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Chapter 4 — Configuring the Library Configuring Optional Library Settings
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5. Selectthecontrollerthatyouwanttouseasthefailoverpartnerforthe
primarycontroller.Thiscontrolleristhesecondarycontrollerinthe
failoverpair.
Notes:  Todisablecontrollerfailove r,selectNone.Thisisthedefault
setting.
 WhenyouselectNoneorifyouselectadifferentcontrolleras
thefailoverpartner,thecontrollerpreviouslyconfiguredas
thefailoverpartnerisonceagainavailableforuseina
partition.
6. ClickOKtocompletetheassignment.TheControllersscreenredisplays
toshowthetwocontrollersconfiguredasafailoverpair.
Forexample,inFigure71theRIMidentifiedasFR2/DBA1/F‐QIP1is
theprimarycontrollerinthefailoverpairandprovidestherobotic
controlpathforanypartitionsinwhichitisused.TheRIMidentifiedas
FR3/DBA1/F‐QIP1isthesecondarycontrollerinthefailoverpairand
automaticallytakesoverfortheprimarycontrollerifitdetectsa
problem.
Tousetheconfiguredfailoverpairinapartition,selectthecontroller
thatistheprimarycontroller(see
Step3onpage130)astheexporting
controller(seeSelecttheRoboticControlPathonpage194).
Important
Make sure that the controller you select is not already being used to provide the
robotic control path for another partition.
Figure 71 The Controllers screen after configuring controller failover.
Primary
controller
Secondary
controller