Switching a Service Group

The process of switching a service group involves taking it offline on its current system and bringing it online on another system.

  To switch a service group

1. From the Service Group page, click Switch in the left pane.
2. In the Switch Group dialog box:
   1. Select the system to switch the service group to.
   2. Click OK.

Freezing a Service Group

Freeze a service group to prevent it from failing over to another system. This freezing procedure stops all online and offline operations on the service group.

  To freeze a service group

1. From the Service Group page, click Freeze in the left pane.
2. In the Freeze Group dialog box:

   

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   1. If necessary, choose Persistent to enable the service group to retain its frozen state when the cluster is rebooted.
   2. Click OK.