instance of Parent is not running.

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.

Parent goes offline if Child fails over to a system where Parent is online. Parent fails over to another system where Child is not online.

Child remains online.

Parent fails over to a system where Child is not online.