Configuring the Scheduler › Specify the Primary Scheduler Failback Mode

Specify the Primary Scheduler Failback Mode

You can define the mode the primary scheduler enters when you restart CA Workload Automation AE after a failover.

High-availability mode is disabled when the primary scheduler fails over to the shadow scheduler, but you can return to high-availability mode by restoring the primary scheduler. How the primary scheduler resumes processing events after you restore it depends on the primary failback mode.

By default, the primary failback mode is off and cannot resume processing events while the shadow scheduler is processing events. In this case, you can restart the primary scheduler only after you shutdown the shadow scheduler. To minimize downtime, we recommend that set one of the following primary failback mode options:

Note: On UNIX you can specify the primary scheduler failback mode by editing the PrimaryFailbackMode parameter in the configuration file. For more information about specifying the primary failback mode on UNIX, see the UNIX Implementation Guide.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Start, Programs, CA, Workload Automation AE, Administrator.

   The Instance - CA Workload Automation AE Administrator window opens.

2. Select an instance from the Instance drop-down list in the Settings pane.
3. Click the Services icon on the toolbar.

   The Services - CA Workload Automation AE Administrator window appears, displaying a list of services installed on the selected instance.

4. Right-click the scheduler and select Stop.

   The scheduler stops.

5. Click the Scheduler icon on the toolbar.

   The Scheduler - CA Workload Automation AE Administrator window appears.

6. Click the Options tab and select Primary in the Scheduler Role pane.

   The Primary Failback Mode pane appears.

   Note: The Primary Failback Mode options are only available when the Scheduler Role is set to Primary.

7. Select a Primary Failback Mode and click Apply.
8. Click the Services icon on the toolbar.

   The Services - CA Workload Automation AE window appears, displaying a list of services installed on the selected instance.

9. Right-click the scheduler, and click Start.

   The primary scheduler restarts in the specified mode.

More Information:

Primary Failback Mode