Problems in the functioning of the Image Streamer standby appliance

Symptom

The standby appliance is either unavailable or cannot be activated.

Solution 1
Cause

The synchronization between the active and standby appliances is in progress. This synchronization might be triggered when the active-standby cluster is reformed after a reboot or a reinsert of the appliance.

Action
No action required. Wait until the changes performed on the active appliance have synchronized with the standby appliance.

The wait time depends on the amount of data undergoing synchronization. Typically, it might take 60-90 minutes.

Solution 2
Cause

The appliance bay where the standby appliance is present is not functioning.

Action
  1. Check for appliance bay error messages in the Activity screen of HPE OneView user interface.
  2. Move the standby appliance to a different enclosure in the same interconnect link topology with a similar configuration of the other standby appliances.
Solution 3
Cause

The standby appliance malfunctions.

Action
Replace the standby appliance.