You can switch the role of a Broker manually at any time using the failover utility script ic-failover-server. You can switch the Broker after the Failover Manager restarts a failed Broker or if the Broker needs to be manually switched to perform maintenance operations.

You can invoke a failback for a Broker as follows:

  1. From the FAILOVER_BASEDIR/smarts/local/script directory, type:

                   ic-failover-server activate <broker>
[root@itops-tco-213 bin]# ../script/ic-failover-server activate Broker1
Server FAILOVER User: admin
admin's Password: XXXXXXXXXX
ic-failover-server: Server/Broker 'Broker1' has been successfully scheduled for activation.

  2. Then, determine the status and roles of Domain Managers and Brokers as follows:

    [root@itops-tco-213 bin]# ../script/ic-failover-server status
Server FAILOVER User: admin
admin's Password: XXXXXXXXXX
Status of Monitored Entities on: FAILOVER
|------- Process ------|- P-Status -|---- Role -----|----------- Host -----------|- H-Status -|
Broker0 ..............  UP.......... STANDBY........ itops-tco-212.lss.emc.com... UP........
Broker1 ..............  UP.......... ACTIVE......... itops-tco-213.lss.emc.com... UP........
INCHARGE-AM-PM-A .....  UP.......... ACTIVE......... itops-tco-212.lss.emc.com... UP........
INCHARGE-AM-PM-B .....  UP.......... STANDBY........ itops-tco-213.lss.emc.com... UP........
INCHARGE-SA-A ........  UP.......... ACTIVE......... itops-tco-212.lss.emc.com... UP........
INCHARGE-SA-B ........  UP.......... STANDBY........ itops-tco-213.lss.emc.com... UP........
|---------------------|------------|---------------|----------------------------|----------|
P-Status: Process Status
H-Status: Host Status