What happens when the database server on one of the DMAs stops working?

If the database server on the online DMA stops working:

• There will be no automatic switchover to the offline DMA.

• Runtime errors or notices might show up on the online DMA, indicating a database problem.

• In the Status dialog box, the database will get the status Failing.

• Database data will still be gathered, and will be inserted into the database once it becomes available again.

If the database server on the offline DMA stops working:

• This problem will not immediately be visible from the online DMA.

• The Failover dialog box will indicate that the offline DMA is in an error state (red LED).

• In the Status dialog box, the database of the offline DMA will get the status Failing.

• Database data will still be forwarded, but the data will only be inserted into the database of the offline DMA when that database is accessible again.

Tip

See also: Viewing Failover information

Note

We recommend switching to Storage as a Service instead.