8.1. Overview of FailSafe Diagnostic Commands

Table 8-1 shows the tests you can perform with Linux FailSafe diagnostic commands:

Table 8-1. FailSafe Diagnostic Test Summary

Diagnostic Test

Checks Performed

resource

Checks that the resource type parameters are set

Check that the parameters are syntactically correct

Validates that the parameters exist

resource group

Tests all resources defined in the resource group

failover policy

Checks that the failover policy exists

Checks that the failover domain contains a valid list of hosts

network connectivity

Checks that the control interfaces are on the same network

Checks that the nodes can communicate with each other

serial connection

Checks that the nodes can reset each other

All transactions are logged to the diagnostics file diags_nodename in the log directory.

You should test resource groups before starting FailSafe HA services or starting a resource group. These tests are designed to check for resource inconsistencies which could prevent the resource group from starting successfully.