6.7 Configuring Resource Priority for Startup

The Resource Priority allows you to control the order in which multiple resources start on a given node when the cluster is brought up or during a failover or failback. For example, if a node fails and two resources fail over to another node, the resource priority determines which resource loads first.

This is useful for ensuring that the most critical resources load first and are available to users before less critical resources.

Using iManager

  1. In Roles and Tasks, select Clusters, then click the Cluster Options link.

  2. Type the cluster name or browse and select it, then click the Properties button under the cluster name.

  3. Click the Priorities tab.

  4. To change the priority for a resource, select the resource in the list by clicking it, then click the up-arrow or down-arrow to move the resource up or down in the list. This lets you change the load order of the resource relative to other cluster resources on the same node.

  5. Click the Apply button to save changes made to resource priorities.

Using ConsoleOne

  1. Right-click the cluster object.

  2. Click Properties.

  3. On the Cluster Object property page, select the Resource Priority tab.

  4. To change the priority for a resource, select the resource in the list, then click the Increase or Decrease button to move the resource up or down in the list.

    This lets you change the load order of the resource relative to other cluster resources on the same node.

    You can also select a resource and then click the Selected button to reset the resource back to its default load order.

  5. Click the Apply button to save changes made to resource priorities.

Using Novell Remote Manager

  1. In the left column, select Clustering, then select Cluster Config.

  2. Select the Cluster object name.

  3. Click Resource Priorities.

  4. To change the priority for a resource, assign it a number between 0 and 65535.

    65535 is the maximum value and 0 is the minimum value. Setting a resource priority to 65535 ensures the resource loads before other resources with lower priority settings. Setting the resource priority to 0 ensures the resource loads last after all other resources have loaded. The default resource priority setting is 0.

    If you assign multiple resources the same priority, the start order of those resources is random.

  5. Click the Apply button to save changes made to resource priorities.