Managing high-availability groups

IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition implements VMware's high-availability architecture for multiple VASA providers.

Multiple Spectrum Control Base instances that manage the same storage system can be combined into high-availabilty (HA) group for VASA provider redundancy. The HA technology is implemented in the active/passive mode. In this mode, one Spectrum Control Base acts as active and the other acts as standby for transfer of responsibility if the active Spectrum Control Base fails or becomes unreachable, as illustrated below.

Figure 1. High-availability group concept
This image shows the high-availability group concept.

To configure an HA group, open the Settings menu. For configuration instructions, see Defining a high-availability group.

Figure 2. General Settings option on the Settings menu
This image shows the General Settings option on the Settings menu.